Digital Signage Expo Announces 2019 APEX Award Finalists

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Digital Signage Expo Announces 2019 APEX Award Finalists - February 27, 2019

FEBRUARY 27, 2019PRESS RELEASES

Atlanta – Digital Signage Expo (DSE), the world’s largest international trade show and educational conference dedicated to digital displays, interactive technology and digital communications networks, today announced 36 finalists for the 15th annual APEX Awards.

The 2019 APEX Awards, presented by the Digital Signage Federation, are designed to recognize and honor achievement in the installation of digital displays and interactive technology and the creation of compelling viewer content. For well over a decade the APEX Awards have honored hundreds of companies around the world for their innovation.

This year’s APEX Award finalists were chosen by an independent panel of 15 industry experts and journalists from a field of 112 entrants from 13 countries vying in 12 major digital signage categories.

The list of finalists and images of the entries can be found here.

Gold, Silver and Bronze awards will be presented in each category as part of the Free Networking Reception and APEX Awards Ceremony sponsored by Gable, Peerless-AV and Samsung, Wednesday on March 27, from 5 to 7 p.m., staged at the Pavilion Ballroom at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. DSE will also present the APEX Installation of the Year, Content of the Year and Integrator of the Year Awards to three of the Gold winners.

The Digital Signage Federation’s 2019 APEX Award Finalists are:

Corporate Environments (10 entries)

Maya Holding Maya Kemer and Anatolium Marmara Retail Tower Showroom Space nominated by MAP Global – Musion Turkiye
One Culver nominated by StandardVision
TELUS Magic Doors nominated by TechTAP TELUS Vancouver Innovation Centre

Digital Out-of-Home Campaigns (3 entries)

Samsung Mobile and Starcom nominated by Vistar Media
S8 8K Media Player nominated by Socionext
Toys R Us Endless Aisle Solutions nominated by Cineplex Digital Media

Educational Environments (11 entries)

Morphogenesis- Stanford Biology Building – Anderson Krygier nominated by TSItouch, Inc.
Richmond Family Welcome Gallery at Alice Campbell Alumni Center nominated by University of Illinois Alumni Alliance
U of M McNamara Alumni Center Discovery Nexus Center nominated by Tierney Microgigantic

Entertainment & Recreation (13 entries)

“Bible Now” Reactive Media Space nominated by C&G Partners
Minnesota Vikings – The Vikings Museum nominated by Dimensional Innovations
The Parlors/Thomas Cole National Historic Site nominated by Publicis Sapient/Second Story

Experiential Design & Planning (11 entries)

Exploring Pueblo Pottery nominated by Ideum
Shogyo Mujo @ Life is Beautiful nominated by BARTKRESA Studio
The Spheres: Immersive Visitor Experience – Amazon, Downtown Seattle Headquarters nominated by YCD Multimedia and Belle & Wissell, Co.

Healthcare Environments (6 entries)

Cleveland Clinic Children’s – Interactive Lobby Experience nominated by Dimensional Innovations
Sanford Imagenetics/Sanford Health nominated by Publicis Sapient/Second Story
Sunnybrook Foundation Digital Donor Wall nominated by Envision Canada

Hospitality (5 entries)

Holland America Line/Explorations Central nominated by Publicis Sapient/Second Story
Housing Trust Group nominated by Almo Professional A/V
ROYAL WEDDING nominated by Magic Innovations

Public Spaces (10 entries)

Paseo Interlomas nominated by Kolo Digital Signage
Rooted In Greatness nominated by NEC Display Solutions of America
The Idea Exchange – The Digital Library, City of Cambridge nominated by Westbury National

Restaurants, Bars & Foodservice (7 entries)

Hotel Indigo Hsinchu Science Park nominated by Nova Media
Pink Fish nominated by ProntoTV
Tiger Nightclub nominated by Userful

Retail Environments (22 entries)

Ellynne Bridal nominated by Nanonation
Nu Xtore Shenzhen nominated by Shikatani Lacroix Design, Metathink Nu Skin
T-Mobile Signature Stores/T-Mobile nominated by Publicis Sapient

Transportation (9 entries)

Charlotte Douglas International Airport nominated by NanoLumens
Saudi Airlines Multimedia Solutions nominated by Magic Innovations
“Skyys™” in Fulton Center nominated by MTA Arts & Design

Venues (5 Entries)

Bank of America Stadium, nominated Sensory Interactive
Hale Centre Theatre nominated by Revel Media Group
Integrated 360 Video Mapping Show for Opening Ceremony of the Gyyanly Polymer Plant nominated by Dreambox Visual Communications, Inc.

Mark your calendar now: DSE® 2019 is scheduled for March 26-29, 2019, with access to the Exhibit Hall March 27-28 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. To reserve exhibit space, contact Andrea Varrone at (770) 817-5905. For more information, visit www.dse2019.com.

You can follow DSE on Twitter (@DSExpo) or Facebook (facebook.com/DSExpo). For all DSE 2019 updates, use #dse2019. For year-round news and information on digital signage, visit DSE’s Digital Signage Connection web portal at www.digitalsignageconnection.com.

About the Independent Panel of APEX Award Judges

DSE’s APEX Awards were individually assessed and juried on the basis of originality and innovation by 15 industry experts and journalists, all of whom have long reported on or have been active in the digital signage sector. Judges included:

Kevin Bartanian, Founder & CEO, Kevani, Inc.

Mark Bennett, CEO, Microgigantic

Carre Bistline, Team Lead, National Vertical Sales, West, LG Electronics, USA

Phil Cohen, Chairman / CEO, CMN Holdings, Inc.

Susan Danaher, Founder, The Danaher Group

Paul Fleuranges, Director, Corporate Initiatives, NYMTA

Kym Frank, President, Geopath

Charles Freedman, Account Manager, CBCI Telecom

Luke Gibbs, Marketing Director, signageOS

Brad Gleeson, Managing Partner, TargetPath, LLC

David Keene, Executive Editor, digiDaybook

Ed King, Co-Founder Customer Experience Strategy, High Street Collective