Signmaker races to contest’s finish line

Mark Caron, owner of MHC Sign and Design, won the grand prize in Roland DGA’s ‘Born to Wrap’ Race Experience Challenge—an all-expense paid trip to North Carolina, including tickets to two National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) Sprint Cup races at Charlotte Motor Speedway and a VIP tour of Richard Childress Racing’s (RCR’s) graphics facility in nearby Welcome.

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International Sign Expo floor space sells out

For the first time, the International Sign Association’s (ISA’s) annual International Sign Expo exhibit space has completely sold out, topping 18,581 m2 (200,000 sf). A waiting list has been established for other companies seeking to exhibit. “This milestone proves there is no better place to explore the diversity of the on-premise sign industry,” says Lori…

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Canadian digital signage software named among year’s best

Capital Networks’ Audience software for Google’s Android operating system (OS) has won Judges’ Choice at the 2013 Digi Awards, which recognized the best new products for the digital signage market. Developed at Capital’s offices in Markham, Ont., the Audience for Android platform was announced in June 2012, bundling software with a media player as a…

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AATCC hires technical director

Lou Protonentis, who has had director-level experience in various positions in the textiles industry, has joined the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) as its new technical director. Protonentis has led research and development (R&D), strategic planning, team building and global sales for companies like Microban International and Noble Biomaterials. In his new…

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New director to market magnetics

Bunting Magnetics, which manufactures a variety of magnetic materials, components and equipment for large-format printing and other applications, has hired Sonia Cox as its director of marketing. Cox has more than 12 years’ experience in marketing and product development and has studied economics, finance and management. She will be based at Bunting’s headquarters (HQ) in…

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Study shows OOH advertising drives action

More than half of Canadian adults are driven to take action after seeing out-of-home (OOH) advertising, according to the results of a new survey by Toronto-based marketing and social research firm TNS Canada. Conducted on behalf of the Out-of-Home Marketing Association of Canada (OMAC), the survey reveals 57 per cent of Canadians over the age…

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Fitness club OOH campaign sweats the details

Procter & Gamble (P&G) recently teamed up with Canadian out-of-home (OOH) advertising firm Zoom Media for a campaign encouraging fitness club members to test Tide plus Febreze Sport right after their workout. Participants in select venues across Zoom’s fitness OOH network were asked to hand over their used garments and put the product to the…

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Posterjack installs milestone printer

Agfa Graphics has installed an Anapurna M2540 FB ultraviolet-curing (UV-curing) inkjet printer at Online Print Décor’s Posterjack shop in Toronto. The company says it is the first ‘true flatbed’ Anapurna printer anywhere in Canada. Online Print Décor has been in business since 2009, printing graphics and custom artwork on posters, canvas, metal and acrylic substrates….

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