Daktronics Inc. of Brookings, S.D., has partnered with the Kitchener Rangers of Kitchener, Ontario, to revamp their arena displays and bring a new look to Rangers home hockey games. The Rangers will receive a super-system that will headline with a centerhung display featuring top and middle mounted rings as well as corner displays. In addition, the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium...
Halco Lighting Technologies has hired Doug Campbell to the newly created position of Mid-Atlantic Regional sales manager. Campbell is responsible for leading the sales efforts in the Mid-Atlantic region. Prior to joining Halco, Campbell spent the last seventeen years with General Electric fast-tracking from account specialist to lead account manager and most recently into his role in sales calling...
If you are a business owner, you may be very familiar with the old adage, “You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” Specifically, if you are the owner of a job shop or a contract manufacturing facility, it is critically important to understand the current state of your business through the use of real-time key performance indicators (or KPIs)....
Opportunities for new business don’t often knock at your door. More often than not, it’s you that has to do the knocking. And as any experienced sales person knows, you have to knock on plenty of doors before one opens up. That amounts to a considerable investment in time and effort. For that reason, once you...
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International Sign Association Awards Record Number of Quality Training Accomplishment Designations
As the sign industry confronts workforce development issues, a record number of companies have responded by committing significant resources to training through the International Sign Association's International Sign Academy. Companies and individuals meeting certain thresholds receive the Quality Training Accomplishment designation. In all, 86 companies and 46 individuals received the distinction of sign education excellence...
Daktronics of Brookings, South Dakota, has installed large LED video displays at all three levels of football in 2014. Daktronics has also reached an unprecedented level of professional football orders in a single offseason with eight installations for the 2014 season. This includes two of the world's largest LED video displays at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, home of...
On Aug. 21-24, FASTSIGNS International, Inc. held its fourth annual Outside Sales Summit in Frisco, Texas with 213 attendees from FASTSIGNS centers across the U.S. and Canada. Twenty-seven Outside Sales Professionals were honored as the first group to earn FASTSIGNS Sales Professional Certification, and 32 Outside Sales Professionals from different FASTSIGNS locations were recognized for personal sales achievements exceeding...
Corel’s Graphics Software group has released CorelDRAW® Home & Student X7, the latest version of its Home & Student software package. With graphic design, illustration, tracing, photo-editing, and Web graphics capabilities, the suite offers a comprehensive design solution at an affordable price. As a non-commercial-use product, it helps students and hobbyists build a graphic-design career by giving them a...
Inca Digital Printers and FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Graphic Systems Division announce that they are working together to provide an extensive service support program for Inca Digital flatbed printer customers in Canada. In the new arrangement, Inca is overseeing the first-line of support for all customers in Canada. Whilst capable Fujifilm engineers will still make on-site service visits, all...
Great opportunity to see what Laser University (LaserU) is all about. No charge for a seven-day subscription (TUS 053) if you are a new subscriber. LaserU is designed for new or experienced laser engraver users. The lessons are precise and informative, which can be viewed on your computer or printed out and read on your own....