The Digital Signage Show and my reactions

I'm sitting in the Las Vegas airport at the moment waiting for my 6:15am flight....WHO THOUGHT THIS TIME WAS OK?! (oh yea...me....suck)

Anyway, I wanted to take some time to reflect on The Digital Signage Show that took place this week. In all, it was a class-act conference with the right people in front of the right people.

I spent some time talking to our friends at Blue Pony (a content developer in Fort Wayne) over the last couple days and collected their thoughts as well as from several other friends at the show. They agreed that while it is smaller than the Digital Signage Expo, it's more intimate, and they liked that.

My co-worker and I commented on how the exhibitors weren't very 'in your face', they kept to their booth and were not forceful at all. Brooke at Blue Pony made a good point by reminding us that they don't need to be 'in your face' because the amount of exhibitors allowed for everyone to spend some time at each booth.

The sessions were nicely attended, again smaller, but they covered several topics that should always be at the top of our minds. Covering things like Ad-based networks, measurement and the ever-popular 'How do I get in front of the big companies and on their budget'...

Good times were had by all, I feel, I had the opportunity to meet new faces that I had only ever read and twittered with...it's always a plus to continue to build those relationships. Nate over at digitalsignage.com even asked me to post every once in awhile over there, thanks Nate!

And of course, I was able to meet Lisa at Digital Signage Forum when I received my award for Best Newcomer. I saw Keith Kelsen again from MediaTile and met Jill Miller from The Digital Signage/Group -- a great honor to receive such an award with them.

Alright, well, I'm tired, my feet hurt, my bum is numb and I'm tired....so I'm signing off...