Best Expansion Media Group Podcasts (2025)

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144: Spooky games, indie vs. in-house design work (guests: designers Ben Kepner, Dan Stong) 57:59

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We just finished Halloweeeen! What are your favorite board games for spoopy season? We ask Creepshow: The Suspense-Building Game co-creators Ben Kepner and Dan Stong about what they like to play during this holiday...plus how they feel about designing while working in-house at a publisher compared to working independently. Timeline: 3:45 - Going An…

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Building E-Commerce in a Traditionally Offline Industry 40:42

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Jeff Clemens on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out Grand Appliance - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owni…

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Retention vs Acquisition: What Brands Are Still Getting Wrong 41:41

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Feras Khouri on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out New Standard Co. - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Own…

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153: Reviews! New games! Expansions! 48:23

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Game time! We catch up on a bunch of reviews for new games and expansions -- tune in to find out how much we liked them! And whether Christina ever found her Pringle. Thanks to the publishers for providing review copies. Timeline: New games: 1:30 - The Architects of Amytis. 6:24 - Medieval Academy. 11:41 - Combo. 15:55 - Star Trek: Star Realms. New…

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Stop Blaming the Ads - Fix Your Site First 37:12

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Gilbert Corrales on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out Leaf - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owning Manu…

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How Zigpoll Turned Customer Feedback into a CRO Power Tool 33:26

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Jason Zigelbaum on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out Zigpoll - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owning Ma…

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How a Category King Owns Its Niche 35:46

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Paul Sherratt on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out Gloveglu - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owning Man…

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From Lingerie to Full Looks: Lounge’s Brand Expansion Strategy 31:41

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Hannah Lewis on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out Lounge - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owning Manufa…

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The WhatsApp Growth Curve Fueling 1000x ROI Campaigns 39:18

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Jeremy Horowitz on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out Coco - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owning Manuf…

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Building an AI Stack That Actually Delivers ROI 37:58

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Jess Allouf on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out Tire Agent - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owning Man…

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152: The 2025 American Tabletop Awards (guest: What's Eric Playing?) 57:09

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The 2025 American Tabletop Awards were just announced! (Whispers offstage inform us that they were announced back in April....) Well, we're now ready to talk about them after our extended break. With ATTA cofounder and content creator Eric Yurko of What's Eric Playing?, we react to the recently crowned finalists and winners -- and tell you how we e…

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How Overclockers UK Survived Its Ticketmaster Moment 43:31

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Gareth Johnson on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out Pro Gamers Group - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of O…

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The One Decision That Changed Everything For This 80 Year Old Brand 43:26

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Theresa Delgado on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out Famous Smoke Shop - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of…

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151: We're back! Tariffs, designing science games (guest: Dominic Crapuchettes) 42:58

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We're back! Again! Tune in to hear all our excuses about why we haven't been podcasting recently, then stay to hear our guest, fabulous designer (Evolution, Wits & Wagers, Oceans) and North Star Games founder Dominic Crapuchettes! We talk about the upcoming Evolution sequel Nature, tariffs (gah), and Dominic's process when designing a science-based…

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Deep dive into digital signage installation at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo 20:26

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In this episode of the Digital Signage Today podcast, produced by Networld Media Group, Judy Mottl, editor of Digital Signage Talk, talks with Rob Meiner, a senior solutions engineer with Peerless-AV, about the digital signage project at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. Peerless-AV's discussions with the zoo revealed the zoo wanted to boost its vis…

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Here comes virtual AR-powered digital signage 16:39

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The traditional approach to digital signage may soon take a big turn given the advent of virtual AR-powered signage. The leader driving the change is Skidattl, a start up led by Randy Marsden who serves as CEO. Marsden is known for numerous successful ventures including the onscreen keyboard Swype , which was acquired by Microsoft, and Dryft, which…

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Building Profitability By Focusing on Customers, Not Clicks 49:26

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Tim on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out The Bottle Club - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owning Manufa…

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From Adidas to Boating: Mona Sutherland on Scaling Performance 35:33

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Mona on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out West Marine - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owning Manufactu…

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How Mid-Day Squares Built a Chocolate Brand with Cameras Rolling 30:55

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Jake on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out Mid-Day Squares - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owning Manuf…

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Lessons from Five Years of E-Commerce Growth 42:35

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Garrett on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out Duncan & Stone - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owning Man…

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The Unflashy Work That Actually Drives Growth 39:30

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Jonathan on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out Avery Row - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owning Manufac…

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Inside the Brand Selling Out in 45 Seconds Every Thursday 41:51

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Brandon on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out Montana Knife Company - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Own…

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150: The TOP 10 games of all time! 1:07:53

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Imagine the longest, most suspenseful drumroll ever....... Sorry we've been MIA, but real life has been unforgiving and busy. Luckily, we're making it up to you by commemorating our 150th episode with our TOP 10 GAMES OF ALL TIME! We invite Ultimate Beige Gamer and Going Analog Editor Mike Zipkin to join us to share our individual top 10 lists. Who…

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The Future of Ecommerce: AI, TikTok, and Consumer Loyalty 50:19

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Nelly on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owning Manufacturing 3. Find Out How Th…

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The Future of Subscription Commerce: Lessons from Scentbird 48:47

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow John on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out Scentbird - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owning Manufacturi…

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Examining the evolution of digital signage 22:28

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In this episode of the Digital Signage Today podcast, Judy Mottl talks with Ricardo Belmar, director partner marketing for retail and consumer goods at Microsoft. In this role, Belmar helps Microsoft Cloud for Retail partners grow their business by delivering cloud-based AI solutions and services to retailers and consumer goods brands, solving thei…

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Why Most Brands Fail at Retention (And How to Fix It) 42:04

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Thomas on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owning Manufacturing 3. Find Out How T…

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How Stratia Is Changing the Game with Science-Backed Skincare 42:29

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Breanna on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out Stratia - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owning Manufactur…

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The Role of CRM in Subscription-Based Ecommerce 40:31

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Ottilia on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out AKT - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owning Manufacturing …

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How Storytelling Drives Customer Loyalty in Ecommerce 51:00

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Nadia on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out Wingback - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owning Manufacturi…

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Why Community & Authenticity Will Always Beat AI & Influencers 44:07

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. - Follow Rob on LinkedIn - Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn - Check out Active Apparel Group - Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owning M…

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From Market Stalls to Global eCommerce: Scaling Nomad the Label 50:48

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. Follow Donal on LinkedIn Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn Check out Nomad the Label Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owning Manufacturin…

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Is DTC Enough? Rethinking the Role of Marketplaces in E-commerce 49:24

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If you're in ecommerce download your free podcast bonuses. Follow Rhea on LinkedIn Follow Will Laurenson on LinkedIn Check out Customers Who Click Check out our 5 most downloaded episodes: 1. Balancing Acquisition and Retention in Ecommerce 2. Quick Product Validation and Flexibility: The Advantages of Owning Manufacturing 3. Find Out How This D2C …

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149: Film influence and playfulness in game design (guest: Phil Walker-Harding) 48:03

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Did someone say Phil Walker-Harding? Praise be! The prolific designer (Sushi Go!, Barenpark, Imhotep, Gizmos, Adventure Games, and so many more!) joins Christina and Shoe to talk about how his film background has surprisingly influenced his design process. Plus, Phil's been noticing the "playfulness" inherent in some games recently. Why is he excit…

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148: What's hot for 2025? Plus: The state of board game social media (guest: Grant Lyon) 56:15

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We just wrapped up last year with our 2024 Games of the Year episode, so naturally, it's time to move on with our lives and think about what gets us all excited about 2025. What are we looking forward to playing? What have we previewed previously and are now eagerly awaiting the retail release? What's the buzz we're hearing from others in the biz? …

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Vince Mosca on revolutionizing digital signage with AI, analytics, community 22:24

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In this episode of the Digital Signage Today podcast, editor Daniel Brown interviews Vince Mosca, chief revenue officer and co-founder at Highly Analytical. Mosca discusses how his company integrates AI-driven analytics with digital signage, transforming traditional advertising spaces like ATMs and dispensaries into dynamic, revenue-generating plat…

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147: The 2024 Games of the Year episode (guest: Beneeta Kaur) 1:01:36

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We did it, folks! We recorded our 2024 Games of the Year episode before the end of the year! (We didn't say anything about releasing it before the end of the year, though.) Joining us just under the wire is content creator and Twitch streamer Beneeta Kaur who contributed her own picks. We actually played a good number of games in-person with Beneet…

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Creative Realities digital signage expansion in Mexico reveals emerging trends 18:32

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In this episode of the Digital Signage Today Podcast, Daniel Brown, editor at Digital Signage Today, was joined by Julian Arcila, managing director for Latin America at Creative Realities Inc., to discuss the company's expansion in Mexico, which has revealed emerging trends in the growing digital signage market in Mexico. The market expansion has r…

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146: Reviewed! 2 big-box games, 2 small-box games (and 2 in-between) 46:06

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How is it almost the end of 2024?! Christina and Shoe sneak in some more recent games and tell you about them. Timeline: 1:02 - Small-box games: Bottle Imp, Codex Naturalis. 14:10 - Medium-box games: Looot, In the Footsteps of Marie Curie. 26:30 - Big-box games: Rallyman: Dirt, Creature Caravan.

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145: The games we loved at BGG.CON 47:08

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BoardGameGeek's BGG.CON is always a good time: just days and days of straight gaming (with some delicious Texas BBQ sprinkled in throughout). So what did we play? And what stuck out to us? Christina and Shoe talk through the games, the show, and more in their big post-BGG.CON update. Timeline: 2:41 - SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. …

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Omnivex people-centered philosophy fuels digital signage expansion 21:36

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Daniel Brown, editor at Digital Signage Today, hosted Chris Devlin, president at Omnivex Corporation, on the podcast to discuss the evolving digital signage industry. Devlin joined the podcast via video link from Toronto and emphasized the core philosophy guiding Omnivex: using technology to connect people with the right information at the right ti…

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Korbyt's expansion from digital signage to workplace experience shows industry future 15:56

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In this episode of the Digital Signage Today podcast, Daniel Brown interviews Ankur Ahlowalia, CEO at Korbyt, about the company's evolution and its role in shaping modern workplace experiences. Originally rooted in digital signage, Korbyt has expanded into a comprehensive workplace experience platform, helping companies adapt to hybrid and remote w…

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143: The best area-control games, the latest from Reiner Knizia (guest: Bitewing Games) 1:11:26

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Publisher Bitewing Games has a thing for designer Reiner Knizia (most recently with Zoo Vadis and the Mythos Collection's Illiad and Ichor). Now they're back at it with a new three-part, big-box, Knizia-palooza Kickstarter campaign. We had the opportunity to play one of those parts, SILOS (Secret Interlopers from Outer Space), a retro sci-fi (with …

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Wi-Charge cofounder shares expansion, future of wireless power for digital signage 20:31

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While digital signage remains one of the most powerful tools in history for advertising and communication, there remains one great limitation to placing those screens where they are most effective: power. For example, retailers have historically been restricted in their ability to place screens where they channel the most purchasing behavior (let a…

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142: Let's party (game)! 50:46

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Tired of hoarding resources, majority-ing areas, and adding up victory points? Want to make your frenemy continuously act like they're milking a cow instead? Then let's talk party games! Shoe and Christina run through a bunch of new big-group activities to help you with your next big game night. This episode was sponsored by Magic Mind, our favorit…

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SpinetiX CEO Francesco Ziliani on Millenium smart building and future of digital signage 17:08

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Francesco Ziliani, CEO at SpinetiX, joined Digital Signage Today editor Daniel Brown via video link from Lausanne, Switzerland to discuss the Millenium smart building's adoption of SpinetiX digital signage and how the project illustrates major trends in the industry. Serving as a hub for commerce, business, and hospitality, the Millennium building …

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141: Good/bad second-edition board games, designing from theme up (guest: designer Ben Rosset) 54:56

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We were thrilled to meet Ben Rosset, co-designer of our favorite deduction games The Search for Planet X and The Search for Lost Species (as well as the classic Between Two Cities), at Gen Con 2024. Find out why that first meeting was ridiculous (in our eyes), what's Ben's creative process on his deeply thematic designs, and how we feel about the v…

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140: Fancy components, how games delight and surprise us (guest: designer Chris Matthew) 1:00:48

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Board games = cardboard. It's in the name of the material itself! But...what about An Age Contrived, a new Euro-style, action-programming strategy game designed by Chris Matthew of indie publisher Bellows Intent? It has magnetic bits, chunky Azul-style tiles, and in the Founder's and Collector's Editions, the player boards are set into solid metal …

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Mike Slovin on smart cities, smart homes, AI, and sustainability 15:56

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From smart cities and smart homes to smart solutions for business and infrastructure, the Internet of Things and AI are connecting our world in surprising new ways every year. But just how is this transition being engineered, and what kind of opportunities for businesses and consumers are emerging, from digital signage to retail and beyond? We sat …

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Strategies for workplace digital signage and communication 18:54

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Workplace digital signage and communications are one of the most powerful tools to engage your workforce and supercharge your employee satisfaction and learning, but it's still an area where many businesses struggle. What kind of tools and content actually work to transform your workplace communications and build a positive work culture? This week,…