{"id":4147,"date":"2021-12-16T10:03:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T10:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/?p=4147"},"modified":"2021-12-16T10:46:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T10:46:41","slug":"digital-signage-debrief-how-has-the-pandemic-changed-the-digital-signage-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/digital-signage-debrief-how-has-the-pandemic-changed-the-digital-signage-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Signage Debrief: How has the pandemic changed the Digital Signage industry?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s no surprise that 2021 has been a crazy year and from shipping delays to material costs continuing to rise; we have definitely seen our fair share of challenges. But thanks to the support of our partners this year an incredible period of growth and development! <strong>Watch the latest Digital Signage Debrief video<\/strong>\u00a0where Dr Baoli Zhao discusses this year&#8217;s highlights and his predictions for what 2022 has in store for the industry or <strong>take a look below <\/strong>to read\u00a0a detailed roundup of the amazing year that has been 2021!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tmDnaRoUnj4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Product Development<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Our product research and development is <strong>heavily influenced by partner feedback<\/strong> so this year we focused on introducing new and innovative solutions to the market. In fact, this year we have launched more products than ever before!<\/p>\n<p>We started the year by making a big change to our PCAP Touch Screen Ranges that, in order to avoid <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4149 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ESL-Application-Image-5-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ESL-Application-Image-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ESL-Application-Image-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ESL-Application-Image-5-405x270.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ESL-Application-Image-5.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>over specifying, is now separated into two main ranges,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-products\/pcap-wall-mounted-touch-screen-android-giant-tablet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android PCAP Touch Screens<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-products\/pcap-open-frame-touch-screen-monitor-windows-ops.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PCAP Touch Screen Monitors<\/a>. This change, applied in April, offered our partners exactly what they need with the advantage of it being a more <strong>cost-effective<\/strong> and <strong>targeted<\/strong> solution.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward one month, as we decided to venture in new technologies. In May, Allsee launched an innovative range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-products\/electronic-shelf-label-retail-display-e-paper-solution.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Electronic Shelf Labels<\/a> that are ideal for supermarket and retail locations. This new technology is an <strong>incredibly sustainable<\/strong> and <strong>cost-effective<\/strong> solution that is definitely here to stay!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4150 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ultra-High-Brightness-Hanging-Souble-Sided-Window-Display-City-Retreat-2-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ultra-High-Brightness-Hanging-Souble-Sided-Window-Display-City-Retreat-2-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ultra-High-Brightness-Hanging-Souble-Sided-Window-Display-City-Retreat-2-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ultra-High-Brightness-Hanging-Souble-Sided-Window-Display-City-Retreat-2-367x270.jpg 367w, https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Ultra-High-Brightness-Hanging-Souble-Sided-Window-Display-City-Retreat-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Window displays have been a massive focus of ours this year and in June we launched our new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-products\/ultra-high-brightness-hanging-double-sided-digital-window-displays.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ultra High Brightness Hanging Double-Sided Displays<\/a>,\u00a0an innovative solution perfect for shopfront windows. And we couldn\u2019t talk about window displays without mentioning our brightest window displays\u00a0yet! Back in July we launched a\u00a0range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-products\/led-ultra-high-brightness-sunlight-readable-large-format-professional-commercial-grade-industrial-monitor.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ultra High Brightness Window Displays<\/a> that took the market by storm with an astonishing <strong>brightness of 3,500cd\/m<sup>2<\/sup><\/strong>. Also in July, we introduced the perfect retail digital signage duo, a power combination of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-products\/lcd-shelf-edge-ultra-wide-stretched-label-displays-retail.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LCD Shelf Edge Touch Displays<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-products\/led-ultra-wide-stretched-aspect-ratio-android-advertising-displays-retail-wayfinding.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ultra-Wide Stretched Bar Displays<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4151 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Slimline-Pro-Advertising-Displays-The-Refinery-Leeds-Leeds-270x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Slimline-Pro-Advertising-Displays-The-Refinery-Leeds-Leeds-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Slimline-Pro-Advertising-Displays-The-Refinery-Leeds-Leeds-243x270.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Slimline-Pro-Advertising-Displays-The-Refinery-Leeds-Leeds.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/>But the biggest product launch of this year came in September when we completely refined our flagship displays and developed the new and improved\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-products\/led-slimline-digital-signage-advertising-displays-standalone-plug-and-play.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Slimline Pro Advertising Displays<\/a>. This new range not only has a <strong>border 70% smaller<\/strong> and its <strong>weight cut down by almost a third<\/strong>, but it also features a unique aluminium surround with a concave indent profile, creating the <strong>ultimate premium design<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This was also a big year for the DV-LED market and in October we launched an incredible range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-products\/led-indoor-modular-video-wall-advertising-dooh-high-brightness-fine-pixel-pitch-p1-p2-p3-p4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indoor DV-LED<\/a> that not only is super <strong>easy to install<\/strong>, but it is paired with end-to-end project management and insane image quality. With DV-LED set to take over from LCD video walls, we\u2019ve made the decision to <strong>hold stock<\/strong> of this new solution.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4152 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Indoor-LED-ICC-1-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Indoor-LED-ICC-1-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Indoor-LED-ICC-1-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Indoor-LED-ICC-1-374x270.jpg 374w, https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Indoor-LED-ICC-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Not only did we deeply focus on the development of new hardware solutions, but this year was also marked by the launch of our newest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-products\/all-in-one-network-digital-signage-software-content-management-system.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">content management system user interface<\/a>. Our team was dedicated to creating the ultimate <strong>cost-effective<\/strong> and <strong>user-friendly<\/strong> CMS that can easily compete with other established CMS platforms. This new introduction of the new UI will be followed by innovative and helpful features at no extra cost and we couldn\u2019t be happier with the incredible feedback we have received so far.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Enhanced Partner Support<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The past couple of years have been extremely hard and it\u2019s no surprise that recent events have deeply affected the digital signage industry. This is why we made it a priority to support our partners as much as possible. Not only did we completely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allsee-tech.com\/digital-signage-blog\/allsee-freezes-price-despite-supply-chain-issues\/\">freeze our prices<\/a>, in some cases even reducing them, but we also created a wide list of tools to help the growth of your businesses. This year alone we have presented <strong>six educational webinars<\/strong> which included tips on how to <strong>secure sale<\/strong>s, explored <strong>new product ranges<\/strong> and technologies and gave great insight into the market. In order to offer additional support, we have also created <strong>blog posts<\/strong> and <strong>YouTube videos<\/strong> that were fully dedicated to helping our partners better understand our products and industry trends.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This has been an incredible year filled with new opportunities and we couldn\u2019t be more thankful for the support of our partners. Our team keeps growing, with new people joining us across multiple departments; with events reopening we were thrilled to see our products at prestigious events like COP 26 and Servitization Live; and we keep creating new and innovative bespoke solutions that are uniquely tailored to your projects.<\/p>\n<p>Truly an incredible year that everyone at Allsee is <strong>extremely grateful for<\/strong>. We can\u2019t wait to see what 2022 has in store for Allsee and the digital signage industry!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s no surprise that 2021 has been a crazy year and from shipping delays to material costs continuing to rise; we have definitely seen our fair share of challenges. But thanks to the support of our partners this year an incredible period of growth and development! 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