[November 24, 2014] |
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Samsung Awards Five Small Business Owners with a Smart Signage Makeover
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. --(Business Wire)--
In the lead up to Small Business Saturday, Samsung
Electronics America, Inc. announced today the winners of the Samsung (News - Alert)
Small Business ReDESIGN contest. The five winners - ranging from a
veteran-owned dessert café in San Diego and a Boys and Girls Club, to a
historic vaudeville theatre, a yoga studio and a pet grooming salon -
each receive a Samsung
Smart Signage TV (SSTV) and digital signage consultation.
"We have been hugely impressed by the way the small business community
embraced the opportunities of smart signage, and with the thoughtful and
creative entries we received to the Samsung Small Business ReDESIGN,"
said Thomas Evans, director of display solutions at Samsung's Enterprise
Business Division. "Small businesses need every advantage that they can
get to compete and, as this initiative shows, they clearly recognize the
value of smart signage in providing a powerful new tool to enhance
communications and showcase their brand to customers."
Selected from among the nearly 500 small businesses across the country
that entered the Small Business ReDESIGN contest, the five winners are:
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Heaven
Sent Desserts, a veteran-owned dessert bakery and
high-end cake shop in San Diego, California. Owner Lachlan
Oliver was looking for a way to advertise Heaven Sent's seasonal
specials, custom cakes and catering services, as well as share video
clips of their cake competition successes. As the bakery that created
the extraordinary birthday cake for pop-superstar Beyonce, Oliver is
thrilled to finally have a way to proudly show his creative work. Watch
this video
to hear how Heaven Sent Desserts is utilizing its Samsung SSTV.
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The
Boys and Girls Club of Harlem, New York.
Interim Executive Director Edith Massiah knows the importance of
sharing up-to-date event information and community volunteer
opportunities to very person who walks through the door. "Winning
this digital signage is a game changer for us," said Massiah. "Many of
the parents with children in our program do not have a computer at
home to receive emails on Boys and Girls Club news, programs or
schedule changes. The Samsung SSTV creates a seamless way to highlight
these new programs, spread the word about volunteer opportunities and
communicate club happenings with our members."
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Paws
on Main of Nyack, New York, a pet food and accessory
retailer, and dog grooming salon. A new business owner,
Jessica Walsh yearned for a creative way to display her unique dog
grooming expertise, promote the local pet food items she sells and
spread the word about community deals and events. The SSTV allows her
to display shop specials and showcases her talents in the art of
grooming to build her growing reputation as a local pet stylist. Check
out this footage
of the SSTV in action at Paw's on Main of Nyack.
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The
Empress Theatre, a 102-year-old Historic Vaudeville
Theatre in heart of the arts and entertainment District of Vallejo,
California. Tim MacDonald, president of the Vallejo Community
Arts Foundation that manages the Empress Theatre, plans to leverage
the Smart Signage TV to highlight upcoming shows, recognize sponsors
and cross-promote with the other local businesses. "We're excited to
have a dynamic way to show our guests the role we play in the
community and also raise awareness for some of the services we offer
that they may not be aware of, like our show packages and private
events. Smart Signage TV will also allow us to showcase what is
happening inside the theatre while wrapping around information on our
sponsors and other local businesses," said MacDonald.
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Hosh
Yoga, a non-profit wellness studio in Brooklyn, New
York, committed to making people's lives better through yoga. With
over 12,000 visitors to the studio yearly, co-director Henry Cross
wants his customers to know exactly what their donations help fund.
The Smart Signage TV will provide a snapshot of all the programs
throughout the NYC community, reaching over 2,800 adults, children,
and seniors every month, as well as Hosh Yoga's philosophy that health
and wellness are a right, not a luxury. Watch this video
of Hosh Yoga's Smart Signage RedeSIGN.
SSTV is Samsung's new, easy-to-deploy digital signage solution designed
to help small business owners better communicate with customers and
increase awareness of deals and other special offers. Samsung SSTV is
available at an MSRP of $749 for the 40-inch model and $999 for the
48-inch model through major club and electronics retailers, as well as
select reseller partners. For more information about Samsung Smart
Signage TV, visit samsung.com/sstv.
About Samsung Electronics America Enterprise Business Division
As a global leader in Information Technology, Samsung's Enterprise
Business Division (EBD) is committed to introducing new business
experiences across a diverse spectrum of industries from retail to
healthcare, hospitality to sales. We believe technology brings business
and customers together - to better share, collaborate and discover new
opportunities. With a market-oriented approach to innovation, EBD is a
division of Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), a U.S. subsidiary
of Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. (SEC (News - Alert)). For more information, please
visit samsung.com/business.,
call 1-866-SAM-4BIZ or follow Samsung EBD via Twitter:
@SamsungBizUSA.
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in technology, opening
new possibilities for people everywhere. Through relentless innovation
and discovery, we are transforming the worlds of TVs, smartphones,
tablets, PCs, cameras, home appliances, printers, LTE (News - Alert) systems, medical
devices, semiconductors and LED solutions. We employ 286,000 people
across 80 countries with annual sales of US$216.7 billion. To discover
more, please visit www.samsung.com.
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