samsung awardWaveguide Consulting is the winner of a Samsung Smart Signage Award for Consultant Excellence in Innovation. The Excellence in Innovation is a new award recognizing consultants for innovative and original solution installations deployed in 2013 – emphasizing effective design and artistic appeal.

“Samsung is pleased to honor the most innovative and successful proAV partners and deployments through our annual Smart Signage Awards,” said Richard Hutton, director of channel marketing at Samsung’s Enterprise Business Division. “Digital signage has evolved considerably in the past year and these awards honor the partners and projects at the forefront of smart signage innovation.”

According to InfoComm International, displays are among the top AV products driving growth in the global AV industry. InfoComm’s 2014 Global AV Market Definition and Strategy Study projects that audiovisual products and services will become a $116 billion global industry by 2016 and that the fastest-growing product categories are control systems, software, AV acquisition and delivery and displays. The corporate, venues/events and government/military markets are the three largest consumers of audiovisual products and services.

“The demand for displays for digital signage is strong and growing,” says Scott Walker, CTS-D, LEED AP, president of Waveguide Consulting. “Our clients rely on digital signage for getting their message out whether its informational, for branding or time critical. We strive for the most elegant designs and most impactful placement for our corporate, education and hospitality clients.”