The Daktronics Experience

In our special NACDA series, we recorded from our booth in the trade show exhibit hall. To kick things off, we spoke with our President and CEO Reece Kurtenbach to hear about our history with NACDA and the college marketplace. We then spoke with NACDA’s Dana LeRoy about the convention, their mission and Daktronics. Finally, we talked with our own Eric Cain, lead sales for the collegiate space, to hear more about our company’s approach and trends we’re seeing at that level of sports.

Augustana University recently opened the new Midco Arena in Sioux Falls, SD. To hear about the entire project, including their centerhung LED display system, Justin and Matt visited the arena and were joined by Josh Morton, VP of Athletics, and Luke Groth, Associate AD of Operations.

Links:

• News release: https://www.daktronics.com/news/augustana-university-upgrades-facilities-with-daktronics-displays

Faith Gustafson, Daktronics Services Supervisor, joins Justin and Matt to share the details of DakClassroom and how it helps schools prepare their teachers and students to run their video displays for live events. They discuss how to get started, create content, run the show, and sell sponsorships.

Links:

• DakClassroom Sign Up: daktronics.com/dakclassroom
• Video Training: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/events/standard-video-training
• shop.daktronics.com

In a career, experience with a company goes a long way. To hear about experiences from marching band to field services to becoming the OOH and On-Premise Service Market Manager at Daktronics, Justin and Matt talk with Sherman Dugas. He shares his journey of working at Daktronics and how he leans on those experiences in his recent change in roles at the company.

Links:

• Daktronics OOH Webpage: daktronics.com/ooh
• Daktronics On Premise Webpage: daktronics.com/commercial
• FrameWrx by Daktronics Website: daktronics.com/framewrx

When a massive direct-view LED video wall is installed to make a completely immersive experience, teams collaborate to make sure it’s a successful project. To hear all the details of this project for Flogistix, Justin and Matt are joined by Ali Sylvester, Director of Business Solutions at Flogistix, and Kyle Kempf, CTS-I Director of Commercial Audio Video at ImageNet Consulting. They dig into the vision for the space, the architecture that went into it and everything else that brings the project to life.

Links:

• Daktronics News Release: https://www.daktronics.com/news/imagenet-and-daktronics-deliver-led-video-wall-experience-for-flogistix
• Flogistix Website: https://flogistix.com/
• ImageNet Consulting Website: https://www.imagenetconsulting.com/
• Rand Elliott Architects Website: https://randelliottarchitects.com/
• Daktronics and ImageNet Podcast: https://podcast.daktronics.com/e/143-imagenet-consulting-with-kyle-kempf/

Adam Gilliland, Daktronics Product Manager, stopped by our studio to share the details of our latest Flip-Chip COB product. He explains what the Chip On Board (COB) product is, what we’ve done to differentiate our product line and how it will serve the industry.

Links:

• Watch the interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JAmw-dSWND0?si=DvpmRie8DBxys8Wd 
• LED Technote: https://daktronics.widen.net/s/j9pnm7hzpj/technote_led-technology_smd.imd.cob 
• Video Walls website: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/products/video-displays/video-wall/led-video-walls

The National Sports Forum (NSF) is hosting its Spring Summit – a virtual event that is now FREE thanks to a Daktronics sponsorship. To hear about this event and what attendees can expect, Justin and Matt spoke with Will Ellerbruch, Daktronics National Sales Manager. He’s a long-time attendee of NSF and will be hosting one of the sessions during the event.

Link:

• Registration Link: https://keap.page/nsf/spring-summit-registration-2024.html
• NSF Podcast with Ron: https://podcast.daktronics.com/e/46-a-conversation-about-the-national-sports-forum-with-ron-seaver/

As we continue to innovate and expand the capabilities and uses of our All Sport Pro, Justin and Matt are once again joined by Chris Johnson, Sport Show Product Manager for Daktronics to hear all of the details. This includes what’s new for our customers, how it streamlines the integration and much more.

Links:

• All sport pro website: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/products/software-and-controllers/all-sport-pro
• All Sport Pro Product Specs: https://daktronics.widen.net/s/6lhnkjggdl/cutsheet_all-sport-pro
• Video Highlight for All Sport Pro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HcYxaiVsZw
• All Sport Pro Brochure: https://daktronics.widen.net/s/6lhnkjggdl/cutsheet_all-sport-pro

(All Sport Pro is being used as a lap counter for gym class at Sioux Valley, HS)

(Chris Johnson, Sport Show Product Manager for Daktronics)

As digital signage applications expand, the technology that supports those applications is advancing as well. To hear how Daktronics is providing powerful solutions for these digital signs, Justin and Matt talked with Bill Hadsell, Daktronics control system product manager, and Lisa Silveira, Daktronics digital signage business manager. They share details of our Quad Player, how it came to be and the flexibility if offers end users with their digital signage strategies.

The opportunities that come along with a video display at a high school are more than meets the eye. To hear about the additional uses of a new display at Hibbing High School, Justin and Matt spoke with Keith Turner, Hibbing’s Activities Director. He shares his experiences with the technology and how it supports multiple initiatives for his school.

Links:

• Hibbing High School Webpage: https://www.isd701.org/ 
• Daktronics High School Products Webpage: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/markets/sports/high-schools