About Us

We are Canada's first digital signage company, incorporated as Video Billboard™ in Alberta in 1990. We unite artists and technicians to offer clients a full-service digital signage experience. Our digital displays offer the visual appeal of print media, the flexibility of radio and the impact of television with the point-of-sale placement that every advertiser desires but finds so infrequently available.

In redefining display advertising we add a new dimension to media arts. Audiences are drawn to our media through a primal visual response to color and motion. Our designers are continually perfecting the art of effective message transfer.

	Jim Hickman, CEO Jim has been in the Digital Signage industry for 21 years. Over this time he has studied what is required to be successful in this marketplace. Jim identified that there was a disconnect in the National Advertisers ability to access a fractured industry. As a solution to this problem Jim invented and has a Patent Pending on the Advertising Distribution System. As the CEO Jim's main focus is to associate key personnel to the project and assist in charting a course for ADS Global. 1-877-509-0029
	Michael J. Komisar, Director of Marketing Mike Komisar has been associated with ADS Global from the beginning as a consultant. His credentials include: Manager McCann Erickson – Advertising Vice President MacLaren Advertising Director Advertising and Promotion – Gulf Canada Director Advertising and Promotion – Petro- Canada M.K Enterprises and independent marketing and communications consultancy Canadian Integrated Funding Ltd. – fundraising for charities. Mike Komisar brings a variety of experiences gained over a forty year period. They include managing the advertising and communications needs of clients like Molson, General Electric, Philips Electronics and Imperial Oil. Mike has provided promotion for organizations like Gulf Canada and played a key role in marketing communications for the Torch Relay sponsored by Petro-Canada.
	Bonnie Nilsen, Production Coordinator Born in New York, Bonnie moved to Canada in 1971. With a background in art, design and publishing she eagerly took to computer graphics in the mid-80s. When the internet began in the mid-90s it was an easy step to learn web programming. Bonnie owns BLNdesign and Grandma's Graphics, both very successful design and graphics businesses. She joined ADS Global (then Video Billboard) in 2005. The learning curve to her current position was steep and accelerated, and keeps her on the front line of new technology.