The Roadshow’s Greatest Hits11.20.2008
Some of the Best Questions Asked at the Rental & Staging RoadshowsAfter my last
column, a number of people have written in to ask about the Roadshow experience. As I mentioned last month, there really aren’t very many events of More...
Now Is Not the Time to Wait and See11.19.2008
Now Is Not the Time to Wait and See Is There A Reasonable Response To All This Uncertainty?If you are reading this issue from the fetal position under your desk, then be forewarned — we’re going to talk about the economic crisis. More...
Staffing Up
by David Keene,
11.19.2008
In early October, InfoComm International announced that it has named André LeJeune to a new Rental & Staging staff instructor position on ts faculty. This was welcome news, because it
underscores InfoComm’s commitment to the More...
All The World’s a Stage
by David Keene,
10.29.2008
The lion’s share of the market that this magazine addresses is the Corporate Staging/Rental market. While there’s a significant amount of business being done around the country for concerts, music festivals, Hollywood premiers, More...
Company profile: Creative Stage Lighting
by Ryan Abeling,
10.29.2008
Creative Stage Lighting (CSL) was formed in May 1977 providing a facility in New Jersey for rentals, new products, perishables, and services like providing equipment and technicians for events. Now located in North Creek, NY, More...
Competition Fosters Growth
by Tom Stimson,
10.29.2008
What’s the next big thing? Will it be LED displays, digital lights, digital signage, or maybe digital salespeople? Will your company add a division for entertainment, content production, or perhaps cooking classes? Is there new More...
What Happened To Screens
by Joel Rollins,
10.29.2008
The Latest Advancements Make Screens More Viable than Ever years ago, when I was teaching computer graphics and video projection systems, nothing made me cringe like great projectors and switchers connected by lousy cables. If a More...
After the Roadshow
by Joel Rollins,
9.28.2008
Following the Rental and Staging Systems Roadshow in New York, I thought a lot about the nature of the AV/Staging business, and how it has changed over the years. The talk I delivered at the Roadshow revolved around how the More...
Audio Is The One Thing Your Don't Want Customers To Remember
by Tom Stimson, CTS,
9.28.2008
Audio Is The One Thing Your Don't Want Customers To Remember Full Article 9 2008-09-28 Tom Stimson, CTS Using your customer's recall to win their business Tom (T.R.) Stimson, MBA, CTS, is president of The Stimson Group, a More...
Once More, With Feeling
by Ryan Abeling,
9.28.2008
AVFX, based in Boston, MA, began as most small businesses do,
starting with the small jobs and moving into the more high profiles
ones as word spread. Now, around 30 years later, AVFX has established
itself as a fixture in the More...
Hang on to Your Hats
by David Keene,
8.06.2008
Probably the biggest news at InfoComm last month was the announcement of Barco's acquisition, on the eve of the show, of Austin-based automated lighting manufacturer High End Systems. When two companies of this stature join More...
The Same, Yet Different
by Joel Rollins,
8.06.2008
From the time I got into this business, few things have been more hotly debated among stagers than projectors. I'm not sure we're allowed to wear clothing without the logo of a projection manufacturer on it. Heck, I even named my More...
Caught In the Crossfire6.27.2008
Have any of you noticed that it's Infocomm time again, or is it just me?
Seriously, the deluge of Infocomm advertising that hits my desk every year continues to amaze me. New product announcements, magazines, flyers, email More...
In Search of Better Standards6.27.2008
In this issue we report that InfoComm International has become an ANSI (American National Standards Institute) Accredited Standards Developer. InfoComm's standards will be developed as international standards and, as warranted, More...
Is Your Meeting Running Out of Gas?
by Linda Hamburger, owner/president On Call PR,
6.27.2008
Growth in the meetings industry could be headed for a severe slowdown as record-high fuel prices and other factors curb demand, some insiders warn. "That slowdown just might affect your next meeting or corporate function," adds More...