2016
Why AV Manufacturers Build at Home
It is impossible to imagine the AV industry without the contribution of foreign companies from across the globe. But ours is also an industry of independent American entrepreneurs who...
Industry
2016
Balancing Global and Local Content Distribution
The international enterprise with various subsidiaries, local plants, and satellite offices has a unique challenge when it comes to distributing content to place-based screens, employee desktops, or mobile devices....
2016
Vern Freedlander on Personalizing Corporate Content
One of the most effective skills of the corporate communicator is the ability to personalize content. As an engagement tool, personalization helps build an especially strong bond between the...
2016
Duncan Ballash on Acoustics and Architecture
In order to successfully incorporate good acoustics in building design, it is helpful to understand why it is so often neglected and allowed to fall short. There are several...
2016
Les Goldberg on Venue Contracts
Preparing to Navigate and Negotiate the Pitfalls of the Venue Contract
2016
Validating Outsourcing With a Data-Driven Approach
The best approach for handling increased sourcing demands for our businesses.
2016
Strother Bullins Reviews Mackie Reach All-In-One Portable PA System
Will deliver both main and dual stage monitor duties quite well in many small- to medium-size rooms.
2016
Strother Bullins Reviews Electro-Voice EKX Series Powered Loudspeakers
Mid-level portable PA offers powerful yet efficient performance
2016
Strother Bullins Reviews beyerdynamic MCE 86 II
A rugged electret condenser shotgun mic built to unobtrusively capture many live events
2015
Digital SignPosts: The Editorial Conversation
There are two very distinct conversations that integrators have with their enterprise clients: There’s the technical discussion with IT, engineering, and AV, which focuses on hardware, software specifications, network...
2015
Strother Buillins Reviews Mackie FreePlay Personal PA
Currently shipping, the FreePlay Personal PA is the result of Mackie’s latest and greatest brainstorm: a super portable “Swiss Army knife” sound reinforcement problem solver, quite useful in many...
2015
Digital Signposts: The Ideal Communications Channel
Companies need "push" content, not just an Intranet.
Conferencing / Collaboration
Podcast w/ Bennett Liles: Acoustics and Sound Masking From Cambridge Sound Management
From Sound & Video Contractor Magazine, this is the SVC Podcast with David Sholkovitz. Show notes for the podcast are available on the web site of Sound & Video Contractor Magazine at svconline.com....
2015
Les Goldberg on Commanding the Code Red
Ensuring Your Staging Provider Has a Plan to Expect the Unexpected
2015
Podcast w/ Bennett Liles: Indy 500’s Massive Panasonic Displays
The races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway have always been exciting but now they’re taking on a whole new dimension with a massive video display upgrade from Panasonic Enterprise Solutions...
2015
Digital Signposts: Advanced Employee Engagement Channels
One of the best applications of internal communications channels within the enterprise is to promote or enhance a sense of employee engagement. Aside from channels that convey company news,...
2015
Strother Bullins on Sennheiser MK Series Microphones
Reasonably priced large-diaphragm condenser mic offers features of the high-end
2015
John McJunkin on PreSonus StudioLive RM Series Digital Mixers
Digital mixers signal the future of mixing using tablets, laptops
2015
Open Mic: The Future of Unified Communications
The market prepares for new growth as survey shows businesses are budgeting for unified communication upgrades
2015
Strother Bullins on Primacoustic FlexiBooth and VoxGuard VU Acoustic Products
Flexible absorptive and noise-attenuating products prove affordable and useful
2015
Digital Signposts: The Huddle Room
More and more businesses are supplementing their conference rooms with huddle rooms—casual, smaller spaces that can be used as spontaneous meeting places for teams. Although they might only seat...
2015
John McJunkin on Revolabs FLX UC1000 IP & USB Conference Phone
A user-friendly tabletop solution.
2015
Les Goldberg on Fostering Growth and Overcoming Challenges
Identifying and developing new talent in the live event industry
2015
Strother Bullins on Yamaha TF Series Digital Mixing Console
Company creates first-rate high-end sound mixer
2015
Strother Bullins Reviews dbx DriveRack PA2 Loudspeaker Management System
Raises the performance capabilities of almost any live sound rig.
2015
Strother Bullins Reviews JBL SRX835P
Large, DSP-enabled PPA enclosure is ideal for a variety of installation applications
2015
Strother Bullins on Aphex and Blue USB Mics
Truly multipurpose transducers, studio-grade USB microphones for the widest range of applications
Industry
Podcast w/ Bennett Liles: New Bose Sound System for Hotel Roanoke & Convention Center
Jim Hogan of IES Communications talks about his firm’s replacement of an outdated audio system in the Hotel Roanoke & Convention Center
Digital Signage
Digital Signposts: The Complete Solution Sale
Integrators of visual communications solutions in the enterprise must come to the realization that their sales opportunities are less about hardware and more about software and services. The commoditization...
2015
Les Goldberg on the Value of Competition
The impact of commoditizing audiovisual services on the live event industry
