“Acoustics is an integral part of any environment; acoustics can make or break an AV installation,” says Scott Oliver, owner of Nashville-area-based Centerline Audio Visual. As a case in point, Centerline has recently addressed boardroom acoustics issues for Nashville-based Axial ...read more

The Japanese company, TS Tech products is a global supplier of automobile seats and interiors to major automobile manufacturers worldwide such as Honda Motors, with operations in 72 locations in 14 countries. The American division headquarters, TS Tech Americas, Inc., in ...read more

WaiveCar is a Los Angeles-based startup that brings together car-sharing and out-of-home advertising. The company maintains a growing fleet of Chevrolet and Hyundai electric vehicles outfitted with double-sided LCD screens that serve as roving billboards. WaiveCars are free to ...read more

In 2015, PayPal’s New York City office moved to a 1911-vintage building, and among the recent modifications was the creation of a new auditorium, a space that is set up like an auditorium or movie theater, with tiered seating for about 100 people. Conference Technologies, which ...read more

In the year since we introduced this newsletter, we’ve addressed the enormous expansion the role of AV expert in business, government and houses of worship. We’ve looked at some of the points that integrators and resellers must absorb rapidly about the changing needs of clients ...read more

The NAB 2018 show floors were packed with tools and technology relevant to today’s AV integrator. Good timing– because corporate, enterprise, and institutional AV experts are expanding into realms previously out of reach to them–what would have been exclusive to “production” and ...read more

When Clients are  Expected to be Content Creators, AV Integrators are Expected to Bring the Latest Tech to Make it HappenWe’ve spoken here about how important it is for AV integrators to expand into areas once reserved for broadcasters and major corporations. Companies, schools, ...read more

Take Away: In this time of massive technological change, successful "AV Integrators" must stay a step ahead of their clients. Businesses, schools and universities, houses of worship, organizations and local governments – integrators' primary clients and customers – are all either ...read more

eBay’s new Main Street is the entry to their campus. ESI Design designed the entire building, interior and interactive experience, as we’ll hear from Senior Design and AV technologist Emily Webster. Float4 executed the creative concept for engaging eBay workers and visitors, ...read more

Since its founding in 2001, Reflect has been creating digital experiences that help its clients maximize sales and strengthen brand loyalty. The company recently relocated its headquarters to a new facility in Richardson, TX, designed to showcase the scope of its innovative ...read more

Since we launched Pro Video Dealer as a resource for AV integrators and resellers, we've stressed that the more you know, the better able you are to offer guidance to your customers about how they can best expand their live video presence efficiently. Live video plays a central ...read more

The county had approved a budget of about $1 million for a new facility with the latest AV technology. That idea was jettisoned several months into the planning when the funding was eviscerated by other departments, said John Bilar, vice president of technology and stakeholders ...read more

The county had approved a budget of about $1 million for a new facility with the latest AV technology. That idea was jettisoned several months into the planning when the funding was eviscerated by other departments, said John Bilar, vice president of technology and stakeholders ...read more

For many companies, the choice to use high-impact, public-facing display is driven in part by visual impact and in part by content, sometimes social, even interactive. In this way the lobby display functions both as interior design and as a platform for media communication. When ...read more

Broadfield Distributing, Inc. has been located in Glen Cove, NY for the past 35 years but will be making the move this fall from the north shore to central Long Island to their new location at 179 Liberty Ave, Mineola, NY. The new building, located just minutes from major ...read more

Oklahoma City-based 1st Bank of Oklahoma City has satellite offices throughout OK, NV, TX, and CO. The company recently turned to Ford AV to install the new videoconferencing systems in the bank’s upgraded 225,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Lakewood, Colorado. In the executive ...read more

Welcome to the fourth issue of the Pro Video Dealer newsletter. In our second installment, we looked into the rapid adoption of live production by companies, institutions and houses of worship. With new outlets for content, such as YouTube Live and Facebook entering the ...read more

When 1st Bank decided to install new videoconferencing systems in the bank’s upgraded 225,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Lakewood, CO, it explained the needs of its executive boardroom. In it are multiple tables that seat 104 people for weekly teleconferences among their 30 branch ...read more

As one of the largest telecommunications companies in the U.S., CenturyLink requires extremely reliable, well-designed internal communications systems. So when the old AV systems at the company’s Monroe, LA, headquarters weren’t performing up to expectations, CenturyLink called ...read more