The Key Tools in AVL Design – Part 2

 In Part 1 of our AVL Design series, we listed and summarized The Key Players in AVL Design including the architect, the consultants, the engineers, an owner’s representative, and a general contractor.  And depending on the complexity of your AVL project, these key players may interact with and use some sophisticated tools.  They will be…

The Key Players in AVL Design – Part 1

 Whether it’s a major project around your home, or a major project you have been assigned to manage at work, when it comes time to find people and companies to get the job done, the choices and process can seem overwhelming.

Helping a Technophobe

 Technophobia refers to the feelings of fear and anxiety related to technology.  Many of our AV customers would describe themselves with this term.  Due to the nature our industry, AV professional are not in this category.  Because of our comfort levels, we can easily be unaware of these issues with our clients.  To our detriment,…

Buying and Selling the Best Tech

   So, you’ve decided you need a new widget.  For a variety of really good reasons, your widget is now inferior.  However, you now face the daunting task of entering into the sales cycle.  You will become a buyer.  You will interact with a sales team, either online or in-person.  You will try to avoid…

Dark Horse and Underrated Tech

 We live in society where newer equals better.  Every month, if not every week, tech companies race to create and release newer, faster, sleeker, sexier gadgets.  And while some of them really are worth their weight in gold, most are flash-in-the-pan trends. So, as AV experts looking to guide our customers to not just a…

Techlash vs Technological Advancements

 Media headlines have been screaming about Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance and testimony before Senate committees this past month. Headlines like:

Technology – Stone Age through the Glass Age

 We’ve certainly come a long way in our “tool usage.”  Not so long ago, our ancestors trudged their way through the human timeline discovering and inventing new forms of tools and weapons.  Archaeologists have labeled three distinct periods in history identified by the way people made tools and weapons.   They are the Stone Age, the…

Trends in Audio Marketing

 Audio marketing is “seeing” a resurgence.  While audio content strategies, like radio advertising, have been around for decades, there are new trends in audio marketing that are taking the industry to a new level.  Producing audio content for consumer interaction is the overarching trend for 2018.  However, there are several trends that are truly blog-worthy. …

Assistive Technologies Create Connection for Disabled Populations

 Nearly a quarter of the US population has some form of communication disability that hinders human interaction.  And we know that human connection is one of our basic needs.  And even though belonging is desired by all, the inability to communicate effectively has a negative effect on relationships and quality of life.  An article in…

Mobile Learning = Learner Engagement

 “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty.  Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” Henry Ford There was an era when a person could expect a job to last a lifetime.  But this era is now long past and long over.  Today, the average worker changes jobs ten to fifteen times during…

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