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Reinventing AV Furniture from the Ground Up with Scott Srolis of Salamander Designs
The needs of furniture evolve on a seemingly daily basis. Watch as Pro AV Today host Ben Thomas and Scott Srolis of Salamander Designs break down the role of furniture in modern day AV design. Watch the full interview below. * Transcript is auto-generated BT: Hey, everybody, welcome back to pro AV. […]
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Enterprise Audio is Back, Baby!
The demands for enterprise audio are much different from years past. The pandemic and changes in how people work and connect are behind much of this change. To get the pulse on what’s happening now and what the future holds, Pro AV Today host Ben Thomas spoke with Nancy Knowlton, CEO of Nureva, providers of audio […]
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The Past, Present and Future of Hologram Technology
While hologram technology isn’t new, the modern application is night and day from where it started decades ago. To discuss its evolution and applications, Pro AV Today host Ben Thomas chatted with Larry O’Reilly, CEO of ARHT Media, experts in the hologram space. “The modern era of holograms was really Tupac at Coachella. The interactions […]
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E4 Experience Brings Together Pro AV Stakeholders to Explore, Engage, Educate, and Expo
The E4 Experience, hosted by Almo Professional AV and AVIXA, brought together pro AV and IT stakeholders on November 30 in Dallas. The 4 Es represent: Explore, Engage, Educate, and Expo. The event brought together industry experts and professionals to network, view demos of products, collaborate, and learn. Here’s a quick review of featured products […]
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The E4 Expo in Dallas Highlights the Resurgence of the Regional Trade Show
The E4 Expo in Dallas has occurred for the past 12 years, but this year it will be earmarked as the industry’s first true hybrid event. Melody Craigmyle, Vice President of Marketing & Communication at Almo Corporation, spoke with MarketScale Host Ben Thomas about what the Expo will entail. The Expo will include extensive interaction […]
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Examining the “A” in AV Over IP
AV over IP isn’t a new concept in the Pro AV market. Its prevalence is growing with the unique demands of the modern world. While the “v” or video over IP innovations have dominated the conversation recently, the “a” or audio is just as important. For audio or visuals, it involves the transmission of […]
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Trade Shows are Back But Will They Be Packed in 2022?
Commentary: In this episode of Straight Outta Crumpton, Hosts, Greg Crumpton and Tyler Kern, sat down with, Scott Meyers, VP of Operations and Strategic Services at Service Logic. The three discussed the importance of relationships in the industry, as well as the future of trade shows in a post-COVID world. Meyers was working for […]
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Cutting Through: Checking In with Aurora Multimedia at InfoComm 2021
In this episode of Cutting Through, the no B.S. Pro AV podcast from Aurora Multimedia, Host Tyler Kern joined CEO and CTO of Aurora Multimedia, Paul Harris, at InfoComm 2021. This is the largest, most exciting Pro AV industry event in North America. The two discussed the three key products Aurora Multimedia is showcasing at […]
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Touchless Meetings & Cloud-based AV Ecosystems at InfoComm 2021
Hello everyone and welcome to Pro AV Today brought to you by MarketScale – I’m Ben Thomas. We’ve been working our way through our post-InfoComm 2021 hangover with a healthy dose of coffee and insights from the industry leaders we spoke to in Orlando. On today’s show we’re going to hear from Richard Sasson […]
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Remote Work Made Microsoft Teams a Household Name. It Also Forced the Software to Adapt.
Commentary: The pandemic’s mass shift of office work to remote and hybrid workflows was the perfect storm for remote collaboration tools to find new user bases, engage already active users, and test new features that would define the future of work. Unsurprisingly, Microsoft Teams, with its Office integrations and free-to-use chat features, absorbed a […]
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InfoComm 2021: Where Does Female Participation in AV Stand After the Past Year?
Key Points: Female participation has traditionally been low in AV and Technology Industries. Women find having a lack of role models and unequal growth opportunities as obstacles. Cory Schaeffer believes the AV Industry has a lot to offer women and hopes they come back post-pandemic. Commentary: Female participation in AV and technology industries has […]
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Crestron’s Touchless Meetings Were Ahead of their Time Until COVID Made Them Essential
Key Points: Crestron has seen a major shift in room designs as well as video conferencing technologies. As companies redesign their entire office space to accommodate more virtual elements, Crestron has still been able to ship products to their customers to help enable this transformation. Supply chain issues have caused integrators to plan their […]
Architecture & Design
InfoComm 2021: Can AI Take the Artificial Out of the Office Experience?
Key Points: Many companies are facing and the question they’re repeatedly asking is how they make the office a place that employees truly want to be? AI is really going to take our workspace and personalize it because it is constantly learning how it is able to adjust to your work experience. Commentary: The […]
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How Instacart’s Remote Collaboration Investments Supports Grocery Delivery
Key Points: Tech disruptor Instacart made an appearance at InfoComm. The pandemic made Instacart’s services a necessity. The mass increase in users put an additional workload on employees. Commentary: MarketScale is on the ground in Orlando for InfoComm 2021, the AV industry’s big show of the year, chatting with industry professionals about the impact […]
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How Software-based Conferencing is Revolutionizing Industries
Keypoints: The popularity of Zoom exploded during the pandemic. Many companies adopted software-based conferencing during the pandemic. Many companies previously used Cisco or Polycom. Commentary: The popularity of Zoom exploded during the pandemic, creating a new awareness for having multiple ways of connecting to keep things moving. We sat down with Jesse Miller, the […]
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What the Shift to Virtual Studios Means for LED Manufacturers
Key Points: Virtual studios will allow companies to have a presence at events both virtually and in-person. Virtual studios open up the possibilities for more creative content. This technology does not have to be used in only high budget projects; music videos and conferences are quickly seeing their benefits. Commentary: The pandemic popularized a […]
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The Ratio for Live Content: Will Streaming or In-Person Events Prove More Popular?
Key Points: The pandemic cost the live content industry billions. Companies turned to live streaming to facilitate events and engagement. The new model for events is hybrid, offering in-person and virtual. Commentary: The pandemic cost the conference industry and related activities billions of dollars, forcing companies to find new channels to communicate and engage. […]
Education & EdTech
InfoComm 2021: USC Invested in the Cloud During COVID. Will it Pay Off Long-Term?
Universities have made some sweeping changes and added new capabilities to their offerings after the pandemic forced most schools to adapt. Now networks and systems are preparing to support hybrid and in-person learning, as well as synchronous and asynchronous choices for nontraditional students. While at this year’s InfoComm, we asked Lex Peters, UX Designer […]
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InfoComm 2021: Zoom Leads the Way for the Remote Workforce Revolution
Key Points: A Gitlab report recently showed that 80% of remote workers would recommend working remotely to a friend. Being able to interface with colleagues anywhere enables employers to offer more services to benefit employees. Companies are seeing employees want to strategize how they can get time back into their day to increase personal […]
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MarketScale Counts Down the Best Moments of InfoComm 2021: Part 1
InfoComm returned with a bang in 2021, bringing together innovative companies from across the world of AV in Orlando, Florida. MarketScale was there to bring you the top insights and analysis from some of the brightest minds in the industry. Here are 5 of our best moments of InfoComm 2021. 5: Stadiums Were Not […]