Latest headlines: Gary Kayye with simple expectations of InfoComm 2021, Michael Katz on changes to permanent installations post-COVID-19
July 29, 2021 | Volume: 13 | Issue: 14
In today’s newsletter, Gary Kayye encourages the industry to keep it simple with his column on expectations of InfoComm 21. There are some unknowns this year, obviously, but we can all go into the show (if you’re planning on going in person) with some expectations. For one, GK says there won’t likely be many end users there this year. But that leaves this year as an opportunity to pave the way and create some new goals. Catering more to end users in the future, perhaps?
The other column I wanted to point out is one from Michael Katz. During the pandemic, he hosted VMR sessions via Pexip with his colleagues, associates and friends. One of the subjects discussed was how permanent installs can and will change after COVID-19 is long gone. Give it a read and let me know — do you agree?
Have a good one!
P.S. GK is featured twice this week because his second column comes from Sony’s AV Tech Expo in NYC. If you want to see a live walk-through of the show and a great interview with Rich Ventura, check it out.
don’t think we need to review how and why we came to where we are with this year’s event being in late October in Orlando, Florida but, it’s worth noting how this year’s show will — more than any show in the history of our industry — steer the next two years of our businesses. With that in mind, and a lot of still-unknowns due to the brutally obvious, I have decided to publish a series of recommendations to help us all get the most of our InfoComm 2021 experience — and these will serve both the exhibitors (manufacturers) and the integrators as well as systems designers and distributors, too!
One of the topics from the sessions I hosted on my Pexip Platform last year between April 2020 to July 2020 included a very interesting presentation and point of view from Josiah Hobson, managing director at Spinifex New York, about how digital experiences changed due to the pandemic. In order to continue ongoing engagements with their customers, many companies (aka brands) had to utilize various technologies in creative ways contrary to pre-pandemic methodologies. Since I did not record any of my sessions, I thought sharing his information would appeal to many people (consultants, end users, manufacturers, system integrators, etc.).
I took my third business trip post-vaccination today and headed up to New York City for Sony’s first-ever AV Tech Expo at its 25 Madison Ave. location. I’d say it was worth the masking, walking and mouth-sweating (inside the mask).
I just finished watching Loki, a Marvel-inspired series on Disney +. For those that haven’t seen it, I won’t include any spoilers here, just that the show revolves around a concept called “the sacred timeline.” This refers to the way we see the world and all of the potential opportunities the timeline had to branch, creating a multiverse of alternate realities. I often feel like we have a “sacred timeline” in AV, and we accept that some companies were predestined to have the roles they do today, but what if …
