Volume 19, Issue 48 — December 29, 2021

rAVe ProAV Edition — Volume 19, Issue 48

December 29, 2021 | Volume: 19 | Issue: 48

Welcome to your last ProAV newsletter of the year, everyone. If you’re reading this, congrats. You’ve made it through 2021. Through uncertainty and unprecedented times, you made it. Through acquisitions, mergers, company shifts, you made it. Through the mixing and melting together of AV verticals, you made it.

That’s something to be proud of.

I have a bad habit at the end of every year when I spend too much time thinking about what I didn’t accomplish and not enough time thinking about all the things I did. So sappy stuff aside, take time to remind yourself of everything you’ve accomplished this year. It’s probably a very long list.

Happy New Year; enjoy the last roundup of news of 2021. See you in 2022!

— Steph Beckett

COLUMNS

+ What I Accomplished at InfoComm 2021 — Part 1 [Michael Katz]

This is part one of a series discussing the power of the relationships you can make at an in-person trade show. After attending InfoComm 2021, I decided to write about my experience. Enjoy!

+ How the AV Industry Is Getting Smaller (And Why That’s a Good Thing) [Jeff Hastings]

As 2022 gets underway, one can’t help but reflect on how transformative the past two years have been. The AV industry endured pandemic-driven changes that nobody could have anticipated. With the benefit of hindsight, it’s becoming clear that our industry is not only changing, but it’s becoming smaller (which is good, and I’ll explain why in a moment). Here’s my high-level analysis of what’s driving this change.

+ B2B Flat Panel Volume Achieves Largest Quarter on Record, Front Projection Sees Revenues Rise [Matthew Rubin & Victoria Tselykh]

B2B flat panel and front projection markets are on divergent trajectories, according to a series of new reports from Futuresource Consulting. While global flat panel market volumes increased by 3.1% year-on-year in Q3 2021, front projection fell by 13.2%. Yet market value figures tell the reverse story, with flat panel down 9% and front projection achieving a slight uptick at 0.1%.