Almo Professional A/V is concluding its 2016 E4 AV Tour in Dallas, Texas on October 18. The final event of the year arrives chock-full of InfoComm CTS-accredited courses and workshops, highlighted by a keynote address about 4K, which will be available for live viewing on Facebook. According to Melody Craigmyle, vice president of marketing for […]
A disclaimer: I have been the keynote speaker for the Almo Pro A/V E4 events for the past six years. So, consider that. But also think about this: Of the 39 different vendors/manufacturers at the Almo E4 AV Tour in Boston and Atlanta, I spoke to 26 of them. And of the 26, 22 of […]
On Friday, September 23, Almo Professional A/V is bringing its E4 AV Tour to Boston, Mass. for an action-packed day of InfoComm CTS-accredited courses, hands-on workshops and an expansive array of exciting new product demonstrations. “E4 Boston will include the most new products we’ve ever shown in our exhibit hall at one time,” said Melody […]
Almo Professional A/V today announced the E4 AV Tour will have stops in Boston, MA on September 23 and Dallas, Texas on October 18. Continuing the theme “Experience Your Future Now,” E4 includes all-day training (nearly all is InfoComm CTS RU approved) sessions, hands-on workshops, product and service launches and new manufacturing partners. Due to […]
Both Executive VP,Sam Taylor and VP of Marketing Melody Craigmyle joined me this morning for a candid talk about the ProAV market. There’s no doubt that the projector market’s been hit with declining sales (and margins) in the meeting room sized spaces – thanks to flat-panels- but both are bullish on all the new technologies […]
Almo Professional A/V (Booth #C5130), North America’s largest professional audio visual distributor with endless forward-thinking product, education and technical support capabilities, is sharing the newest ways integrators and resellers can Grow Together with Almo during InfoComm 2016, June 8-10 in Las Vegas, NV. “This is Almo Pro A/V’s first major tradeshow since the completion of […]
A little over a month after announcing it is acquiring certain assets and assuming certain liabilities of International Audio Visual Inc. (IAVI), Almo Professional A/V today reported that the transition has been completed. As a result, Almo Corporation is now the largest privately-held professional audio video distributor in the industry and a $1.2B corporation. It […]
For the second time this spring, Almo Professional A/V welcomed a packed room of hundreds of resellers, integrators and consultants to its award-winning E4 AV Tour in Atlanta, GA on April 27. The event featured a combined Almo and IAVI staff presenting on a unified front as the acquisition details are finalized. E4 also included […]
Understanding and Specifying Outdoor LFD with Samsung Presented by Jonathan Brawn, Principal Brawn Consulting To view or download the presentation click here. Understanding and Specifying Outdoor LFD with Samsung from rAVe [Publications]
Projector Training Solid State Light Source Technology Presented by NEC’s Rich McPherson To view or download the the presentation click here. Projector Training – Solid State Light Source Technology from rAVe [Publications]
Creative Video Wall Processing How to design and create video walls for various applications with consideration on wall sizes and displays. Presented by tvONE’s Paul Streffon, Training Manager To view or download the presentation click here. Creative Video Wall Processing from rAVe [Publications]
Power and Grounding – Best Practices Recognize the best practices for power and grounding systems for AV systems and be able to discuss why these are the best systems. Presented by Tom Kehr, InfoComm International To view or download the presentation click here. Power and Grounding – Best Practices from rAVe [Publications]
Assessing Network Readiness Presented by Tom Keher, Senior Staff Instructor at InfoComm International To view or download the presentation click here. Assessing Network Readiness from rAVe [Publications]
Barco has teamed with Almo Professional A/V to invite AV professionals to experience the future of 4K now at the E4 AV Tour, coming to Atlanta, Ga. on April 27. Barco will showcase its latest products in the growing ClickShare wireless presentation family and its pioneering laser phosphor business projector during this event. Now in […]
The Truth and Facts About 4K — from Gary Kayye — that’s the name of rAVe founder’s new keynote and it’s the first, ever delivered in Full 4K resolution (3840×2160). You may not be building systems in 4K yet, but you will be. And, better quality images aren’t the biggest reason 4K will be part […]
Almo Pro A/V today announced it is acquiring certain assets and assuming certain liabilities of International Audio Visual Inc. (IAVI), a global distributor. This will make Almo Corporation, celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, the largest privately-held professional audio video distributor in the industry and a $1.2B corporation. It also makes Almo a global company […]
With just a week to go, Almo Professional A/V today announced its award-winning E4 AV Tour will feature dozens of the newest AV products, services and solutions during the first stop in Washington DC on April 6. “Our attendees have told us time and again that one of the main reasons they attend E4 is […]
Almo Professional A/V today announced its E4 AV Tour is back on the road this spring, featuring an entirely new theme focused around experiencing the business information, tools and equipment resellers and integrators need to succeed in the future. The tour, which includes the first 4K keynote, and new hands-on workshops, educational sessions and exhibitors, […]
Almo Professional A/V today announced a new educational webinar series for resellers focused on providing tools, tips and specific information necessary to achieve maximum growth and profitability. The year-long series — which begins on March 9 — is being led by Gary Kayye, industry guru and founder of rAVe Publications with participation from guest sponsors. […]
Almo Professional A/V today announced it was selected by Bose Professional Americas to distribute the audio company’s full line of BMS speakers, IZA amps, ControlSpace signal processors and PowerMatch amps. With the goal of giving AV resellers new opportunities to thrive in 2016, these premium audio solutions are now available through Almo with the added […]
Almo Professional A/V today announced it is the first AV distributor to offer internet, TV and voice services through carriers nationwide. With the new Almo CONNECT platform, partners now have the ability to incorporate reliable, scalable bandwidth for internet, live TV and advanced voice as part of an overall AV installation, and then receive an […]
Almo Professional A/V is wrapping up its 2015 “Fully Charged” E4 AV Tour next week in its most popular location, the New York Metro area. The event, which takes place at the Teaneck Marriott New Jersey on October 8, is also the official launching platform for Almo’s third service program: Almo Bandwidth Services and subsequent […]
This week Almo Professional A/V expanded its exclusive Content Creation Services to include a new option, thereby deepening the range of revenue-generating content creation choices for partners looking to add this service into their digital signage mix. Almo will give resellers and integrators the opportunity to try out the new ”Almo Content Creator” option during […]
Almo Professional A/V announced it is taking its “Fully Charged” E4 AV Tour to Houston for the first time on September 11 and to the New York Metro area on October 8. In addition to the same refreshing training, electrifying new products and powerful networking opportunities that bring local resellers, integrators and consultants to the […]
As much as we all hate to admit it, consumer TVs are installed all the time into meeting rooms and even digital signage applications. And, you can’t blame people for doing it as sometimes it’s cheaper to buy five consumer TVs (buy a new one every time it dies) than one commercial AV display with […]
John Riley, vice president of sales for Almo Pro A/V, talks with Gary about how digital signage is entrenched in the AV market and how Almo can help with both content creation services as well as integration services. In addition, he talks InfoComm 2015, attendance and details about the fall series of E4 AV Tours. […]
Last month, Almo Professional A/V “fully charged” saw nearly 500 resellers, integrators and consultants with an action-packed day of training, networking and new products on the first stop of its spring 2015 E4 AV Tour. The award-winning traveling event will make its next stop in Los Angeles on April 21. E4 Chicago featured the HDBaseT […]
The two upcoming stops on the Almo Pro A/V E4 AV Tour include Chicago and downtown Los Angeles and this is a must-see show for anyone in those two areas. Why? Almo’s E4 AV Tour is unlike any other distributor’s regional show — that’s a fact. It’s not just glitz and glamor, claims of “first-evers” […]
Almo Pro A/V and the HDBaseT Alliance have announced that the HDBaseT Installer Expert Program will be available for the first time outside a major industry tradeshow during Almo’s E4 AV Tour. The program provides attendees with an HDBaseT Expert Certificate and InfoComm CTS Renewal Units and is available on the spring leg of the […]
Almo Professional A/V is giving resellers, integrators and consultants the opportunity to charge up their businesses by attending the award-winning E4 AV Tour, coming to Chicago on March 26 and Southern California on April 21. The spring tour will include exclusive access to new products and services that electrify installation projects, powerful networking opportunities, and […]
Happy Friday AVTweeps! Here is this week’s Weekly Wrap-Up featuring Almo’s latest service for integrators, Barco’s new projector line launch, a blog post as to why grammar still matter, Extron’s entrance into the wireless presentation market and more. If you think we missed anything, please let us know! Post by rAVe.
Almo Pro A/V is helping its integrators and installers expand their project reach by introducing a full line of Almo Installation Services to its business offering. Almo will showcase these new services during the fall E4 AV Tour traveling networking and training show, which kicks off Oct. 3 in Boston (and at which our founder, […]