Every Friday we give you a second look at some of the top stories from the week. This week we are featuring a post from Gary Kayye where he asks the question, “Will Google or Amazon buy CEDIA?” In addition, Almo Professional A/V has added three new manufacturer partners, Comprehensive Cable, TASCAM and Tightrope Media […]
Almo Pro A/V today announced the addition of three new partners: Comprehensive Cable (cable and connectivity products), TASCAM (playback and recording equipment) and Tightrope Media Systems (enterprise class digital signage solution). All three have joined the fall E4 AV Tour traveling networking and training show, which stops in Boston on Oct. 3 and Washington, D.C. […]
Almo Professional A/V this week announced it has entered into a distribution agreement with N. Glantz & Son to acquire assets from its dynamic digital sign division, Glantz Dynamic Solutions (GDS). As part of the agreement, the GDS business will be led in-house by Almo’s sales and service team along with Terry Tollison, Almo’s newest […]
Almo ProAV today announced its E4 AV Tour will resume this fall, stopping for the first time in Boston on October 3 and in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 17. Continuing the theme, “Navigate to New Horizons,” the fall E4s promise to be an empowering day filled with new and “back by popular demand” training sessions […]
Did you miss something last week? Well, we have gathered some of the past week’s most important news stories so you can catch up. Each week we post the Weekly Wrap-Up featuring the stories we think you can’t afford to miss. This week we are featuring a post from Mark Coxon about AMX and Harman, […]
Almo Pro A/V is now the first U.S. AV distributor to offer Listen Technologies’ full line of core Assistive Listening Systems, including RF and IR technologies. These products were created specifically to provide an enhanced personal audio experience due to hearing loss or the ambient acoustic environment. As part of the new distribution relationship, Almo […]
Almo ProAV made their industry debut just four years ago and, over that time, have become one of the top – if not the top- distributors in the ProAV market. In fact, they actually won the 2014 Reader’s Choice Award for Favorite Distributor. Sam talks the award and their outlook for 2014.
I just delivered my newest keynote here in Orlando at the ALMO Pro E4 AV Tour — being held in conjunction with the ISA’s International Sign Expo (the association for the sign people who’ve primarily made printed signs, banners and billboard for years) and I saw nothing but opportunity for the AV integrator world. Why? […]
Today Almo Professional A/V announced it will co-locate with ISA International Sign Expo for the next E4 AV Tour event on April 23 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. E4 Orlando will be held in conjunction with ISA Sign Expo, taking place in the same location, April 23-26. “This is the first […]
Here’s a look back in case you missed these news stories this week including: Almo Pro A/V’s new digital signage content creation services, the latest gaming column from Matt Cooper, Extron does BYOD via LinkLicense, Digital Signage Poised to Change the Restaurant Industry and more. Enjoy! And, if you think we missed something, let us […]
For three years, I’ve been writing, presenting and promoting the opportunities in digital signage for the ProAV market. And, you’re listening as more than 30 percent of all the digital signage installations in 2013 were done by AV integrators – that’s up from less than 20 percent in 2011. But, one of the most profitable […]
By Melody Craigmyle Vice President of Marketing, Almo Pro A/V Before I started in the A/V industry, I was vice president of marketing for the largest AutoCAD reseller and integrator in the country. Our world was architects, engineers of all disciplines, interior designers and facilities managers. I remember the first time I heard the phrase […]
Almo Professional A/V, in partnership with InfoComm International, has announced new additions to its first 2014 E4 AV Tour, scheduled to take place in Dallas on March 11. Themed “Navigate to New Horizons,” E4 Dallas attendees can expect hands-on training sessions worth InfoComm Renewal Units, U.S. debuts of new products, one-on-one time with 36 manufacturing […]
The New Jersey version of the Almo Pro A/V E4 AV Tour was held last week in the Meadowlands Exposition Center and not only did it set an attendance record for a New York area show, at over 600, but it was also an all-time attendance record for the four year AV Tour. If you’re […]
We just returned from the ALMO ProAV E4 AV Tour in Irvine, Calif. Friday and I can’t imagine that anyone went home disappointed. There were over 450 people who attended LIVE in person and about another 200 who “virtually” attended through our LIVE video streaming of the event’s Keynote and Brain Freeze panel discussion. We […]
This week Almo Pro A/V announced an agreement with Epson America to distribute the complete line of Epson commercial projection models, including the BrightLink Pro Interactive Meeting Room Solution. Epson has also joined the Almo E4 AV Fall 2013 Tour. “Epson is clearly a leader in projection technology with some of the most specialized high […]
By Sam Taylor EVP & COO, Almo Professional A/V It is a sad day for me to see Mitsubishi cease production of its large format LCDs and entire projector line. I started in the industry in 1987 for a company named Electrograph. Mitsubishi was our primary line and the company was instrumental in our early […]
This morning, rAVe Founder Gary Kayye, recorded a special edition of his Daily Rants and rAVes and we got a big scoop! It appears that Almo ProAV is about to announce that it’s the first ProAV distributor to distribute the entire Epson projection line, including the Epson BrightLink line. The details are in this video […]
I am excited to announce that we will be streaming LIVE (in HD) both my Kayye’s Krystal Ball Keynote as well as the Tech Expert Brain Freeze Panel (sponsored by NEC Display) during both of the fall Almo ProAV E4 AV Tours; in Irvine, Calif. on Fri., Oct. 18th and in Seacaucus, NJ on Wed., […]
Almo Professional A/V today opened registration for the fall leg of its E4 AV training and networking tour, which starts at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine, Calif. on October 18. Alive with the sights and sounds of AV, E4 Southern California will feature an entirely new training curriculum, as well as new speakers, including Midori […]
The E4 AV Tour from Almo Pro A/V is not even three years old, but has already become the top distributor event in the USA, having had over 5,000 attendees. At each tour stop, Almo includes a small Expo floor of around 35 manufacturers who typically show their latest and greatest products — in fact, […]
By Richard Lebovitz Digital Signage Connection Almo Professional A/V took a novel approach to its booth design at InfoComm 2013, showcasing what the distributor described as its “Digital Canvas Collection,” featuring fully integrated displays as art and signage in the Almo “Gallery.” With 25 brands represented in one booth, the Almo Gallery highlighted stunning AV […]
At InfoComm 2013, Almo Professional A/V will showcase a Digital Canvas Collection featuring fully integrated displays as art and signage in the Almo “Gallery” (Booth #3951) during InfoComm 2013, June 12-14 in Orlando, Fla. With 25 brands represented in one booth, the Almo Gallery will highlight stunning AV installations that bring together the best products […]
Barco and Almo Pro A/V have jointly announced that Almo is going to distribute Barco’s ClickShare product. Almo will have an authorized dealer program for those interested in selling and integrating projects with the ClickShare product. Dealers can click here to become an authorized Almo dealer. What’s ClickShare? Well, basically it’s a wireless content sharing […]
I was at Almo Pro A/V last week for a meeting and happen upon the company’s plans for InfoComm and was wow’d by its approach to the booth this year. For lack of a better way of describing it, Almo is basically creating a museum-like environment and hoping to spark creative design ideas by showing […]
Almo Pro A/V today announced a new distribution relationship with TouchSystems, designer of customized touch-enabled products. As a result, Almo Pro A/V reseller partners now have access to touch integrated displays and monitors from Sharp Professional and NEC Display Solutions. TouchSystems has also joined Almo’s popular traveling E4 AV Tour, which will commence in the […]
Episode 6: Recorded on September 5th, 2012 We are here for a special WAVEcast with Melody Craigmyle, Vice President of Marketing for Almo Pro A/V. We’ll discuss what you can gain from regional trade and networking events for an education and new product demonstration, as well as, meeting colleagues. rAVe founder Gary Kayye will open our show this week with his keynote at 9:00 a.m. […]