Happy New Year, readers! Last month’s column left our hero (yours truly, since I’m writing this) promising to explore the skill set required for the successful rental and staging technician. It’s quite a list, starting with a firm understanding of how things work in the physical world, and this month moving on to include interpersonal […]
Well, another year draws to a close in the rental and staging industry. As I sit here, filling out a box of Christmas cards with comical pictures of Santa holding a MacBook Pro, I am reflecting on what has happened in our industry this year. It has been an interesting year, both in the audiovisual […]
Over the last two issues, we’ve talked about the emerging generation of executive clients, and how the attitudes and expectations of that generation will change the way they make business decisions, and thus (if we are smart) the way we do business. Among these changes, broadly, are the tendency to distribute information more widely and […]
Last month, we talked about the idea that the next generation of client will have changing standards in quality, production values and even the very nature of work and communication. I proposed that these changes would create fundamental differences in the way they made purchase decisions, especially those involving the public communications aspect of what […]
I have always had two ways of defining a professional. The first, and the one I use most often, is that a professional is someone who gets paid for their work. Admittedly, sometimes, in the audiovisual industry, this is a difficult thing to achieve. The second way I have had of defining a professional is […]
In last month’s Crew Call, I cataloged (from first-hand experience) the many things that we do to shoot ourselves in the foot when we demonstrate technology. Bill Sharer and I have also spent the last two weeks on our podcast, THE WEEK, discussing first what we do wrong and second, how to do it right. […]
Picture this: You’re shopping for a new car. You have a vacation road trip coming up, and you really want new wheels. Your friends have recommended that you look at a couple of cars, at a couple of different dealerships, at a couple of different manufacturers. You approach a salesman at one of the dealerships, […]
Well, InfoComm is over. And I say that with somewhat of a sigh of relief. I spent a lot of the show seated at the podcasting table in the middle of the cacophony that was the rAVe booth, behind a group of overly energetic young people doing some kind of a line dance reminiscent to […]
Joel Rollins of rAVe RADIO sits down with Gary Kayye to talk about InfoComm 2013 Day 2. Gary and Joel discuss must-see products they saw from yesterday. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
Live from the InfoComm 2013 show floor, rAVe RADIO’s Joel Rollins talks to Peter Brady of Peter Brady & Associates Manufacturer’s Representatives during day one about his first impressions of the show. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
In today’s THE WEEK, Joel Rollins sits down with rAVe Founder Gary Kayye to talk about InfoComm 2013 and each share their thoughts on the future of the AV industry. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
In today’s THE WEEK, rAVe RADIO’s Joel Rollins talks to Women In AV founder Jennifer Willard about their first impressions of InfoComm 2013, and the Women In AV luncheon. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
OK, this is what I call product confidence. Barco has set up a number of free meeting rooms with large displays, and no way to connect to them except the provided ClickShare systems. I tried it (full disclosure: I DO know ClickShare already), but was also around when new users tried it. And it worked, […]
Great show so far — the crowd on the floor seemed a little light at first, but after many years of staging shows here, I can tell you that that is often illusionary, because the convention center is spread out so far. This place is one enormous barn – I remember the first time I […]
In today’s InfoComm Spotlight Podcast Series, rAVe RADIO’s Joel Rollins sits down and talks to PLANAR’s Senior Director, Global Product Marketing, Steve Seminario. Planar’s latest includes an 84″ 4K display and its Mosaic series of variable-sized flat-panel displays. The Mosaic Series is billed as a set of architectural video displays that are available in sizes […]
In today’s THE WEEK, rAVe RADIO’s Joel Rollins talks to PLANAR’s Senior Director of Global Product Marketing Steve Seminario about the future of Planar and what the company is going to have at InfoComm. Having trouble listening to the podcast on this page? You can subscribe using RSS or iTunes Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
This week, following the news Joel speaks with Matt Ivey of Atomos about the new products they’ll be bringing to the show. With this episode, The Week begins a series of interviews with manufacturers and participants about the upcoming Infocomm Exhibition. Having trouble listening to the podcast on this page? You can subscribe using RSS or iTunes. Podcast: Play in new […]
After the news, Joel talks with Neil Willis, CEO of Hypersign and a new rAVe Radio sponsor, about Hypersign and the current state of the digital signage market. Having trouble listening to the podcast on this page? You can subscribe using RSS or iTunes. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
Last week, we skipped the AV news to address industry safety issues with Scott Tiner, so this week we catch up on some important (and controversial) issues in industry news… Having trouble listening to the podcast on this page? You can subscribe using RSS or iTunes. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
This week, I had a talk with Scott Tiner on THE WEEK on rAVe Radio. This interview followed Scott’s column in rAVe ED [Education] about safety and the tragedy in Alabama. We talked about safety in our industry, which, judging from the news, is declining. Since then, I have done a lot of thinking about […]
In a special edition of THE WEEK, Joel talks with Scott Tiner, rAVe columnist and assistant director of user services at Bates College in Maine, about safety in the audiovisual industry. Having trouble listening to the podcast on this page? You can subscribe using RSS or iTunes. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
After the AV news, Joel talks with Chris Gillespie, longtime friend, colleague and trainer, about training stagers vs. installers – the needs of each, and how the skill sets and attitudes are different… Having trouble listening to the podcast on this page? You can subscribe using RSS or iTunes. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
After the news, Joel speaks with Chuck Wilson, Executive Director of the NSCA, about his new book. Links: UnderTheSocialInfluence.com nscafoundation.org Having trouble listening to the podcast on this page? You can subscribe using RSS or iTunes. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
That’s the subject of Joel Rollins’ latest blog at rAVePubs.com, however I tell you even a deeper secret about the Internet’s future. Having trouble listening to the podcast on this page? You can subscribe using RSS, iTunes or the Stitcher mobile App Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
This week, we catch up on industry news. There are a lot of events going on, and The Week updates our listeners on what they are. Following the news, Joel talks with… Joel, about the latest event in Dallas, Infocomm Live. Having trouble listening to the podcast on this page? You can subscribe using RSS or iTunes. Podcast: Play […]
Well, as some of you know from the blog, I am just back from the annual InfoComm Live event in Dallas. While my blog entry was written immediately following the event, largely while on a very frightening airplane ride through winter storm Saturn, I have now had more time to reflect on this year’s event, […]
This week, we catch up on industry news. There are a lot of events going on, and The Week updates our listeners on what they are. Following the news, Joel talks with… Joel, about the latest event in Dallas, InfoComm Live. Having trouble listening to the podcast on this page? You can subscribe using RSS or iTunes. Podcast: Play in […]
This week, we talk with Bill Sharer, noted industry consultant, about building a company culture where everybody is involved in marketing and the company image. Having trouble listening to the podcast on this page? You can subscribe using RSS or iTunes. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
This week, Joel winds up a two-part series on maximizing your returns on tradeshows. Last week, we spoke with Dean Hills about tradeshow technology. This week, we follow that up with a frank talk with Gary Kayye about tradeshow messaging, and preparing for the show. Having trouble listening to the podcast on this page? You can subscribe using RSS or iTunes. […]
By Joel Rollins I’m back from ISE in Amsterdam, and after a blizzard upon my return, I am finally having time to reflect on the experience at ISE. Because, you see, I made an amazing discovery at the show: I Am Not Alone. Let me explain by beginning with a confession. I have a vice, […]
After the ISE experience, Joel looks at the expense, and the marketing technology, oftradeshows. Joel’s guest is Dean Hills, President and Founder of PRMConnect, who are harnessing the power of the cloud to make tradeshows pay. Show link: www.prmconnect.com Having trouble listening to the podcast on this page? You can subscribe using RSS or iTunes. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
Joel interviews Gary Kayye for the definitive ISE 2013 show wrap-up on day 3 of ISE in Amsterdam. Having trouble listening to the podcast on this page? You can subscribe using RSS or iTunes. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS
