The Daily Raff: InfoComm 2025 Day 1 Thoughts

It’s official — Day 1 of InfoComm 2025 is officially OVER. And wow. The energy is truly something else. You guys may have seen that I wrote all of you and InfoComm a little love letter. I won’t repeat all of that but you can read it here. However, I do just want to echo […]

The Daily Raff: InfoComm 2025 Day 1 Thoughts

The Daily Raff: ISE 2025 Day 1 Thoughts

Wow; it’s been a minute since I wrote one of these. Okay. Deep breath. Let’s go. ISE 2025 is probably the biggest trade show I’ve ever seen in my life. There is so. much. happening. More manufacturers than I can possibly get to — in fact, I barely made it out of Hall 3 on […]

The Daily Raff: ISE 2025 Day 1 Thoughts

The Daily Raff: CEDIA Expo/CIX 2024 Day 2 Thoughts

You guys, how is Day Two over already? I was just talking to someone about how I feel like InfoComm was two weeks ago, so for CEDIA Expo/CIX to be mostly over? Crazy. Nuts even. But anyway. I’m sure if you’re reading this you’re interested in what I’ve been doing at this show and if […]

The Daily Raff: CEDIA Expo/CIX 2024 Day 2 Thoughts

The Daily Raff: InfoComm 2024 Day 3 Thoughts

Well, it’s official. The show floor is closed and AVIXA has officially released the numbers. And let me get something clear right away. While this show didn’t technically break attendance records, I chalk it up as a giant success. I have never in my life felt tired all the way into my bones at a […]

The Daily Raff: InfoComm 2024 Day 3 Thoughts

The Daily Raff: InfoComm 2024 Day 2 Thoughts

Raise your hand if you told Dave Labuskes (you know — the CEO of AVIXA) that you’re getting too old for this whole trade show thing. Just me? Awesome. (Dave, if you’re reading this, for legal reasons that was a joke.) Today was heavy on the interviews, light on me getting the chance to explore […]

The Daily Raff: InfoComm 2024 Day 2 Thoughts

The Daily Raff: InfoComm 2024 Day 1 Thoughts

Right now, as I start to write this, it’s 2:15 p.m. PDT, local time in Las Vegas. (Let’s be real. I will not be able to finish this in one go. I will have 20-minute increments in which to write this.) Both of us (me, who is writing this, and you, the reader) probably know […]

The Daily Raff: InfoComm 2024 Day 1 Thoughts

The Daily Raff: ISE 2024 Day 4 Thoughts

Wow. Wowowowowow. The show is officially over. We did it! Our final video count? 2,128. It’s been years since we shot this many videos and I am so impressed with how hard our team has worked to achieve such a feat. Let’s talk about ISE for a second, shall we? The show officially announced that […]

The Daily Raff: ISE 2024 Day 4 Thoughts

The Daily Raff: ISE 2024 Day 3 Thoughts

Well, somehow we’ve made it to Day Three. And if you’re thinking, “the crowds may have thinned now,” you’re very wrong. The crowds have not thinned in most halls — it’s stayed consistently busy. If you have to get across Hall 3 for any reason, good luck. I actually spoke to Mike Blackman, managing director […]

The Daily Raff: ISE 2024 Day 3 Thoughts

The Daily Raff: ISE 2024 Day 2 Thoughts

Hello, everyone! Welcome to ISE 2024 and therefore, your ISE 2024 Day Two Daily Raff article. I’ll be honest. Today, I mostly ran around the show floor (quite frequently between Halls 3 and 5) and GOOD LORD. Hall 3 was so packed, you couldn’t move. It was almost like a general admission concert. And maybe […]

The Daily Raff: ISE 2024 Day 2 Thoughts

The Daily Raff: ISE 2024 Day 1 Thoughts

Hello, everyone! Welcome back to our ISE 2024 coverage and officially Day One of the show! What a first day it has been. I made sure to carve out some time to run around and grab some information on some newly released products, I interviewed executives at Shure, Xyte and Lenovo and I even met […]

The Daily Raff: ISE 2024 Day 1 Thoughts

The Daily Raff: DSE/LDI Day 1 Thoughts

Hello everyone! You might know me as the managing editor of rAVe [PUBS], co-host of rAVe [TV] or, if you attended DSE and/or LDI 2023, perhaps you know me as that woman who came around and strong-armed you into shooting product videos. Just kidding! I know you all secretly love being the star of a […]

The Daily Raff: DSE/LDI Day 1 Thoughts

The Daily Raff: CEDIA Expo/Commercial Integrator Expo 2023 Day 3 Thoughts

For the last Daily Raff of CEDIA Expo/Commercial Integrator Expo, I don’t have a ton of new products to show you. I always find it hard to just wander a show floor. What am I supposed to look at? I receive so many press releases before a show that sometimes it’s overwhelming to just walk […]

The Daily Raff: CEDIA Expo/Commercial Integrator Expo 2023 Day 3 Thoughts

The Daily Raff: CEDIA Expo/Commercial Integrator Expo 2023 Day 2 Thoughts

I don’t know what it is about trade shows. You’re so tired at the end of the day no matter what! I could be doing a million interviews one after the other or just walking around and seeing all the products for myself. Either way, I’m spent by the time the show floor closes. Let’s […]

The Daily Raff: CEDIA Expo/Commercial Integrator Expo 2023 Day 2 Thoughts

The Daily Raff: CEDIA Expo/Commercial Integrator Expo 2023 Day 1 Thoughts

Hi, everyone! I’m so excited to provide you with my thoughts on Day One of CEDIA Expo/Commercial Integrator Expo 2023! What a first day it’s been! I have only a few things to leave you with today because it was my day I haven’t had the most time to walk the show floor, but I […]

The Daily Raff: CEDIA Expo/Commercial Integrator Expo 2023 Day 1 Thoughts

The Daily Raff: InfoComm 2023 Day 3 Thoughts

WOW. After Day Three of InfoComm 2023, I am SO tired. I have run around from appointment to appointment, stopping to say hi to people and occasionally give a hug or fist bump but good LORD it has not felt like this in so long. I don’t know how often I can repeat that. This […]

The Daily Raff: InfoComm 2023 Day 3 Thoughts

The Daily Raff: ISE 2023 Day 4 Thoughts

Wow. And just like that, the show is over. I really can’t believe it. I’ve focused heavily on products and solutions the past few days, and I’ll still mention a couple of things, but today I really want to talk a little more in-depth about exactly what goes into this show. As you can see […]

The Daily Raff: ISE 2023 Day 4 Thoughts

The Daily Raff: ISE 2023 Day 3 Thoughts

I’m baaaaaaaaack and ready to report from Day Three! I can’t believe the show is 3/4 of the way over. I’ve had such a great time and even saw a few friends on the show floor. If you’re new here, this trade show column series used to be called “Steph Says,” but is now known […]

The Daily Raff: ISE 2023 Day 3 Thoughts

The Daily Raff: ISE 2023 Day 2 Thoughts

Hello again from ISE 2023! I’m here reporting from Day Two, where I have seen some really great tech! Like yesterday, I spent the majority of my time in halls 2 and 3 (these are where all of the UCC and multitech products are). I’m going to include a lot of that in this piece […]

The Daily Raff: ISE 2023 Day 2 Thoughts

The Daily Raff: ISE 2023 Day 1 Thoughts

Hello from ISE 2023! It’s Day One of the show, and we’re feeling great! I love Barcelona so much, and I’m so thrilled to be back with all my #AVtweeps. More to come..but here's a quick look from #ISE2023. #AVtweeps pic.twitter.com/xvI6QO2Ji8 — rAVe [PUBS] (@rAVePubs) January 31, 2023 Let’s first talk about the name of […]

The Daily Raff: ISE 2023 Day 1 Thoughts