Florida AV Rentals & PC Rentals heat up

Fall is quickly turning into winter in most parts of the country but it always seems to be warm and sunny down in Florida. Florida AV Rentals and Computer Rentals seem to be as hot as the weather this October and SmartSource Rentals has seen a lot of activity this month from businesses renting AV and Computer equipment in Florida.

SmartSource Rentals has physical offices in Orlando and Ft. Lauderdale and both of these branches have been extremely busy this month providing AV Rentals and Computer Equipment to various businesses and events throughout the state of Florida. The most popular rental item (at least for now) seems to be plasma screen rentals and many of our popular plasma screen monitors are literally flying out of the warehouse.

SmartSource Rentals stocks a variety of different Florida Plasma Screen Rentals in addition to LCD Monitors, PC Rentals and just about any other kind of technology rental you can imagine. SmartSource has highly trained in-house technicians that are on the road every day making sure our Florida AV Rentals are delivered on time, setup, and working properly. This combined with a huge inventory of Plasma Screen Rentals and other AV Technology is the reason Florida businesses keep choosing to rent from SmartSource Rentals.

MPIGNY’s Social Media Event a Success

Social Media was the topic and the Westin New York at Times Square was the place to be for last night’s MPIGNY Social Media educational event. There were some high caliber speakers from Facebook, former LinkedIn employees turned entrepreneurs, and Twitter experts all on hand to help explain what all these new social media tools are and how they can be used for business. By now almost everybody has heard of Social Media, but there still remains a big gap between knowing what it is and knowing how to best use it to suit your business needs. This was the goal for MPIGNY at this event, and after walking around to the different speakers and talking to some attendees it was obvious they had achieved this goal.

After some general introductions and overviews, the crowd broke out into different areas of the hotel that focused on the three most popular types of social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn). Advice and explanation was offered on how to maximize your LinkedIn profile, how to join groups, what different options were available in setting up your account how it all worked. Another area focused on Facebook pages. The big topic at hand was the difference between personal accounts versus business pages and how to properly set everything up to keep your business and your personal accounts separate. The last area had some Twitter experts going over everything from Tweetdeck, to hashtags to the very basics of what Twitter is and how it works.

Even though I had a good handle on the topics before attending this event, I walked away glad that I had gone and with a few new pieces of knowledge. MPIGNY did a great job of planning the event and the Westin Hotel was a fantastic venue. SmartSource is becoming more active on Social Media and we are always looking to make new friends and connect to people. You can find  SmartSource Rentals on the following networks.

I’d also like to give some credit to the speakers last night who helped to share the knowledge with everybody. Big Thanks to:

• Becca Foy
• David Trencher
• Nathan Egan
• Patrick Baynes
• Carla Bobka
• Ray Hansen
• Andrea Hoffman
• Jared Silverman

SmartSource job postings for October

SmartSource Rentals continues to thrive and currently has open position in a few of our nationwide Computer & AV Rental offices.
If you’re looking to work for the biggest Computer & AV Rental company in the U.S. then look no further that SmartSource. Below is brief summary of the current job openings at SmartSource along with the locations. For more information and directions on how to apply for these positions, check out the full SmartSource Rentals listings on CareerBuilder.com. These are some great opportunities to start working with a well respected industry leader in technology solutions.

• Technical Services Manager Computer, AV, and Event Technology Rentals exclusively for Corporations Location: CA – San Diego         Date Posted: 10/13/2009

• Senior Account Executive-Trade Show Services SmartSource Computer & Audio Visual Location: CA – Los Angeles         Date Posted: 10/13/2009

• Senior Account Executive-Trade Show Services SmartSource Computer & Audio Visual Location: CA – San Diego         Date Posted: 10/13/2009

• Senior Account Executive-Trade Show Services SmartSource Computer & Audio Visual Location: CA – Anaheim         Date Posted: 10/13/2009

• Audio Visual Technician
  Location: FL – Fort Lauderdale         Date Posted: 10/12/2009

• Account Executive
  Location: TX – Dallas         Date Posted: 10/7/2009

• Audio Visual Technician
  Location: TX – Dallas         Date Posted: 9/28/2009

• Field Service Representative / Computer Technician
  Location: VA – Fairfax         Date Posted: 9/24/2009

• Account Executive
  Location: DC – Washington         Date Posted: 9/22/2009

• Government Sales Account Executive
  Location: DC – Washington         Date Posted: 9/22/2009

• Associations Account Executive
  Location: DC – Washington         Date Posted: 9/22/2009

• Accounts Payable Representative
  Location: NY – Hauppauge         Date Posted: 9/15/2009

SmartSource upgrades Boston & San Diego Offices

SmartSource Rentals is continuing to thrive despite the tough economic climate and recently made some moves to improve and grow facilities on both the east and west coast. The company has recently combined some Boston offices into a new 14,000 square foot facility in Westwood, MA. SmartSource also made some improvements to the San Diego facilities, upgrading the lab and workspace areas.

14,000 square feet is a tremendous amount of space and moving out from multiple offices as well as relocating our inventory of Computer & AV Rental equipment in Boston was no easy task. What makes this more impressive is that through the careful coordination of a team of SmartSource employees in different departments, the Boston facility was setup and ready to take new rental orders on the afternoon of the move! The interior of the new SmartSource Boston facility was designed and built out specifically to meet the needs of SmartSource and allows us to continue to provide the highest service to all our Boston area clients.

In addition to moving to a new Boston facility, SmartSource also completed some medium level renovations to our San Diego Computer & AV Rental Facility. This involved re-designing and improving the computer lab, streamlining workspace, and creating some larger areas for staging and equipment preparation (reports on a surfboard repair area have yet to be confirmed!).

SmartSource Completes 18th Acquisition

SmartSource has purchased the Rentsys computer and audio visual division of Dealer Computer Services, Inc. This acquisition is the 18th for SmartSource as it continues to secure its position as a National leader in Computer and Audio Visual Rental Solutions. SmartSource has more facilities than any other provider in the technology rental market, an outstanding track record, and a massive national inventory of computer and audio visual rental equipment.

Read more on SmartSource’s acquisition of the Rentsys computer and audio visual division here.

Below is an exerpt from the SmartSource Rentals Press Release:

SmartSource Computer & Audio Visual Rentals (Hauppauge, NY), one of the nation’s leading providers of computer, audio visual (AV) and trade show technology rentals and services, has purchased the Rentsys computer and audio visual rental division of Dealer Computer Services, Inc. (College Station, TX). The Rentsys recovery business remains with Dealer Computer Services, Inc. This is the 18th acquisition for SmartSource, a portfolio company of Kirtland Capital Partners (Cleveland, OH). Similar to previous companies acquired by SmartSource, Rentsys’ business model and strengths complement and amplify the core capabilities of SmartSource….