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Oct 30, 2019 by Lillian Taylor
We hear it all the time: today’s business leaders are expected to do more with less. That often means taking on more responsibility and producing better results with less staff, budget, and time. Luckily, there are a myriad of innovative technologies available to help them achieve these lofty expectations. Meetings – which have gained a reputation of being too lengthy, frequent, and unfocused – are one aspect of life in an office setting or at a trade convention that could use an efficienc...  

Oct 25, 2019 by Michelle Bruno
General sessions are the stars of a conference—plenty of lights, camera and action. However, because they’re also an opportunity to reinforce a message or educate and motivate participants, it’s important to avoid being all show and no substance. Here’s how to pack a punch with purpose. Know your audience Before putting pencil to paper on a production blueprint, planners need to understand who the audience is. Demographics, such as age, gender and job title provide clues to what m...  

Sep 24, 2019 by Lillian Taylor
If your employees didn’t share photos from last year’s company holiday party on social media, did it even happen? Don’t let your holiday party fall victim to the stereotypical “same-old-same-old” corporate gathering. From the tried and true to the new and novel, here are ten audio-visual technologies that are sure to wow guests at your upcoming party or special event. 1.Festive Lighting Creative lighting can be used to take almost any venue from ho-hum to whoa! Even the coo...  

Sep 24, 2019 by SmartSource
Earlier this month ABCOMRENTS and SmartSource showcased some of their gaming solutions and event technology at the ESPORTS Business Summit in Las Vegas. The Esports Business Summit brings together all sectors of the Esports ecosystem for three days of networking, education, and inspiration! The power of Esports is spreading faster than a wildfire, and as a result, events as we know them need to be bigger and better. ABCOMRENTS and SmartSource understand this unique arena and what it takes...  

Sep 18, 2019 by Lillian Taylor
We recently spotlighted projection screens and all that goes into choosing the ideal screen for your event. But of course, even the latest and greatest projection screen would be useless without the right projector.  So let’s take a look at what you need to know in order to choose a projector that will help increase engagement and elevate your next meeting or event presentation. Resolution A projector’s resolution is the color, clarity, and quality of the images it is capable of r...  

Sep 09, 2019 by Cynthia Corona
For decades the AV industry has grown up around three basic marketplaces: trade shows and conferences; concerts and sporting events; and more recently experiential marketing events, like pop-up stores, road shows and national activation events. But there is a new marketplace on the frontier, one that is evolving so fast that only proven AV experts can compete, eSports. Esports, or electronic sports, is a billion-dollar baby born of the video gaming industry. It’s growing so fast and unexpec...  

Sep 03, 2019 by Michelle Bruno
If leads are important to you—and what exhibitor doesn’t want more, qualified trade show leads—the SmartSource Lead Retrieval Solution is a great option for quickly and easily capturing and processing lead data. It’s time to retire manual lead capture. Every minute spent on lead data processing is a minute lost on making a sale. SmartSource offers hardware and software in a small, nimble device that uses the industry’s most powerful scanner. In less than three seconds, the device sc...  

Aug 16, 2019 by Cynthia Corona
Gaming tournaments have been a great revenue boon for videogame developers and the venues that host them.  In 2017, esports captured a whole new territory in the world of digital entertainment when the audience size for esports tournaments surpassed the audience who watched all the NFL season’s games combined!  This prompted the business world to take note and sprouted a cottage industry of marketers, event planners and PR agencies that promise to deliver “the esports tournament event ...  

Jul 11, 2019 by Lillian Taylor
With so much focus put on preparing high-quality content for a presentation, and pairing it with the right projector to deliver that content in the most impactful, effective way, the projection screen often becomes an afterthought. However, the screen is a crucial element in ensuring a visually compelling presentation. Here’s what you need to consider. Venue & Audience Size The size of your room will have a major impact on what screen you choose. For larger venues, you might opt...  

Jul 08, 2019 by Michelle Bruno
When characterizing future business-to-business meetings, conferences and trade shows, a number of frameworks come to mind, including experiential, engagement-focused and personalized. While all three strategies are important, personalization is one that resonates most with attendees. Acknowledging customers and meeting their needs (sometimes unexpectedly) is a central tenet for business success. The following emerging technologies that empowers these key moments of personalization will shap...