The Visionaries of the InfoComm 100 think tank have presented us with some interesting and sometimes conflicting assumptions about how the AV Industry will compete in the next 3 to 5 years. Let’s examine the list of primary assumptions and ponder their implications: › Continue reading…
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A huge theme of the InfoComm 100 event was the trend towards an IT-centric world. It predicts that more IT departments will take ownership of AV management and delivery, that computers will increasingly replace AV products as the endpoint for communications. “The AV industry will need to fully understand unified communications, networks, and wireless applications.” It will be an open-source world.
In my recent Roadmap for the Future blog I touched on the six macro-trends identified by the InfoComm 100 in April 2009. The implications for the Audiovisual Live Event Industry are significant and expand the outlook I have been noodling over the past three years. › Continue reading…
In April, 2009 I was fortunate to participate in a landmark event for the AV Industry, the InfoComm 100. InfoComm International brought together one hundred industry leaders and key volunteers from around the world for a two-day think tank. The “100″ as we came to be known, brainstormed about future trends that will affect the AV Industry over the next five years. › Continue reading…
I am not an expert on Web 2.0, social networking, blogging or any of the other time-sucking web-based tools on my computer desktop. I am however becoming an avid user. I am not a fan of the time-sucking part, so I have devoted some (Time) energy into learning how to use these tools so they do NOT take so much effort. The key is to not hunt for things to read, but wait for them to come to you. Or search for specific topics when you need them. › Continue reading…
Small business managers would all like to know one good reason they should spend money on marketing in a down economy. Let me tell you a few reasons why you shouldn’t (but don’t think for a minute that this is all I will say on the topic). › Continue reading…
If you want great results that meet expectations, then set some boundaries before you begin. This applies to our businesses, any projects we may undertake, and even the family vacation. I want to share another of Seth Godin’s posts. › Continue reading…
I know we all live in a blog world where information and ideas come in snippets, bullet points, and 160 character micro-thoughts. Just once in a while we need to stop and read something of substance to be reminded that brilliant ideas take time to evolve and grow. Malcolm Gladwell is the new master of intuitive counter-intelligence. Please set aside fifteen minutes and read his recent article in The New Yorker titled “How David Beats Goliath”. It will make you wish you were an underdog again. › Continue reading…
Long term projects need meetings to check progress, address issues, and keep stakeholders engaged. Here’s a couple of tips to make sure your regularly scheduled meetings have some teeth:
Provide an agenda: Meetings eat up time and if you know the agenda in advance you will have an idea of how much. › Continue reading…
Many small businesses suffer from analysis paralysis – the practice of waiting for the data to definitively reveal the correct path. We review and research, and at each juncture one more piece of information comes forth that causes us to postpone the final choice a little longer. › Continue reading…
