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5 Tips For Great AV Project Handoffs

Written 2014-04-01 by Chris Bianchet

Nothing feels better for an integrator than coming to the end of a big project. After hours of scope work, planning, preparation and unforeseen changes, there is a sense of relief in the air when the last rack screw is...

Why AV Integrators Need Installation Standards

Written 2014-02-11 by H8fRi845jF

Over the past decade as technology has continued to become more simplified, the role of the integrator has in many ways become more complex. This is because technology in itself has not become simpler, but the user experience has and...

4 Items The General Contractor Must Do Before an AV Contractor Goes Onsite

Written 2014-01-08 by Chris Bianchet

Perhaps nothing is more frustrating for a systems integrator than the following scenario: Weeks ahead of a project you are looking at your resource pool, determining which install crew should go to which jobsite only to have it completely implode...

The Value of Sourcing Through Distribution

Written 2013-12-18 by Chris Bianchet

“I Love Logistics…” said no AV Integrator ever. Logistics isn’t what integrators and solutions providers do. However, it is a necessary, perhaps necessary evil depending on where you sit. In order to do the work that AV Integrators do, they...

An AV Integrators Plan For Successful Labor Outsourcing

Written 2013-12-04 by Chris Bianchet

It is pretty safe to say that we all run into times when our workload exceeds our internal resources. For AV Integrators, this will always happen when you least expect it. It just seems to work that way. That is...