Latest headlines: Scott Tiner on innovation and the AV industry, Steph Beckett with a social media recap, plus news from BirdDog and more
August 29, 2022 | Volume: 11 | Issue: 16
I found the case study included this time beautiful — an exciting re-establishment of the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Manhattan, on the site of the 9/11 attacks. Read more to learn about how RF Venue’s combiner helped the event succeed with no dropout.
I’ll remind you before we continue on that LAVNCH WEEK 6 is coming up! This is the most excited I’ve ever been for one of our events — mostly because the speaker lineup is THAT good. If you don’t believe me, check it out for yourself, and don’t forget to register to join us Oct. 24-27.
From our BlogSquad this time, Scott Tiner asks whether there is still innovation in AV. What do you think? Have there been any truly disruptive products on the market lately? Has COVID-19 been the catalyst for creation that we all hoped/thought it would be?
Our other blog this time is one from yours truly — a short social media recap that stemmed from an Aurora marketing email. In it, the company called out Crestron’s “lead time issues.” Since then, I’ve seen emails from other companies like PureLink doing the same thing. Is this an acceptable marketing tactic? What do you think? Join the conversation on LinkedIn if you’d like!
That’s all from me, folks. Enjoy the rest of your week! And for our American readers, have a lovely Labor Day weekend.
In technology, we often use terms like innovation and disruption. Yet, in our industry, I have been thinking lately about the lack of true innovation over the past few years. I have to think that some of this has to do with the pandemic, after all it is hard to innovate when you are simply trying to keep your businesses and families healthy. While the shortage of chips and other products certainly has not helped, one could argue that necessity should have been the mother of invention. But from where I am sitting, that has not happened.
According to a marketing email from Aurora Multimedia, Aurora’s VPX 1GBPS AV-over-IP solutions claim to be the “solution for Crestron NVX lead time issues.” The email also says Aurora’s solution can perform everything Crestron’s NVX does and more at a lower cost. What do you think? Is this a fair marketing tactic?
