Webinar: How to Build a Comprehensive Human Resource Strategy

The partners at Navigate Management Consulting tackle HR management, including hiring plans, nurturing "must-keep" people, raising the performance bar and establishing standards. They also tackle compensation and rewards, meaningful appraisal systems, staff deployment and aligning with strategic assumptions. Check out the recorded webinar.

InfoComm to Offer CTS Prep and Testing
at ISE 2017

InfoComm International will offer CTS study courses and testing at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2017, Feb. 7-10 at the Amsterdam RAI. In addition, InfoComm will host more than 80 professional development sessions at the show, including a new series of hands-on Application Labs, half-day conferences and more. Learn more and make your plans for the big show.

Member News: AVI-SPL Acquires Anderson Audio Visual

AVI-SPL has acquired Anderson Audio Visual. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, Anderson has six locations (four in California, one in Texas, and one in North Carolina). "As part of our strategic growth plan, we want to deepen our resources in areas we are witnessing high demand, like the tech sector in California," said John Zettel (pictured), CEO of AVI-SPL. Read more on the news. And if you’re an InfoComm member with news you’d like us to share, submit it now.

Return on Intention

In the AV industry, we love to talk about return on investment. Taking the acquisition costs or the total cost of ownership and comparing it with the success metrics of our customers to justify the project. And often these conversations lead to customers feeling like the investment is too great for the payback, especially when the technology being offered is a premium solution. Guest blogger Jennifer Davis shines light on a better approach: understanding the customer’s overarching goal for this technology. Read her blog.

Pro-AV Business Index Keys in on Emerging Technologies

The Pro-AV Business Index is a free monthly gauge of the industry’s economic health. It comprises two key indexes: one for monthly billings and the other for industry employment. In the latest survey, we asked members of the AV Intelligence Panel how various emerging technologies might impact their business offerings. The top three? Huddle spaces, wireless AV signal transmission and cloud services. Download the report now.

How Well Do You Know AV?

Do you want to become an AV pro? Test your readiness with a five-question quiz from InfoComm’s Essentials of AV Technology course. Take it now. Want to strengthen your AV knowledge? Sign up for the Essentials of AV Technology online course.

InfoComm 2016 Show Honored

Congrats to InfoComm’s own exhibitions team! InfoComm 2016, held last June in Las Vegas, was honored with two awards in the International Association of Exhibitions and Events’ (IAEE) Art of the Show competition. InfoComm 2016 won for Show Brand Design/Development and Signage & Decoration for shows over 200,001 net square feet. Read more about it.