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Are Audiences Missing Crucial Information? Here’s How To Capture and Hold Attention

Bob Reed May 7, 2024 No Comments

Do you hold attention? After producing thousands of annual meetings and conferences, we know where and how presentations might cause audiences to miss crucial information. Granted, communicating important and sometimes…

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What Determines the Need for Advanced Event Production Help?

Bob Reed April 22, 2024 No Comments

While advanced AV can enhance the conference, it's essential to find a balance between achieving your goals and staying within budget.

Event Production and Value: How to Get the Most Out of Your Conference Dollar in 2024

Bob Reed March 19, 2024 No Comments

If you’re and event planner and new to working with professional-grade audio visual companies or contemplating a change, getting answers to remedial questions, or satisfying solutions to previous points of…

Unexpected costs transporting and setting up AV equipment can take event planners by surprise.

How to Control Unexpected Costs Transporting and Setting Up AV Equipment

Bob Reed October 3, 2023 No Comments

Getting audio visual equipment from point A to point B is usually a straightforward affair. But even with the most painstakingly planned event, there will be those rare instances where…

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Can You Recognize Potential Event Production Budget Killers?

Bob Reed August 14, 2023 No Comments

Beware and recognize potential event production budget killers. The audio-visual elements of a large-scale event can be a not-so-insignificant portion of and event planner’s budget. Let’s look at what can…

High-Definition Video for Event Production: How High Do You Really Need to Go?

Bob Reed June 12, 2023 No Comments

High-definition video is a standard within the event production industry. But what could be better than seeing and experiencing even clearer video at your next meeting or event? Because more…

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How to Combat Shocking Hotel Event Production Costs in 2023

Bob Reed February 24, 2023 No Comments

Planning a meeting, conference or event at a hotel is going to cost you more. And, depending on where you hold your next event, hotel event production costs could bite…

AV and Event Staging Costs: A Practical Guide – Part 2

Bob Reed July 15, 2021 No Comments

Should AV and event staging costs be an important consideration among event planners at the very outset of their next event? We think they should. As we wrote in Part One of…

AV and Event Staging Costs: A Practical Guide – Part 1

Bob Reed July 8, 2021 No Comments

AV and event staging costs are some of the bigger line items event planners should ponder as they budget their next event. Often, they won’t consume the majority of an…

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