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5 Reasons Homeowners Seek Next-level AV Integration

Written 2018-07-09 by Chris Bianchet

Today’s home automation system looks and performs much differently than what existed a mere ten years ago. Driven by the proliferation of on-demand content, the pervasiveness of the iPad/tablet and a conditioned mindset that we can have mobile access to...

How to Get the Most out of AV Labor Subcontractors

Written 2018-02-01 by Chris Bianchet

Perhaps one of the most difficult things about being a subcontractor in the AV Industry is the way we are most commonly engaged. Let me paint a picture. A salesman comes back to the installation department and says “Customer just...

3 Ways to Reduce Risk as a Systems Integrator

Written 2017-05-18 by Chris Bianchet

Being a successful business owner means not only knowing when to take a calculated risk, but also recognizing how to reduce other risks. Of course, there are many factors that go into running a successful AV business, but reducing risk...

Making Silk Purses Out of a SOW’S EAR

Written 2017-04-21 by Chris Bianchet

There are a lot of strange sayings that have been around for hundreds of years and the one involving the intertwining of Porcine Animal Husbandry with Handbag Design is one of the strangest: “You can’t make a silk purse from...

Go Fever

Written 2017-02-08 by Chris Bianchet

So, Friday, January 27th, was the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 1 tragedy that claimed the lives of astronauts Virgil ‘Gus’ Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. I’ve always been fascinated by the ‘Space Race’ era, but reading the Ars...