And we say, Welcome Back! The company town hall has made a comeback in the past few years. A squared-away moment when teams come together to hear slices of strategy, progress updates, world-wide kudos, and a resounding message of “our employees are important to us, and we want them to know what’s happening.” In our world, we see town halls in all their different iterations. As an AV systems designer, we get to assess goals, how the physical space will be used, and important items like audience and presenter tech curves. On the build side, we get to explore AV system functionality such as addi ..read more

How identifying work styles helps determine space usage and AV technology Do you know the work styles that characterize your teams? There are several ways of considering work styles: some are based around an individual “style” (independent, supportive, etc.); others focus on the functional tasks related to a role, which is where we come in. How does your sales team spend most of their time? How does your R&D team? Our guess is that they each spend it (most of the time) very differently. If core function and desired outcomes are different, shouldn’t the spaces and technology that support t ..read more

How to connect colleagues (and we’re not just talking AV tech) From our 4-Word Thinking Series: small doses (four, to be exact) of AV tips, trends, terms, and tech. A “place” brings community into context. Think about your neighborhood, your Discourse group, your cross-fit studio, and yes, your workplace. A place- physical/digital/hybrid- where you gather with others for a shared purpose lends credence to community: we are all here together intentionally and that means something. That’s the impetus behind Anchor Day. A pre-designated day during which a company asks employees to come to their ..read more

The AV design/build project continues its recognition and award streak. May 19, 2023 | NEW YORK, NY and LONDON, UK - USIS AV, providing Audiovisual, IT & Communications Infrastructure, Security & Access Control, and Unified Communication systems and solutions for workforces, workplaces, and marketspaces, is pleased to announce that hospitality and coworking client, Convene, has earned two new design and venue awards in the first half of 2023 for its Bishopsgate Venue including the 2023 British Council for Offices (BCO): Regional Award for Innovation. The 2023 BCO Innovation Award high ..read more

Plus, other great takeaways from our Edge Partner Alliance meeting in Nashville This April, USIS AV landed in Nashville to join the Edge Partner Alliance for a week of education, networking, and other opportunities to grow together. Lots to unpack about AV managed services, hybrid workforce management, and what we can learn from the music industry (it was, after all, Nashville). A few highlights: Um, what’s Edge? Glad you asked! Edge is our global AV Partner Alliance. USIS AV has been a member of Edge since 2021, joining other integrators with a similar focus on quality over quantity, helping ..read more

Explore fresh ideas about what business communications can be. Zoomtopia 2022 is a wrap! One of our favorite takeaways from the annual end user and partner conference took place during the Opening Keynote: “Start by remembering that people aren’t workers. We’re humans who work. That may seem like a small difference, but it’s at the heart of all that we do at Zoom." It's at the heart of everything we do here at USIS AV, too! #avdesignedforpeople. Explore announcements on new innovations from Zoom: Get email and calendar right in the Zoom app When you bring your email and calendar into Zoom, yo ..read more

Webex? Zoom? MS Teams? Other? Which one… Well, if you missed this year’s Microsoft Ignite, we have big news for you. Cisco will become a certified Microsoft Rooms devices partner. Customers of either platform will have the option of running Microsoft Teams or Webex meetings natively on Cisco devices. Wait. What? Yes! The initial wave of Teams-certified Cisco devices will arrive in the first half of 2023. The full portfolio should eventually include Cisco Board Pro, Cisco Room Bar, Cisco Room Kit Pro, Cisco Room Navigator, Cisco Desk Pro, Cisco Desk Camera 4K, Headset 320, and Headset 720. Web ..read more

Three milestone "dates" for training focus The Client Experience (CX) is often defined within a buying context: a customer’s ‘buying journey.’ However, to deliver more evolved end-to-end client experiences, CX needs to look at every point within a client’s entire ‘technology journey.’ This takes us to touchpoints not traditionally along the purchase path but more aligned with tech adoption, making training one of the most important parts of CX. Technology adoption increases when tech managers and end users are properly trained, including plans that speak to specific needs and applications. Cl ..read more

Design considerations for your AV-enabled divisible space 4-Word Thinking: Small doses (four, to be exact) of AV tips, trends, terms, and tech AV-enabled divisible spaces can function as one large room (combined) or as two or more smaller rooms (divided) to accommodate multiple use applications. For example, combined mode in a two-way divisible room can deliver content replicated across all room displays and the audio system, intended for a single space and audience; in divided-mode, that’s distinct content on each display with independent audio for two separate spaces and audiences. Think to ..read more

Content that speaks to our clients’ challenges & needs. With so many worthwhile voices to choose from in AV, we are thrilled to be recognized as a top AudioVisual blog of 2022 by Feedspot. Our small, but ever-growing voice is above all authentic, and one that we hope clients can rely on for content that speaks to their challenges and needs. FeedSpot's ranking is based on Relevancy, Industry blogs, Blog post frequency (freshness), Social media follower counts and engagements, Domain authority, and Age of a blog. Read the full feature: https://blog.feedspot.com/audiovisual_blogs » Explore o ..read more