by Tom LeBlanc | Jul 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
First the obvious: There is no question that the work of an integrator that serves K-12 or higher education customers has always been critical. Integrators that serve education markets can be proud of the impact they have on students, teachers, communities, and...
by Tom LeBlanc | Jun 3, 2021 | News
“Agility” has long been a buzzword in the integration market, but the need for NSCA companies to be agile became a lot more urgent when COVID-19 hit in early 2020. Yet, there was no blueprint for how to respond. Some things were obvious: Customers’ needs and...
by Tom LeBlanc | Aug 21, 2019 | News
If you’ve worked as an AV manufacturer’s sales rep, you know the deal — frequent traveling and being available to your customers 24/7. Back in the 1990s, before easy access to video conferencing and communication platforms — and before “work-life balance” was a thing...
by Tom LeBlanc | Aug 9, 2019 | Insights, News
I usually try to hide the fact that I’m a worrier. Now that I’ve decided to leave Commercial Integrator after almost nine years, however, I’m willing to let the cat out of the bag. I was extremely worried in 2010 when former parent company EH Media decided to launch a...
by Tom LeBlanc | Aug 8, 2019 | Video
One clear takeaway of Commercial Integrator’s recent Deep Dive on AV-over-IP is that integration firms and consultants and their customers are embracing AV-over-IP content distribution more so than in the past. A Commercial Integrator survey shows that respondents...
