From the Field — Draper, Inc Blog Site

May

Mike Feeney is a photographer and designer here at Draper. Sometimes he travels to a facility where Draper products have been installed, and takes some nice photos for our marketing work. He has written a few notes about a field trip last week. He got a few nice shots too! I’m not a basketball guy.…
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Mar

Bald for Basketball

By Lee Denhart | From the Field

At 6’5”, Chad Tabor, (our Texas Regional Sales Manager) is a load on the basketball court. I say this because I never hit my first free throw and always seem to end up on the “other” team when the Draper sales team hits the YMCA for our 6:00 am pick-up games. It delights Chad to…
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Feb

Live from the Digital Signage Expo: RAISE YOUR DISPLAYS!

By Lee Denhart | From the Field, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging

TorkStar Utility Line Hoist, used here to support a projection screen.

Here’s an interesting guest post from Randy Reece, our AV Regional Sales Manager for the southwest US, and manager of our California office. Digital Signage is everywhere. In just a few short years signage displays have become so commonplace that we all expect to be informed, whether in a bank, retail store or restaurant. Many…
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Oct

Fresh From The LDI Show

By Jim Hoodlebrink | From the Field, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology

Now that I’m recovering from seeing white dots and peering through the fake fog…the LDI Lighting and Design Show is as strong as ever. Traffic in Vegas is up, and many came to our booth with a positive outlook. Looks promising for a strong upcoming year. I was glad to have the opportunity to show…
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Aug

Dealing with the “black bars” using your old 4:3 Projector and Screen

By Lee Denhart | From the Field, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

Here’s an article that Ross Rhoades, regional sales manager for the south central area, wrote for a dealer newsletter. We liked it and wanted to share it with you as well. — Lee You may choose to keep the black bars on 4:3 sources, or decide to stretch or zoom that picture to fill the…
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Nov

Solutions That Rock Tour

By Lee Denhart | From the Field

We want to invite everyone to join Draper and Christie Digital at the “Solutions That Rock” 2012 Tour Preview in Scottsdale, Arizona on December 13, 14, and 15. Randy Reece, our AV Regional Sales Manager for the Southwest, and manager of our West Coast sales office, has organized our participation. I asked him to share…
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Oct

Return to Steady History for Buffaloes

By Neal Turner | From the Field, Gym Equipment

Draper recently had the opportunity to work with a local dealer to assist the University of Colorado’s Coors Events Center with “updating” their basketball backstops. This 11,000 seat arena was opened in 1979 and is the home of the Buffalo’s basketball and volleyball teams. When the facility opened, it featured 47’ tall EZ-Fold basketball backstops…
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Jul

The Logic Behind Draper’s Three Product Lines

By Lee Denhart | From the Field

Draper FlexShades in a conference room at 7 World Trade Center, New York.

People often wonder about the logic, or lack thereof, behind Draper’s three seemingly disparate product lines – projection screens, window shades and gymnasium equipment. As is often the case, there is more to this story than meets the eye. Window shades and projection screens, although used for entirely different purposes, are fairly similar in terms…
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Jun