by Amy Madden | Aug 14, 2012 | Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging
Every year Draper mines the employee pool for children and grandchildren looking for temporary, summer employment. We had 21 hires this summer, and our department, Audio Visual Sales, had the pleasure of working with Samantha Smith. Samantha just graduated from high...
by Bob Hadsell | Aug 2, 2012 | Home Theatre, Screen Technology
New York City in late June! The weather was great (cooler than our drought-stricken state), the people wonderful (as always! I think New Yorkers get a bum rap…), and the lights!!! June 27 and 28, the lights were on at the CEA Line Show NYC, bringing together media and...
by Penny Sitler | Jan 24, 2012 | Home Theatre, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology
What was the biggest audio visual show in 2011? It wasn’t InfoCOMM–though InfoCOMM is still an amazing, growing, exciting show. It was Integrated Systems Europe in Amsterdam. Cosponsored by InfoCOMM and CEDIA, ISE (#ISE2012 on Twitter) is now the giant of...
by Amy Madden | Oct 28, 2011 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology
We successfully completed our first AV Week events last Friday. I personally served as a judge for Ball State University’s annual sales competition. With over forty young adults competing, I got to witness the future of the sales professional…and I was blown away! ...
by Amy Madden | Oct 27, 2011 | Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology
Tensioned screens have an aura of mystery that surrounds them. They are the most expensive models on the market and they have a very distinctive look. So do you truly need one? Unfortunately the answer is not cut and dried. It all depends. I can hear you sighing...
by Bob Hadsell | Oct 18, 2011 | Home Theatre
Most of the leaders of our industry are local businessmen; a great many are very involved in projects that benefit their local communities, neighborhoods and organizations. One such example is a project that involved Tom Walker and Mark Jahnigen of Wired Home...