by Terry Coffey | Oct 16, 2018 | Architecture/Green Building, Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Draper Updates, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology
Sometimes a pre-existing solution just won’t fit the audiovisual need. The demand for custom solutions has been made abundantly clear to us since we introduced our custom audiovisual solutions initiative at InfoComm in June. Industry acceptance of our new initiative...
by Terry Coffey | Sep 21, 2018 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology
If there’s one thing people in the audiovisual industry love as much as technology, it’s talking about technology. And, being a group of technically adept people, this has led to the creation of a number of excellent podcasts covering AV news. Here are a few AV...
by Terry Coffey | Jul 17, 2018 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration
Historically, AV was a male-dominated industry. And the few women in the industry were mostly out of sight in low-level positions. But that’s all changing. Over the decades, as more women have been recruited into AV, many have climbed up the corporate ladder. But...
by Terry Coffey | Jul 10, 2018 | Draper Updates, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology
“Why do so many vendors struggle to sell solutions that absolutely fit the need of churches?” That’s a question asked by Anthony Coppedge in a recent piece for rAVe Publications entitled “Create Agreement When Selling to Churches.” Houses of worship have special AV...
by Terry Coffey | Jul 6, 2018 | Draper Updates, From the President's Desk, International Update
On July 6, 1968, two cousins walked through the doors of Draper for their first official day of work at the family business. Those two fresh-out-of-college young men were John Pidgeon and Mike Broome. And nobody could know what a major impact they would have on the...
by Terry Coffey | Jun 29, 2018 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology
Doing projection right means taking into consideration onsite conditions. Light levels, room shape and size, and projector are just some of the variables to consider when focusing in on the right screen solution. Draper’s Projection Planner has always provided the...