North America’s largest ProAV dealer tour begins this
Thursday when Stampede Presentation
Products, Inc. kicks off its 2012 Big Book of AV Tour
(BBOAV) with an
event-packed program at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The inaugural dealer event will take place
the day before the 2012 EHX Show opens at the Orlando Convention Center — and
that’s no coincidence, according to Stampede President Kevin Kelly, who today promised
that the 2012 BBOAV Tour will eclipse all previous tours in terms of products,
seminars, and special events designed to help ProAV dealers better meet the
needs of their customers.
According to Kelly, “We’re committed to providing
our dealers with all the knowledge and tools they need to grow their
businesses, so we have designed a complete schedule of focused training
seminars to coincide with important new product introductions. Among the topics being covered will be
digital signage, low cost video conferencing, and touch technology.
“No other company comes close to providing the
range of ProAV solutions that Stampede offers. As the largest ProAV distributor
in North America, our dealers aren’t limited to choosing from just one or two
solutions. They have a full range of
options that will better help them to create more customized solutions that
fully meet their individual needs,” Kelly emphasized. “What’s more, every member of our sales and
support team is an expert in one thing: ProAV.
And that means our dealers are receiving the most expert advice to be
found anywhere in the industry today.”
The idea of hosting stops adjacent to other
industry events is new to the 2012 BBOAV tour, Kelly said. “Coordinating with other industry events
allows us to get the largest possible number of end users on the show floor,
where they can discuss prospective projects with dealers and integrators and
learn about new products directly from the manufacturers. Holding our first event on the day before the
2012 EHX Show is one example. We are
looking into other opportunities and will update the tour as needed.”
The 2012 BBOAV Tour is also expanding its focus to
include architects and interior designers, as well as educators, by hosting
special pre- and post-show events, specifically dedicated to each vertical market. At every stop of the tour, a special “Architect
Power Hour” will take place from 11:00AM – 12:00PM, and each day will conclude
with a special “Educators’ Reception.”
“By offering these professionals special hour-long
expositions, our manufacturers and dealers will have the opportunity to
showcase their best and newest products to audiences beyond the traditional AV
installer,” Kelly said. “As architects
and interior designers are increasingly incorporating technology into their
products, and since technology is a vital element of an educator’s tool-kit,
these dedicated sessions are a win-win opportunity for everyone involved.”
The 2012 Big Book of AV Tour will feature more
than 40 exhibitors including Atlona, BrightSign, Canon, Chief, Christie,
Draper, Gefen, Hitachi, Kramer, LG Panels, Mitsubishi, Mustang, NEC, Optoma, Peerless,
Perfect Path, Samsung, Sharp and Sony.
Other stops on the 2012 Spring Tour include:
March 20, 2012 Philadelphia
Airport Marriott Hotel
April 16, 2012 Las
Vegas, Nevada
May 9, 2012 Dallas,
Texas
May 22, 2012 Chicago,
Illinois
All BBOAV events run from noon until 7 p.m. Dealers are invited to select their date/city
and register at www.bigbookofavtour.com.
About Stampede
Known
for its value-added distribution, Amherst, New York-based Stampede is the
leading distributor of presentation equipment including LCD/DLP projectors and
flat panel displays. Stampede provides a complete range of brand name
presentation equipment to a variety of audio/video, computer, and home theater
resellers and integrators in the United States, Canada and Latin America. These
resellers rely on Stampede for value-added services in distribution, marketing
and solution- based sales. Stampede annually produces the “Big Book of AV,” an
816-page catalog and companion website (www.BigBookofAV.com) providing hundreds
of sales, installation and spec tips for Stampede’s dealers in addition to
product details on more than 5,000 SKUs. For more information on Stampede, log
onto www.stampedeglobal.com.
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