May 11 2018

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Employee Spotlight: Rob Doak

May 3 2018
What is the secret behind FMAV’s success throughout the years? Our people! They make us who we are today and who we will be in the future.  As Canada’s largest independently owned audiovisual company, FMAV has more than 250 staff across seven offices from coast to coast, and it’s our people who make us a ...

Webinar Recap: Best-in-class webcasting experiences to keep audiences engaged

Apr 30 2018
Time and travel budgets often preclude people from being able to attend events in person. Webcasting allows viewers to watch events in real-time and experience your event despite these kinds of limitations. Event and meeting planners are harnessing this technology to create unique experiences and better achieve their stakeholder objectives. Curtis Holland, FMAV’s Virtual Events ...

Impactful Ways To Make Your Event Environmentally Friendly

Apr 18 2018
The world of events has transformed, clients are implementing changes in the way they produce events to make them more environmentally friendly. Environmental responsibility and sustainability is an important concept that many companies are taking notice of and are actively making moves towards alternative options that better impact the planet now and in the future. ...

Increase Attendees: Convince Their Boss

Apr 13 2018
You’re an event planner and your key objective is to maintain and increase attendance. Attendees are very interested and excited at the opportunity to attend your event. You’ve convinced them, but there may be an unaccounted party in this scenario that can determine if that attendee registers or not, that person is their boss. Costs ...

Employee Spotlight: Andrew Sykes

Apr 9 2018
What is the secret behind FMAV’s success throughout the years? Our people! They make us who we are today and who we will be in the future.  As Canada’s largest independently owned audiovisual company, FMAV has more than 250 staff across seven offices from coast to coast, and it’s our people who make us a ...

Jean-Francois Paquette joins FMAV as Account Manager

Mar 28 2018
FMAV is pleased to welcome Jean-Francois Paquette into the role of Account Manager in our Montreal branch. Recently, FMAV Montreal had the pleasure of adding Jean-Francois in its sales team. With more than 15 years of experience in the audiovisual industry, first as audio lead Technician, then as Project Manager and Operations Director. Jean-Francois has ...

Webinar Recap: Key Trends Driving Venue Selection

Mar 24 2018
In this month’s FMAV webinar, Ryan Young, Associate Director of Sales at Brookstreet Hotel, spoke with  FMAV’s Alissa Hurley, VP of Marketing about the demand for technology in events and venues. The needs of today’s planners and groups are much more complex than they were 10 years ago. Planners are looking for spaces that can support their ...