Commercial Integrator Expo

Wishing the CEDIA Expo and Commercial Integrator Expo communities a joyful holiday season! 🎄✨ As we wrap up another year of innovation and connection, we’re grateful for all the partnerships and advancements in smart tech and AV integration. Here’s to a bright and connected 2025—full of new opportunities, solutions, and milestones! #HappyHolidays #CEDIAExpo #CommercialIntegratorExpo #SmartTech #AVInnovation

We have so much to be thankful for this year and want to express our gratitude to the incredible attendees and exhibitors who make our show so special. Your passion, innovation, and commitment inspire us every day! We wish you and your loved ones a happy and safe Thanksgiving! 🦃🍁 📸 Emerald/CIX

What's next in commercial lighting trends? At #CIX24, David Warfel noted the emergence of a blend between residential and commercial lighting fixtures and ambiances. What do you think will be the next big thing? You can watch the full panel discussion here: https://lnkd.in/eUGMvjvW #AVtweeps 🎥 Emerald/CIX

Mark Coxon said it best at #CIX24: "It just needs to work." With emerging tools often overcomplicating systems, the focus must remain on functionality, reliability, and delivering results for users. Let’s prioritize what matters most for our clients. What are your strategies for keeping solutions simple yet effective? Check out the Smart Stage session here: https://lnkd.in/eP7yUhUa #AVtweeps 🎥 Emerald/CIX

Unified communications and digital signage are increasingly overlapping in the workplace. From room schedulers to employee communication networks, this convergence creates endless opportunities to enhance the employee experience. What’s your favorite example of UC and digital signage working together? 📸 Emerald/CIX

The Smart Stage sparked insightful conversations and future-focused ideas for the AV industry. From embracing 8K content to simplifying integration processes, the sessions showcased the trends and technologies shaping the commercial AV world. Want to dive deeper into these discussions? Check out the full recap here: https://lnkd.in/eZ5nYxMw

The Smart Stage truly delivered at #CIX24! 🎤 Thank you to everyone who joined the sessions and shared insights on the future of commercial AV solutions and trends. You can watch all of the Smart Stage sessions on demand now: https://lnkd.in/efTBMNk7 Check out some key presentations: 8K Content & How it Can Influence the Viewing Experience: "We want to make sure that you are working with your customers and vendors to talk about 8K and see what you can do to help everybody be future ready with 8K. In the past, 4K displays came before the content, now we've got 8K displays and content is coming. As you can see the entire ecosystem is already there for 8K, so be future ready." - Juan Reyes Commercial Integration Trends: In response to new tools emerging and being over-complicated for users, Mark Coxon said," It just needs to work. Does have those four layers? It needs to function, it needs to work reliably and consistently, it needs to work for the person that's in the room and it needs to provide the actual performance or outcome that the person wanted." Unified Communications & Digital Signage - Blurring The Lines: "I will say something that doesn't get brought up very often is sustainability of an LED display versus LCD. It is going to drive a lot of Fortune 500 companies to have to make that choice of what is more sustainable and fits with within their initiatives." - Michelle Montazeri, MBA #AVtweeps 📸 Emerald / CIX

SAVE THE DATE! Commercial Integrator Expo is returning to Denver, CO, on September 3-6, 2025! Mark your calendars for another incredible year of education, networking, and cutting-edge AV innovation. Stay tuned for more details! In the meantime, explore show details here: https://lnkd.in/gR34DVhS 📸 Emerald/CIX

We checked in with Brian Azzano at #CIX24 and here's what he had to say about the show ⬇️ "It's really important to have access to all those types of vendors in one place. It seems like a natural evolution to bring more commercial-type exhibits into what is traditionally known as a residential-type show. A lot of people that we met also sell into the commercial market, so this is a good opportunity for us to meet a large group of new customers and installers, all at one place." Head over to rAVe [PUBS] to see all the product videos from the show: https://lnkd.in/g4aUhA_V

Michelle Montazeri, MBA, Rob Phillips, and Jonathan Brawn joined #CIX24 to talk about #DigitalSignage... specifically what to do when things go wrong. A bad situation doesn't mean the project is ruined, in fact, it can surprisingly bring high-level success! Check out "From Epic Fail to Holy Grail Making the Best of Bad Situations in Digital Signage," on-demand now: https://lnkd.in/ej-PZAwD 🎥 Emerald/CIX