Trade Shows

5 Tips for PR Pros at their First Tradeshow

I recently attended my first tradeshow, CES 2023. It was intimidating, to say the least: I had no idea what to expect, what to pack, or how to prepare to attend a tradeshow as a PR professional. But with help and support from my amazing team, I successfully got through CES 2023 – and I […]

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Post All-Team and Pre-CES Check In

Last week, the stars aligned and we slid a short but high-impact all-team meeting into just one day. From California to Florida, we all made our way to our new Caster HQ at Innovate Newport. For a brief time, we closed our laptops (gasp), took notes on paper (double gasp), and got to work on […]

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How to: Prep for CEDIA Expo Like a Pro

We’re experiencing the same level of disbelief as you are. It’s only the beginning of August and the countdown to our industry’s next biggest tradeshow, CEDIA Expo, has already begun. You may be asking yourself: Where did the summer go? How do I best prepare my company for the upcoming show? For that first question, […]

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Pro AV Needs to Stop Graying

To Keep Growing, Pro AV Needs to Stop Graying

Fresh off his first InfoComm, Caster’s Robert Simms realizes Pro AV needs to stop graying if it wants to keep growing CNN journalist Harry Enten wrote the following passage in early April as the baseball season kicked off: “When my father, born in 1927, was my age, Opening Day was one of the biggest events […]

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What Session Abstracts and Session IPAs have in Common

Whether for white papers, webinars, or especially speaking session submissions, the humble abstract plays a pivotal role in attracting attention, sparking legitimate interest, and showing a bit of style. The art of the abstract is a tricky one to master but it begins with an assessment of what an abstract is and what an abstract […]

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