Is the "One Stop AV Shop" right for your events?

Well, you're not alone! For years now in corporate events and meetings we have had the "AV" companies that say they make it easy for us by being a one stop shop.  The other option being dedicated Audio, Lighting and Video companies. Let's look at some Pros and Cons of each so you can decide what works best for your events.

Option 1 - The AV Company - "One Stop Shop"

Pros:

• Super convenient that it's one call for your events AV needs.
• They have Audio, Video, Lighting and sometimes staging/P&D too.
• Seems like it's all there right?
  

Cons:

• Typically there is a lack of skilled labor for each department or position. Remember the time you got a "Good One"?
• Typically not providing enough equipment to get the job done properly, as the expertise isn't there in each department..
• Tech Difficulties at almost every turn.  Remember the time the CEO was on stage and their mic didn't work?
• Jack of all trades, master of none

Option 2 - Dedicated Solutions

Pros:

• Specialists at their craft.  Dedicated to just the one craft, so they have a much deeper knowledge base from which to design, consult, create and problem solve from.
• Dedicated team of specialists for your event per department that can prevent most problems and solve any problems on site quickly.
• Dedicated solutions have the training and techs to provide the right spec of equipment and trained pro techs for your event to be it's best.

Cons:

• More calls or emails to multiple vendors to secure and then coordinate AV.
• Uncertainty on if they are a "Good One".  I mean how do you tell?   Sometimes the devil you know feels safer than the one you don't. See our "How to choose a corporate audio partner" article.