| DIGITAL SIGNPOSTS - May 26, 2014 | The Engagement Crisis By Vern Freedlander In October of last year, Gallup reported that worldwide only 13 percent of employees are engaged at work. With one in eight employees feeling fully committed to their work, it deserves to be labeled a crisis, especially at a time of economic instability. Furthermore, 24 percent of employees feel “actively disengaged” in the workplace. Every integrator who does business with enterprise clients should be armed with this staggering statistic. The challenge for business leaders everywhere is to dramatically increase employee engagement. Integrators play a vital role in this mission; a mission that is vital to helping companies sustain profitability and retain key employees. MORE» | | | INFCOMM BEST OF SHOW AWARDS | NewBay Media is now accepting submissions for the first annual Best of Show Awards, honoring outstanding products exhibited at the InfoComm Show. Awards will be given by NewBay Media publications Sound & Video Contractor, AV Technology, Digital Signage, ProSound News, ProAudio Review, Mix, Music Festival Business, and Government Video magazines. You may submit a product for consideration by one or more of these publications, and you may submit multiple products. The deadline is June 5! ENTER NOW» | | | WEBINAR | Anatomy of a Network: Crash Course on the Basics of AV over Ethernet Tue, Jun 3, 2014 2:00 PM EDT What is the OSI Model? What do Layer 2 and Layer 3 mean to AV Networking? What is the IEEE 802.1 and why does it matter to AVB? What's the difference between Dante and AVB and how are they related? This course cuts through the swirl of network jargon to provide a straightforward picture of how digital audio and IT networking came together. It puts networking language in a context that AV pros can relate to. REGISTER» | | | SUPPLEMENT | Emergency AV This Emergency AV supplement is a special eBook produced by the editors of Sound & Video Contractor that highlights some of the latest products and trends in emergency AV. Learn more» Networked Media Resource Guide This informative eBook includes: an in-depth introduction to professional media network protocols, case studies from several vertical markets, and the latest new products from Biamp. Read this ebook to learn more» | | | NEWS | | | ARE YOU NETWORKED? | | | FIND US ONLINE | | | UPCOMING EVENTS | | Anatomy of a Network: Crash Course on the Basics of AV over Ethernet, June 3, Online » | | Immersion 2014, June 6-8, Los Angeles » | | AES Conference on Audio Forensics, June 12-14, London » | | InfoComm Show, June 14-20, Las Vegas » | | Almo E4 AV Expo, Aug. 14-16, King of Prussia, PA » | | AES Conference on Spatial Audio, Aug. 27-29, Helsinki, Finland » | | CEDIA Expo, Sept. 10-13, Denver » | | IBC 2014, Sept. 12-16, Amsterdam, Netherlands » | For more events, see our calendar. | | | For Advertising Information, contact: | | |  | |  | |