innovation

Audiovisual Services: The importance of a strong Alliance

The Oxford Dictionary defines the word “Alliance” as a “union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organisations”.

The AV Alliance was originally formed to promote and facilitate project requirements for international clients, through a network of regional representatives. The idea was to create a true family of AV providers who are committed to giving levels of service and expertise which are second to none.

As a truly international organization, we can offer our clients the latest state of the art event equipment, working only with the top brands in the world. From stunning video projections, to top of the range 4K LED displays, amazing sound systems and emotional animated lighting.

All our fellow Alliance members employ only well-trained technicians. Here at Eventi-X, our staff selection process is rigorous and on-going training part of our commitment to both our clients and also our staff development.

At Eventi-X we are proud to have been involved with the AV Alliance for 4 years now. Indeed, we are the only member covering the central and south region of Italy. Being a part of AV Alliance allows us to exchange ideas with fellow members in a ‘think tank’ which is the biggest of its kind throughout Europe and the world. It ensures we keep up to date on new technologies in a constantly changing industry, benefitting our clients further.

Currently, there are 69 members in the AV Alliance, each one a completely independently managed company in their own right, each one passionately committed to providing event technology of the highest level, ensuring every client, whatever type of event, enjoys a uniquely memorable experience. Jointly the AV Alliance employs 5,733 people, in 102 locations worldwide and is involved in over 100,000 projects every year. That equates to 274 events every day. Impressive statistics indeed.

Over the last decade, we have lived in a changing world. The innovation technology and the digital transformation has changed the lifestyle for millions of people. For a company like Eventi-x, which invests in these industries, we need to pay attention to all the innovation programs behind every singular relevant new technology. We need to understand the power of innovation and make the right decisions to constantly improve our quality and give the absolute best service to our clients.

For the past 6 months, we have been an integral part of the AV Alliance Startup Mentoring Program called “Future Lab”. This enables young, entrepreneurial companies to trial suitable technologies in live situations. We are always interested in seeing new technologies relevant to the events industry. From logistics, event management to new ideas for lighting, video and audio products. Two of our senior members of staff, Simone Petitti and Nicola D’Amore coordinated by Alexander Fuchs (General Manager AV Alliance) are closely involved with this program and we are proud to be able to make our knowledge available to create something unique with the rest of the AV Alliance team.

Like all our fellow AV Alliance members, Eventi-X Group is focused on providing the highest quality at competitive rates. Our minimum accepted standard is to match our client’s expectations, our aspiration and goal is to exceed those expectations.

The importance of innovation and the critical role of R & D

Over the last few years the words ‘Innovation’ and ‘Research & Development’ have become increasingly important in the world of technology-related industries.
I take it you are all familiar with these words?
Indeed, many communication industry gurus have written often lengthy and confusing articles offering varied descriptions of the subject. Articles which, for many people, are difficult to understand.
Obviously, the internet gives us the opportunity to discover a lot of interpretations of both ‘Innovation’ and ‘Research & Development’. Here are two classic examples of the standard definitions.

“In all of the definitions used for innovation, changing or improvement of the process or product are common. Innovation is a process that begins with an introduction to plan an idea and will become a new function and so it’s different from creation.”

Research and Development play a critical role in the innovation process. It’s essentially an investment in technology and future capabilities which is transformed into new products, processes, and services.”

However, we would like to put our own slant on their meanings. Here at Eventi-x, we don’t have a limitless budget, but we are totally focused on the power of creativity and its ability to ensure we deliver work of the highest quality.
Sure, we are a small company, but we believe in the power of our knowledge, especially in the synergy of our team. At the same time, we like to think creatively and constantly improve our knowledge of the most important methods of communications, to build the future steps of our success.

Innovation at Eventi-X means change. We view change as an opportunity, not a threat.
We innovate by constantly updating and increasing our range of state of the art audiovisual equipment.
We innovate by taking two or more things we already have and putting them together in a different way.
We innovate not by thinking out of the box, at Eventi-X we get rid of the box.
We believe there’s a better way to do it … so we find it.

In 2018 Eventi-X have invested more in Research and Development and the right people to carry out that R & D than at any time in our history. We work with the best manufacturers in the industry and by doing so ultimately ensure our customers receive a great level of service and an amazing experience which we know will stay with them long after the event has ended.

Innovation has nothing to do with how many R & D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R & D.
It’s not about money. It’s about the people you have, how you’re led, and how much you get it.

Steve Jobs