AV News Awards 2013 will recognise the contribution made by individuals and teams to the development of the AV business, with special awards to technologists, sales, marketing and support professionals, in addition to those for the companies and organisations which make up the channel.
The AV News Awards 2013 will highlight the achievements of resellers and integrators in bringing AV products, solutions and services to market. A special Award will acknowledge an advance in audio-visual technology that has the potential to create new product or solution category, a service or application.
The Awards process
The AV News’ Awards 2013 are to be presented at a press conference at 10.00 am on the opening day of the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2013 event in Amsterdam in January 2013. The presentation will be videoed, streamed to the web and promoted to more than 40,000 members of the AV community.
You can nominate yourself, a colleague or a business associate by filling in the online nomination form which you can access from the AV News’s home page at www.avnews.eu
The closing date for entries is Friday 30th November 2012. Judging will take place in December 2012. A special Awards’ edition of AV News will be published after the announcement of the winners at ISE 2013.
Award categories and sponsors
► AV Technologist of the Year
The AV Technologist of the Year recognises an outstanding achievement by an individual in advancing AV technology. The Award is open to nominations for individuals responsible for the development of a new technology, solution or application, and which is either currently available on the market or which will be demonstrated as a working prototype up to and including ISE 2013.
► AV Sales Professional of the Year
Sponsored by: N-vest
The AV Sales Professional of the Year recognises the contribution that the individuals who lead or make up the sales teams of resellers, integrators, distributors or manufacturers make to advancement of the AV industry. The winner of the Award must demonstrate success in AV sales over a period of at least two years, a professional approach and innovation in sales technique.
► AV Support Professional of the Year
Support plays a vital role in customer retention and winning repeat business at every level in the channel. The AV Support Professional of the Year Award recognises the importance of the support and service functions in the running of a professional business, and is open to representatives of resellers, integrators, distributors and manufacturers. The winner must be able to demonstrate a commitment to the support role, and to provide evidence of positive customer interaction.
► AV Marketing Professional of the Year
Communication of the benefits and applications of a continuing stream of new products, solutions and services have seen the marketing function increase in influence. The AV Marketing Professional of the Year Award recognises excellence in marketing and marketing communications. The winner must be able to demonstrate effectiveness, creativity and success over a period of not less than two years and innovation in marketing communications.
► AV Reseller of the Year
Sponsored by: BenQ
The AV Reseller of the Year Award recognises excellence in the transaction of the vast majority of AV business – skilled specialists delivering the right product or solution for their customers’ needs, with purchase decisions based on appropriate advice, installed with a high degree of competence and supported with due consideration. The winner of this Award will be required to demonstrate effectiveness at each stage of the buying process, with evidence provided in the form of projects completed within the last 12 months.
► AV Integrator of the Year
Sponsored by Micro-P
The AV Integrator of the Year Award is available to those companies capable of delivering a full service for large scale or complex installations, often using cutting-edge AV technologies and techniques. These high-end specialists have the capability to integrate IT, networking and telecommunications technologies into custom solutions, developing interfaces and software to bring the solution together. This Award category is designed to show AV at its pinnacle. The winner will be required to demonstrate technical excellence in system configuration and performance, creativity in design and customer satisfaction with completed solutions.
► AV Innovation of the Year
Sponsored by: Peerless-AV
The AV Innovation of the Year Award marks the development of new technologies that will have a significant effect on the AV industry going forwards, providing the basis for new products, solutions or applications. The Award can be made to companies recognised as currently active within the AV sector or those involved in the development of enabling technologies on which future AV solutions might be based.
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About the sponsors
Award sponsors
N-vest has been taking the pain out of technology for buyers and their suppliers since 2004. Now part of the Inbay group, N-vest provides industry-leading, outsourced training and first-line support services to the AV industry across diverse technologies including AV, digital signage, interactive touch, Voice-over-IP and fixed line telecoms, unified communications and video conferencing. It partners with a broad range of leading and niche brands including AverComm, BT, CTOUCH, Hitachi, LG Super Sign, Polycom, Samsung MagicInfo, Signagelive and Voicenet, leading distributors including Midwich, Medium UK, Micro-P, Beta Distribution and Sahara as well as resellers and integrators.
Micro-P is a leading B2B and retail distributor with a growing presence in professional AV. After 31 years of profitability Micro-P continues to outperform the market, doubling its business in the last 4 years, with revenues in excess of £850m in 2011. Micro-P’s progressive approach, and ability to provide turnkey solutions through converged technologies, makes it the technology partner of choice. Micro-P is ideally positioned to support AV integrators, broaden their scope and enable them to capture larger client spend. With a product portfolio spanning150 manufacturers, and 20,000 products across AV, computing, consumer electronics, networking, servers and solutions, communications and mobile, Micro-P has everything you would expect and a whole lot more – contact Avsolutions@micro-p.com to see just how much!
Peerless-AV is a leading designer and manufacturer of award-winning high quality audio-visual mounting solutions. Our innovative product line includes flat panel mounts, projector mounts, digital signage and video wall solutions, environmental enclosures, flat panel carts and stands, interactive kiosks, AV racks and a full assortment of accessories. Peerless-AV work closely with professional installers and integrators, to create mounting solutions that are simple to install, provide incredible versatility and are compatible with the very latest technology. High quality in-house manufacturing and comprehensive UL safety testing ensure that Peerless-AV products are trusted by installers and integrators for use in a wide range of markets and applications.
Event sponsors
NEC Display Solutions benefits from the technological know-how and technologies of the NEC Corporation and, with its own Research and Development, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers offering the widest product range of display solutions in the market. The display product portfolio ranges from entry-level to professional and speciality desktop LCDs, via large-size public displays for digital and retail signage. The Projector range offers products for all needs, from portable devices via business projectors to products for permanent operation (such as PoS applications) and digital cinema projectors.
WorkCast develop and provide Self-Service (Webcast Manager) and Managed Service solutions for businesses and marketing professionals to create and deliver professional quality Webinars/Webcasts. We specialise in solutions for Enterprise Webcasting and our products and services are designed to easily enable businesses to create, manage, secure and broadcast rich media content over the internet. We help organisations release the value of their rich media assets by enabling and enhancing the benefits of online broadcasting. WorkCast specialise in delivering world class services in the following areas: professional video webcasts; professional online presentations and webinars; interactive virtual events; presentation based learning/CPD; event and media channels.
