Greetings, and welcome to the winter edition of AV Integration magazine.
The second quarter of 2019 has brought a mixed bag of challenges and opportunities for the professional AV and integrated technologies industry in our region. There is little doubt that the depressed economic climate in South Africa, and in many of our neighbouring states, continues to place pressure on distributors and installers of professional AV and integrated technology solutions.
While it is tempting to become disheartened, the changing economic climate, rapidly evolving technologies and end-users’ need to reduce overheads, streamline processes and engage with clients abroad presents an opportunity to rethink, restructure and evolve product offerings to drive growth, both for the professional AV industry and the clients that it serves.
Nowhere was the energy to innovate more apparent than on the showroom floor at Mediatech Africa 2019, held at the TicketPro Dome in Johannesburg between 17 and 19 July. A range of equipment...
