Jeannine: And that’s why we like Rick Bloom. So, I just want to point out one thing that might get lost on people, because I think we have a tendency to think of audio-visual that we kind of go toward the technical side of the audio part of it of making sure that the computers are working the way they are and the microphones are working the way they are, and I think you touched on it just a little bit, and I just want to remind everybody that it’s audio-visual, so it’s also making sure that, you know, you have the stage setup the way that you want it to be set up, that the lights are how you want it to be. If you want certain banners or what have you set up, that there’s also the visual component of audio-visual, I just wanted to point that out because I think that we might get a little lost in the audio-visual audio end of it, and we forget about the visual, and I’m assuming that from your experience from doing the concerts that you also have a flare of the visual to meet the need of the client.
Rick: Yes, absolutely. You know just to add one more point about the visual stuff, it doesn’t always have to be something that you have to plug in. It can be just a stage or a set design that for somebody on a limited budget, I’ve done these before where it’s just too expensive to rent screens and projectors because they do have a rental value, but you can create things very simply to be able to give somebody a visual impression. It’s branding is what it is. It’s having the stage or the setting to sort of reinforce the message that the presenting organization wants the audience to receive, so it’s a good environment. It’s a healthy interactive or collaborative environment. However, it’s set up so it’s conducive to delivering those messages which the creators and the presenters and the speakers all work very, very hard to establish and to deliver. So, I hope I added a little bit of color to that.
Jeannine: Yes, it did, thank you. So, at least to me it’s pretty much a no-brainer that if I wanted to or if someone wanted to have a professional event and look professional, that the one person that they should not forget is their audio-visual guy or gal. So, if someone wants more information, how can they reach out to you?
Rick: Well, thank you for asking, and we’re present just about everywhere. Our website is RickBloomAudioVisual.com. My email address is Rick@RickBloomAudioVisual.com, our phone number is area code (805), we’re just north of Los Angeles, (805)-394-0036. You can find us, we have our Facebook business page, you can find us on LinkedIn, Twitter handle is @rbav, short for Rick Bloom Audio Visual, we have a YouTube channel, we’re on Google Plus, and we now have an app in the app store [iTunes] and in Google Play, and you can access that under Rick Bloom and that has all the information and ways to get a hold of me and there’s a direct connect button to call me directly, without even leaving your phone, so I encourage you to download that and stay in touch and ask for some free assistance and some free advice, and I’m more than happy to answer ‘what would you do?’ questions to try to give you some good sense and good information that you can take away and plan your events with.
Jeannine: Awesome! That was a lot of great information, and I really appreciate you, Rick, for taking the time to come on here and educate us about the importance of having the right person handling our events and our audio-visual needs. I personally learned a lot, and I just want to say thank you!
Rick: You’re very, very welcome Jeannine, and anyone feel very, very free to get a hold of me, it’s pretty easy to do so, and let’s have a conversation and collaborate together.
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