<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Palmetto AV Consulting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Palmetto AVC]]></description><link>https://www.palmettoavc.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:04:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.palmettoavc.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[When AV Budgets Get Squeezed, What Actually Gets Cut First — and How to Protect Performance Anyway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every AV project built in the last year has run into the same headwind: hardware costs are up, and they went up fast. Tariffs on imported components have pushed prices higher across displays, DSPs, cameras, and networking gear industry-wide. AVIXA has been tracking this pressure for months, and the Pro AV market is still expected to grow from $332 billion in 2025 to $402 billion by 2030 — but that growth is happening alongside real cost strain on individual projects, not because of it. This...]]></description><link>https://www.palmettoavc.com/post/when-av-budgets-get-squeezed-what-actually-gets-cut-first-and-how-to-protect-performance-anyway</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a763bc07e238b0b8ade4928</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:12:20 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>danielrepperger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The AV Labor Shortage Isn't a Scheduling Problem — It's a Quality Problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone's talking about the AV labor shortage as a hiring problem. It's not just that. It's a quality control problem, and most companies don't find out until the system is already on the wall.  Here's the chain most people miss: integrator staff are stretched thin, so the technician who used to do a final walkthrough is now running two jobs at once. The engineer who used to review a design before it went to the client is now also pulling cable. Corners don't get cut on purpose — they get...]]></description><link>https://www.palmettoavc.com/post/the-av-labor-shortage-isn-t-a-scheduling-problem-it-s-a-quality-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a733b3fa6b03c80faf3e1c3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:33:30 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>danielrepperger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every AV System Starts the Same Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every AV system starts the same way: someone has to figure out what to design, spec, and install. Palmetto AV Consulting focuses on that first part of design, specification, technical support, and quality assurance, without selling equipment or running an installation crew.   That independence works two ways. AV integrators bring us in for overflow design capacity, a second set of eyes on a spec, or an independent QA check before sign-off. Education, corporate, and healthcare teams bring us...]]></description><link>https://www.palmettoavc.com/post/every-av-system-starts-the-same-way</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a7337942df0f1eeb2f6233a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:29:17 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>danielrepperger</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>