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CONSULTING
Why Your Church Should Get an Independent AV Opinion Before a Capital Campaign
Church AV decisions get made differently than corporate ones. There's usually no procurement department and no dedicated technical staff — just a staff member or a volunteer team doing their best with money the congregation gave for a specific purpose.
STRATEGY
Your AV System Is a Network Endpoint Now — Is It Being Treated Like One?
AVIXA just named cybersecurity the top AV trend for 2026 — because every camera, mic, and DSP in a modern conference room is now a networked endpoint.
EDUCATION
When AV Budgets Get Squeezed, What Actually Gets Cut First?
Every AV project built in the last year has run into the same headwind: hardware costs are up, and they went up fast. Here's a guide to navigating the cuts.
CONSULTING
Every AV System Starts the Same Way
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.
COMPLIANCE
The AV Labor Shortage Isn't a Scheduling Problem — It's a Quality Problem
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.
DEVELOPMENT
The Hidden Cost of AV-over-IP Migrations Nobody Budgets For
AV-over-IP is the default now. Routing video, audio, and control over the network instead of dedicated cabling is cheaper to install, easier to scale, and lets you reuse infrastructure you already have.