Recently, Sharp Electronics announced they would be leaving the consumer flat panel display market. Their reason: the consumer television market is saturated with competition and there is no longer any room for them to generate a profit. Sharp’s solution to this dilemma is to exit the market and license their brand to Chinese manufacturer Hisense. For many years, Sharp has been at the top of the television market. This change has been coming for several years; it is but one example of a market that continues to be in flux.
Here are five trends altering the meetings landscape in 2015…
The end of 2014 and beginning of 2015 have brought us many predictions about the top trends to watch this year, and we have been particularly interested in the technology trends. Here are a few of the tech trends we are keeping an eye on.
If you were paying attention to the recent Apple product release, you may have heard about Apple Pay and the Apple Watch trying to compete with the credit card industry and change the way you complete transactions. Both of these products, as well as the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, will utilize Near Field Communication Technology (NFC) which will allow you to turn your mobile device into a digital wallet, a master key for your house or car, or a device for proximity based sharing, pairing and advertising.
Spice up your Summer Events with these Trending Topics in 2014!
Video is fast becoming the center point of effective communication and sharing event content to broader audiences. We constantly see richer and deeper involvement of video in our daily lives and in promoting, managing and distributing event content.
The state of our industry is always changing and growing. 2013 has presented challenges with short lead times to plan and execute an event. Many planners are left with less than 60 days to plan the event. With these challenges come opportunity to grasp the trends that will separate a positive return on the client's dollar so cautiously spent.