113 - Daktronics Approach to Customer Training with Melissa Carson

When it comes to training customers on Daktronics systems, flexibility is key. To hear about the company’s approach to training and how things might have changed over the past year, Justin and Matt are joined by Melissa Carson, professional services supervisor for Daktronics. She shares these details along with some interesting and fun personal stories.

• Daktronics Training Webpage: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/support/training
• Daktronics Control Systems YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/user/DaktronicsSystems
• Daktronics Training Offering Flyer: https://daktronics.widen.net/s/q6fnvx0mja/flyer_services-training_webinar-and-in-person_one-page_print
• Ashley Cummings Podcast: http://podcast.daktronics.com/e/94-preparing-for-nfl-productions-and-the-nfl-user-group-with-ashley-cummings/

112 - Bringing Professional Soccer to Greenville with Joe Erwin

What’s it like to create a professional soccer team? To find out, Justin and Matt are joined by Joe Erwin, Chairman and Lead Owner of the Greenville Triumph SC. Joe shares his story, how he started a USL team in Greenville, his excitement for their stadium and fan experience, and much more.

• Greenville Triumph SC Webpage: https://www.greenvilletriumph.com/
• Greenville Pitch Displays: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/photos?k=greenville&project=204763-001&media=WP-023932

111 - NACDA Convention 2021 with Pat Manak and Vickie Johnson

As the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) prepares to host its annual convention, Justin and Matt sit down with NACDA Senior Executive Vice President Pat Manak and Daktronics Convention Coordinator Vickie Johnson to hear all about this year’s event. The conversation also covers the history of NACDA’s conventions, Daktronics’ history with NACDA and much more.

• NACDA Website: https://nacda.com/index.aspx
• NACDA Registration Page: click here

110 - Live Streaming Your Events with Eric Edens

Expectations continue to rise for the streaming of live events. To find out how to get started and elevate your streaming game, Justin and Matt talk with Eric Edens, applications engineer for Daktronics. He covers how live streaming has evolved, the many levels and options for streaming that Daktronics offers, and his personal experiences working with people to live stream their events.

• Big Stream: daktronics.com/bigstream
• Live Book: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/products/software-and-controllers/show-control/show-control-live/live-book-gfx  
• NACDA Webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p13T_VA3Tig&t=218s

109 - Corporate Campus Applications with DGI Communications’ Paul Kelley

Offices, entryways and lobbies, boardrooms, and other spaces on corporate campuses are stepping up their audiovisual presentations. To hear about those applications from an AV integrator perspective, Justin and Matt are joined by Paul Kelley, Sales Engineer with DGI Communications. He also talks about a recent project at PTC’s corporate offices as well as their VR tool that helps visualize an installation before it happens.

• DGI Communications Website: https://www.dgicommunications.com/
• PTC Project News Release: https://www.daktronics.com/news/ptc-elevates-corporate-experience-center-with-daktronics-led-video-walls-through-dgi-communications-partnership

108 - Live Book Integration at Charleston Southern University with Nick Case

Integrating a new Live Book at Charleston Southern University was a game-changer for Director of Athletic Video Communications Nick Case. He joins Justin and Matt to share his experiences with the technology, what it has done for their streaming productions, its features and flexibility, and much more.

• Charleston Southern University Webpage: https://www.charlestonsouthern.edu/athletics/
• Daktronics Live Book Webpage: https://ajtsystems.com/products/livebook-gfx/

107 - Transport Infrastructure Ireland with Daragh Gilsenan

When the roadways in Ireland needed digital signage to help direct traffic, keep it flowing and keep it safe, Daktronics was awarded the contract. To hear more about this project, Justin and Matt are joined by Daragh Gilsenan with the International Transportation Team at Daktronics. He shares the company’s history with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and the current project that’s underway, including the installation of 500 LED displays.

106 - OOH Ad Sales and Trends with Joni Schmeichel

As the Out Of Home landscape progressed through the pandemic, a few things changed. Justin and Matt talked with Joni Schmeichel, Daktronics marketing strategist for OOH advertising, to hear about those changes, trends in the industry and the good things that we’ve seen since then.

• Daktronics OOH Webpage: https://www.daktronics.com/en-us/markets/out-of-home-advertising

105 - Bringing Displays to Live Events in 2021 with Nick Schmeichel

As people get back out there and attend live events again, Justin and Matt checked in with Nick Schmeichel, President and Owner of Sideline Productions, to see how things are going with the live events industry when it comes to his display and production rental business. We discuss the recent SnoCross events as well as how events are coming back in 2021.

• Sideline Productions Website: http://www.sidelinemediagrp.com/
• SnoCross Website: https://snocross.com/ 

104 - Display Maintenance 101 with Gary Smith

Taking care of a video display might not be at the top of your mind when making the initial purchase. To hear a little about maintaining a display, Justin and Matt talked with Gary Smith, Daktronics Project Manager Southeast region and former long-time field service engineer. He explains how he did systems checks, shares helpful tips and talks about interesting experiences he’s had in the field.

• Video Product Maintenance Guide: https://daktronics.widen.net/s/mvmutqv86u/guide_video-product-maintenance-guide 
• Extreme weather guide: https://daktronics.widen.net/s/m7dnfrcfcm/flyer_vandalism-and-extreme-weather-service-guide 
• 5 top displays surviving the obscure blog post: https://blog.daktronics.com/2017/03/03/top-5-led-displays-surviving-the-obscure/