I have always been amused at how the live events business has allowed such practices as referring to sound persons as “engineers“, and this is a good example of how the special events production industry has evolved outside of the…
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Your Local High School Needs You
Jeff
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We enjoy working with our local schools and are particularly proud to be involved with the arts curriculum at Northwood High School, the school my daughter attends. They are finishing up a series of special events this week and we…
Small Town TV Stations Join The White Space Debate
The ongoing battle for available broadcast spectrum for new consumer devices has opened on another front. Dell has joined giants like Google and Microsoft in the fight to control wireless spectrum, but it appears that they are trying to come…
A Box of Shakespeare
We‘ve been involved in the New York theatre market for many years, supplying tape products to some of the most successful productions on Broadway. Getting the show up and running is one thing. Getting the whole theatre up and running…
They Don’t Call Them “Swipe” Fees For Nothing
The current congressional debate over the banking regulations that determine the fees that banks can charge merchants for debit card transactions will have an impact on everything you buy, whether you use a debit card or not. Many consumers are…
Can There Be An Upside To Oil Price Increases
It seems that there is a hint of good news to the continuing increase and instability in the cost of oil. Specifically, it is causing retailers to reconsider the use of plastic clamshell packaging. This packaging material is petroleum based…
Welcome To Your New Home-Just Don’t Try To Turn On The Water
As a distributor of extension cords, we follow the copper market closely and as the price of copper increases, so do the incidences of copper theft. It seems that the theft of copper from brand new homes is increasing dramatically…
This Post Isn’t About Gaffers Tape But It Is
On another blog I edit, I commented on news stories about a clothing manufacturer called General Pants who was taking flack about using sex to sell clothes in the mall. Unbelieveable, right? Anyway, responding to complaints about mall window advertising…
I Don’t Care When You’re “Closed”. I Only Care When You Are Open
I wonder who was the person who came up with that ubiquitous sign you see on almost every business’s door, the one with the orange block letters on the black background that says I know you’re closed. I can tell…
Use Less Tape? That’s Alright With Us!
Jeff
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In the face of ongoing price increases from every tape manufacturer and converter we deal with, we’ve decided that it’s time to pass on some tips on getting your job done with less tape. Tape is a great tool and…
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