February 28th, 2012
Twitter has become one of the best ways to get your message out as fast as possible. The ability to tweet out messages to hundreds or thousands of followers has taken marketing to a whole new level. As a professional, you’ll receive immediate feedback on your video, photo or message. And, if they like what you’re saying, they’ll retweet it to hundreds or thousands of additional followers, creating the phenomenon known as “viral marketing.”
Twitter, however, doesn’t just need to be something that you see on your phone or computer. Tweets are a great way to attract and impress participants at conventions, trade shows, product launches and the like. If your consumers like you, they talk about you. Why not show off these compliments in your booth, or at your conventions or events with a rental projector?
 Displaying Your Twitter Feed
It’s not entirely necessary to invest in a large screen TV to display your Twitter feed. Instead, set up a large screen, and use a projector to showcase what people are saying about your company and your products. Rear projectors work best for booths or trade show events since you don’t need the projector taking up one of your front tables. For a large event, you can set up the projector in the back of the room and the screen near the front. Just make sure the projector in a spot where people won’t trip over it or where the screen isn’t constantly impeded.
Creating Buzz
Now that you have your projector, you need to get the Twitter discussion going. A great way to do this at an event is to offer some type of prize or giveaway to the people who tweet about your company. For example, if you are giving away a major prize, have your attendees (in 140 characters or less) tell you why they deserve to win it. Project these tweets on to screen, and you’ll have a live feed of all the entries. You can even encourage the attendees’ followers to retweet their message, to spread the word and create additional chances to win.
Not only are the tweets fun to read for the people at the event, it can also increase your Twitter followers and promote your brand to all the attendees’ followers. This dramatically increases your viral outreach.
Don’t Be Afraid of Comments
One of the major worries that brands have about posting live Twitter feeds at conventions, trade shows and other events is that someone may write something negative. This is always a possibility, but generally people write more good comments than bad ones.
If you, however, do get a negative comment, look at it as an opportunity to show others how responsive you are to your consumers. Offer solutions, or commiserate with the follower. Usually, people just want to know that they are heard. If handled appropriately, you may just win that customer over for life.
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February 24th, 2012
Here’s a little chuckle for Oscar night we thought you might enjoy. Don’t miss the window to rent a projector for your next social or business gathering. Click here to learn more.
February 21st, 2012
Murals brighten up any blank wall in any room of your house, but mural artists are expensive. You can, however, have all the benefits of a mural without the expense of a professional. Rental art projectors allow you to take works by famous artists, cool sketches or even your child’s artwork and project them on to your wall. From there, you just need a few drawing pencil, brushes and paint to make your own mural.
 Murals of the Past and Future
Murals have been created via projection methods since the Renaissance. The camera obscura (a type of optical device that reflects an image onto a surface) allowed artists to project images on to canvases, allowing them to create traces of the image. The rental projector just makes the process so much easier.
While older projectors required you to have enough room to fit the bulk of the image you wanted to project, you can now use slides. With slides, you don’t have to worry about the image shifting. Plus, you can use any type of illustration with slides: photographs, newspaper articles or magazine images.
Consider Your Space
Before you start selecting the images that you want to use, think about the space, the décor and furniture you plan on using in the room. For example, in an atrium or similar type space with lots of windows, a nature scene might be your best choice. For a baby’s room on the other hand, you might want cartoon characters, fish or whimsical decorations.
Next, you need to think about how large you want the projected image to be. Some projectors are meant for smaller screens, and you may not have enough room to pull them back far enough to fill the entire space. If that’s the case, rent a projector that can make your image significantly larger.
Create Your Masterpiece
Once you get your rental projector, it’s time to start sketching out your mural. Insert your slide or position the image that you want to use on the projector. Turn off or dim the lights as much as possible. You don’t want to leave the overhead lights at full power since you won’t be able to see all the details of your picture.
Take a pencil (regular or drafting), and start outlining the reflected image. Do not use a pen or marker since you want to be able to erase any mis-drawn lines. Outline as much or as little of the image that you want to use.
Finally, go over your traced image with a permanent marker or a paint brush. For the outline, use the smallest brush possible. Then, paint in the rest of the image with your selected colors.
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February 17th, 2012
Trade shows are ideal for networking, displaying your latest products or services, attracting new business, educating the public and acquiring leads. Most trade show booths, however, are often plain and unattractive. This can cause you to lose potential business since trade show attendees may simply walk past your setup. You need to stand out from the crowd. A great way to do this is to get a rental projector that visually displays all that you have to offer.
Visuals are Better
Study after study has proven that people pay more attention to visuals like photos and videos, and a projector is a great way to catch people’s attention. When setting up a projector in your booth, be sure that it’s not blocking you in any way. A common mistake is that trade show vendors will set up signs or screens near the booth’s entrance. This hinders your ability to speak with trade show attendees. Further, you want attendees to be able to walk freely around the tables inside your booth without tripping over the screen.
Decide on the Presentation
Next, think about what you want to show on your projector screen. Do you really want a full presentation with a soundtrack or talking? If the booth is unmanned, this may be a great option. On the other hand, if the video or slideshow has sound, you may be forced to talk over it, which can be difficult if the volume is too loud.
There is also a compromise to this dilemma. You can leave the sound turned down for most of the show. If, however, you have a strong lead that sincerely wants to learn more about your company, the video may be the best outlet. In that case, raise the volume on the video only for the short time that the potential customer is around. Depending on the size of the show, the trade show floor may be considerably noisy.
When selecting a rental projector for your booth, consider the size of the space that you are renting. You don’t want to rent a projector and screen that takes up the entire area, leaving you with no room to interact with attendees. Rent a smaller screen and a short throw projector — preferably a rear projection setup — that you can place a table or area behind the screen.
Lumens
Look for a projector with at least 3,000 lumens. Trade show lighting varies by location. A projector with this lumen strength will compensate for varying lighting conditions.
If you’ve never used a rental projector before, you need to rent one from a trusted company. Projector123.com is a reputable company with a wide selection of quality projectors. Learn more here.
February 14th, 2012
There’s still time to throw a killer Oscar night bash — all you’ll need is a rental projector, a few props, and a dose of creativity and drama. Learn how!
This year, the Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, February 26th, and televised starting at 7:00pm Eastern time. The event promises to be a smashing good time, with Billy Crystal serving as the emcee. Here are some quick tips for throwing a fun Oscar night celebration in your home.
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Rent a projector to add some fun and pizzazz to your event. This will create the effect of being at the movies, watching on the big screen. You don’t need a projection screen – any blank wall (light-colored, preferably) works best, or you can hang a white sheet and pull it taut for a “screen.”
Dress Your Best
Why not increase the fun factor with a dress-up theme? You can invite guests to wear their best formal attire, or dress as a character from their favorite film. Have a prize for the best costume, the most creative costume, and anyone who dresses as Oscar himself.
Remember the Food
Food is a key element of any social gathering, and the Oscars are no different. Let the food match your theme – in other words, if you’re asking folks to dress up, serve a more elegant spread. If your party is more fun and casual, let the food reflect that theme. If you need help, ask your guests to bring a snack or a dish (or beverage) to share.
Pad and Paper
It’s always fun to make predictions and see who guesses correctly. If you plan to incorporate this into your evening, you can handle it one of two ways – either distribute forms ahead of time via email, or pass out pen and paper during that evening. Be sure to recognize or award a prize to the person who guesses the most correctly.
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February 10th, 2012
Millions of people flock each year to New Orleans to celebrate one of the biggest events in the city: Mardi Gras. This holiday revolves around parades, costumes and the occasional alcoholic beverage. The problem, however, is that many of us can’t afford or don’t have the time to fly down to the Big Easy for main event. While you may not be in New Orleans for Fat Tuesday fun, you can bring the parades to your living room or backyard with a rental projector, some creativity, and a few simple props.
It’s Carnival Time
This year, Mardi Gras falls on February 21, 2012. Many of the larger Mardi Gras parades are usually televised, or you can download streaming video of the parades and crowds online. If you have a rental projector, you can hook it up and use the passing floats, marching bands and screaming crowds as background for your own carnival party.
 Bring on the Beads
When throwing a Mardi Gras party, you do need certain things like purple, green and gold decorations, beads and some traditional New Orleans meals. You can order Mardi Gras decorations, masks and beads from online sellers if they are not available from local sellers. A fun idea is to get enough beads for everyone coming to the party, which you can hand to them as they walk in.
Also, Mardi Gras revelers usually dress up, especially on Fat Tuesday. Make your Mardi Gras party a masquerade, and ask people to wear masks and costumes. You can pick a theme like a 17th century ball (the attire of choice for many of the Mardi Gras balls in New Orleans), favorite celebrity or even characters from comic books or movies. Or, you can simply ask that your guests come in their favorite costume without giving the party a specific theme.
There are many ways to decorate your home or event hall for the party. You can hang purple, green and gold streamers and beads along fences or the stairs. Add a Mardi Gras faux chandelier to the ceiling. Have fun — that’s what Mardi Gras is all about.
Good Food is a Must
You can use canned cinnamon rolls to fashion a King Cake, a ring-shaped dough-like cake featuring purple, green and gold frosting. Make some gumbo, jambalaya and even some Hurricanes, Sazeracs or Vieux Carre mixed drinks. If you don’t want to be making drinks all night, throw together a couple of alcoholic and non-alcoholic New Orleans style punch for all your guests to enjoy.
Don’t forget to order your screen and projector, and have it set up beforehand. You can let the sound from the parades play, or download some traditional Mardi Gras music to use as the parade and party soundtrack.
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February 7th, 2012
Company dinners often involve speakers or lectures. For example, an employee dinner may coincide with an educational training seminar. Having educational dinners is a great way to reward your clients, potential clients and employees while still providing them with valuable information. These dinners, however, often pose a bit of a challenge for the speaker. If the lecturer is simply standing on the stage while everyone is eating, there’s a good chance that no one is going to pay attention to him.
Visual aids, however, increase the chances of your audience listening to what you have to say. Rental projectors offer you an opportunity to add a visual aspect to your lecture.
 Picking a Projector
Projectors are not all made the same. They all come with different lumen settings and features. While this may sound like Greek to you, you have to take the lumen strength into account when selecting your rental projector. Generally, for a large gathering, you need a projector with at least 5,000 lumens, and you should opt for an HD projector. HD projectors have a 1920 by 1080 resolution that makes the images on the screen easier to see than lower resolution projectors, especially in difficult lighting situations.
One of the main problems that presenters run into is that the rooms are never dark enough for the audience to see the images on the screen. The higher lumens and HD feature will combat this problem.
Create Your Presentation
People sitting at an educational dinner are never going to give you their full attention, so keep your presentation simple. The slides on the screen should have as few words as possible and should be image heavy. Also, don’t pack too many slides into the lecture. You will probably only have the full attention of half the audience at any one time. The rest will be paying attention to their food or possibly chatting with their neighbors.
Avoid the temptation to cycle too quickly through slides. You are probably going to have all of your data burned on to a DVD that automatically progresses through the presentation. So, talk out your speech beforehand. Time how long it takes you to cycle through each section of the talk, and then add a few additional sections on to that total. Then use this as the time between slides.
You usually have custom and preset settings in slideshow programs. The settings determine for how many seconds or minutes an image stays on the screen. Don’t use the presets; use the custom time settings so that the slides match up with the length of each section of your talk.
Setting Up
Get to the place where you’ll be giving the presentation early. Set up the projector and screen, and test to see if the images are large enough for people in the back of the room to see them. Then tape down any cables, and ensure that the projector is in a spot where no one will trip over it.
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February 3rd, 2012
It’s not too late to plan a Valentine’s Day Fundraiser for this month. We discovered an excellent article here and we wanted to share it with you. Remember to include a rental projector to show scenes related to the charitable cause during your event! Click here now to rent a projector from Projector123.com.
Plan a Valentine’s Day Fundraiser
Valentine’s Day symbolizes love and caring for others so it makes perfect sense to give love to your favorite charitable organization by planning a Valentine’s Day fundraiser. Depending on the size of your guest list you may want to host the event at a restaurant or at a hotel banquet room. It is a good idea to plan the charitable event on the Saturday before Valentine’s Day as it will be easier to reserve a facility for your event.
I owned a fine dining restaurant with banquet facilities for ten years and we donated our restaurant, food and service to our areas Children’s Center fundraiser that was held as a Valentine’s Day event. In exchange for our donation the charitable organization offered us an advertisement package which benefited both of our needs. Therefore, if you are thinking of planning a fundraiser for Valentine’s Day you should inquire to see if the restaurant or hotel would be willing to donate the food, for your event, in exchange offer the facility a guarantee of guests for cash bar and advertisement mention in invitation and media.
Determine the facility for your fundraiser by making a list of the independent restaurants with banquet rooms and a list of hotel banquet rooms in your area. Contact the restaurant or hotel banquet manager to inquire about the availability and costs for the room set-up, also inquire about amenities such as white table cloths with red napkins, centerpieces, and if there are additional fees for set up for silent auction or entertainment.
Choose a menu for the Valentine’s Fundraiser Dinner. If you are expecting a large group to attend the event, it is wise to offer a choice of three entrees, same starch and vegetables, coffee or hot tea for beverage and same dessert. By choosing a set menu the kitchen will be able to prepare your food quickly and serve to guests. Here is a menu suggestion:
Starters:
Choice of Caesar or House Salad
Dinner Roll
Entree:
Choice of:
Rosemary Chicken served with Rosemary Sauce
Potato crusted Salmon with Lobster Sauce
Pepper crusted Beef Tenderloin with a Green Peppercorn Sauce
All entrees served with Garlic Mashed Potatoes
and
Mixed Vegetables
Sweet Endings:
Red Velvet Cake
Beverages:
Coffee or Hot Tea
Cash Bar
Based on the costs of the banquet room, entertainment and dinner you will be able to determine the dinner costs for your guests for fundraiser.
Once the costs are finalized all you will need to do is send out the invitations to your members, collect the donated products for the silent auction, hire entertainment, order centerpiece’s and decorations for the banquet room and tables, advertise the event in your local paper or radio and do a seating chart for your Valentine’s fundraiser.
Tip: Confirm your guarantee of guest with the banquet manager two weeks before the event.
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