Non Profit Organizations

1/31/20

Fox AV specializes in understanding the audiovisual needs as well as the financial requirements for nonprofit clientele. Allow us to assist in making your event top notch while being mindful of your budget.

Events are crucial to fundraising! And we 100% understand that. We will work with you to meet your event objectives while stepping into the technical specialist role that your organization requires to execute a successful event.

Don’t let the fear of going over budget keep you from reaching out to the best in the biz! Call today for your free consultation.

Video shoot for Iron Wolf Recovery — Non Profit event support

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Hospitals and Healthcare

The expertise that Fox AV is known for in the corporate meeting world has translated very well to our clients in the hospital and healthcare fields. Our attention to detail, crystal clear communication skills, and an understanding of the strict budget requirements have us uniquely situated as a perfect fit for hospital and healthcare events!

We are able to transform any space, as well as provide creative solutions to fit a wide range of budgets and needs. Our team members are specialists in logistics, technical equipment, and live event production! We are able to transform any space into a perfect environment for your event.

We believe that every event and every client is unique and deserves the best, most creative tech solutions this industry has to offer! We look forward to working together soon!

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The Fox Corporate Experience

1/14/2020

Wondering our process for corporate events? Our corporate event production includes technical design and planning, audio, video, and lighting equipment setup, recording, technical staffing and post production wrap up.

Step one, we meet (or schedule a call) with your team to develop the concept and goals for your event. Working within a budget? No problem, we are willing to work with you on pricing options. Next, we do a site visit! This is important in order for us to create a floor plan. Then, we will present the very best equipment and staffing solutions that best match your budget and the specifics of your event space.

Our team continues to work with you, once the event is confirmed, to schedule and coordinate rehearsals/deliveries. We’re also prepared to make any last minute adjustments to make your event a total success. AV team members operate audio, video, and lighting equipment while maintaining contact with you throughout the event!

Once the event is over we breakdown, pack, and remove all audio visual equipment, it’s like we were never there! Our AV team will help you edit and create clips to use in the future!

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Wonderful World of Webcasts & Beyond

1/7/20

Hybrid meetings are the bees knees! If you are looking to connect individuals, spread new ideas, and create shared experiences? We’ve got all the answers! Often referred to as “hybrid” meetings, these events cater to the portion of the audience that is not physically in the room. There are also a few different variations of these meetings.

Webcasting is quite popular and will continue to be one of the most effective technical solutions for reaching remote audiences. We see these types of meetings requested when there are keynotes, business updates, or any other program thats intended for larger audiences. This is only a 1 way communication platform, FYI.

Video conferencing offers all the advantages of video on demand PLUS the added bonus of live engagement! Sweet! Wonderfully customizable complete with company branding to display virtually any type of media.

Depending on your communication needs (1 way or 2 way) you would want to use either of these types of hybrid meetings. Instead of paying for your employees to travel coast to coast, call us today to learn how we can set this up for your next meeting.

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An Ideal Partnership

As AV production specialists, it’s our job to continuously find the best ways to deliver your message to an audience. And since audiovisual is usually one of the top costs for any given event, it’s on you, the events coordinator, to get the most value for your dollar. Forming a partnership with the tech guys just may be in your best interest, folks!

We have found 3 pillars of which an ideal AV partnership is built upon! Performance, consistency/reliability and creativity. At Fox, we deliver creative technical solutions consistently and seamlessly. If last year’s experiences with your AV production team doesn’t leave you feeling like all of those boxes are checked it’s time to rethink things!

Maybe you work with different vendors for different events, or you are talked into using an inhouse AV provider (you almost never have to use them), or even if you just haven’t thought to consolidate down to one AV relationship for your team of event planners, it could be a missed opportunity on a number of benefits.

Reducing costs, saving time, and last but not least trust building are among the advantages of forming a partnership with an AV production team. Give us a call today, we would love to connect over coffee/tea soon to discuss the technical details of your next event!

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Fox’s Top 3 NYE Celebration Ideas

12/31/19

Where did 2019 go? If you are like us, it was a year of major growth. Some bumps in the road but all in all an AMAZING year. Tonight, we pop the bubbly and say “ciao” to the old while ringing in the new! Here are our top 3 Charleston NYE Celebrations!

Our sweet friends over at The Cedar Room are throwing a lovely bash full of heavy hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, midnight champagne toast, and live music by the Kerwin L. Felix Band and DJ Wade.

We couldn’t leave out our friends over at The Inn at Middleton Place! Their Roaring 2020 Gala is sure to be over the top! This event is for adults over 21 only. If you don’t have a designated driver, please consider using Charleston Green Taxi, Uber or Lyft.

Last but not least, Yorktown Countdown NYE 2020! Guests will enjoy 3 different stages with amazing production showcasing Charleston’s top performing artists and live entertainers! Light nosh and top shelf cocktails are also available at this amazing event. Heated tent spaces along with Charleston’s BEST views!

The Holy city has many other amazing festivities this NYE but we wanted to highlight our faves. Please enjoy tonight’s festivities, no matter where you are, responsibly!

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Holy City Holiday Happenings

12/12/2019

Witness a bit of what the Holy City has to offer during this magical time of year! Southern holiday charm is all around us and you are sure to be mesmerized!

Experience THE celebration of the year at the Yorktown Countdown – Charleston’s best New Year’s Eve party for 2020! This event will include local cuisine, cocktails galore and multiple stages with live entertainment!Guests can explore the USS Yorktown with 15,000 ft² of heated tent space on the flight deck!

The Parade of Boats! Jump on board with an amazing Lowcountry holiday tradition! This annual display of lighted and festive boats, which proceed through the Charleston Harbor, is an event you won’t want to miss. View the procession along Charleston’s waterfront or decorate your own boat and join the parade!

The Belmond Charleston Place is the epitome of sophistication! The highlight of their festive decorations is a miniature replica of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express train nestled under the hotel’s signature Georgian open arm staircase. This is something you won’t want to miss seeing!

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TEDx

‘Tis the season for female empowerment! We are so excited to be part of TEDx women’s event! Event mastermind, Lisa Berry, shares some of her thoughts with us.

“I just thought, we need to bring this experience back to Charleston,” Barry says. “As a woman in the tech industry, I know what it’s like to be in an environment where opportunities are not quite evenly matched, but that is changing for women. This event is a chance, especially for younger folks, to realize the new opportunities that are available when you have the confidence and perseverance to actually act.”

The TEDxWhitePointGardensWomen will offer 9 speakers varying in age, to offer different perspectives on involvement in the Charleston community!

This is sure to be a one-of-a-kind full day experience, you won’t want to miss!

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3 Summerville Holiday Happenings You Won’t Want to Miss!

12/2/19

Interested in whats going on in the Lowcountry this holiday season? We’ll tell you all the things in our 3 part holiday blog series!

Summerville Skates, courtesy of Summerville Dream, is a temporary ice rink located in the Summerville community! Summerville Skates is a wonderful facility for to enjoy a family night, skate with friends or celebrate a special winter occasion. January 11th is the last day to take advantage of this amazing activity!

Town of Summerville Christmas Tree Lighting is sure to be a perfectly “lit” event! This Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration will be Tuesday, December 3, 2019 from 5 – 8:30 p.m. at Hutchinson Square

Christmas Parades are always a good time, ya’ll! 5 days post tree lighting, the Summerville Christmas Parade will commence! Sunday, December 8 from 2:00pm-4:00pm, in the beautiful Historic Summerville area…be there or be square!

Be sure to get out and about this holiday season! We can’t wait to see you at one of these amazing events!

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Using Hotel AV is Not Required

This lovely little blog post is just a friendly reminder…YOU DO NOT HAVE TO USE HOTEL AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES!

Some venues make commission when booking audio visual services through a provider they have contracted with. If you bring in your preferred provider they don’t get that incentive pay. This is why they push for clients to use “their team”.

A hotel cannot prohibit you from bringing in equipment or av technicians provided they are within local safety standards laws and you are not mounting equipment on walls or ceilings. Be sure to have any clause removed that restricts your rights to bring in your vendor of choice! Before signing anything for a hotel meeting room rental get this clause added to all contracts.

Contracting an outside audio visual provider makes you the top priority. Should you choose to go with hotel av, just keep in mind the likelihood of other events going on at the same time is high. Hotel av contracts limit competition, which means they’ll provide poorer service and less value than an outside company can provide. More room for error when using the hotel av.

Hotels are sneaky with their attempts to hide charges! Your full service audio visual production team will be able to bring in a MiFi FCC clearly states: No one can ban you from bringing in your own MiFi devices or blocking their signals.

Better service, clearer sound, more knowledgeable technicians? Sounds like bringing in your own av team is the safest solution for your event!

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