PPDS confirms that it will be joining strategic global partner, Crestron, on an epic European Road Trip.
Part of a deeply aligned and highly collaborative partnership between the two leading AV innovators, the inaugural, ‘Crestron Next Road Trip Europe’ tour will see Crestron and PPDS travel more than 20,000 kilometres (12,500 miles) in a state-of-the-art, fully-customised and co-branded exhibition truck, visiting partners and customers in 38 stops across 19 different European countries, over a 47 day period.
Beginning in Brussels, Belgium (14 March) and concluding in Rotterdam, Netherlands (24 June) the tour, which also includes Microsoft, Intel and Zoom all on-board, has been organised to provide the AV community operating in corporate, education and public sector verticals with a comparable and convenient alternative experience to attending ISE 2022 in Barcelona (PPDS Booth in Hall 3Q600), set within a relaxed and socially-distanced exhibition environment.
Other countries on the tour include France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the UK and Ireland. Precise details on where the exhibition truck can be found will be communicated approximately one week prior to the event.
Driving new business opportunities
A total of eight Philips OPS UHD displays (55” - 65”) with Crestron integrated have been selected to be installed on the exhibition truck, including the Philips T-Line (education) and Philips C-Line (Corporate) interactive ranges, plus the highly-versatile Philips P-Line, Q-Line and D-Line (Corporate, Public Venues) digital signage models.
Each will be used to showcase the full range of benefits and capabilities achievable using Philips professional displays across a range of video conferencing, room scheduling, wireless presenting and screen management solutions, including Crestron XiO Cloud, Crestron AirMedia and Crestron Flex, among others. A 65” Philips digital signage display will also be present to welcome visitors on board.
Open from 10:00-17:00 (local time), pre-registered visitors can experience all these solutions (and more) for themselves, receiving hands-on, one-to-one demonstrations and product training. Local PPDS representatives will also be present across all locations to welcome partners and to answer any questions.
Tim de Ruiter, PPDS, commented: “Large shows like ISE are a fantastic opportunity for us to be able to engage directly with our customers and partners to engage directly, and to provide the latest product and business updates from the business. We understand that travel is not always possible, though, and taking a more flexible approach to personal opportunities with our customers makes perfect sense. So, for 2022, in addition to hosting our popular online ‘PPDS NEXT’ events, we've decided that instead of – or as well as – them coming to us, we’ll come to them.”
In order to ensure the safest and most comfortable environment possible, attendee numbers will be limited to between 210 each day, so early registration is essential.
