Chris Neto CTS
@chrisneto.bsky.social
🏆 Multi-Award Winning Audiovisual Professional. Ranked Top 🔟 Most Influential Person in AV. Founder of #AVinTheAM. Technology, Marketing, Sales, Design, Strategy, Storyteller and Community Builder. One of the many #Avtweeps.
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See you tomorrow for #AVinTheAm, but take note...
--> Next week #AVinTheAm will be on Holiday as I will be en route to Vegas to attend #LDI2025... One last ride in 2025 #AVtweeps
--> Next week #AVinTheAm will be on Holiday as I will be en route to Vegas to attend #LDI2025... One last ride in 2025 #AVtweeps
Q5 Themed entertainment is increasingly being integrated into corporate and higher ed installations. Are immersive AV spaces becoming mainstream, or still niche? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps
November 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Q5 Themed entertainment is increasingly being integrated into corporate and higher ed installations. Are immersive AV spaces becoming mainstream, or still niche? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps
Q4 Tech refresh cycles have been unpredictable since 2020. Are refresh cycles getting shorter again, or finally leveling off? What is the only constant? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps
November 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Q4 Tech refresh cycles have been unpredictable since 2020. Are refresh cycles getting shorter again, or finally leveling off? What is the only constant? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps
Q3 Are clients craving creative/flexible environments? If so, what unconventional collaboration spaces are you seeing re-emerge? #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps
November 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Q3 Are clients craving creative/flexible environments? If so, what unconventional collaboration spaces are you seeing re-emerge? #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps
Q2 Demand is popping up in areas we didn’t expect five years ago... Which verticals feel like they’re heating up the fastest right now? #AVintheAm #AVtweeps
November 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Q2 Demand is popping up in areas we didn’t expect five years ago... Which verticals feel like they’re heating up the fastest right now? #AVintheAm #AVtweeps
Q1 What’s your biggest scheduling pain point when aligning with GC timelines? #AvinTheAm #Avtweeps
November 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Q1 What’s your biggest scheduling pain point when aligning with GC timelines? #AvinTheAm #Avtweeps
Today's #AVintheAm topic: "4th Quarter check-in" #Avtweeps
November 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Today's #AVintheAm topic: "4th Quarter check-in" #Avtweeps
See you tomorrow for #AVinTheAm, but take note...
--> Next week #AVinTheAm will be on Holiday as I will be en route to Vegas to attend #LDI2025... One last ride in 2025 #AVtweeps
--> Next week #AVinTheAm will be on Holiday as I will be en route to Vegas to attend #LDI2025... One last ride in 2025 #AVtweeps
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November 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
See you tomorrow for #AVinTheAm, but take note...
--> Next week #AVinTheAm will be on Holiday as I will be en route to Vegas to attend #LDI2025... One last ride in 2025 #AVtweeps
--> Next week #AVinTheAm will be on Holiday as I will be en route to Vegas to attend #LDI2025... One last ride in 2025 #AVtweeps
Q5 If you could pull up a chair at Thanksgiving for any AV person(s), who would you invite and what would you want to learn from them? AND who from outside our industry would you invite to give us a different perspective? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps #AVfriendsgiving
November 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Q5 If you could pull up a chair at Thanksgiving for any AV person(s), who would you invite and what would you want to learn from them? AND who from outside our industry would you invite to give us a different perspective? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps #AVfriendsgiving
Q4 If you could pass along one meaningful piece of AV wisdom, your version of a Thanksgiving “family recipe”, what would it be? Good, Bad, or Both. #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps #AVFriendsgiving
November 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Q4 If you could pass along one meaningful piece of AV wisdom, your version of a Thanksgiving “family recipe”, what would it be? Good, Bad, or Both. #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps #AVFriendsgiving
Q3 What’s a simple act of kindness you’ve seen in the AV world that deserves a shout-out? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps #AVfriendsgiving
November 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Q3 What’s a simple act of kindness you’ve seen in the AV world that deserves a shout-out? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps #AVfriendsgiving
Q2 I've done my share of traveling this year, and with that, lunches and Dinners. What conference, meetup, or AV community event felt like a ‘family table’ this year? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps #AVFriendsgiving
November 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Q2 I've done my share of traveling this year, and with that, lunches and Dinners. What conference, meetup, or AV community event felt like a ‘family table’ this year? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps #AVFriendsgiving
Q1 What’s a recent AV project that made you pause and say, “Yep… this is why I love this industry”? #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps #AVFriendsgiving
November 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Q1 What’s a recent AV project that made you pause and say, “Yep… this is why I love this industry”? #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps #AVFriendsgiving
November 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Q5 Imagine you’re producing a "hologram" performance. Who or what would you bring to life? #AVintheAm #AVtweeps
November 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Q5 Imagine you’re producing a "hologram" performance. Who or what would you bring to life? #AVintheAm #AVtweeps
Q4 What’s the most memorable live event you’ve attended where sound or visuals completely transformed the atmosphere? #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps
November 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Q4 What’s the most memorable live event you’ve attended where sound or visuals completely transformed the atmosphere? #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps
Q2 What’s the most surprising way you’ve seen lighting used to change people’s mood or behavior at an event? #avintheAm #avtweeps
November 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Q2 What’s the most surprising way you’ve seen lighting used to change people’s mood or behavior at an event? #avintheAm #avtweeps
Q1 Step away from the gear... Imagine you’re curating a multisensory brand activation. What soundtrack or soundscape would you start with and why? #AvInTheAm #Avtweeps
November 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Q1 Step away from the gear... Imagine you’re curating a multisensory brand activation. What soundtrack or soundscape would you start with and why? #AvInTheAm #Avtweeps
Today's #AVintheAm Topic "Let's Get Creative" #AVtweeps
November 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Today's #AVintheAm Topic "Let's Get Creative" #AVtweeps
Due to an unforeseen last-minute emergency, tomorrow's #AvinTheAm [11/9] has been canceled. See u next week #Avtweeps
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November 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Due to an unforeseen last-minute emergency, tomorrow's #AvinTheAm [11/9] has been canceled. See u next week #Avtweeps
Q5 The AV industry keeps talking more about data usage analytics, room utilization, and user behavior. Are we finally ready to use that data effectively, or are we still figuring it out without employing "Data scientists"? #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps
November 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Q5 The AV industry keeps talking more about data usage analytics, room utilization, and user behavior. Are we finally ready to use that data effectively, or are we still figuring it out without employing "Data scientists"? #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps
Q4 Thinking ahead, what’s 1 emerging technology you think will be a business game-changer for integrators in the next 2-3 yrs (and why)? Is it something we have currently that will emerge into "The Standard" (ie, UC Interop or AVoIP, etc.) or something new? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps
November 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Q4 Thinking ahead, what’s 1 emerging technology you think will be a business game-changer for integrators in the next 2-3 yrs (and why)? Is it something we have currently that will emerge into "The Standard" (ie, UC Interop or AVoIP, etc.) or something new? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps
Q3 In your view, which global region or vertical is presenting the most upside for AV right now (and what’s holding you back from going after it)? If you're a #tech manager, tell me why your vertical is "hot or not"? #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps
November 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Q3 In your view, which global region or vertical is presenting the most upside for AV right now (and what’s holding you back from going after it)? If you're a #tech manager, tell me why your vertical is "hot or not"? #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps
Q2 When you design large-scale video walls or immersive experiences, how much of the job is infrastructure (power, network, control) versus the creative side? Does the creative come from outside, or is it something you do in-house? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps
November 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Q2 When you design large-scale video walls or immersive experiences, how much of the job is infrastructure (power, network, control) versus the creative side? Does the creative come from outside, or is it something you do in-house? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps
Q1 How are you balancing traditional AV/IT integration with new demands from broadcast, security, and XR? Are you seeing new cross-disciplinary opportunities? #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps
November 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Q1 How are you balancing traditional AV/IT integration with new demands from broadcast, security, and XR? Are you seeing new cross-disciplinary opportunities? #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps