Chris Neto CTS

#mentalhealthmatters #youarenotalone | Christopher Neto CTS | 18 comments Today I’m remembering my dear friend Chris Massa, whom we lost on February 28, 2009. Chris had a unique ability to make everyone smile. He was loud, fun, and boisterous. But he also showed up for oth...

Some of the heaviest battles are fought behind the brightest smiles... www.linkedin.com/posts/christ... #MentalHealthAwareness #mentalhealthmatters

#girldad #iwd2026 #avtweeps #audiovisual #business #sunday #internationalwomensday | Christopher Neto CTS Today we celebrate International Women’s Day, and I want to take a moment to recognize the incredible women helping shape the audiovisual industry. AV has always been about people. Technology will co...

Happy International Women's Day #IWD2026 #avtweeps www.linkedin.com/posts/christ...

Q5 In a standardized AV environment, what becomes the new competitive advantage: speed, service, insight, or something else? #AVintheAM #AVtweeps

Q4 As AV solutions become more packaged and repeatable, does efficiency become the integrator's new business model? #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps

Q3 Does commoditization of hardware push the AV industry toward a services-first model rather than a hardware-first one? #AVintheAM #AVtweeps

Q2 How important are metrics, monitoring, and analytics (a logical “side effect”) when managing standardized AV environments across dozens or hundreds of rooms? #AVintheAM #AVtweeps

Q1 Where do you draw the line between standardization that helps us scale as an industry and commoditization that begins to erode perceived value for the work we do?#AVinTheAM #AVtweeps

Today's #AVintheAm topic: "Repeatable, Repeatable" #Avtweeps

Q5: How early in an AV career should professionals choose between specialization and becoming a generalist? What are your thoughts on career reinvention within the AV space? Have you seen it done successfully to stay in AV or just to leave the industry? #AVintheAM #AVtweeps

Q4 In a rapidly changing AV landscape, what does “future-proofing your career” really look like in 2026? Do you pick an IT path, a creative experiential path, or a traditional AV niche path (audio, video, lighting, control), and does it matter? #AVintheAM #AVtweeps

Q3 What’s one skill outside traditional AV knowledge that’s becoming essential for career growth today, not found in the CTS cert? #AVintheAM #AVtweeps

Q2 What role does data analytics now play in AV system design, and how should professionals upskill accordingly? #AVintheAM #AVtweeps

Q1 What leadership traits are most valuable today for AV professionals transitioning from technical roles into management? #AVintheAM #Avtweeps

Today's #AVinTheAM topic: "How's the ride?"

Q5 If you had to invest in one technology trend coming out of ISE 2026, where would you place your bet and why? #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps

Q4 Did any product category at #ISE2026 feel like it crossed the line from emerging to essential? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps

Q3 Looking back at #ISE2026, which technology do you think will move from demo to offering the fastest? And as a result, do you now expect to see at #infocomm26? #AvinTheAm #AVtweeps

Q2 Those who attended and/or followed #ISE2026, did the messaging this year signal that partnership-driven solutions are the safer bet over single-vendor ecosystems? And which product category seemed to push the hardest in either direction? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps

Q1 When you separate the hype from the practical takeaways of #ISE2026, which technologies solve real client problems right now, and which ones are strategic foundation plays for what’s coming next? #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps

Today's #AVintheAM chat topic: "Post #ISE2026 Hangover" #AVtweeps

#ise2026 #thankyou #infocomm26 #avtweeps #audiovisual #proav #business | Christopher Neto CTS Let's wrap up on #ISE2026, but first let me tell you how I got here... On Jan 29th I landed in Portugal post-hurricane Kristin, jumped straight into a whirlwind (and honestly epic) 4-day ISE Show in ...

Let's wrap up my journey to #Ise2026 with a video 😊 #avtweeps www.linkedin.com/posts/christ...

No post #ISE2026 #AvintheAM today. I am blessed to spend the day celebrating my mom's 75th birthday. #avtweeps

Please note that #AVintheAm will be on holiday from February 1 to February 15. We will be back on Sunday, the 22nd, as I make my way to and from #ISE2026. Thanks again for stopping by to check out this week's 5 Question Chat on X, LinkedIn, and bluesky. #avtweeps

I missed #AvinTheAM's 8 year Anniversary this past week while on the road in New Orleans. Thank you so much #Avtweeps for making all this possible 🙏 #Sunday #Grateful

Wednesday I begin my #roadtoISE2026. 1st stop #Lisbon and then its off to #Barcelona... Weather permitting 🤞 #ise2026 #avtweeps

Q5 What role will data literacy and analytics play in AV design, monitoring, and ROI justification? #AVINTHEAM #AVTweeps

Q4 What skills should AV training programs be teaching today that they still aren’t? If someone were entering AV in 2026, what 3 skills should they invest in first? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps

Q3 On a similar note... Will business literacy (ROI, TCO, lifecycle cost) matter more than product knowledge in AV? #AVinTheAm #AVtweeps

Q2 Do soft skills like listening, translation, and expectation-setting now outperform technical certifications? If so, what job do these and other softskills outshine the traditional check-the-box resume? #AVinTheAM #AVtweeps

Q1 Do economic pressures favor generalists who can adapt or specialists who go deep into a specific? #AVinTheAm #Avtweeps