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Become an Equipment Management Guru
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The essentials of AV inventory management
Equipment managers basically have one mission: get all the gear back in the right place at the right time in good shape. “Those are in fact several missions,” any assertive equipment manager would say. “And there are more.” This short blog, however, sticks to that one base topic: how do you make a well-functioning equipment room?
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Dymo Asset Labeling Software
Do you use a DYMO LabelWriter in your office to label your equipment? Excellent! Cheqroom can help you print specialized labels for each of your items that will work seamlessly with our mobile app.
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Day in the life: equipment manager and camera operator at MediaMonks
When we asked Ronnie den Heijer to tell us more about the projects he’s recently been involved in as a camera operator and as an equipment manager, he laughed and said: “It’s one big blur!” We totally get it. Here’s what he had to say about the ins and outs of combining large-scale equipment management with complex video shoots at the Amsterdam office of global video, VR and creative multimedia design firm MediaMonks. Spoiler alert: it ain’t easy.
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3 equipment management challenges – and our tips for solving them
Are you an equipment manager? Ever wish there were more than 24 hours in a day? Not an ideal scenario, but when it comes to lining up the right assets for the right projects at the right moment, some extra time would come in pretty handy. In this blog post, we highlight the top 3 challenges in equipment management and some guidelines for tackling them.
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More control with booking restrictions
Do you encounter long queues in the equipment room? Does equipment stay unavailable for long periods because people book equipment for longer than they need? Or do you, as an equipment manager, sometimes feel pressured to hastily prep a last-minute booking? For people like you, we have added booking restrictions to Cheqroom. Hooray! Less stressful equipment managers in the office in 3, 2, 1
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5 frustrations every equipment manager wants to avoid
From double bookings to chasing down equipment. Those are the most common problems that every equipment manager has experienced. It's frustrating, we know!
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10 Fun & Original Gift Ideas for your AV Team
Ahhh. Holidays. It’s all about the coziness and mentally preparing ourselves for those family dinners that will make us doze off in front of the fireplace. And then there are the gifts, of course!And who doesn’t love gifts?
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6 reasons to implement Equipment Spotcheck
A regular inspection or audit of your equipment room is mighty important if you want to be on top of your equipment management. You’re probably thinking, “is it that time of the year again?” But it doesn’t have to be that hard, and you don’t have to do it all at once.
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5 Tips to Super Boost your Productivity as an Equipment Manager
As we all know: time is a very precious thing. But sometimes, even though you try hard to stay organized, a few extra hours a day could help you finish those tasks you wanted to cross off your checklist.That’s why we’ve come up with a few tips that might help you stay on top of things when working as an equipment manager
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The shareable equipment list is here to simplify your workflow
Cheqroom now supports shareable and public equipment lists. They come in handy if you want to share a specific list of equipment with a freelancer, student, or any other person you don’t want to grant access to your Cheqroom account.The shareable equipment list is organized, easy to access, and always up to date.
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5 Reasons to trade in Excel spreadsheets for a modern software tool
Using Excel for asset tracking in this day and age may be justified because it’s easily available and seemingly cheap and easy to use, but do these reasons hold up against the many disadvantages?
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Choosing the right equipment for your webinar strategy
Many companies have started with webinars or want to start but don’t know how. It’s a great step forward to take, so we’d like to help you with it.
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