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Audio Visual & Film Group, Inc. Merges with Hoffman Communications, Inc.


MINNEAPOLIS -- Hoffman has finalized See finalization.  the acquisition of the staging and equipment division of Audio Visual & Film Group, Inc.(AVFG AVFG Audio Visual Film Group ). The result of this merger produces a company that only has a handful of peers across the country.

Combining the creative talents and production services of both companies under the Hoffman banner provides a new level of service for corporate meeting and event planners. The combination of Hoffman and AVFG assembles a 30 person staff of some of the most talented creative and technical personnel in the Midwest.

To help corporations reduce marketing and sales event Noun 1. sales event - an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale"
cut-rate sale, sale
 expenses, Hoffman has developed a unique project model that handles every aspect of an event. All creative staff, production, staging equipment, personnel and project management staff, are under one roof. Every project is assigned as·sign  
tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs
1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection.

2.
 a team headed by a project manager. This model allows Hoffman to control costs, manage the process, and provide unified results from concept through execution.

With the added capabilities and technologies of AVFG, Hoffman offers a wider range of services and expands the size, scope, and number of events Hoffman can support. Even with this growth, the Hoffman/AVFG philosophy remains the same: to provide excellent service and quality with every project. Meetings that range from a board room to an event in the Target Center all receive the best personnel and equipment.

The HoloPro division and several other initiatives at AVFG will remain under the direction of Jim Fuller
For other uses, see: Jim Fuller (disambiguation).


Jim Fuller is the lead guitarist and co-song writer of the famous 1960s rock band, The Surfaris.
 and based out of Hoffman's Minneapolis headquarters.

Hoffman Communications, Inc., a creative development and production company, provides event management and creative services Creative Services are a subsector of the creative industries, a part of the economy that creates wealth by offering creativity for hire to other businesses. Examples include:
  • Design and Production agencies
 for corporations around the country. Mark Hoffman has been working in the meetings and production industry since 1981. Hoffman Communications has been providing production and staging services since 1988. Hoffman is located minutes north of downtown Minneapolis at 2900 Washington Avenue Washington Avenue can refer to:
  • Washington Avenue (Minneapolis), a major street in Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Washington Avenue Loft District in Saint Louis, Missouri
  • Washington Avenue (Washington, D.C.
 North (612.436.3600). For more information about Hoffman, visit www.hoffmancommunications.com.

Audio Visual & Film Group has been providing complete technical solutions for meetings, events, and shows for corporations and organizations since 1976. For more information about Audio Visual & Film Group, visit www.avfg.com
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