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  • Medal of Honor

    The Medal of Honor is widely recognized as the highest and most prestigious decoration awarded for service in the United States Armed Forces. Developed during the Civil War, the Medal of Honor has only been awarded to 3,511 individuals, 64 of whom are from Wisconsin. This Memorial Day, people all across the United States are […]

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  • Celebrating 35 Years of Tri-Marq

    This month marks 35 eventful years since Tri-Marq’s founding. Thank you to all those who have made this adventure possible. We met freshman year at Marquette University and became fast friends. As majors in broadcast communication, we were on a fast track to becoming lifelong colleagues. At only 23 years old, we created Tri-Marq, inspired […]

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  • Champions Need Winning Content

    Last weekend, Marquette University Men’s Basketball took home the title of Big East Tournament Champions as well as the #2 seed in the 2023 NCAA March Madness Tournament. The team is celebrating, the fans are celebrating, and just like you, Tri-Marq is cheering them on to victory.  Just as we have been cheering for Marquette […]

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  • GMCC Annual Dinner 2023 | ‘By Design’

    Every year, the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Dinner takes place in Madison, Wisconsin. This year, for their 69th annual event, our friends and clients at the Chamber entrusted Tri-Marq to bring their vision to life ‘By Design.’ The event took place at the Monona Terrace Community & Convention Center with 1100 people in […]

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  • Marquette Mens Basketball Hoopla main stage

    Marquette Centennial Hoopla

    Tri-Marq was honored to be part of history, celebrating 100 years of Marquette Men’s Basketball. Tri-Marq partnered with Marquette Athletics to produce this special Centennial Hoopla event at the BMO Harris Bradley Center with nearly 1,000 guests. Marquette recruited 3 former coaches and 125 former players that were in attendance to greet guests on and […]

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  • OMNITRACS Outlook 2017 User Meeting

    Right On Pointe has partnered with Tri-Marq Communications for several years on many events for various clients. During our fourth year, we produced the Omnitracs Outlook User’s Meeting in collaboration with the team at Right On Pointe. The event was held in Phoenix, AZ at the Sheraton Grand Phoenix. Tri-Marq created the main content screens using LED walls. […]

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  • Aptos 2017 User’s Conference: Engage!

    Tri-Marq Communications partnered with Aptos for its 2017 User’s Conference. The 3-day event was held at the Diplomat in Hollywood, Florida. In the main general session room, Tri-Marq used a 45-foot wide by 15-feet high main screen, with 2 vertical screens flanking the main. Using multiple LED screens, we created an archway as the entrance […]

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  • Tri-Marq Sponsors Lanyon Live 2015

    Lanyon Live featured informative, inspirational speeches from some of the meeting planning industry’s leading minds and most compelling personalities. The latest trends in the meetings, events, travel, and hotel industries were discussed while picking up best practices that inspired everyone. The event was held at the Fairmont Dallas, Dallas TX. Tri-Marq Communications, Inc. was honored […]

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  • Tri-Marq wins Telly Award for MGIC

    Tri-Marq is proud to win a bronze Telly Award for our work on “We Are Pioneers” for our client, MGIC. This motion graphics video showcases the company as the pioneer in the private mortgage insurance industry. The video aired at the MGIC Annual Sales Meeting and was launched in conjunction with their social media campaign. […]

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  • My Guide to Working with Non-Professional Talent

    by Amy Wrobel, Producer Telling a compelling story typically requires a good storyteller. For some shoots, we’ll hire professional talent, on-camera, or voice actors to carry the message, but in other situations, it’s better to use real people. Real people–that’s what we ‘in the biz’ call anyone who’s not professional, paid talent. Using non-professional talent […]

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  • Giving Thanks By Giving Back: Gavin’s Story of Resilience + Hope

    By Tri-Marq Editor Dan Kosan: In this season of being thankful and the spirit of the holidays, I’m so grateful that Tri-Marq gives me the chance to share my creative knowledge and expertise so that I can help others. This year, I was given the opportunity to share Gavin’s story. Over the past two years, […]

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  • The Back-Up Plan

    This week’s post is brought to you by Tri-Marq VP of Sales, Tom Graybill. There’s an old saying: “Murphy was an optimist.” When it comes to A/V at your event, planning for the worst is the best medicine to beat Murphy’s Law. Thus, the importance of the Back-Up Plan. A good Back-Up Plan includes two […]

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  • Directing Live Coverage: EAA AirVenture 2014

    By: Greg Ideran I was lucky to have the opportunity to continue my passion for live directing this year in Oshkosh, WI at EAA AirVenture 2014. Tri-Marq produced over 50 hours of live video spanning the entire week of the EAA event. Footage consisted of simple one-camera interview shoots in addition to eight-camera coverage of […]

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  • Tri-Marq Volunteers: Greg Ideran

    Tri-Marq welcomes our latest addition to the family, Greg Ideran. Greg is a recent graduate of Marquette University. Tri-Marq is excited to have him on board to work in the production team as a producer.  During his time at Marquette, Greg participated in Marquette M.A.R.D.I. G.R.A.S. (Making A Real Difference In the Gulf Region and […]

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  • Tri-Marq Volunteers: Lauren Johnson

    It’s time for another volunteer profile! This week the spotlight is on our intern, Lauren. She spent her winter break and her summer vacation as our marketing intern. She has a great passion for animals and puts her volunteer time into caring for them at local farms. She also previously volunteered at Lifestriders, a therapeutic […]

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  • Tri-Marq Volunteers: Amy Wrobel

    To continue the series about volunteer work that our team at Tri-Marq participates in, we would like to introduce Amy Wrobel! Some of her volunteer work includes the YMCA Sponsor-A-Scholar Program, the Susan G. Komen Southeast Wisconsin Race , and the Fisher House Foundation. Thanks for all of the great work you do with Tri-Marq […]

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  • Tri-Marq Volunteers: Laurie Vega

    As a socially responsible company, Tri-Marq makes an effort to donate time and services to our community.  Today we celebrate one of our team members who volunteers with many organizations, giving of her time and talent. Meet Laurie Vega: her passion shows in everything she does. These groups are lucky to have her on board, […]

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  • “One on One” with Tom Graybill

    Wisconsin Meetings visited Tri-Marq and met with our Vice President of Sales Tom Graybill. He had some great thoughts on his work with Tri-Marq and new business development as well as his role in following through all phases of production to ensure that his clients are fully satisfied with the product. Working in the meetings […]

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  • Keep the Telly Awards Coming

    Tri-Marq is proud to win another 2014 Telly Award. This award is for The Chamberlain Group’s “Garage Power Station.” We produced this online spot that aired on the Home Depot website and shot this beautiful HD footage and created 3D animation graphics adding a high-tech feel to the video. To match the print campaign, we […]

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  • Another Telly Award for Tri-Marq!

    Tri-Marq was honored with another Bronze Telly Award for our work on our latest production, Superheroes, for our client the Marquette University Golden Eagles. The Tri-Marq creative team led by Amy Wrobel and Dan Kosan, pulled out all of the stops (and gadgets) for this year’s heroes video – and we couldn’t have done it […]

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  • Tri-Marq Wins Yet Another Silver Telly

    The Silver Telly Council presented Tri-Marq Communications, Inc. with a Silver Telly for Northwestern Mutual. Tri-Marq received this top honor for the video we produced, “Day in Our Life with Technology“. Tri-Marq teamed up with Northwestern Mutual to create an engaging and dynamic experience that illuminates why technology is a must for successful practice with […]

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  • Meet the Staff: Amy Wrobel

    Amy Wrobel, a producer at Tri-Marq, graduated in 2009 from Marquette University with a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast and Electronic Communication with a minor in Marketing. She’s in her third year of producing videos and shows at Tri-Marq. Before coming to Tri-Marq, Amy worked in marketing at McDill Design and media production at Northwestern […]

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  • Lumens Aid: Bright Ideas for Picking the Right Projector

    Guest entry by Tom Graybill, Tri-Marq Director of Sales There is generally one truth when it comes to projector brightness: the brighter, the better. Filling your screen with a vibrant, bright picture makes it easy for your audience to see your PowerPoint, your video, or your camera shot. But how powerful of a projector do […]

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  • Meet the Staff: Dan Kosan

    Dan Kosan, a seven-year veteran at Tri-Marq, is one of Tri-Marq’s two editors (both coincidentally named Dan). He graduated in 2004 from Marquette University. Dan’s previous experience includes being the production director and station manager at Marquette University Television and assistant editor on A&E’s “Cold Case Files” television show. His awards and recognitions include being […]

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  • Video-Sharing Sites

    In the last entry, we went over some of the different video file types. This week, we’ll discuss the big question: What can be posted on YouTube, Google Video, and other video-sharing sites? YouTube You might be relieved to hear that most file types work for YouTube. When you upload a file, YouTube crunches and […]

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  • The Best Video File Types

    As technology evolves, there is an ever-increasing number of file types for distributing your video. So which is which? Which file type is best for each project? And what do all those lettered file extensions stand for, anyway?  To help better understand them, we’ve come up with a primer of a few commonly used file […]

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  • Making the Connection

    Meetings are considered ‘successful’ when they find a way to connect with their audience. As time moves on, event planners and event speakers are looking for more ‘path less traveled’ ways of making a connection and holding their audience’s attention. In the age of digital technology, we’re always looking for new ways to enhance meetings […]

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