Adorama offers the best in video, camera, drones, lighting, audio, computing and office equipment. It serves all content creators from consumers to businesses and organizations with the equipment, resources and services to bring creativity to life. Adorama Business Solutions (ABS) is the B2B division of Adorama, servicing the specific technology requirements of businesses, schools, colleges, universities, non-profits and government agencies. In this guide, you’ll learn all you need to know about working with ABS to meet your business’ needs.
What Does ABS Do?
ABS offers consultative sales for B2B customers to create brand-agnostic solutions. This means we partner with customers to identify end goals then work backwards to build technology solutions. This approach helps customers achieve their goals while keeping budget and current equipment set-up in mind. ABS allows you to streamline technology purchases for your business or institution. This means you save time and ultimately save money while ensuring you get the best solutions tailored to your end goals and budget.
Working With ABS Means…
When you decide to work with ABS, you’ll have access to a few key offerings that will benefit your business, including:
- Account Manager – A dedicated Account Manager will act your single point of contact from decision making and budget analysis, to post-sale support.
- Procurement Options – A range of procurement options will be available to suit your organizational requirements, including a Try-Before-You-Buy program and cooperative pricing.
- Technical Services Team – This team will be available to answer equipment questions, offer free pre-sales consultations, and post-sale training and installation.
- Cost Control Programs – This includes programs such as a trade-in, rental options, and B2B financing and leasing.
- E-Procurement – This will be available on a variety of platforms, giving you flexibility on how you purchase.
Organizations Eligible to Purchase Through ABS
If you’re operating as a business or non-profit organization, government buyer (state, local and tribal) or government contractor, you are eligible to purchase through ABS.
Current ABS customers include, but are not limited to:
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- Broadcast networks
- Finance and insurance firms
- Federal government agencies
- State & local government agencies
- Law enforcement agencies
- Museums and non-profit organizations
- Production companies
- Real estate and construction firms
- Religious institutions
- Retail businesses
- Schools, colleges and universities
- Sports teams
- Systems integrators
- Travel and hospitality companies
Purchasing Products Through ABS
Do you have an end goal in mind, but don’t know what products you need to get there? ABS can help. Our consultative sales approach means we always aim to understand the reasoning behind your purchase and what you are looking to achieve so we can ultimately help you get the best solutions for your needs.
From Decision Making, to Purchasing to Post-Purchase Support
Whether you can’t choose between brands/models, need help creating entire technology solutions or simply have an order delivery question, your Account Manager is your single point of contact for everything related to your purchases.
Zero-Commitment for 100% Confidence in Purchasing
When making costly equipment investments you want to be 100% confident you’re making the right choice. Try-Before-You-Buy with Adorama allows you to rent the equipment for use in your own environment and if you decide to purchase, up to one week of the rental cost will be deducted from the sale price.
Increase Your Budget for Technology Upgrades With Adorama Trade
Helping you increase your budget for new gear, Adorama will buy old photo, video, lighting, drones and audio equipment. Once the gear has been evaluated and you have accepted the offer, you can use that amount toward the cost of your purchases or receive cash back.
Bulk Up Gear for Short Projects with Adorama Rentals
Adorama Rentals serves the cinema and photography communities with the equipment needed to bring creativity to life. Adorama Rentals has a 50,000 sq. ft. location conveniently located in Brooklyn. Visit adoramarentals.com to find out more.
Product Categories Available Through ABS
There are 250,000+ products from at least 2,200 brands available through Adorama Business Solutions. In addition, some products are exclusively available to B2B customers as long as certain professional criteria are met, such as law enforcement and forensic equipment.
All categories you can see on Adorama.com are available to purchase through Adorama Business Solutions including Cameras, Pro Video, Pro Audio, Drones, Forensics and Law Enforcement, Musical Instruments, Lighting, Computers, Printers and more.
Current ABS Clients/Case Studies
ABS has a proven track record of delivering pioneering technology solutions to a wide variety of clients spanning various sectors. Currently, clients include 44 U.S. state governments, major “lettered” networks and national broadcasters, as well as 33 of the top churches in the U.S. (by congregation size). With a robust portfolio of over 2,500 brands on offer across all product categories, our reliable account managers and knowledgeable in-house technical services teams are ready to guide you and your organization through every step of the decision-making process from procurement, installation, training, to post-purchase support.
Public Safety
The Town of Linn, Wisconsin is a popular summer destination, with tourism tripling the population during the summer months. Due to limited manpower, this seasonal population boom often strained the town’s police department. Having learned about the benefits of using drones for police operations during a conference, the town’s Police Chief (with support from ABS) invested in a DJI Inspire drone equipped with a FLIR thermal camera, along with a Ford F150 patrol vehicle customized with a drone deployment system. This enabled the Town of Linn Police Department to halve the response time and manpower needed to respond to situations.
Read more about this at: Town of Linn Police Department Reduces Response Times with Innovative Patrol Vehicle & Drone Technology [Case Study]
Video Production
New York’s Trinity Elementary School has an in-house broadcast studio for morning announcements. Trinity Elementary sought to update the studio with improved lighting and camera equipment to enhance the studio’s live TV production capabilities. Adorama Business Solutions was able to provide on-site consultation, recommending lighting placements and power outlet locations to cater to plans for the studio. ABS also facilitated the bid process through the National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance, winning the bid for the project. In addition to enhancing the studio’s live TV production capabilities, the updates also enabled the school to offer a new curriculum on live television production — benefiting over 300 students.
Read more about this at: Trinity Elementary School Upgrades Studio to Expand Curriculum & Live TV Production [Case Study]
Education
Thanks to the growing popularity of its minors in design and production, West Coast Baptist College established its Creative Arts Department in 2019 along with a four-year Bachelor in Visual Arts degree program. The program has doubled in size during the past year, necessitating the expansion of teaching spaces, especially the video production and editing studio. With the help of Adorama Business Solutions, WCBC was able to select flexible and easily reconfigurable equipment to create a new classroom studio that replicates a realistic work environment. In addition to facilitating diverse teaching options, the new classroom studio also allows the Creative Arts Department to offer brand-new, in-demand course content in the Worship technology industry.
Read more about this at: West Coast Baptist College Creates New Studio For Video Production & Editing [Case Study]
Health Care
Challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic have led hospitals worldwide to adjust their workflows to better serve patients. ABS is committed to supporting these efforts. New York’s Mount Sinai Health System in one such example. ABS was able to help Mount Sinai acquire the necessary telemedicine equipment quickly, allowing Mount Sinai to leverage telemedicine to transform healthcare during the pandemic and beyond. By implementing a work-from-home policy and equipping their doctors to practice medicine virtually, Mount Sinai was able to attend to the influx of patients and keep doctors safe during the pandemic. Plans are underway to expand the existing telemedicine solution to at least five more hospitals.
Read more about this at: Mount Sinai Health System Invests in Telemedicine Gear to Improve Remote Care [Case Study]
Available Payment Methods
ABS accepts a variety of payment methods for your convenience including POs, credit cards, p-cards, wire transfers, net terms and B2B financing.
B2B financing is designed to help you get the gear you need for your business to grow with flexible terms to fit around budgets, a fast approval process, and 0% financing from select manufacturers. B2B financing is available for corporations, proprietorships, LLC’s, partnerships, other business entities, non-profit organizations, SLED and
associations throughout the United States. Ask us for further information at abs@adorama.com.
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