KPMG Case Study

Posted on: February 13th, 2013

Communication is vital to any successful business, and KPMG International, one of the world’s largest audit, tax and advisory firms needs to be able to communicate with various locations clearly and securely around the world.

The challenge that KPMG faced was that with 22,000 professionals across the country and 8,000 partners, in 152 countries, KPMG needed to be able to disseminate confidential information to many remote locations, in different time zones. For KPMG the optimal solution had to be cost effective, efficient, reliable and on a secure medium. It was also very important for remote attendees to have as close to a face-to-face meeting experience as possible.

With IMS Technology Services guidance KPMG was able to transform a small triple divisible meeting space, located in their high-rise office building, in downtown New York City into a temporary state of the art production studio. This gave KPMG the ability to communicate key initiatives to all their professionals and partners on a global scale via a live web stream. Additionally, KPMG offered a recorded version of the hybrid meeting on
demand for later viewing.

IMS Technology Services also helped KPMG by:

  • Providing a secure, protected transmission of intellectual capital & confidential information. 
  • Working hand in hand with their IT Department over the course of three months to ensure all aspects of KPMG’s transmissions of confidential information were protected and that internal firewalls would not block access to broadcasts.
  • Collecting actionable analytics on all remote attendees.
  • Designing a custom scenic treatment with hard set flats, sheer bone pipe & drape and an integrated visual element for on screen content.
  • Using LED lighting fixtures to enhance the scenic treatment and to complement the company brand.
  • Using color balance broadcast lighting to strategically illuminate the presenters in an omnidirectional pattern to minimize shadows and to provide depth of field.
  • Switching the broadcast from live image magnification to graphics baed content and video playback devices seamlessly.
  • Delivering pristine audio by using boom microphones and lapel microphones, which were equalized and balanced for optimum quality.

IMS Technology Services is proud to say that we were able to work with the KPMG team. We exceeded their expectations by delivering a high quality, professional, hybrid meeting and web stream with measurable results. IMS Technology Services worked closely with KPMG to create a full service solution, which produced a successful, and stress-free hybrid meeting including: IT, Web Stream Capture, Web Stream Distribution, Video Production,
Lighting & Staging, Audio and Production Management. Working alongside KPMG, IMS Technology Services reduced any and all anxiety inherent with producing a hybrid meeting event of this magnitude. We were able to keep it “green” by greatly reducing the client’s carbon footprint. This was accomplished by saving out of office time and the traditional travel expenses attendees experience with these types of events.

The IMS Technology Services team proud to be a trusted partner of KPMG’s. Today IMS Technology Services is considered an extension of the KPMG team and continues to produce hybrid meetings and events for KPMG and many of our other partners.

For more information on how IMS Technology Services can assist with an upcoming hybrid meeting or event for your business contact us today.

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