Up your presentation game with a solution that’s flexible, portable, and easy on the eyes

If one word defines office life in 2024, it’s “flexibility.” Your job might need frequent travel. You might work from home, or in a hybrid workplace. Each new week could see you at a different branch office or doing business out of a hotel room. Under these circumstances, you need reliable technology that will work wherever you go. That’s where your business projector comes in.

Projectors have come a long way since the bulky lamp models of the 20th century. The best business projectors today are sleek, light, and easy to use. Find the right fit for your needs, and it might solve problems that you didn’t know you had.

1. Impress clients on the road while packing light

Business can happen anywhere, from the bustling halls of a convention center to hotel rooms or restaurants. No matter where you are, you want to impress potential clients and customers with a quality presentation, making them feel just as important as if they attended a private meeting within the comfort of your office.

However, when you’re on the road, you won’t always know what technology is available unless you bring it yourself. Fortunately, modern business projectors can act as standalone units that don’t have to be hooked up to a secondary A/V setup. They’re compact and lightweight, often fitting in a suitcase along with your other supplies, and can plug into your computer through an HDMI port.

With one cable, your laptop, and a lightweight projector, you can set up a presentation in minutes. You no longer need to rely on an ideal local setup to create the ideal presentation. That means less last-minute scrambling thanks to strange hotel wiring, unfinished office spaces, and a dozen other problems you can encounter on a business trip.

2. Boost brand awareness by advertising anywhere

For advertisers, every blank space is an opportunity. However, creating physical advertisements can be cost-prohibitive, especially when they’re likely to be thrown out after a few months of use. Any advertising must also fit within available space, posing challenges for event planners and pop-up retailers who rely on whatever free space is available.

With a business projector for commercial use, any flat surface can be a canvas for displaying your message. That could be a whiteboard, an empty wall, or even a hung white sheet. You can display static images or videos, display informatics, or set up a slideshow with ads purchased by local businesses and set it up anywhere, whether it’s a permanent retail location or a rented event space. Plus, you can update digital signage without wasting money or creating additional garbage.

RICOH projectors and grid correction open up even more avenues for creating ad space. Even curved and uneven surfaces can be a screen. Advertise on the ceiling of a bandshell before a performance, display images on a staircase, or bring the faux 3D video ads seen in Times Square to your neighborhood — the possibilities are endless.

Did You Know?:Ricoh projectors feature a unique heat dissipation system that balances airflow through the unit. This system and others allow them to last for up to 20,000 hours of virtually maintenance-free operation. Click here to learn more about our projector line.

3. Spice up your decor with immersive designs powered by a business projector

Imagine walking into your local zoo or science museum and being greeted by exciting videos showing off upcoming attractions or informative documentaries. Or getting hyped up at your local arcade by emerging into an explosive light show projected onto the concrete floor. Or going clothes shopping while looping videos of fashion models showing off the latest season’s apparel stretch across the width of the entire store. Business projectors make all of this possible — and much more.

Projectors used to be big, unwieldy, and heavy machines. The key words there are “used to be.” Now, many LED-powered business projectors weigh in at 25 pounds or less. In addition, many projectors for commercial use support 360-degree installation. This means you can attach them to any surface at any angle. They can be as adaptable as you need them to be, allowing you to make any empty floor or wall instantly come to life.

4. Put on events in the great outdoors

Projectors aren’t just for office meeting rooms or dark interior spaces. Thanks to their high lumen counts, business projectors can work anywhere — even outside.

Need to give a business presentation at an employee morale-boosting event at the local park? Hook up a business projector and you won’t have to worry about your message getting through to everyone in the back. Playing a movie for a community event? A projector will let you display a picture everyone in the audience can enjoy without losing quality. You can even use projectors to display dazzling images on trees, nearby fixtures, or in the sky for that added bit of ambiance.

5. Make the convention hall pop

In a crowded business expo or convention, you need to do anything you can to stand out from the competition. However, you also need to weigh this need against your budget, as well as your ability to quickly set up — and tear down — your booth space.

A “short throw” projector works wonders in close quarters. It may need less than two feet to project a display width 55 inches in size — or a massive display of 150 inches with a little under five feet of throw distance. That way, you’ll be able to entice passersby with crystal-clear video footage of product demonstrations, advertisements, and more without lugging in expensive and cumbersome TVs.

Got a panel or lecture you’re hosting and need to get the word out? Beam out a huge map of the convention center, so prospective viewers know exactly where and when your event is — X marks the spot.

Did You Know?:Vertical lens shift lets you easily adjust the position of your image without having to physically move the projector. Click here to learn about other important features that determine projector quality.

6. Foster collaboration, even in big groups

Business projectors can do much more than simply blow up your business’ yearly sales projections onto a big screen. They can also act as a focal point for employee and community collaboration.

For example, “information radiators” are a fantastic way for teams to examine project timelines. Project managers can use an array of handwritten notes and organize them onto a grid, granting an at-a-glance view of the tasks that need to be done and the team’s capacity to complete them. While handy for small teams, information radiators don’t always scale up to large audiences, especially if they need to weigh in on progress. With a projector, you can display this information digitally on a large display so anyone can view it without the need to leave their seat.

Projectors can even foster collaboration outside of a business context. Imagine a collaborative mural project where artists and community members gather to paint a gorgeous design across a concrete wall. Project leaders can project an outline of the image onto the wall, giving anyone a chance to come by and fill in sections with the appropriate color — even if they don’t have any artistic experience.

Our recommendation: RICOH projectors

If you’re in the market for a projector that’s easy to use, can be set up almost anywhere, and can enhance your presentations with great image quality, consider a Ricoh projector.

Business owners and event planners may be best served by the RICOH Short Throw Laser Projector PJ WUL5A40ST. This portable unit packs a 3LCD projection system with 4,500 lumens of brightness into a compact frame. The WUL5A40ST can project an image that’s up to 150 inches wide from a distance of 4.8 feet away. At only around 12 pounds, it’s ideal for presentations, conferences, and meetings away from home.

Do you need something for larger spaces? The RICOH Compact Laser Projector PJ WUL5A50 has you covered. Its high-quality projection can create images up to 300 inches wide. The WUL5A50 also features alternate display modes to fit different spaces and subjects. Click here to learn more or shop the rest of Ricoh’s projector line.