Frank Sterns, a well-known and highly regarded (some would say renowned) industry executive, has been retained to consult on custom integration matters with Nationwide Marketing Group. Clearly a sign of just how serious the large diversified Nationwide organization is about targeting custom integration, Sterns brings a wealth of Grade A experience as a leader in the custom integration space.
Buying Groups
Ellipsys Reports Strong Q1 with New Members & Vendors; ‘Off to a Fast Start’
Ellipsys Commercial Technology Group, the new dealer buying group for commercial integrators that is part of the Nationwide Marketing Group portfolio, announced this week it has achieved solid progress in its establishment as a completely new buying group. The company says it believes it is “off to a fast start in 2024,” with more evidence of its progress showing up every day.
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[Read more…] about Ellipsys Reports Strong Q1 with New Members & Vendors; ‘Off to a Fast Start’Richard Glikes Exits Azione Unlimited; Retains Chairman Emeritus Title
Azione Unlimited, a division of Nationwide Marketing Group, announced this week that its founder, president, and chief creative officer Richard Glikes has exited the custom integration buying group, effective February 1. Glikes has been running the show at Azione for twelve years now and the group says he will still be involved in providing “strategic guidance” on an ongoing basis as Chairman Emeritus, but has withdrawn from day-to-day operations.
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[Read more…] about Richard Glikes Exits Azione Unlimited; Retains Chairman Emeritus TitleEllipsys, Nationwide MG’s Commercial Div., Adds Two More Founding Vendors
The amount of activity coming out of the Nationwide Marketing Group is pretty mind-blowing with a lot of moving pieces as its multiple operating divisions are each executing on its part of the overall organization’s “Drive to 1,000” member growth program. Today, Nationwide announced that its newest venture, the Ellipsys Commercial Technology Group, has added two more “founding vendor partners,” both well-known and highly valued brands within the commercial community.
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[Read more…] about Ellipsys, Nationwide MG’s Commercial Div., Adds Two More Founding VendorsAzione Unlimited, A Leading Education Provider, Launches Dynamic Education Ecosystem
Azione Unlimited, a leading buying group of custom integrators that calls itself the Smart Home Association, has for years been recognized as a leading provider of compelling education and knowledge sharing for its member companies. Now, the organization announces a reinvention of the education process that they call the Dynamic Education Ecosystem.
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[Read more…] about Azione Unlimited, A Leading Education Provider, Launches Dynamic Education EcosystemWith Oasys Growing 100%, the Nationwide Drive to 1,000 is a Short One
Nationwide Marketing Group’s Oasys Residential Technology Group division reported this week that its membership has grown “over 100%” in 2023, a remarkable achievement in a relatively short period of time. It also propels the overall organization towards its publicly stated goal of achieving a total of at least 1,000 custom integration members across its three brands as part of its “Drive to 1,000,” first announced in March this year.
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[Read more…] about With Oasys Growing 100%, the Nationwide Drive to 1,000 is a Short OneMultiple Reports: Next Level Distribution to Shut Down Operations
Next Level Distribution is reportedly planning to shut down operations after it completes the liquidation of its existing inventory, according to multiple reports. The multi-location distributor/fulfillment house of major brands of automotive and residential electronics was founded in 1993, first under the name of Audio America. In 2020 it changed its name to Next Level Distribution.
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[Read more…] about Multiple Reports: Next Level Distribution to Shut Down OperationsNew Commercial Buying Group Ellipsys Signs with Sonance as Founding Partner
Ellipsys Commercial Technology Group, part of the Nationwide Marketing Group family of dealer buying groups, announced ahead of CEDIA Expo 2023 that it has sealed a big deal with industry leader Sonance as a founding vendor partner for the new group. The news will surely provide a big boost to the young, rapidly growing, commercial integrator buying group.
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[Read more…] about New Commercial Buying Group Ellipsys Signs with Sonance as Founding PartnerCEDIA Bars All News Media from CEDIA Symposium on AI
At the end of July, CEDIA announced that it would be holding a new kind of event called the CEDIA Symposium on the day before the CEDIA Expo 2023 opens. The association is all-in on AI apparently, and this symposium is all about AI in custom integration. The announcement promises it will offer “an engaging afternoon of thought-provoking discussions led by industry visionaries, AI experts, top integrators, and manufacturers.”
From the very beginning, there were, in my eyes, troubling elements to this initiative. Little did I know what was to come – that CEDIA would choose to bar the news media from its CEDIA Symposium
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[Read more…] about CEDIA Bars All News Media from CEDIA Symposium on AINationwide Marketing Group Partners Again with LG Electronics
Nationwide Marketing Group (NMG) announced today that it has reestablished its home entertainment program with LG Electronics USA. As a result of this reconnection, NMG’s membership, including independent retailers and custom integrators, have access to a wide range of LG’s TV, audio and video products.