
It’s time to close out 2022 and blast forward into 2023. See my thoughts on this annual transition and the year that Strata-gee enjoyed.
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by Ted 2 Comments
It’s time to close out 2022 and blast forward into 2023. See my thoughts on this annual transition and the year that Strata-gee enjoyed.
by Ted 4 Comments
The holidays are here and it’s time to take a much-needed break from the day-to-day pressures of business. It’s been quite a year!
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The holiday season is upon us and 2022 is quickly waning. Longtime Strata-gee readers know that the holiday season always puts me in a reflective mood, and this year is no different. What a year 2022 has been…for the world…for the U.S….for the industry…for Strata-gee…and for me. See my Happy Thanksgiving 2022 thoughts…
Memorial Day, a day that is generally considered the kick-off of the summer, is here again. Families will gather, picnics will commence, and outside fun & games are sure to ensue. That is as it should be. But please don’t forget…
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As we rapidly approach the end of the holiday season, it’s time to close out 2021 and celebrate the launch of another new year. And while 2021 might not quite have measured up to what some had hoped it would be, there is always hope for a better tomorrow. New year = new opportunity!
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Yes, the holidays are finally here! And with them comes the glorious opportunity to spend time with family and friends and kick back a little. I wanted to take a moment and share some thoughts on Holidays 2021.
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Last year at this time, I pondered whether it was possible to be thankful at Thanksgiving in a year that contained so much pain and suffering. With 2020 as the year of COVID-19, there was so much negativity everywhere, how could we possibly be thankful? Part of my answer was to look forward to the “return to normalcy” as we exited the pandemic in 2021. Whoops!
Recently I heard some concerning information on just what Savant was planning to do with their recently acquired GE Lighting division. Concepts like Savant entering the DIY market…and GE Lighting bringing high-end home automation to the Home Depot/Lowes channel…were confusing and not the typical Savant marketing strategy. So I reached out to the company for clarification. In a Zoom interview with Savant President J.C. Murphy, I learned much more about the strategy behind the company’s acquisition of GE Lighting, and how they intend to integrate – and cross-pollinate – the technologies, engineering, and capabilities between the two companies.
Murphy cleared up the confusion and revealed their smart, smart home strategy – with the GE Lighting and Savant brands well-positioned.
Talk about your contradiction of contradictions! Is the internet the greatest invention to emerge over the last ten or twenty years…or the worst? I guess, depending on the context, it is both. But lately, there have been some troubling cyberattack developments coming out of the hacker world that have caused the associated risks to have risen to a scary level.
I found some useful commonsense tactics you can employ to help protect yourself from a damaging cyberattack. No one can give you a 100% guarantee that they have a foolproof system that is undefeatable. But, as one security expert once told me about home security, you can only hope to fortify your defenses such that the hackers choose to move on to an easier target.
A former dealer, manufacturer, distributor & more. Focusing on business strategy, my goal is to help you make better decisions for greater success.