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Crestron Home is Center of Attention in a Pair of New Partnerships

July 8, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

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A Somfy motorized pergola controlled by Crestron Home

Somfy and Josh.ai Say Dealers Demanded They Partner with Crestron Home

Ever since Crestron launched Crestron Home it became obvious that there had been a sea change in the company’s go-forward strategy. The new Home operating system was easier to program and deploy, more visually attractive for end-users, and more clearly differentiated from their more robust high-end programming solutions. But also, the company’s style of operation changed as well, from doing it all in-house to opening itself up to partnerships.

Now we learn of two more in a long line of technology partnerships as the company continues to evolve and propel Crestron Home down the path to becoming the dominant smart home OS in the industry. The new partnerships are with Josh.ai and Somfy, both well-regarded technology players in the custom integration channel.

See more on the new Crestron, Josh.ai, and Somfy partnerships

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: Crestron, Crestron Home, Josh.ai, Somfy

SnapAV and Control4 are Rebranded as Snap One

June 29, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

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SnapAV Execs Hindman & Vaughn Explain the Rationale Behind the Change to Strata-gee

Recently, in a special Zoom presentation for Strata-gee by SnapAV executives Jeff Hindman (Chief Revenue Officer) and Kordon Vaughn (VP Marketing), I was about to learn about the company’s new brand strategy going forward. Ever since SnapAV acquired their largest division, Control4, there has been much speculation about how to address the market with two strong, well-known brands. I joked, “So what’s it going to be…ControlAV or Snap4?

It turns out I wasn’t that far off, as the executives shared with me that they would be rebranding the organization as Snap One.

Learn more about how SnapAV became Snap One…

[Read more…] about SnapAV and Control4 are Rebranded as Snap One

Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Management, Marketing, News, Strategy Tagged With: Control4, Jeff Hindman, John Heyman, Kordon Vaughn, Snap One, SnapAV

TOLA Expo: Industry Groups Partner for Super-Regional In-Person Dealer Expo

June 23, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

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A group of industry manufacturer sales representatives in the Southwest has partnered with Samsung to produce one of the first in-person industry dealer events in more than a year called the TOLA Expo. The event, which takes place on June 29-30, 2021 covers a huge region – organizers refer to it as a “super-regional show” – drawing from the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas…hence, TOLA.

Learn more about next week’s TOLA Expo

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, News, Sales Reps, Shows & Events, Technology Tagged With: TOLA Expo, trade shows

ISE 2021 ‘Heralds’ Getting the Industry ‘Back to Business,’ But Did They?

June 9, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

In a press release distributed Wednesday morning, Integrated Systems Events (part of Integrated Systems Europe) announced the conclusion of their annual ISE event, this year in Barcelona, Spain for the first time on June 1-2. It was a hybrid-style event, offering an online or virtual conference as well as an in-person event with exhibitors in the Fira de Barcelona exhibition center. The organizers heralded the event as helping “the industry getting back to business.”

But how successful was the ISE this year? See more…

[Read more…] about ISE 2021 ‘Heralds’ Getting the Industry ‘Back to Business,’ But Did They?

Filed Under: Associations, Distributors, Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Products, Sales Reps, Shows & Events, Technology Tagged With: AVIXA, CEDIA, David Labuskes, Giles Sutton, Integrated Systems Europe, ISE, Mike Blackman

Bryston Partners with Azione Unlimited

June 3, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

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Bryston Ltd., a well-regarded manufacturer of high-end audio and home theater gear, announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with Azione Unlimited, a nationwide buying group of integrators. The move looks to expand their potential network of dealers here in the U.S.

See more on this Bryston and Azione partnership

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Filed Under: Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Strategy Tagged With: Azione Unlimited, Bryston, Dave Kakenmaster

Next Week is Going to be Big; How Big? Crestron Masters Big!

April 22, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

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Next week is the latest incarnation of the Crestron Masters Week, in this case Crestron Masters Week 2021. These events are incredibly popular with the company’s integration dealers and offer a wide variety of intensive training sessions that deal with real issues in the real world. Set to run April 27 – April 30, the buzz of anticipation is building…

But this year, something is different…and that something is pretty big!

See what is different this year from Crestron…

[Read more…] about Next Week is Going to be Big; How Big? Crestron Masters Big!

Filed Under: Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Technology, Training

Bowers & Wilkins Launches 16-Ch. Distribution Amplifier

April 1, 2021 by Ted 2 Comments

Front shot of new new B&W CDA-16 from Bowers & Wilkins

Yep, you read that right. Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) today announced that they have launched an impressive looking 16-channel distribution amplifier aimed at the custom integration channel. Long deemed by many to be the king of Hi-Fi stereo sound, the company is making a power move into a decidedly integrator mainstay category. So say “Welcome” to the new CDA-16…

Learn about the Bowers & Wilkins CDA-16

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Products, Strategy, Tech Trends, Technology Tagged With: Bowers & Wilkins, Bowers and Wilkins

SnapAV Expands Offerings by Adding Ring Products

April 1, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

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SnapAV announced this week that they are expanding their distribution line card by adding Ring products to their online portal, as well as in their Local Pro Stores in the U.S. The company will distribute not only the regular Ring line, but also their X Line, which is reserved for professional installers only.

Learn more about Ring at SnapAV…

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Filed Under: Distributors, Integrators, News, Products, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: Ring, SnapAV

Former Nike Exec to Take a Run at Denon

March 18, 2021 by Ted 3 Comments

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Sound United, parent company to a wide range of audio lines, announced this week that it has hired Trip Randall, a former executive with sneaker & sports gear maker Nike, to be the new President of Denon. The company says this move is part of their plan to “revitalize marketing” at Denon. They also say they are looking to “boost direct-to-consumer sales” as well as several other initiatives.

See more on the new Denon president…

[Read more…] about Former Nike Exec to Take a Run at Denon

Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Management, Manufacturers, News, People, Strategy Tagged With: Bart Muller, Boston Acoustics, Bowers & Wilkins, Bowers and Wilkins, Definitive Technology, Denon, HEOS, Marantz, Polk, Sound United, Trip Randall

Crestron Partners with Origin on New Audio Line

March 8, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

When two power players decide to create something new together, the result could potentially shake the earth and be felt by all in the industry – especially by their competitors. Such was the first thought that came to mind when I learned that Crestron Electronics and Origin Acoustics – one, a home automation and integrated systems Jedi Master…and the other, a leading brand in premium architectural audio solutions – came together to create a new line of residential audio products under the Crestron brand.

Learn more about this Crestron/Origin partnership…

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Products, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: architectural speakers, Crestron, Crestron Electronics, John Clancy, Nick Berry, Origin, Origin Acoustics, smart home

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