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Are You Selling Movies, When the Client Wants Music?

October 5, 2016 by Ted 2 Comments

An Important Look at Integrators’ Sales Process

Cover of October Residential Systems MagazineRecently, while researching the “analog renaissance” phenomenon, we spoke with an integrator who told us he had to scramble when he realized he was missing the trend for 2-channel analog and vinyl systems. But how could he miss this trend as it was clearly a result of customer demand?

“Don’t be so surprised,” a manufacturer told us. “Integrators have no idea on how to connect with customers and ‘sell.'” Is it true that integrator’s don’t know how to sell? Or is the sales process changing?

See what Strata-gee’s Ted Green discovered in his Residential Systems article… [Read more…] about Are You Selling Movies, When the Client Wants Music?

Filed Under: Industry Trends, Integrators, Management, Sales Tagged With: Residential Systems

CEDIA EMEA ‘Integrated’ Into CEDIA U.S.

September 15, 2016 by Ted 2 Comments

BREAKING NEWS

CEDIA EMEA Being Subsumed into CEDIA US in a Bloodless Coup is a Win for New CEO

cedia logoThis morning, the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) announced that CEDIA EMEA and CEDIA headquarters in the U.S. has been completely “integrated” and is now one entity in whole. The news will be a huge surprise to some, and a point of confusion for others, as not many people understood the relationship between the two organizations. CEDIA EMEA, formerly CEDIA UK, is in fact an independent organization that licenses the rights to use the CEDIA name in Europe.

Now, things have changed.

See more on what this surprising move means… [Read more…] about CEDIA EMEA ‘Integrated’ Into CEDIA U.S.

Filed Under: Associations, Integrators, Management, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: CEDIA, CEDIA EMEA, CEDIA U.S., Vin Bruno

Will CEDIA 2016 Be The Sonos Show?

August 31, 2016 by Ted 1 Comment

Sonos Launches Integration Partners Program with Software, Music Service & Hardware Companies

Sonos logoSonos surprised the industry this week with several announcements, some of which were directly targeted at the custom integration market just two weeks before the launch of the CEDIA 2016 show. But one announcement didn’t surprise us – we first told you about it a month ago when we revealed that we had learned that after announcing they were pulling out of the show, Crestron was back…in partnership with none other than Sonos.

With so many announcements at CEDIA 2016, will this be the Sonos show? [Read more…] about Will CEDIA 2016 Be The Sonos Show?

Filed Under: Associations, Brands, Industry Trends, Integrators, News, Pivot Point, Shows & Events, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: CEDIA, CEO, Control4, Crestron, Deutshe Telekom, iPort, Lutron, Patrick Spense, QIVICON, Savant, Sonos, Vin Bruno

TiO Announces CEDIA Show Giveaway

August 24, 2016 by Ted Leave a Comment

Partners with KEF on Exciting Daily Drawing

TiO logoTurn it On (TiO), Anuva Automation’s savvy and simple smart-home automation solution, announced today that it will have an exciting giveaway at next month’s CEDIA show in Dallas, TX. The company has partnered with KEF to offer a free daily drawing of exciting products in booth #2919.

Learn more about TiO’s big daily drawing at the CEDIA show… [Read more…] about TiO Announces CEDIA Show Giveaway

Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Marketing, News, Promotions, Shows & Events Tagged With: Anuva Automation, KEF, Sanjay Patel, SS-1, StealthStream, TiO

SupplyStream Changes Name and Business Model

August 18, 2016 by Ted Leave a Comment

Portal by SupplyStream logoSupplyStream, the online aggregator of industry brands and products data, announced today that it has decided to change its name and business model in a move that they say will more properly align their branding with the reality of their business activities. The change takes place immediately.

See more on this surprising change… [Read more…] about SupplyStream Changes Name and Business Model

Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, News, Pivot Point, Specialty, Strategy Tagged With: Josh Willits, Kirk Chisholm, Portal, SupplyStream

AudioControl Joins Azione Unlimited

June 1, 2016 by Ted Leave a Comment

AudioControl LogoAudioControl, a Seattle, WA-based manufacturer of home and mobile electronics solutions, announced this week that it has joined the Azione Unlimited group. The company says it is focused on “innovative, industry leading theater and audio products that provide custom integrators with performance-audio solutions across the residential and commercial markets.”

See more on this new Azione relationship… [Read more…] about AudioControl Joins Azione Unlimited

Filed Under: Associations, Brands, Integrators, News Tagged With: Alex Camara, AudioControl, Azione Unlimited, Richard Glikes

It Was A Typical System Installation, Until the Client Asked for This…

April 20, 2016 by Ted Leave a Comment

Close-up of speakerIt was a fairly typical, if slightly larger than normal, system installation for Matt Durbahn of CDI Services in Denver, Colorado. The client was building a home in the countryside outside of Denver and the project called for a whole home automation solution with a media room, technology throughout the home, lighting, HVAC control, outdoor entertainment, security & surveillance, and all that goes with a system like this. Although fairly extensive, none of the client’s requests were unusual.

But then the client asked for something NO ONE has ever asked Durbahn for before…and things just got a whole lot more interesting.

See what the client’s crazy request was, and how the integrator pulled it off… [Read more…] about It Was A Typical System Installation, Until the Client Asked for This…

Filed Under: Integrators, Manufacturers Tagged With: CDI Services, Chris Doehla, James Loudspeaker, Mark Schafle, Matt Durbahn

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