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D&M Holdings Announces Sweeping Changes – Starting with Their Name

May 30, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

May 2012 D+M Group Press PresentationEven by late-May’s standards, it was an unusually hot and humid day this week as a major contingent of the tech press gathered up in Mahwah, New Jersey at the weirdest looking Sheraton you’ve ever seen – more rocket ship than hotel. We were summoned to a press presentation by D&M Holdings that promised to be more significant than those in the past. Little did we know that the heat of the day was presaging the hot presentation that was the subject of our gathering!

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Filed Under: Brands, Distributors, Economic Trends, Industry Trends, Management, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Shows & Events, Specialty, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Brian Poggi, D&M Holdings, D+M Group, Denon, Jim Caudill, Marantz, press, reporters, Reps, UAP, Unilateral Advertising Program

Maybe Late to the Party, But Denon Headphones Arrive in a Big Way

May 30, 2012 by Ted 2 Comments

Display Showing Denon Headphone Line-UpAt a major press event in New Jersey Tuesday, Denon announced a new company name, a new logo, newly restructured operations…and an imperative to create new products and expand into new markets. Technically, Denon has been in the headphone business for a while. But as part of a new more aggressive marketing strategy – the company has launched an all-new line of headphones designed for specific and tightly defined consumer segments. But wait…as infomercials and headphone product manager Petro Shimonishi liked to say…there’s more.

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Filed Under: Management, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Shows & Events, Strategy Tagged With: Boston Acoustics, Brian Poggi, D&M Holdings, Denon, headphones, Jim Caudill, Marantz, Petro Shimonishi

BREAKING NEWS: Nortek Reorganizes Its Reorganization

May 24, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

AVC GroupToday, just a short time ago, Nortek Inc.’s AVC Group released an announcement that a major new phase of their reorganization is in the works. Specifically, the AVC Group which currently is the merged brands of Niles Audio, Elan, and Xantech, will be expanded to include SpeakerCraft, Proficient, Panamax/Furman all under the same roof. Furthermore, Nortek’s former reorganizer – Mark Terry – has been reorganized out of the newly restructured company.

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Filed Under: Brands, Economic Trends, Industry Trends, Management, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: AVC Group, Bill Pollock, Elan, Mark Terry, Niles, Nortek, Panamax/Furman, Proficient, Sean Burke, SpeakerCraft, Xantech

Taking Sales Factory Direct at Lenbrook – One Year Later

April 26, 2012 by Ted 1 Comment

Lenbrook Website Image<April 25, 2012> Almost exactly one year ago, the specialty electronics world was stunned to learn that Lenbrook America, the company that distributes NAD and PSB in the United States and often looked upon as a paragon of the specialty A/V community, had decided to fire its sales manager, public relations company, and independent specialty sales representative sales force to go factory direct. While not the first company – nor likely the last – to make such a decision…the company’s long time commitment to the specialty channel and abrupt announcement sent shock waves around the industry. [Read more…] about Taking Sales Factory Direct at Lenbrook – One Year Later

Filed Under: General Topics, Industry Trends, Management, Pivot Point, Specialty Tagged With: Dean Miller, Lenbrook, Reps

Best Buy Reveals List of Stores to be Closed

April 19, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Best Buy Store<April 18, 2012> On Monday, Best Buy revealed the specific store locations it planned to close as previously announced by former CEO Brian Dunn, just days before he unexpectedly resigned under potentially scandalous circumstances. In the wake of reporting disappointing financial results, Dunn had announced – among other things – that the company would shutter 50 of its big box superstores, but did not identify specifically which store locations would close. [Read more…] about Best Buy Reveals List of Stores to be Closed

Filed Under: Economic Trends, Industry Trends, Management, News, Pivot Point Tagged With: Best Buy, store closings

Best Buy’s Dunn is Done, But an Investigation into His Personal Misconduct Continues

April 12, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Best Buy Store Entrance<April 11, 2012> Best Buy Company’s abrupt announcement on Tuesday morning that CEO Brian Dunn, a 28-year veteran of the nation’s top electronics retailer, was leaving the company effective immediately, caught industry and financial analysts by surprise. No one saw it coming although in view of Best Buy’s dismal financial performance, the company’s explanation that it needed new leadership to forge a new strategic direction for the company seemed to ring true. [Read more…] about Best Buy’s Dunn is Done, But an Investigation into His Personal Misconduct Continues

Filed Under: Management, News, Pivot Point Tagged With: Best Buy, board of directors, Brian Dunn, CEO, Mike Mikan, misconduct

The Top Ten Leadership Lessons of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos

April 5, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

<April 4, 2012> In an upcoming issue of Forbes magazine, entrepreneur Jeff Bezos will be profiled and Forbes Cover with Jeff Bezosanalyzed as the technology-industry’s leading “philosopher-CEO.” As part of this coverage, Forbes contributor George Anders solicited the rule-breaking CEO’s lessons of leadership. [Read more…] about The Top Ten Leadership Lessons of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos

Filed Under: Management, News, Retailers, Strategy Tagged With: Amazon, Jeff Bezos, leadership

Ex-D&M President Weissburg Heads to Gibson Guitar

March 6, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Gibson Logo<March 6, 2012> Gibson Guitar announced yesterday that it has hired ex-D&M President Bob Weissburg as global executive vice president – a new position at Gibson. Although Weissburg’s focus will likely be their consumer electronics and pro divisions, Gibson says he will be in charge of all divisions at the company – including musical instruments. [Read more…] about Ex-D&M President Weissburg Heads to Gibson Guitar

Filed Under: Industry Trends, Management, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Cerwin-Vega, D&M Holdings, David Workman, Gibson Guitar, Henry Juszkiewicz, Hong Kong, KRK Systems, Onkyo, PRO Group, Stanton, Vic Pacor

Hiring Managers Reveal Interview Mistakes, and Those That Were ‘Most Memorable’

February 23, 2012 by tjgreen82 Leave a Comment

careerbuilder_logo<February 22, 2012> You’d think in this tough economy with high unemployment, job seekers lucky enough to score that much-needed interview would be on their best behavior…wouldn’t you? Well, then the results of the latest CareerBuilder survey of hiring managers will probably make you, like it did me, shake your head in disbelief. [Read more…] about Hiring Managers Reveal Interview Mistakes, and Those That Were ‘Most Memorable’

Filed Under: Economic Trends, Management, Strategy Tagged With: CareerBuilder, employment, interview, mistakes, unemployment

TV War Won, Samsung Considers Spinning Off its Money-Losing LCD TV Business

February 16, 2012 by tjgreen82 Leave a Comment

An electronics shop salesperson sells flat screen TVs of Samsung Electronics displayed at a shop in Seoul<February 15, 2012> Samsung Electronics Co. surprised many in the industry today when it revealed that it is considering spinning-off its LCD flat-panel television business which is losing money amid a worldwide slowdown in consumer demand according to a report by Reuters. The company says letting the LCD business go will allow it to focus on what it believes will be the next wave in television technology – OLED which it hopes will stimulate consumer demand …and company profits. [Read more…] about TV War Won, Samsung Considers Spinning Off its Money-Losing LCD TV Business

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Brands, Economic Trends, Industry Trends, Management, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Bloomberg, DisplaySearch, flat-panel, Korea, LCD, LG, OLED, Reuters, Samsung, television, TV

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