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Sony Appears to Have Pulled Out of the CEDIA Expo 2021

August 15, 2021 by Ted 1 Comment

BREAKING NEWS

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I have been covering the rapidly unfolding events as more announcements come every day of companies choosing to withdraw from CEDIA Expo 2021 in the wake of the surging infections from the COVID-19 Delta variant. While several large exhibitors have already announced their decision to pull out of the annual event, there are many more who are thought to be caught somewhere along the path of the decision process – a tough path to walk in an environment that is extremely fluid and changing daily.

One of the top brands rumored to be exiting the show, but has not yet officially announced anything, is Sony. But now, there is a strong reason to believe that Sony has already exited the Expo.

See the evidence that suggests that Sony is out of the Expo…

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Filed Under: Brands, Health, Management, Manufacturers, News, Shows & Events Tagged With: CEDIA, CEDIA Expo, COVID-19, Samsung, Sony

Samsung Says ‘Recent Rise’ of COVID, is Cause for Withdrawal from CEDIA Expo

August 14, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

BREAKING NEWS

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The announcements are coming faster than I can get them written up, as I learned late Friday that Samsung has notified their dealers that they too have pulled out of the CEDIA Expo 2021. Pressure is building on other exhibitors to take a stand. A tipping point may be approaching…

See more on Samsung exiting CEDIA Expo…

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Filed Under: Management, Manufacturers, News, Shows & Events Tagged With: COVID-19, Delta variant, Samsung, Samsung Electronics, Savant, Snap One, Sonos, Sound United

The ‘Risks of Exhibiting…are Too High,’ Sonos Cancels Participation at CEDIA Expo

August 13, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

BREAKING NEWS

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Expo 2015

In a note sent to dealers Friday, Sonos said that “after much deliberation” it has decided that it will no longer be participating in the CEDIA Expo 2021 as originally planned. Yet another in a line of exhibitors leaving the event, the company cited “the recent increases in COVID cases and the prevalence of the Delta variant.”

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Filed Under: Brands, Management, Manufacturers, News, Shows & Events Tagged With: Savant, Snap One, Sonos, Sound United

Sound United Follows Others to the Exit as CEDIA Expo Loses Another Exhibitor

August 13, 2021 by Ted 1 Comment

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Positioned on prime real estate in the front row of the convention hall, with power brands Sony on one side and Samsung on the other, Sound United says that their booth at next month’s CEDIA Expo in Indianapolis, IN, will remain empty. The company announced today that, like Savant and Snap One before them, they too have decided to pull out of the Expo over concerns about the spike in cases of the COVID Delta variant.

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Management, Manufacturers, News, Shows & Events Tagged With: CEDIA Expo, COVID, COVID-19, James Krakowski, Sound United

They Say Success is Fleeting: The Story of Crestron’s 30 Yrs of Success w/ Randy Klein

August 12, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

Business guru Tom Peters has written a total of 18 business books selling in the aggregate more than 10,000,000 copies. But just one of those books is itself responsible for about half that total – or 5,000,000 copies. That book, In Search of Excellence, was published in 1982 in collaboration with Robert H. Waterman, Jr. and is to this day considered one of, if not the, most successful business books of all time.

I should note that neither Crestron, nor Randy Klein is featured in the book. But many of the 43 public companies that are profiled in that book as organizations that embraced processes that drive excellence would, in just a few short years after publication, fall into hard times themselves. Companies like Wang Labs, Xerox, and NCR in subsequent years were no longer excellent – and so it would seem that, as the old saying goes, “success is fleeting.”

Yet Crestron under CEO Randy Klein is on a 30-year winning streak. See how…

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Filed Under: Management, Manufacturers, News, People Tagged With: Crestron Electronics, Crestron Home, Randy Klein

Snap One, Yet Another Major Exhibitor, Pulls Out of CEDIA Expo 2021

August 12, 2021 by Ted 3 Comments

BREAKING NEWS

Strata-gee broke the news to the industry on Tuesday that Savant had announced they were pulling out of CEDIA Expo 2021 due to the surging COVID Delta variant putting employees and attendees at risk. Today, Snap One, another major CEDIA Expo exhibitor has made the same decision, pulling out of the event currently scheduled to launch in just about three weeks from now.

See more on this new announcement from Snap One…

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Filed Under: Brands, Management, Manufacturers, News, Shows & Events Tagged With: CEDIA, CEDIA Expo, COVID, G Paul Hess, Savant, Snap One

Savant Pulls Out of CEDIA Expo; Cites Health Concerns from Delta Variant

August 10, 2021 by Ted 2 Comments

BREAKING NEWS

Bob Madonna at an integrator event

Savant Systems announced today that it has decided to pull out of the CEDIA Expo, scheduled for the beginning of September in Indianapolis, due to concerns surrounding health and safety. As the COVID “Delta” variant continues to fuel a new wave of infections around the country, many potential attendees are likely making the same calculation.

See more on Savant’s decision to pull out of CEDIA Expo…

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Filed Under: Management, Manufacturers, News, Shows & Events Tagged With: Bob Madonna, CEDIA, CEDIA Expo, Robert Madonna, Savant, Savant Power, Savant Systems

TechStarter: Will We Find the ‘Next Big Thing’ at CEDIA Expo 2021?

August 5, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

CEDIA 2018 crowd

Emerald, the exposition company that owns CEDIA Expo, announced this week that they will again field a TechStarter competition at CEDIA Expo 2021. TechStarter, the show says, is sort of a tech-specific version of ABCs Shark Tank show, where exhibitors in the show’s “Launchpad” section – the section that used to be known as Innovation Alley – get to pitch their business models to the judges (comprised of top industry executives) in the hopes of being selected as one of the TechStarter FIVE.

See more on the TechStarter competition at CEDIA Expo 2021

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Filed Under: Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Shows & Events Tagged With: CEDIA Expo, next big thing, TechStarter

Moody’s Raises Snap One’s Credit Rating in Wake of Its Successful IPO

August 5, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

Moody's Investor

Moody’s Investors Service, one of the top global credit and bond rating agencies, announced last week that it has raised the credit rating on Wirepath LLC (dba Snap One) based on its successful completion of an initial public offering of shares of the company’s stock. This is good news for Snap One and potential investors.

Learn more about the new Snap One credit rating by Moody’s

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Filed Under: Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News, Strategy Tagged With: Moody's Investors Services, Snap One, SnapAV

Savant Power: 3 Reasons Why It Just Might Disrupt the Power Segment

July 29, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

A Racepoint Energy, now Savant Power, Microgrid

By now, you may have heard that Savant has acquired Racepoint Energy, LLC, which will now operate as Savant Power. In another post, I discuss this acquisition in a little more detail and interview Savant Power President Anna Demeo. Demeo is incredibly smart and because of this, it was one of my more challenging interviews – let’s just say you don’t want to take her on in a game of Scrabble. This is a big move by Savant and if you don’t look closely, you may miss the importance of what it potentially represents – a significant disruption of the power segment.

See the 3 reasons why Savant Power may disrupt the power segment…

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Tech Trends, Technology Tagged With: Racepoint Energy, Savant, Savant Power, Savant Systems

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