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CES Opens to Press and Already…A Couple of Surprises

January 6, 2014 by Ted 2 Comments

Photo of CEA/CES logoPress Day at CES is – to put it mildly – a bit of a grind. A seemingly never-ending series of scheduled press presentations that are scheduled one hour apart so the press can run from one supposedly 45-minute (of course they all run long) event to the next. The hallways often look more like a mosh pit as reporters, bloggers, and editors push, shove, and elbow their way to the next presentation hoping to get a seat close enough that the presenters don’t look like ants.

It’s easy to become jaded, as one sits through slickly produced, Hollywood-style presentation after another. Rarely, do we get surprised.

But this time…we got a couple of surprises… [Read more…] about CES Opens to Press and Already…A Couple of Surprises

Filed Under: Associations, Brands, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Research, Shows & Events, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: CEA, CES, Consumer Electronics Show, LG, LG Electronics, Panasonic, Samsung

Readers’ Choice – The Top Strata-gee.com Stories of 2013 as Picked by Readers

December 31, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

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2013 ends today and it is fun to look back on the top stories of the last year. Many times, this yields surprises as stories from early in the year are easy to forget. In this post, we are revealing the top Strata-gee.com stories from 2013 based on which stories generated the most page views…therefore, those stories that you – the reader – found most interesting.

See Strata-gee.com’s Readers’ Choice for top stories of 2013 below – Do you remember these?… [Read more…] about Readers’ Choice – The Top Strata-gee.com Stories of 2013 as Picked by Readers

Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, News Tagged With: 3vNet, AudioXperts, Automated Control Technology Partners, Beats, Beats by Dr. Dre, Core Brands, Gibson, GoldenEar, HDBaseT, NAD, Nortek, Onkyo, Samsung, Seiki, Sound pOp, Teac, Thiel, Wireworld, Yamaha

Major OLED Production Problems Force Panasonic & Sony to Refocus on 4K

December 27, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

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An early Sony OLED TV.

 

In a report that appeared in the Nikkei on Christmas Day, it appears that Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp. have dissolved a joint OLED production initiative and will instead seek new methods individually. As a result, both companies will back-burner OLED and redouble their efforts on building their 4K UHDTV businesses.

This decision – along with poor sales of OLED sets from Samsung & others, calls it’s future into question… [Read more…] about Major OLED Production Problems Force Panasonic & Sony to Refocus on 4K

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Statistics, Tech Trends Tagged With: 4K, LG, OLED, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony, UHDTV, Ultra HDTV

Startling Jump in November Housing Starts; Are Happy Days Here Again?

December 19, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of construction workersNewly released data from the Commerce Department shows that housing starts took what many are characterizing as a startling jump in November – rising 23% overall above the October rate and almost 30% above the November 2012 rate. Analysts are struggling to explain the gains other than to say these numbers show a durable housing recovery – welcome news considering the fact that the housing construction industry is a key driver of the overall economy.

The news is good…but is it a real recovery, or just an outlier?… [Read more…] about Startling Jump in November Housing Starts; Are Happy Days Here Again?

Filed Under: Economic Trends, News, Statistics Tagged With: building permits, Federal Reserve Board, housing starts, U.S. Commerce Department

Toshiba Tries to Turnaround Its Troubled TV Division

December 18, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

Toshiba FactoryToshiba Corp. has launched an aggressive strategy aimed at turning around its troubled, money-losing television manufacturing business. We wrote last week about their decision to close a manufacturing plant in China in a bid to restructure their production base – one part of a larger TV turnaround strategy. Now word comes of additional aggressive moves by the company attempting to return their once vaunted TV business to profitability.

Toshiba plans to cut factories, jobs, and even countries as it tries for a turnaround… [Read more…] about Toshiba Tries to Turnaround Its Troubled TV Division

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: LG, Samsung, Toshiba

Not Just Another Pretty Face – CEDIA’s New Website Means Business

December 18, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

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Jamie Riley
Senior Director of PR & Marketing

 

On Monday, CEDIA launched an all-new website that represents a dramatic leap forward from their previous offering and provides a much more accessible way for members and other “customers” (more on this later) to learn, communicate, and manage their relationship with the trade group. A complete overhaul, CEDIA’s Senior Director of Public Relations & Marketing Jamie Riley told us in a phone interview that this website has been under intensive development for two years.

See CEDIA’s new website – a major overhaul for members…AND for the association… [Read more…] about Not Just Another Pretty Face – CEDIA’s New Website Means Business

Filed Under: Associations, Marketing, News Tagged With: CEDIA

Redbox, Once a Blockbuster Buzzsaw, Finds It Must Now Cut Itself

December 11, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

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Outerwall, Inc. (f/k/a Coinstar), owner of Redbox – the national video rental kiosk powerhouse – made several surprising announcements on Tuesday that suggest the company is dealing with some serious business issues. First, the company announced that Redbox division president, Anne Saunders, has left the company. And second, the company said that it would make significant cuts to its staff…and to other projects.

How significant did Outerwall say the staff and project cuts would be? See more below… [Read more…] about Redbox, Once a Blockbuster Buzzsaw, Finds It Must Now Cut Itself

Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Blockbuster, Netflix, Outerwall, Redbox

Smart! Spotify Streamed to Your Smartphone is Now Free; Now Offers Led Zeppelin

December 11, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

Spotify logoSpotify, the popular music sharing app, announced today that it will offer streamed music to smartphones for free (ad-supported), starting today. Spotify has long offered this capability on desktop computers for free (again supported by advertising), but had required a paid subscription (ad free) for mobile devices. Now…everything changes.

The company also announced that it has exclusively licensed the rights to stream music from rock icons Led Zeppelin…also starting today.

See more on these dramatic changes, as Spotify moves to increase market share… [Read more…] about Smart! Spotify Streamed to Your Smartphone is Now Free; Now Offers Led Zeppelin

Filed Under: Brands, Marketing, Mobile Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Beats Electronics, Google, iTunes Radio, Pandora, Rdio, Slacker, Spotify, YouTube

Clare Controls Appoints the New York Marketing Team as Its Metro NY Rep

December 11, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

Clare Controls logoClare Controls, a mid-level manufacturer of home automation products, announced on Tuesday that it has appointed the New York Marketing Team as its sales representative for the New York Metropolitan market. The appointment is effective immediately.

See more about Clare Controls and this appointment… [Read more…] about Clare Controls Appoints the New York Marketing Team as Its Metro NY Rep

Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, News, Sales Tagged With: Clare Controls, New York Marketing Team

Toshiba Stops Manufacturing TVs in China

December 10, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

Toshiba LogoIn an announcement earlier this month that could be characterized as counter-intuitive, Toshiba Corp. said it will stop manufacturing LCD televisions at its plant in Dalian, China by the end of December. The company says the move is aimed at helping improve profitability – even though most companies opened plants in China to take advantage of the lower labor costs to help their profitability.

See how Toshiba plans to improve its TV division profits by closing a China factory… [Read more…] about Toshiba Stops Manufacturing TVs in China

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: LCD TV, Toshiba

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