New York manufacturers representative company Audio Associates wrapped up their 2013 Dealer Expo on Tuesday and company executives said they were thrilled with the results this year – its largest dealer event ever. Audio Associates “upped the ante” by investing in a major upgrade in facilities for the Expo this year – far exceeding an upgrade the previous year by holding the event at New Jersey’s exclusive Seaview Hotel and Golf Club.
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Wow! Technology Breakthrough Could Help Smartphones Run 10 Times Longer Before Recharge
A chemical company in Japan announced today it may have had a breakthrough discovery in the design and construction of lithium-ion rechargeable batteries that could increase their capacity by as much as a factor of 10 times. Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. says there is still much more testing to be done, but could potentially begin selling the new technology batteries within the next three to four years.
See more on this surprising announcement out of Japan… [Read more…] about Wow! Technology Breakthrough Could Help Smartphones Run 10 Times Longer Before Recharge
With Expo Just Days Away, NY Rep Announces Addition of Joe Kane Seminar
Audio Associates, a prominent New York Metro and Mid-Atlantic sales representative company, announced that it will offer a seminar from well-known video specialist Joe Kane of Joe Kane Productions to the line-up at its upcoming dealer Expo scheduled for August 12 & 13 at The Seaview Hotel in New Jersey. The news dramatically ups-the-ante of the Expo’s educational sessions and will offer NY Metro and Mid-Atlantic dealers an opportunity to hear the industry’s leading expert on video technologies speak on key trends and topics.
See more on one of New York’s largest dealer events below… [Read more…] about With Expo Just Days Away, NY Rep Announces Addition of Joe Kane Seminar
Does Your Website Measure Up? New Study Provides Benchmark
By now, most of us in the TECH industry have launched websites to represent our businesses online. However, it can be hard to know just how your website measures up as compared to other small business websites – all vying for attention of the web “surfers.”
Now, a new and pretty comprehensive study of more than 6,000 small business websites has been released – and the results provide a benchmark against which you can see how your web marketing efforts measure up.
See an interesting infographic & how your website stacks up vs. the average small business… [Read more…] about Does Your Website Measure Up? New Study Provides Benchmark
Uh-Oh, Consumer Adoption of Tablets Slows in Q2 CEA Says
In new data released today by the Consumer Electronics Association, consumer adoption of one of the hottest technologies in tech today – tablet computers – actually (and unusually) slowed in the second quarter of 2013. This unexpected downturn comes after several consecutive quarters of growth for a product category that the CEA itself identifies as one of the two major drivers (along with smartphones) for the entire electronics industry.
What does this unexpected downturn mean?… [Read more…] about Uh-Oh, Consumer Adoption of Tablets Slows in Q2 CEA Says
Further Industry Consolidation as ‘Home Theater’ and ‘Sound & Vision’ Magazines Merge
Finding themselves at the crossroads of two struggling industries – consumer electronics and traditional publishing – Source Interlink Media, the owners of both Home Theater and Sound & Vision magazines, has decided to merge the two properties into one entity. The combined entity will be known as Sound & Vision – apparently leaving the Home Theater name plate to the annals of history.
This pivot point provides a sad demarcation in a once vibrant competition. See more below… [Read more…] about Further Industry Consolidation as ‘Home Theater’ and ‘Sound & Vision’ Magazines Merge
RTI Selects Tyler Nelson as National Product Trainer
Remote Technologies Inc. (RTI) announced today that it has selected Tyler Nelson as its new national product trainer. Nelson will be in charge of creating and conducting product education and training for RTI’s dealers and distributor across North America.
See more on this new appointment… [Read more…] about RTI Selects Tyler Nelson as National Product Trainer
One Month After CE Week, CEA Cuts 2013 Forecast
The Consumer Electronics Association today released their updated forecasts in a report called The U.S. Consumer Electronics Sales and Forecasts – a semiannual report put out every January and July. The new forecasts show the CEA has scaled back their 2013 forecast substantially from the one released earlier this year, but still expect a small increase of just under .2% to $202.6 billion from last year’s $202.3 billion.
See more on this newly updated report… [Read more…] about One Month After CE Week, CEA Cuts 2013 Forecast
Prominent NY Metro Rep Firm Audio Associates Sets Expo for Aug. 12/13
Audio Associates, one of the more prominent sales representative companies in the New York Metro market (and the Middle Atlantic market) has announced its annual dealer Expo is set for August 12 & August 13. The company has been holding this event every year for the last seven years and it has become quite popular with area dealers.
And this year, Audio Associates kicks it up a notch by holding the Expo at the posh Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club in Galloway, New Jersey near the ever-popular Atlantic City.
See more on this event including important sign-up deadlines… [Read more…] about Prominent NY Metro Rep Firm Audio Associates Sets Expo for Aug. 12/13
AudioSource: Keeping the Foundation, But Building a Whole New Business
The theme for CEWeek this year – as far as we’re concerned – was “CHANGE.” There were very few “traditional” products shown or updated – and a plethora of new products and categories, such as wireless systems, mobile devices, innovative [predominantly mobile] accessories, new app concepts, and more. And one interview we conducted – with AudioSource CEO Tom O’Mara – seems to embody that sense of change, as he seeks to – while keeping the company’s foundation – build a whole new (and changed) company.
