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Was Your Business Damaged by Hurricane Sandy? Here’s Help…

November 9, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of hurricane damage at Thunderball MarketingMuch has been written about the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the entire East Coast of the United States – particularly in the coastal areas of the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut metropolitan areas. Homes were damaged and destroyed with press reports indicating that thousands of families were displaced. FEMA is sending in temporary homes to house these displaced families.

But other than gas stations dealing with fuel and power shortages, much less has been written on the impact on businesses throughout the area. Certainly, the Jersey Shore had a huge impact – especially on businesses centered on or near the boardwalk at the shore. But as we recently wrote about, other businesses throughout the area – including some CE-related businesses – were also impacted.

Here are some key facts about Federal disaster assistance… [Read more…] about Was Your Business Damaged by Hurricane Sandy? Here’s Help…

Filed Under: News, Pivot Point Tagged With: disaster assistance, Hurricane Sandy, U.S. Small Business Administration

Savant Picks SESales for Southeastern States Reps

November 9, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Savant logoSavant Systems, LLC has selected Southeastern Sales Associates, Inc. (SESales) as their sales representatives for the southeastern region. Focusing on the custom integration business, SESales will represent the home automation brand to those installers and dealers in the states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

Learn more about this new appointment here… [Read more…] about Savant Picks SESales for Southeastern States Reps

Filed Under: Manufacturers, News, Sales Reps, Specialty Tagged With: Chip Carter, Chuck Parrelli, Keith Parke, Savant Systems, Southeastern Sales Associates

Sandy Thrashes Thunderball Marketing

November 6, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Hurricane DamageThunderball Marketing, Inc., an Avenel, NJ-based distributor of consumer electronics and pro-DJ equipment was hit hard by hurricane Sandy last week, with facilities losing power and two co-located warehouses subjected to a shocking level of water damage. Thunderball’s Alan Henslovitz told strata-GEE.com that his rough estimate is that the company has been hit with somewhere between $10-$15 million in losses based on destroyed & damaged inventory and lost business.

Learn more about the impact of Sandy on Thunderball Marketing below…

[Read more…] about Sandy Thrashes Thunderball Marketing

Filed Under: Distributors, News, Pivot Point Tagged With: Alan Henslovitz, FEMA, Hurricane Sandy, PSE&G, Thunderball Marketing

Consumer Reports Picks Top Ten Electronics of 2012; Their Choices May Surprise You

November 2, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Consumer Reports LogoConsumer Reports, that venerable organization known for torture testing products, ranking their results, and offering advice to consumers on how to pick the right product for them, announced on Thursday their picks for the Top Ten Electronics products for 2012. The list of their picks will appear in the December issue which is its Annual Electronics Issue.

The company said it tested over 600 products for their December issue, but “only ten standout products made the short list for performance and innovation.”

What electronics did they pick? See more below… [Read more…] about Consumer Reports Picks Top Ten Electronics of 2012; Their Choices May Surprise You

Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Marketing, News, Research Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, CinemaWide, Consumer Reports, Coolpix, Cyber-shot, Galaxy Note 10.1, Galaxy SIII, HT-E6730W, iPhone 5, Kindle Fire HD, Nikon, Panasonic, Play:3, RX100, S800c, Samsung, Sonos, Sony, TC-P55VT50, Viera, Vizio, XVT3D580CM

Consumer Confidence Rises Again; Now at 4-Year High

November 2, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of consumer shoppingLooking for more “green shoots” of economic recovery? The Conference Board released the latest data from their Consumer Confidence Index showing another monthly increase (it increased in September as well) in the overall level of confidence that consumers have in the economy. The Index’s reading for October was 72.2, a significant uptick from September’s level of 68.4, which was up over August.

Still not sure this is a positive indicator? See more below… [Read more…] about Consumer Confidence Rises Again; Now at 4-Year High

Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Marketing, News, Research, Survey Tagged With: Consumer Confidence Index, Expectation Index, Present Situation Index, The Conference Board

Can Sharp Survive? Company’s Performance ‘Raises Serious Doubts About [Our Ability] to Continue’

November 2, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Sharp booth at CESLast week, we reported on a rumor out of Japan that Sharp Corp. was about to report a dismal interim net loss that was much worse than anticipated. This Wednesday, Sharp confirmed those rumors announcing an interim (Apr-Sept) operating loss of ¥168.9 billion ($2.1 billion). This result was after a ¥84.4 billion ($1.1 billion) charge for costs associated with restructuring their struggling business.

But what really has the industry and investors talking is that the company affirmed that it is likely to show a “huge” net loss for the entire fiscal year of ¥450 billion ($5.6 billion), almost double a previous estimate of ¥250 billion. It is also well above analysts’ estimate of a ¥296 billion loss according to a survey of 17 analysts  by Bloomberg. [Read more…] about Can Sharp Survive? Company’s Performance ‘Raises Serious Doubts About [Our Ability] to Continue’

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Industry Trends, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Apple, Foxconn, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., LCD, LG, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Takashi Okuda

Hurricane Sandy Slams the East Coast…
and strata-GEE.com

November 1, 2012 by Ted 4 Comments

Star Ledger photo from Union Beach, NJ
Union Beach, NJ
Star-Ledger

The appearance of Hurricane Sandy was no surprise – her arrival had been predicted for days. And most area residents took the weather service’s warnings about the storm seriously, as witnessed by the empty grocery store shelves and long gas station lines the weekend before she hit the nation’s largest tri-state metropolitan area of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

But she hit hard, harder than any storm before and the death toll, which increases daily, is a testament to the intensity and destructiveness of Mother Nature. Most of the damage took place after dark with the greatest intensity of wind gusts and driving rain hitting strata-GEE.com’s central New Jersey locale between 8:00PM-Midnight.

Hear more about this “SuperStorm’s” impact on the region… [Read more…] about Hurricane Sandy Slams the East Coast…
and strata-GEE.com

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Hurricane Sandy

Best Buy Warns Profits Will Be ‘Significantly Below’ Last Year, Cuts Senior Managers

October 25, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

BREAKING NEWS…

Best Buy LogoAfter the close of the market today, Best Buy warned Wall Street that its third quarter earnings and same-store sales will be significantly below the same quarter last year. The company also announced that head of U.S. business Mike Vitelli, and other executives, will leave the company at the end of this fiscal year in early February.

But the warning to Wall Street went even further… [Read more…] about Best Buy Warns Profits Will Be ‘Significantly Below’ Last Year, Cuts Senior Managers

Filed Under: Industry Trends, News, Pivot Point, Retailers, Strategy Tagged With: Best Buy, earnings, Hubert Joly, Mike Vitelli, Tim Sheehan

Sharp Shocker: Company Will Report Interim Net Loss Almost Double Their Forecast

October 25, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Sharp 70-inch flat-panel TVThe Nikkei reported today that it has learned from unnamed sources that Sharp Corp. is about to report a surprising interim net loss of ¥400 billion (just over $5 billion). Covering the period of their April-through-September fiscal (interim) semester, this loss is 90% worse – almost double – their most recent estimate of a ¥210 billion loss…and an full ten times worse than last years interim loss of ¥39.8 billion.

How did Sharp management get their forecast so wrong?… [Read more…] about Sharp Shocker: Company Will Report Interim Net Loss Almost Double Their Forecast

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Industry Trends, Management, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Apple, flat-panel, iPhone, LCD, Nikkei, Sharp, TV makers

Alpine Parent Alps Electric Reinvents the Car-to-Human Control Interface

October 19, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Graphic of Alps logoIn a new video published to the Internet on Wednesday by Diginfo TV, Alps Electric – parent company of Alpine Electronics – demonstrates a prototype of future automotive control technology that redefines the human interface with the car of the future. Shown earlier this year at a show in Japan, this is the first time the concept was demonstrated to the rest of the world thanks to this video.

See this futuristic interface which includes gestures, predictive configuration, and haptic technology… [Read more…] about Alpine Parent Alps Electric Reinvents the Car-to-Human Control Interface

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Manufacturers, News, Research, Tech Trends Tagged With: Alpine Electronics, Alps Electric, automotive, gestures, haptic technology, infrared, IR

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