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EXPO Attendance Declines Again

September 10, 2012 by Ted 2 Comments

2012 CEDIA Expo LogoThen Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) today released attendance data from last week’s Expo in Indianapolis, IN and it was a mix of good news and bad news. Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. Total attendance at the event came in at 16,900, down 4 percent from last year’s attendance of 17,600. This figure is also the lowest recorded attendance since 2001, coming in 1.8 percent under that year’s attendance level of 17,200.

But is there a silver lining?… [Read more…] about EXPO Attendance Declines Again

Filed Under: Associations, Economic Trends, Industry Trends, Marketing, News, Shows & Events, Specialty, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Aaron Hemp, Automation Design & Entertainment, CEDIA Expo, CES, Crestron, custom integration, Digital Projection, INC Systems, ME Products, Michael Bridwell, Peter Cook, Rob Fisher, Sean Goldstein

Seeing CEDIA Expo in a Whole New Light

September 7, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Keynote speaker Dr. Michio KakuWednesday, the day before the 2012 CEDIA Expo opens its show floor, is both the day many integrators come to the convention center to take educational classes – and also the press comes for a day full of press conferences.

I approached the event this year with a high level of anticipation, as our strata-GEE.com CEDIA survey suggested that attendance might be better than originally anticipated. As I approached the convention center, I was surprised by the lack of activity around the outside of the hall. Then a CEDIA hotel shuttle bus showed up and – suddenly – we had a fair amount of activity.

Little did I know that when I entered the hall, I had a rather intense surprise waiting… [Read more…] about Seeing CEDIA Expo in a Whole New Light

Filed Under: Associations, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Shows & Events, Specialty, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Bethesda Systems, Bill Pollock, CEDIA Expo, CES, Cisco, Core Brands, Dr. Michio Kaku, Energy Squad, Jonathan Stovall, Keith Marshall, Key Digital, LED, Nortek, nuLED, Paul Starkey, PoE, Power over Ethernet, Proficient, Rosewater Energy Group, SpeakerCraft

Watch for Our 2012 CEDIA Expo Coverage

September 4, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

2012 CEDIA Expo LogoIf it’s September, it’s time for CEDIA Expo! Can’t make it to this year’s main event? strata-GEE.com will be there for the duration of the show collecting observations, data, interviews, and – hopefully – reporting on some savvy strategies! Watch for our upcoming reports where we’ll review the show, tell you what we saw that WOW’d us (if anything), and help get you connected to the important stories of the day.

Don’t want to wait?… [Read more…] about Watch for Our 2012 CEDIA Expo Coverage

Filed Under: News, Shows & Events Tagged With: CEDIA Expo, Indianapolis, press conferences, Ted Green, Twitter

Nortek Noise Continues – Xantech President Hallett Leaves Company

September 4, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Graham HallettBREAKING NEWS
Multiple industry sources have confirmed that Xantech President Graham Hallett has resigned his position with the company, effective September 1st. Xantech is one of ten Nortek, Inc. brands being consolidated under the new “Core Brands” umbrella company, the formation of which we recently reported.

Since the consolidation of the various Nortek brands began back in 2010, there have been many employees leaving the company – mostly at lower- and mid-level positions. Recently, however, some of the top-level executives of the various Nortek brands have joined the exodus.

List of Nortek’s ex-execs continues to grow…

[Read more…] about Nortek Noise Continues – Xantech President Hallett Leaves Company

Filed Under: Industry Trends, Management, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Audio ReQuest, Bill Pollock, Core Brands, Dave Keller, Graham Hallett, Harman Kardon, Keith Marshall, McIntosh Labs, Nortek, Paul Starkey, Xantech

strata-GEE.com’s 2012 CEDIA EXPO Survey is Bigger Than Ever

September 3, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Indiana Convention Center - CEDIA Expo 2011strata-GEE.com’s survey on the 2012 CEDIA Expo has wrapped up and we want to thank everyone for their participation. And participation this year was up over 90% as compared to last year – which was off 20% as compared to the 2010 survey. We have no explanation as to why so many more people took part in the survey this year – however, we received more support from various industry members spreading the word on Twitter and other social media networks than in year’s past, which may have been a factor. A special thanks to those who helped spread the word!

More of you shared your thoughts…and we heard you!… [Read more…] about strata-GEE.com’s 2012 CEDIA EXPO Survey is Bigger Than Ever

Filed Under: Associations, Industry Trends, Marketing, News, Shows & Events, Survey Tagged With: CEDIA, Expo

Question: How Many ‘Connected’ Devices are in Your Home?

August 30, 2012 by Ted 2 Comments

Graphic of Connected Device StudyNew research released today from marketing consultant Chetan Sharma says that the typical American home has on average a total of five connected devices. A connected device is any device which is connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi, wired, or cellular networks.

Think that’s a lot? You won’t believe what else they discovered… [Read more…] about Question: How Many ‘Connected’ Devices are in Your Home?

Filed Under: Consumer Trends, News, Research, Survey, Tech Trends Tagged With: cellular, Chetan Sharma, connected device, digital photo frames, gaming consoles, households, smartphones, tablets, TVs, Wi-Fi, wired

Here We Go Again – Nortek Reorganizes Its Reorganized Reorganization

August 30, 2012 by Ted 2 Comments

Nortek's Core Brands LogoThis Monday, Nortek, Inc. announced yet another reorganization, their third major structural change since the company decided to group its A/V assets under one roof back in April 2010. The company has created yet another new company called Core Brands which will further consolidate and control a total of ten of the company’s A/V brands in their Technology Solutions Segment (TECH).

The brands affected by this consolidation include Aton, BlueBOLT, Elan, Furman, Niles, Panamax, Proficient, SpeakerCraft, Sunfire, and Xantech. Core Brands will be based at offices in Petaluma, CA; Calrsbad, CA; Riverside, CA; and Marblehead, MA.

Aren’t 10 brands under one roof really just a new conglomerate?…

[Read more…] about Here We Go Again – Nortek Reorganizes Its Reorganized Reorganization

Filed Under: Brands, Management, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Aton, AVC Group, Bill Pollock, BlueBOLT, Core Brands, Dave Keller, Elan, Furman, Jeremy Burkhardt, Keith Marshall, Linear LLC, Mark Terry, Niles, Nortek, Panamax, Paul Starkey, Proficient, SpeakerCraft, Sunfire, Xantech

Yamaha Launches New PRO Headphone Line with High Performance & High Design

August 27, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of new Yamaha PRO500 HeadphonesYamaha Corporation of America’s AV Division announced today a new line of on- & over-ear headphones that they call their PRO series. Straddling the markets for pro audio, musician, and consumer – the new PRO series is clearly targeted at a more serious listener who appreciates higher fidelity…but with a contemporary, high styling. Featuring what the company calls a “racing inspired” look – the PRO series has a design style more similar to BEATS, SOUL by Ludacris, or SOL Republic, as opposed to previous more utilitarian designs.

But, there is a twist…

[Read more…] about Yamaha Launches New PRO Headphone Line with High Performance & High Design

Filed Under: Industry Trends, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Strategy Tagged With: Beats by Dr. Dre, headphones, SOL Republic, Soul by Ludacris, Yamaha

Japan, Inc.: The Cuts Keep Coming

August 23, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of busy intersection in JapanIn a rash of news coming out of Japan, it is clear that manufacturers are still struggling with the global economic slowdown…as well as an electronics industry retrenchment. As painful as it’s been for Japanese manufacturers (often called Japan, Inc.) over the last 12-24 months or so – adding insult to injury, the China market has slowed down dramatically recently. Considering that China was everyone’s favorite “emerging” growth market – this amounts to a swift kick in the pants and is forcing many to revisit their estimates for this fiscal year. Below is a sample of the latest painful announcements to come out of Japan over the last few days.

See the latest roster of who’s hurting below… [Read more…] about Japan, Inc.: The Cuts Keep Coming

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Management, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: China, Japan, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony

Is Best Buy Now Worst Buy?

August 22, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Best Buy Store SignIt’s been a rough week for Best Buy. And if something doesn’t happen soon…it’s only going to get worse as the company is on a slippery slope and quickly losing the support of Wall Street. Already the company was embroiled in turmoil having recently dismissed CEO Brian Dunn for an inappropriate relationship with a young, female employee…scolding and then losing founder and chairman Richard “Dick” Schulze who knew about the relationship and didn’t tell anyone…and then enduring a reasonably PR-savvy public campaign as Schulze announced intentions to buy the company and take it private. Finally – as if to emphasize how bad things had become – this past Monday the company announced their fiscal Q2 results with a shocking 91% drop in profits. But wait! There’s more…

How bad is it at Best Buy? They had to pay someone $32 MILLION to come run it!… [Read more…] about Is Best Buy Now Worst Buy?

Filed Under: Industry Trends, Management, News, Pivot Point, Retailers, Strategy Tagged With: Best Buy, board of directors, Brian Dunn, CNBC, Dick Schulze

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