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Tech Takes a Turn…Downward

January 19, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo: Jovelle Tamayo for The New York Times

After several years of dizzying growth, the technology sector is now experiencing a notable downturn, as the post-COVID era has brought a combination of higher prices (inflation) and lower demand. In response, 2022 saw significant job cuts at major Big Tech brands that have continued on into 2023. That includes this Wednesday when Microsoft announced it was cutting 10,000 jobs – after a 1,000 job cut in October 2022 – another big blow to Tech.

But what about the more specific segments like consumer electronics and custom integration?

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Filed Under: Financial, Management, News, People, Tech Trends, Technology Tagged With: Amazon, ChatGPT, COVID-19, Microsoft, OpenAI, recession

Trinnov Audio Appoints Its First Customer Support Manager

January 18, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

Chrisanne Rhodes, Trinnov Customer Support Manager

Trinnov Audio announced on Tuesday that it has created a new position at the company of Customer Support Manager and appointed Chrisanne Rhodes to the role. For a company offering highly sophisticated technologies and products, this new role is likely to be an extremely important addition to the company’s support of all levels of the market from dealers to end-users.

See more on the new Customer Support Manager role at Trinnov

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Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, News, People, Support Tagged With: Arnaud Laborie, Chrisanne Rhodes, Trinnov Audio

Sonance Shifts into Overdrive Building New Canada Resi Sales Structure

January 17, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

Sonance booth at a past CEDIA Expo

Sonance announced today that it has made tremendous progress in building out its new company-direct sales structure for the residential channel in Canada. Within days of launching the shift away from a national distributor based approach to an HQ-driven network, the company says it has already signed up multiple new manufacturer sales representative firms in key Canadian regions.

Learn more about the new Sonance sales structure in Canada

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Filed Under: Management, Manufacturers, News, People, Sales, Sales Reps, Strategy

AudioControl Appoints Fielder Marketing as Rep for N. Cal & N. Nev

January 12, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

AudioControl Maestro X9 preamp/processor

AudioControl, a manufacturer of specialty automotive and residential audio gear popular in the custom integration channel, announced this week the appointment of Fielder Marketing as its manufacturers sales representative firm for Northern California and Northern Nevada. Considered an important region for the company, AudioControl made the announcement which is effective immediately.

Learn more about the appointment of Fielder Marketing by AudioControl

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Filed Under: Manufacturers, News, People, Sales Reps Tagged With: Audio Control, AudioControl, Fielder Marketing, Mark Fielder

Bryston Announces the Appointment of Two New Sales Rep Groups

January 9, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

Bryston power amplifier

Bryston, one of the top high-end electronics and loudspeaker brands, announced the appointment of two new manufacturer sales representative organizations. The company says it has appointed Fielder Marketing for Northern California and Northern Nevada; and Nova Marketing for Minnesota, North & South Dakota, and western Wisconsin.

Learn more about these two new Bryston sales reps

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Filed Under: Manufacturers, News, People, Sales, Sales Reps Tagged With: Bryston, Dave Kakenmaster, Mark Fielder, Michael Doperalski, Rich Jackson

VOXX Intl’s Premium Audio Company Says Its COO Has Departed

January 3, 2023 by Ted 10 Comments

Premium Audio Company logo and brands

On Monday, a federal holiday, VOXX International’s Premium Audio Company (PAC) announced that Oscar Bernardo, its Chief Operating Officer, left the company on December 31, 2022. The company says – in this kind of strange, after-the-fact announcement – that Bernardo left to relaunch the Mirage speaker brand. Mirage is owned by VOXX International, which acquired it in 2006.

Learn more about the departure of Premium Audio Company’s COO

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Filed Under: Brands, Management, News, People, Products Tagged With: Mirage, Oscar Bernardo, Premium Audio Company, Voxx International

Major Transition Hits Specialty Stalwart Parasound as Founder Retires

December 15, 2022 by Ted 7 Comments

Parasound Halo JC1+ amplifier
Parasound Halo JC 1+

Parasound is a unique company. A long-time specialty segment stalwart, the company has been delighting audio enthusiasts for more than forty years! That is no small achievement when you consider the twists and turns of the specialty segment over that time frame.

And the credit for that success is largely due to the commitment to quality – and, frankly, just the bulldog temerity – of founder and CEO Richard Schram. So it is a development worthy of note that, yesterday, Schram announced his retirement from the company and its sale to a new owner.

Learn more about Schram’s retirement and Parasound’s transition to new ownership

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Filed Under: Brands, Financial, Management, News, People, Specialty

In Executive Team Expansion, Fidelity Imports Appoints Director of Finance and Operations

November 14, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

Fidelity Imports logo

Fidelity Imports, a U.S. importer and distributor of fine, upscale audio products, announced this month the appointment of Derek Kolterman as Director of Finance and Operations. The move is said to be the result of dramatic company growth driving the need for personnel expansion.

See more on Fidelity Imports and Derek Kolterman

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Filed Under: Distributors, Management, News, People Tagged With: Fidelity Imports, Steve Jain

Sonance Names National Sales Manager for Canada Biz Transition

November 10, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

Sonance logo with slogan

Sonance announced last week that it was transitioning its business model in Canada from one centered around a distribution model with an in-country partner responsible for all sales and servicing in the country to a new direct one where Sonance HQ will directly handle all sales and service of its products there. This week, we learn that the company has appointed a new National Sales Manager for Canada, responsible for implementing this new business model, building an all-new sales team, and managing their sales operations there.

That new executive is Toronto-based sales professional Brad Middleton.

Learn more about Sonance appointing Brad Middleton

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Filed Under: Dealers, Distributors, Integrators, Management, News, People, Residential, Sales, Sales Reps, Strategy Tagged With: Brad Middleton, iPort, James Loudspeaker, Sonance

Draper Adds Muscle to Residential Push, Promoting Two from Within

November 2, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

Draper with its Draper@Home division

Draper Inc., a major manufacturer of shades, projection screens, solar control solutions, and more, announced this week a move to build up its management infrastructure to support its push into the residential custom integration channel. As part of this process, it has promoted Chris Sitarov and Pat Herron from within to two new Director of Sales roles overseeing the company’s sales force.

See more on this move by Draper

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Filed Under: Management, Manufacturers, News, People, Residential Tagged With: Draper, Draper@Home

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