Nice North America announced this week that it has appointed Mark Ohlwiler as its new Regional Sales Manager in the West region. Ohlwiler’s appointment was effective as of April 3, 2023.
Nice Appoints Mark Ohlwiler as Regional Sales Manager
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Veteran Sales Pro Phil Jackson Joins Redwood Marketing in N. California
Well-respected high-performance A/V manufacturers sales representative firm Redwood Marketing has announced this week that veteran sales professional Phil Jackson has joined the firm, boosting its manpower and market coverage. The appointment of Jackson is effective immediately and the company says the addition “reinforces our position in the marketplace.”
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[Read more…] about Veteran Sales Pro Phil Jackson Joins Redwood Marketing in N. CaliforniaSavant Exec Angela Larson Joins Azione Unlimited Advisory Board
Azione Unlimited announced that it has elected Savant Senior Vice President of Services & Customer Operations Angela Larson to its advisory board. Unique to the buying group scene, Azione’s advisory board consists of five dealer members and five vendor members who all work together with the goal of “creating, expanding, and implementing the organization’s mission.”
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[Read more…] about Savant Exec Angela Larson Joins Azione Unlimited Advisory BoardParasound’s New Owner Delivers on Promise to Expand Engineering, Hires Darren Myers
Parasound announced this week that it has hired well-regarded audio engineer Darren Myers to its team. An expansion of the company’s engineering group, it struck me immediately that with this announcement new owner David Sheriff was already delivering on his promise to expand the company’s product design and engineering team.
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[Read more…] about Parasound’s New Owner Delivers on Promise to Expand Engineering, Hires Darren MyersJeff Coombs, Founder of James Loudspeaker & Ambisonic Systems, Has Died
Origin Acoustics announced this week that Jeff Coombs, founder of respected brands James Loudspeaker (now owned by Sonance) and Ambisonic Systems (now owned by Origin Acoustics) died on Monday, February 20, 2023. Coombs, age 69, passed away from cancer surrounded by his loving family.
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[Read more…] about Jeff Coombs, Founder of James Loudspeaker & Ambisonic Systems, Has DiedThe Transformation Begins: Parasound Appoints Larry Bennett as VP of Sales & Marketing
Parasound announced today that it has appointed Larry Bennett, a well-known audio industry veteran, as its Vice President of Sales and Marketing. The company says that this is the first step in new owner David Sheriff’s plan to revitalize the company.
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[Read more…] about The Transformation Begins: Parasound Appoints Larry Bennett as VP of Sales & MarketingEnd of an Era: Alex Camara Leaves AudioControl
BREAKING NEWS
AAMP Global announced today that Alex Camara, CEO of AudioControl for the last decade, will leave the company “to pursue new opportunities.” This change in Camara’s status will be effective on March 1, 2023.
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[Read more…] about End of an Era: Alex Camara Leaves AudioControlInfluential East Coast Integrator Bob Gullo Dies
Services to Be Held February 10th in Pearl River, New York
Robert R. (Bob) Gullo, founder, President, and Chief Creative Officer of influential East Coast integrator Electronic Design Group, Inc. (EDG) died on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. According to several sources, the cause of death was cancer. A creative, energetic promoter of the then-nascent custom installation, now custom integration, industry, Gullo played an influential…even outsized…role in the development of the industry and was an oft-cited inspiration for many others to follow his path and embrace the industry.
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[Read more…] about Influential East Coast Integrator Bob Gullo DiesSonance Names New Northeast Rep
Sonance announced this week that it has appointed well-known manufacturer sales representative firm Strateres as its representative for the New England region. This agreement includes the representation of all of the company’s brands, including Sonance, James Loudspeaker, and IPORT.
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[Read more…] about Sonance Names New Northeast RepTech Takes a Turn…Downward
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?
