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CES Opens to Press and Already…A Couple of Surprises

January 6, 2014 by Ted 2 Comments

Photo of CEA/CES logoPress Day at CES is – to put it mildly – a bit of a grind. A seemingly never-ending series of scheduled press presentations that are scheduled one hour apart so the press can run from one supposedly 45-minute (of course they all run long) event to the next. The hallways often look more like a mosh pit as reporters, bloggers, and editors push, shove, and elbow their way to the next presentation hoping to get a seat close enough that the presenters don’t look like ants.

It’s easy to become jaded, as one sits through slickly produced, Hollywood-style presentation after another. Rarely, do we get surprised.

But this time…we got a couple of surprises… [Read more…] about CES Opens to Press and Already…A Couple of Surprises

Filed Under: Associations, Brands, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Research, Shows & Events, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: CEA, CES, Consumer Electronics Show, LG, LG Electronics, Panasonic, Samsung

Yikes! New Research Confirms It: Affluents are Moving to Digital Shopping

December 4, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

eMarketer logoIn news sure to send a chill through the backbone of every luxury retailer and manufacturer of every luxury product – electronics included – eMarketer is reporting that new research makes it clear that Affluents, loosely defined as those with household incomes over $100,000, are now shopping online in increasing numbers. Up until now, online shopping was predominantly the domain of the mass consumer, with Affluents preferring gorgeous showrooms laden luxury appointments and knowledgeable, well-dressed and poised staff who cheerfully kowtow to them. Not any more…

Learn more about this latest research on Affluents, likely the target end-user for many of us… [Read more…] about Yikes! New Research Confirms It: Affluents are Moving to Digital Shopping

Filed Under: Industry Trends, Marketing, News, Research, Specialty, Statistics, Strategy, Survey Tagged With: affluents, eMarketer, Internet, luxury market

Strata-gee’s CEDIA Expo Survey Offers Surprises – Positive & Negative

September 18, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

Survey Results GraphicThe CEDIA Expo is next week and our annual CEDIA Survey is now closed for responses. Thank you all who participated – we truly appreciate those of you who took the time to respond. Results are in and we have to say, just when we think there are no surprises left…we get surprised again.

See some of the surprising…and not so surprising results from this our 2013 Expo Survey… [Read more…] about Strata-gee’s CEDIA Expo Survey Offers Surprises – Positive & Negative

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

EXCLUSIVE: CEDIA Gives Strata-gee.com A Deeper Look at Its Latest Benchmarking Survey

September 4, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

STRATA-GEE.COM EXCLUSIVE

2013 Benchmarking Survy CoverLast month, we reported that CEDIA released its 2013 Benchmarking Survey with certain select data highlighted. Now CEDIA has offered Strata-gee.com an exclusive look at the full report (the summary version provided to all CEDIA members) with the opportunity for us to highlight any results we found particularly enlightening. And in the process of reviewing their results – we discovered a much more comprehensive read on the “typical” CEDIA member than we had originally expected.

See more on some of the more interesting results from CEDIA’s 2013 Benchmarking Survey… [Read more…] about EXCLUSIVE: CEDIA Gives Strata-gee.com A Deeper Look at Its Latest Benchmarking Survey

Filed Under: Associations, Industry Trends, Management, News, Research, Retailers, Specialty, Statistics, Survey Tagged With: Benchmarking Survey, CEDIA

CEDIA Says New Benchmarking Data Suggests Moderate Industry Growth

August 21, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

CEDIA logoThis week the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) released what it called key findings from its 2012 and 2013 annual Benchmarking Survey of members. The findings were of 2012 final results and dealer expectations for 2013 and according to the trade association, suggest that the industry has stabilized and is even back to showing moderate growth.

See more on these key industry findings against which you can benchmark your company’s results… [Read more…] about CEDIA Says New Benchmarking Data Suggests Moderate Industry Growth

Filed Under: Associations, News, Research, Statistics, Survey Tagged With: CEDIA

Joe Knows (High Performance) Video

August 21, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Joe Kane Seminar PosterOne of the highlights of Audio Associates Dealer Expo in New Jersey last week was a key seminar on video screens given by none other than Joe Kane, one of this industry’s best known and most respected video technology experts. Kane’s presentation was supposed to cover how to select the best screen for the installation – but the enigmatic Kane couldn’t help himself and covered – rapid-fire – several topical industry subjects for an engaging presentation that went well past its scheduled 60-minute time slot.

See more on the at-times irreverent Kane’s presentation of a variety of video subjects… [Read more…] about Joe Knows (High Performance) Video

Filed Under: Industry Trends, Manufacturers, Marketing, Research, Shows & Events, Specialty, Tech Trends Tagged With: 4K, Audio Associates, Joe Kane, projectors, resolution, Ultra HDTV, video screens

Wow! Technology Breakthrough Could Help Smartphones Run 10 Times Longer Before Recharge

August 1, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

Shin-Etsu logoA 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

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Research, Tech Trends Tagged With: battery, lithium-ion, Shin-Etsu

Does Your Website Measure Up? New Study Provides Benchmark

July 31, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

Graphic of Report TitleBy 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

Filed Under: Management, Marketing, News, Research, Strategy, Survey Tagged With: benchmark, BoostSuite, website

Uh-Oh, Consumer Adoption of Tablets Slows in Q2 CEA Says

July 29, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of 20-inch Panasonic TabletIn 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

Filed Under: Associations, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Research, Statistics, Survey, Tech Trends Tagged With: CEA, Consumer Electronics Association, Kevin Tillman, tablets

One Month After CE Week, CEA Cuts 2013 Forecast

July 24, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

CEA logoThe 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

Filed Under: Associations, Industry Trends, News, Research, Statistics, Survey, Tech Trends Tagged With: 3D printers, Bluetooth, CEA, mobile devices, Shawn DuBravac, smartphones, tablets, wearables

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