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CES 2021: Sony Evolves From Hardware Maker to Experience Creator

January 14, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

Sony Airpeak drone
Airpeak drone

“Please join us in looking forward as we continue to evolve as a ‘creative entertainment company,'” said Kenichiro Yoshida, Sony Chairman, CEO and President to kick off Sony’s presentation to the media on CES 2021’s press day this past Monday. It was a carefully crafted opening, with words of particular significance that contrasts strongly with previous company characterizations. Sony is changing.

Has the train jumped the tracks? Or has Sony hit the hyper-drive taking us to a new and exciting unexplored planet?

See more from Sony’s press presentation…

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Filed Under: Asian Connection, Associations, Brands, Management, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Products, Shows & Events, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: CES, Sony

CES 2021 Launches This Week in All-Digital or Virtual Format

January 13, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

CES 2021 attendee dashboard

See What Tech Exhibitors are Talking About

The Consumer Electronics Show – CES 2021 – opened this week with great fanfare, but no long taxi lines, no crowded booths, and no glitzy hands-on displays. That’s because this year, CES is virtual – or as the CTA (Consumer Technology Association) likes to put it, it is “all digital.”

Can they pull it off?

See more on CES 2021…

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Filed Under: Associations, Consumer Trends, Shows & Events, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: 5G, artificial intelligence, CEDIA Expo Virtual, CES, Consumer Electronics Show, Consumer Technology Association, CTA

2020 Audio Shows Were a COVID Bust; Here’s the Status of 2021 Shows

November 19, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

a photo from a past AXPONA audio show

Compiled by Bill Leebens

For the most part, when it comes to audio shows, either trade or consumer, 2020 has been a bust. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, with one exception – the Florida Audio Expo in Tampa, FL in February – all other events were cancelled. So what does that mean for 2021? Guest poster Bill Leebens has compiled a list of top audio shows for 2021 showing their current status…

See today’s status for 2021 shows…

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Filed Under: Associations, Dealers, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Shows & Events Tagged With: Bill Leebens, guest post

Theme Song for 2021 Audio Shows? Maybe ‘The Sound of Silence’

November 19, 2020 by Ted 1 Comment

photo from a previous AXPONA

A Bill Leebens Guest Post

We may have been aware of every agonizing second of Plague Year 2020 as they slowly ticked by, but as far as audio shows go—2020 was literally a no-show. In the US, February’s Florida Audio Expo in Tampa was the first and last audio-only show of the year. Since then, show after show has been delayed or cancelled—in several instances, delayed, and THEN cancelled.

What does 2021 Hold for Audio Shows?…

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Filed Under: Associations, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Shows & Events Tagged With: Audio Expo of North America, AXPONA, Bill Leebens, Florida Audio Expo, Munich High End Show, RMAF, Rocky Mountain Audio Fest

Change of Strategy: Emerald Board Tells Company Managers to Buy Stock…Theirs

October 13, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

Emerald Holding logo

Emerald Holding, Inc. (Formerly Emerald Expositions Events, Inc.) [NYSE: EEX], the company that owns the CEDIA Expo show and CE Pro, announced last week that its Board of Directors has authorized company managers to purchase up to $20 Million of Emerald’s stock in a share buyback program. As Strata-gee noted back in May in a report on the company’s large fiscal first quarter loss, this program had previously been suspended when cash had tightened up after the cancellation of their events due to COVID-19.

Now the company has been recapitalized, thanks to help from sugar daddy Onex who now owns more than 80% of the company, and – gosh – the stock is so darn cheap. Maybe now is the time to buy…

See more on this stock purchase by Emerald

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Filed Under: Financial, Management, News, Shows & Events, Strategy Tagged With: CEDIA Expo, Emerald Expositions, Emerald Expositions Events, Emerald Holding Inc., EmeraldX, Onex Corporation

SnapAV Kicks Off Snap Pro Live; CEO Says They are ‘Stronger Than Ever’

October 13, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

John Hayman, SnapAV CEO

New Product Platforms & Business Platforms to Drive Future Growth

SnapAV kicked off their first major three-day virtual event called Snap Pro Live Tuesday afternoon. In a keynote presentation, SnapAV CEO John Heyman hailed the work of the integrator in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the dealer “took on the role of a courageous warrior.” And with that, Snap Pro Live was launched offering three full days packed with useful content. (See more details on Snap Pro Live here…)

Learn more about Snap Pro Live…

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Management, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Shows & Events, Strategy Tagged With: John Heyman, Snap Pro Live, SnapAV

Emerald Expo Says CEDIA Expo Virtual Registers 7,600; Claims Virtual Success

October 1, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

CEDIA Expo Virtual logo

Emerald Expositions announced today that CEDIA Expo Virtual drew 7,600 trade professional registrations for their three day run from September 15-17, 2020. Although this figure is less than half the attendance at the live, in-person version, Emerald considers it a great success as an all-virtual event.

See more on the results for CEDIA Expo Virtual

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Filed Under: Associations, Brands, Integrators, Management, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Shows & Events, Strategy Tagged With: CEDIA Expo, CEDIA Expo Virtual, Crestron, Crestron Electronics, Crestron Home, Crestron NEXT, Emerald, Emerald Expositions, Emerald Expositions Events, Emerald Holding Inc.

At Crestron NEXT, the Company Reveals Trends Driving the Future

September 29, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Ranjan Singh of Crestron at Crestron NEXT

As previously reported by Strata-gee, the Crestron NEXT event of two weeks ago was a remarkable accomplishment for one company to pull off. With a full two-day agenda – Crestron NEXT offered lots of great content, such as its perspective on the tech business today, seminars on their key current tech products, and more importantly, advice on where things are going tomorrow.

Probably one of my favorite presentations was actually the closing presentation – where Ranjan Singh, Crestron’s Executive VP of Product and Technology summed up the key points of the last two days…and more importantly…offered some details on trends to watch today that will drive the future in a presentation titled “Future Innovations, Next & Beyond.” This is the kind of smart insight that most integrators never get to hear.

See Crestron’s trends driving the future…

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Management, Manufacturers, News, Shows & Events, Strategy, Tech Trends, Technology Tagged With: Crestron, Crestron Home, Crestron NEXT

Savant Expands Integrator Opportunities via Alliances

September 25, 2020 by Ted Leave a Comment

Savant has partnered with Devialet speakers, shown here in white

Cuts Tech & Distribution Deals with Robern and Devialet

No question about it, Savant is on a roll. Just four months ago in May, the company surprised the industry by announcing their acquisition of GE Lighting, instantly transforming the company into one of the top lighting providers in the US. But, clearly, they weren’t done yet, as the company announced two new partnerships at CEDIA Expo Virtual – one with Robern, a luxury bathroom furnishings manufacturer…and the second with Devialet, a unique design-centric powered speaker maker out of Europe.

See more on Savant’s expanding partnerships

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Filed Under: Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Products, Shows & Events, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: Devialet, Robern, Savant, Savant Systems

With Lots of Expo News from AudioControl, Here is My Favorite

September 24, 2020 by Ted 3 Comments

AudioControl, a specialty electronics manufacturer of residential, commercial, and mobile audio products, had several announcements at last week’s CEDIA Expo Virtual. While many of those were announcing, for example, the shipping availability of previously announced products, one announcement in particular caught my eye. And it’s not about a product at all!

See the announcement from AudioControl that I feel is the most significant…

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Filed Under: Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Products, Shows & Events, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: Audio Control, AudioControl, CEDIA Expo Virtual, Director 2.0, upgrade

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