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Emerald Reports Disappointing 3Q2024; Discontinues 20 Events

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Emerald Holding 3Q2024 earnings cover

Owner of CEDIA Expo, CEPro & Custom Integrator is Challenged

Emerald Holding, Inc. (NYSE: EEX) reported its third quarter (3Q) of Fiscal 2024 financial results on Wednesday prior to the market open and it was a tough result with revenues flat – even with newly acquired shows included – and net income dropping to a double-digit million dollar net loss. The company announced it was engaging in a tougher “portfolio optimization” plan to cut unprofitable events and add newer, more profitable options.

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More on Crestron’s New Experience Center; CEO Discusses CEC & Business

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Brad Hintze and the Crestron management team in the Event Space
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As I reported last week, I attended the October 15, 2024, Grand Opening of the latest Crestron Experience Center (CEC), located in the prestigious New York Design Center in Manhattan. This CEC is remarkable in its own right, but as I reflected further on the Grand Opening I realized that the event itself was noteworthy. Not only did a top Crestron executive sit down with me to offer some interesting perspectives on the new CEC and business in general, but what I observed at that event itself was impressive as well.

So I have decided to augment my previous report with additional observations…and more photos.

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Crestron Opens Impressive NYC Experience Center Showcasing Resi & Commercial Tech

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Crestron executives John Clancy, Dan Feldstein, and Brad Hintze toast the new Experience Center in NYC
John Clancy, Dan Feldstein, and Brad Hintze (who appears to be toasting Strata-gee readers) raise a glass of champagne to toast the launch of Crestron’s remarkable Flagship NYC Experience Center [Click to enlarge]

Crestron Electronics, a worldwide industry leader in both the commercial and residential smart technology space, has opened a dramatic and dynamic new Crestron Experience Center (CEC) in the heart of Manhattan at 200 Lexington Avenue in the renowned New York Design Center. A grand opening ceremony was held with the media, customers, integrators and other special guests on Tuesday, October 15th, previewing the space which offers visitors an expansive roster of “hands-on” experiences and even includes a “workshop” for true first-person experiences where visitors can – among other things – discover new possibilities they didn’t know existed.

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Emerald Expo Releases Registration Data for CEDIA Expo & CIX 2024

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The Crestron booth at CEDIA Expo 2023 which is put on by Emerald Expo
CEDIA Expo 2023

Emerald Will No Longer Report Event Attendance Numbers

Once again, the industry gathered to celebrate the world of custom integration last month at the CEDIA Expo 2024 in Denver, Colorado. An annual event that is part business conference, part education/training confab, and part social get-together & party, many in the industry look forward to this one-time seminal event in anticipation of finding the seeds of future business growth in the innovation shown there.

This week, Emerald Expositions released the registration numbers for CEDIA Expo & Commercial Integrator Expo 2024 (CIX), but did not disclose the verified attendance number. At first, I thought this was an oversight…

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Savant Announcements, Taken in Whole, Offer a Picture of a Smarter Smart Home

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A Savant smart home

Savant released several announcements at CEDIA Expo 2024, each of which was interesting on its own. Seeing these announcements reminded me of some of its past announcements – such as the acquisition of GE Lighting and J Geiger Shading – that were also interesting in their own right.

But only when you start putting these and other company developments together, like individual pieces of a mosaic, does a picture emerge of just where Savant is headed. And that picture…is truly compelling one of a smarter Smart Home.

See the Savant picture that emerges from multiple announcements

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Hunter Douglas Keeps the Sun Outside & Taps It to Recharge Your Motorized Shades Inside

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Hunter Douglas, one of the leading manufacturers of custom window treatments like motorized shades, will show an interesting new Solar Charger Kit at the upcoming CEDIA Expo 2024 in Denver this week. Now, not only does Hunter Douglas keep the sun out of your home, but it now uses it to recharge your battery-powered motorized shades. Clever!

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AudioControl Shows CM Amplifiers w/Dante Connectivity at InfoComm 24

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AudioControl, the versatile specialty electronics manufacturer of high-performance products for both the residential and commercial integration channels, has announced it will show three CM Series amplifiers offering dual mode operation and Dante connectivity at the InfoComm 2024 show taking place this week from June 12 – June 14 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV.

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Sonance Brings Much to Show Commercial Integrators at InfoComm 2024

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Sonance, James Loudspeaker, and iPort will all be at InfoComm 2024

Sonance, a leading manufacturer of custom integration A/V gear for both residential and commercial channels, has announced it will be showing several new products and tools at InfoComm 2024 in Las Vegas, NV, running this week from June 12-June14 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The company is a leading supplier of higher-fidelity architectural audio solutions, including an extensive line of superior client-pleasing speakers and electronics.

In addition to all of that, it has also created incredibly useful process solutions for the integrators themselves that will dramatically help to simplify and facilitate the design, selection, and ordering of just the right solution for any project.

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Atlantic Home Entertainment to Demo Premium A/V Gear at T.H.E. Show SoCal

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Atlantic Home Entertainment & Stereo owners Tom Farinola & Monique Farinola
Atlantic Home Entertainment & Stereo owners Tom Farinola, Monique Farinola, and Krypto Farinola

Atlantic Home Entertainment and Stereo, a Southern California-based integrator, will be demonstrating some of its top-performing audio/visual brands in installations appearing in multiple lounges at the upcoming T.H.E. Show SoCal taking place this year from June 7-9 at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa. Now in its 28th year, T.H.E. Show draws some of the top brands in high-end specialty electronics, speakers, and headphones. Last year the event drew around 6,600 attendees.

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Oasys Summit 2024: ‘What a Difference a Year Makes!’

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Hank Alexander, Oasys Executive Director

Earlier this month, folks from all over the country made a trek to Austin, Texas to participate in the Oasys Summit 2024. I was one of them. Only the second such gathering for the newly launched group, it was with great anticipation I joined them in Austin for great music, great food, and really fun and quirky pubs (do they call them pubs in Texas?)

But mostly, I joined them for an incredible industry conference that seemed particularly poignant as the young group feels very much like a true start-up, whose participants really bonded over great conversation, best practice sharing, savvy education from top industry experts, smart impactful keynote speakers, and the forging of iron-clad new friendships.

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