Emerald Expositions, owner of the CEDIA Expo taking place this year in Denver from September 6-9, 2023, announced it is bringing back the Launchpad (formerly known as Innovation Alley) to the Expo floor. The Launchpad highlights several new and emerging companies that take advantage of the event to launch new technologies to the industry.
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Nationwide Marketing Group Opens Up Registration: It’s Time for PrimeTime
Nationwide Marketing Group announced this week that it is opening up registration for its upcoming PrimeTime event, scheduled to take place in Nashville, TN from August 13-16. While this is the 61st edition of PrimeTime, and it is the fourth time the event has taken place in Nashville, aka Music City, it is the first time the event will take center stage at the Music City Convention Center in the very heart of a vibrant and active downtown Nashville.
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[Read more…] about Nationwide Marketing Group Opens Up Registration: It’s Time for PrimeTimeCEDIA Expo 2023 Registration is Now Open
Emerald Expo, owner of CEDIA Expo, announced today that registration for CEDIA Expo 2023 is now open. The industry’s largest show for custom integration professionals, the event takes place this year September 6-9, 2023 and returns to the popular Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO.
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[Read more…] about CEDIA Expo 2023 Registration is Now OpenEnthusiasm Builds at Inaugural Spring Conference; OASYS has Arrived
Last week, I was invited to attend the inaugural OASYS Spring Conference at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Nashville, TN, aka Music City. Formerly known as HTSN (Home Technology Specialists of Nationwide), the group has been rebranded and infused with new energy as Oasys Residential Technology Group. This spring gathering was its inaugural event launching a new brand, a new operating process, and – I have to say – a new attitude.
It was an eye-opening experience that helped me realize just how serious Nationwide is at cementing Oasys as the bedrock foundation of its buying group dominance.
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[Read more…] about Enthusiasm Builds at Inaugural Spring Conference; OASYS has ArrivedYG Acoustics Launches 3rd Gen of Reference Line at Munich High End
Denver-based YG Acoustics has announced it will debut the third generation of its Reference line of loudspeakers – called Reference 3 – at the upcoming Munich High End show, running from May 18 to May 21. The Munich event is one of the world’s preeminent high-end audio expositions. As such, it is the perfect venue for the company to launch its latest generation of Reference with many new technological innovations sure to be appreciated by the event’s audiophile attendees.
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[Read more…] about YG Acoustics Launches 3rd Gen of Reference Line at Munich High EndAXPONA 2023: Memories are Made of This
A Guest Post by Bill Leebens
I’ve been going to audio shows since the 1989 summer CES. Life has changed drastically since then, for both good and ill, and I’ve attended a lot of shows in the intervening 34 (!!!) years. Some shows were pleasant, productive, but ultimately unmemorable. Some shows were memorable for outrageous behavior or events—someday I’ll tell you about the CES room where strippers were giving lap-dances to potential dealers—some shows were memorable for disastrous management, or an atmosphere dripping in fear and impending doom.
But AXPONA 2023? Well, it was…
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[Read more…] about AXPONA 2023: Memories are Made of ThisMy, My, My AXPONA (Sung to My Sharona); Opens This Week in Schaumberg, IL
Hearing is Believing – Expo Runs April 14 -16
This week, one of the industry’s premier audio expositions, JD Events’ Audio Expo North America (AXPONA), kicks off again in full force – and many in audio are buzzing in excitement for a full frontal, fully immersive audio experience. Starting Friday (with a pre-event party Thursday night for exhibitors and industry folks), the Expo is being held at the Renaissance Schaumberg Hotel & Convention Center in Schaumberg, IL.
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[Read more…] about My, My, My AXPONA (Sung to My Sharona); Opens This Week in Schaumberg, ILWith COVID Behind Them, Emerald Expo Reports Improved Results in Fiscal ’22
Owner of CEDIA Expo & CE Pro Sees Revenue and Income Gains
Emerald Holding, Inc. (NYSE: EEX) (Emerald), also known as Emerald Expositions (Emerald Expo), reported their fiscal 2022 fourth quarter and full-year results on Tuesday. Their results, with strong revenue and income growth, clearly establish that the organization is rebounding from the years of COVID with exhibitors and attendees coming back to their events in force.
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[Read more…] about With COVID Behind Them, Emerald Expo Reports Improved Results in Fiscal ’22Azione Unlimited Spring Conf. Shows Members Their Future is Unlimited
Launches Two Major Initiatives Partnering with Nationwide
On Thursday, Azione Unlimited wrapped up its spring conference, this year known as the Didactic Dovecote in the Desert, which took place in Scottsdale, AZ from March 7th to March 9th. Although this is the first Azione event I have personally attended, it was an impressive display of solidarity, sharing, learning, and planning with a lot of enthusiastic participation by the organization’s members and vendors.
Perhaps most importantly, as part of the Nationwide Marketing Group’s family of companies, the association announced two major new initiatives: the Azione Academy, an online self-paced education program; and the Drive to 1,000 collective membership drive. This initiative by Nationwide is their plan to drive collective group membership to 1,000 members overall.
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[Read more…] about Azione Unlimited Spring Conf. Shows Members Their Future is UnlimitedRoseWater Energy Joins in Local Energy Day Dealer Presentations
RoseWater Energy Group said today that it is participating in multiple Energy Day education seminars being held by local sales representatives around the country. These events are being held in February and March and provide dealers with an informative half-day education session on the importance of power as the foundation for any home automation or smart home solution.