Nationwide Marketing Group (Nationwide) continues to hit the accelerator pedal as it seeks to build upon its plans to expand the custom integration segment for the group, first indicated when it acquired another CI-centric group, Azioned Unlimited, back in October of 2021. Now Nationwide is announcing that Andy Orozco, a former top (and long-time) executive with ProSource, has joined the organization as its Senior Vice President of Custom Integration.
Shows & Events
Crestron Home to Hit CEDIA EXPO with ‘Deep Roster of New Solutions’
Creston Electronics announced today its plans for the upcoming CEDIA Expo show in Dallas at the end of the month. The company says they will have a big showing for their Crestron Home ecosystem and a “deep roster of new solutions” that integrators are going to want to see.
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[Read more…] about Crestron Home to Hit CEDIA EXPO with ‘Deep Roster of New Solutions’Crestron Supply Chain Town Hall Updates Frustrated Dealers; Did It Help?
This week, Crestron Electronics held a special Supply Chain Town Hall meeting with their dealers to conduct a deep dive into the root causes of their delivery delays, suggest what actions dealers can take, and offer a preview of what to expect in the future. The action was taken, the company says, in the name of transparency – a noble goal. But some dealers are asking what took so long – we are now 2½ years into supply chain issues and things don’t seem to be getting any better at Crestron. Or are they?
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[Read more…] about Crestron Supply Chain Town Hall Updates Frustrated Dealers; Did It Help?CEDIA Expo & CEPro Owner Emerald Reports Fiscal Q2 Results
On Monday, Emerald Holding, Inc. (NYSE:EEX) (Emerald), one of the nation’s leading business-to-business exposition companies and owner of the CEDIA Expo event and CEPro trade magazine, announced the results for their fiscal second quarter, the period that ended on June 30, 2022. The results showed a rebounding top line, with revenues increasing 376% over last year’s COVID-impacted quarter – while the company still booked a net loss, although less of a net loss than in the same quarter last year.
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[Read more…] about CEDIA Expo & CEPro Owner Emerald Reports Fiscal Q2 ResultsEmerald Expo Offers ‘Reinvigorated’ Education for CEDIA Expo 2022
Emerald Exposition, one of the largest exposition companies in the U.S. and the owner of the CEDIA Expo (and CE Pro), announced this week that they will be offering “reinvigorated educational programming” at this year’s CEDIA Expo 2022. This initiative will include a range of more than 150 sessions, including seminars, panels, workshops, and manufacturer product training.
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[Read more…] about Emerald Expo Offers ‘Reinvigorated’ Education for CEDIA Expo 2022CEDIA Expo 2022 Keynote Presentation Offers an Intriguing Departure
CEDIA announced yesterday its keynote speaker for the upcoming CEDIA Expo 2022 show who appears to offer an interesting departure from past more directly technical keynote presentations. This year’s presenter is Greg Durkin, a marketing and data guy who comes from an entertainment industry marketing background and appears to have expertise in content curation and data analysis.
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[Read more…] about CEDIA Expo 2022 Keynote Presentation Offers an Intriguing DepartureCEDIA Revitalization Continues as New Administration Rethinks Education
See What Education CEDIA has Planned for Expo 2022
In a special briefing for the media, new CEDIA Vice President of Education and Training Amanda Beckner revealed the organization’s upcoming program for this year’s CEDIA Expo coming this Fall. It was instantly clear that Beckner, formerly involved with AVIXA education, completely understands both the importance of and the unique demands of education in a technical association.
It was also clear that the Association is taking a fresh look at ways to elevate CEDIA’s education to the next level. And that is a good thing.
See what Beckner shared about CEDIA education and show plans
[Read more…] about CEDIA Revitalization Continues as New Administration Rethinks EducationRussound Previews an Array of New Products at ISE 2022
Russound, a designer/developer/manufacturer of innovative audio products for the integration channel, launched an array of new products for 2022 at ISE (Integrated Systems Europe) 2022 earlier this month at the Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain. These interesting new products include a new series of landscape and rock speakers; a new, next-generation Bluetooth source kit; and a new “ultimate” Android touchscreen.
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[Read more…] about Russound Previews an Array of New Products at ISE 2022As Economy Rebounds, Emerald Expo Books Strong Fiscal 1st Quarter Results
Value of EEX Stock Increases Nearly 19% on the Announcement
Emerald Holding Inc., the parent company of Emerald Expositions, a division that owns the CEDIA Expo trade show and CEPro media, announced its results for the first quarter of its fiscal 2022 year today – and these results clearly showed a strong rebound from the last two COVID-19 impacted years. With both revenues and earnings showing substantial increases, Emerald’s President and CEO Hervé Sedkey stated that “…we are in the midst of a robust recovery.”
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[Read more…] about As Economy Rebounds, Emerald Expo Books Strong Fiscal 1st Quarter ResultsCrestron Research Center is Renamed in Honor of Founder George Feldstein
In the summer of 2019, just months before the onset of COVID-19, Crestron Electronics, Inc. (Crestron) invited me to tour several of their facilities, including the lab at the heart of almost everything they do…the Research Center. It was beyond impressive, and I’ve been in some really impressive labs in my career. At the time, I said it was “like Disneyland for geeks.” That includes geeks like me!
Now, in honor of the company’s founder, Crestron has renamed the facility the George Feldstein Technology Center. This is a fitting tribute to the man who spent his days there constantly tinkering with new products, product concepts, and technology.