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Put a Little Bounce in Your Sales with Spring Deck

August 14, 2014 by Ted 6 Comments

SpringDeck iPad & logoImagine this – your sales team heads out to meet with prospective clients for your integration business somewhere in your service area. In a meeting, the client likes what they hear, but wants to see just exactly what the salesperson is referring to.

Like magic – presto changeo – your salesperson whips out an iPad and instantly pulls up a sharp, colorful image of the key components being proposed. What’s that you say, Mr. Prospect? You’d like to know how many HDMI inputs this unit has? Another click and a pdf of a manufacturer’s product cut-sheet opens up to detailed specifications – ah, there’s the answer.

Oh wait! – your salesperson exclaims – let me show you this short video made by the manufacturer that demonstrates a key feature that would be perfect for you. A colorful video plays instantly and smoothly, without any “buffering” hesitation.

Is this a pipe dream? No…its Spring Deck – an all-new central resource for your sales team.. [Read more…] about Put a Little Bounce in Your Sales with Spring Deck

Filed Under: Brands, Industry Trends, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Specialty, Tech Trends Tagged With: Blue Speed AV, Kevin Tromp, Spring Deck, The Davinci Group

ProSource to Offer SVS Subwoofers

August 13, 2014 by Ted Leave a Comment

ProSource LogoProSource, a national retailer buying group, will add SVS subwoofers to its product line-up, the company announced on Tuesday. According to a published statement, “SVS is being tapped to energize subwoofer sales for independent retailers…”

See more on this interesting development… [Read more…] about ProSource to Offer SVS Subwoofers

Filed Under: Brands, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Specialty Tagged With: Dave Workman, David Workman, Gary Yacoubian, ProSource, SVS

Thiel’s New CEO Says Company ‘Struck a Chord’ Compelling Him to Join

July 31, 2014 by Ted 10 Comments

Thiel CEO John Wittman

In a telephone interview today, new Thiel Audio CEO John Wittman told us that the company “struck a chord with me personally,” virtually compelling him to take over as CEO after the owners’ invited him to look at the company last winter. Over the course of an interview that went on for more than a hour, Wittman candidly shared his thoughts and perspectives in an enthusiastic and – to the degree he felt appropriate – open manner.

See what Wittman had to say about where Thiel is at…and where it’s going… [Read more…] about Thiel’s New CEO Says Company ‘Struck a Chord’ Compelling Him to Join

Filed Under: Brands, Industry Trends, Management, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Specialty, Strategy Tagged With: Jim Thiel, John Wittman, Paul Fisher, Thiel

New York Metro Rep Audio Associates Adds Key Lines & Appoints New Sales Manager

July 29, 2014 by Ted Leave a Comment

Audio Associates logoMajor New York Metro & Mid-Atlantic sales representative company Audio Associates has been selected by both Bay Audio and Wilson Electronics to represent their brands. In addition to this, Audio Associates separately announced that it has promoted long-time salesman George Christianis to the position of Sales Manager for the company.

See more on these changes at Audio Associates below… [Read more…] about New York Metro Rep Audio Associates Adds Key Lines & Appoints New Sales Manager

Filed Under: Brands, News, Sales, Specialty Tagged With: Audio Associates, Bay Audio, Mike Lefkowits, Ron Meyerowitz, Wilson Electronics

Layoffs Hit Velodyne’s Audio Division as Company Bets All on LIDAR

June 17, 2014 by Ted 1 Comment

BREAKING NEWS

Velodyne LogoMultiple sources are reporting that Velodyne Acoustics, Inc. – a once high-flying specialty subwoofer manufacturer – has had a significant layoff in its audio division last week as the company seeks to redeploy its resources full-scale behind its LIDAR business. The company, which is driven by its enigmatic founder, David Hall, is betting its future (betting the farm, some would say) on its LIDAR technology which is used in self-driving vehicles (such as Google’s).

See more on this dramatic shift in business by a former audio high-flyer… [Read more…] about Layoffs Hit Velodyne’s Audio Division as Company Bets All on LIDAR

Filed Under: Brands, Industry Trends, Management, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Specialty, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: David Hall, George Manlove, Lidar, PRO Group, subwoofers, Vann's, Velodyne

Screen Research Names Grace Motif as Exclusive U.S. Distributor

June 13, 2014 by Ted Leave a Comment

GraceMotifLogoScreen Research, a line of high-performance projection screens owned by the Adeo Group of Italy, announced that it has selected specialty products distributor Grace Motif, Inc. as its exclusive distributor for the U.S. custom installation market, effective this month. Grace Motif has been the Screen Research distributor for the commercial market since the beginning of this year, so this announcement represents a significant expansion of the relationship.

See more on this new, expanded partnership… [Read more…] about Screen Research Names Grace Motif as Exclusive U.S. Distributor

Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, News, Sales, Specialty Tagged With: Grace Motif, John Caldwell, Screen Research

NAD Launches New Masters Series Models Targeted Squarely at ‘Audiophile 2.0’

June 12, 2014 by Ted Leave a Comment

*See update note below…*

NAD M12

On Wednesday, Lenbrook America, the exclusive distributor of NAD in the U.S., held a press presentation in a suite at the upscale Andaz 5th Avenue Hotel in Manhattan. It was a cool but gray and curiously humid day…still able to create enhanced perspiration for those rushing to the event from assorted train/subway/bus stops. But those members of the press who chose to attend were well rewarded for their efforts, as NAD launched a significant update to their Masters Series line – an update designed to further target a new customer that the company calls “Audiophile 2.0.”

See more on this update, including more specifics on what NAD calls a new emerging market… [Read more…] about NAD Launches New Masters Series Models Targeted Squarely at ‘Audiophile 2.0’

Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Specialty, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Bluesound, Dean Miller, Greg Stidson, John Banks, Lenbrook, NAD

Thiel Audio Story Takes a New and Troubling Turn

April 24, 2014 by Ted 3 Comments

*Strata-gee EXCLUSIVE*

Company Leaving Lexington after 38 Years, Moving to Nashville

Photo of Thiel FactoryThiel Audio Products Company (Thiel), the iconic high-end speaker manufacturer founded in 1976 in Lexington, KY by engineer Jim Thiel and two friends – and purchased by investors in 2012 – is in the throes of major change as we mentioned in our post last month. Now new details are slowly emerging…some of which are troubling.

See what we’ve learned about what’s transpiring…and what the company told Strata-gee… [Read more…] about Thiel Audio Story Takes a New and Troubling Turn

Filed Under: Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Specialty, Strategy Tagged With: Bill Thomas, Thiel Audio

Prominent West Coast Rep Closes Company to Join Savant; He Tells Strata-gee Why

March 20, 2014 by Ted 14 Comments

Photo of Mike Kavanaugh

Savant Systems announced today that it has appointed Mike Kavanaugh as its Sales Director for the West Coast effective April 14, 2014. Kavanaugh, a well-known and prominent custom integration rep, is the principal of MK Marketing, a successful 20+ year sales representative company based in Southern California.

Now Kavanaugh is closing down MK Marketing to become a Savant employee – surprising many… [Read more…] about Prominent West Coast Rep Closes Company to Join Savant; He Tells Strata-gee Why

Filed Under: Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Specialty, Strategy Tagged With: Mike Kavanaugh, MK Marketing, Savant Systems

Niche Speaker Manufacturer Cabasse Appoints Integra as U.S. Distributor

March 19, 2014 by Ted 2 Comments

Integra_Black_HighRes2In a brief announcement today, Cabasse – a French loudspeaker manufacturer with a small niche following here in the U.S. – announced that it has appointed electronics brand Integra as its “exclusive” distributor for the United States. This new relationship takes effect retroactively to March 1, 2014.

See more on this announcement which some industry observers found strange… [Read more…] about Niche Speaker Manufacturer Cabasse Appoints Integra as U.S. Distributor

Filed Under: Brands, Distributors, Industry Trends, Marketing, News, Specialty, Strategy Tagged With: Cabasse, Esoteric, Gibson, Gibson Brands, Gibson Guitar, Henry Juszkiewicz, Integra, KRK Systems, Stanton, Tascam, Teac

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