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Best Buy Licenses Sharp Brand Name for Smaller, Cheaper TVs Sourced from OEM Suppliers

February 12, 2014 by Ted 5 Comments

Best Buy LogoIn a report out of Japan last week, the Nikkei says that Sharp Corp. has reached a deal with Best Buy that will allow the retailer to license the Sharp brand name to be used on TVs made by OEM manufacturers for smaller and less expensive TVs. Sharp will continue to retain the brand for larger-sized sets (i.e. >50-inches), while Best Buy will have their OEM suppliers make Sharp-branded sets in smaller sizes.

Then move could be risky, potentially causing a conflict between the lower quality smaller sets and the higher quality larger sets…each bearing the Sharp brand.

See more on this move designed to bring in a royalty stream with no cost of inventory… [Read more…] about Best Buy Licenses Sharp Brand Name for Smaller, Cheaper TVs Sourced from OEM Suppliers

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Brands, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Best Buy, Sharp

New Marketing VP for Core Brands Zeros in on a Key Problem

February 12, 2014 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Joe Roberts of Core Brands

Core Brands continues to rejigger its team as we mentioned in our Breaking News SYNCH earlier this week. And one major step in this process took place in September 2013 when Core Brands surprised many by announcing the appointment of Joe Roberts as its new head of marketing, replacing Paul Starkey. Two weeks later, Roberts headed to his first CEDIA ready to jump in feet first and reassure dealers of the company’s direction…and learn all about any concerns that they felt the company needed to address.

Boy…did he get an earful… [Read more…] about New Marketing VP for Core Brands Zeros in on a Key Problem

Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Aton, AVC Group, Bill Pollock, BlueBOLT, CEDIA, Core Brands, Elan, Furman, Joe Roberts, Niles, Nortek, Panamax, Paul Starkey, Proficient, SpeakerCraft, Sunfire, Xantech

Witten & Weisenberg Out of Core Brands as Company Reorganizes Its Product Management Team

February 11, 2014 by Ted 1 Comment

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Nortek's Core Brands LogoToday we learned that Core Brands has taken steps to reorganize their product marketing teams with moves both to bring in new executives – and to move two prominent executives out. Mitch Witten, former Core Brands Director of Audio, and Mark Weisenberg, Business Development, are both out of the company effective immediately.

See who is newly joining the company, or has been promoted into new roles… [Read more…] about Witten & Weisenberg Out of Core Brands as Company Reorganizes Its Product Management Team

Filed Under: Brands, Management, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Brett Faulk, Core Brands, Joe Roberts, Mark Weisenberg, Mitch Wittenberg, Randall Logan, Yann Connan

The DaVinci Group Promotes Jeff Francisco to President as Part of Sales Team Expansion

February 6, 2014 by Ted Leave a Comment

The DaVinci Group logoThe DaVinci Group, Inc., a young but rapidly growing manufacturer of custom integration products, announced today at the 2014 ISE show that Jeff Francisco has been named President of the company. Francisco has been the company’s Vice President of Sales for most of the last year.

According to the company, this announcement is part of an overall expansion of its executive team, as the company seeks to build up its infrastructure to better address its rapid growth.

Learn more about this appointment…and why the company needed to take this step now… [Read more…] about The DaVinci Group Promotes Jeff Francisco to President as Part of Sales Team Expansion

Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, News, Sales, Specialty, Strategy Tagged With: Daniel Kippycash, Jeff Francisco, SpeakerCraft, The Davinci Group

Sony, Finally Making Its Move, Puts the Computer Biz Up for Sale; TV Biz is Next Target for Shake-Up

February 5, 2014 by Ted Leave a Comment

Sony logo on screen at CES press presentationThe Nikkei reported this week that Sony Corp. has finally taken a bold step to reorganize its business by putting its VAIO computer division up for sale. According to the report, the company is in negotiation to offload the division to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), a Japanese investment company.

See why this move makes sense…and why their TV division is the next target for a shake-up… [Read more…] about Sony, Finally Making Its Move, Puts the Computer Biz Up for Sale; TV Biz is Next Target for Shake-Up

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: 4K, 4K Ultra HDTV, Acer, BRAVIA, Lenovo, Sony, UHDTV, VAIO

With Huge Increase in Fiscal YTD Net Loss – JVC Kenwood Moves to Cut Staff & Buy a Company

February 5, 2014 by Ted Leave a Comment

JVC Kenwood logoJVC Kenwood Corporation released their year-to-date results for the first nine months (April 1, 2013 – December 31, 2013) of the current fiscal year at the end of last week. The results clearly portrayed a company in a struggle to turn their flagging business around. Although 9-month sales showed a 2.6% increase to ¥230.3 billion ($2.3 billion), up from ¥224.5 billion ($2.2 billion) last year…the company also booked a net loss that also increased more than four-fold – from ¥1.4 billion ($13.8 million) last year to ¥5.7 billion ($55.7 million) now.

See more on both JVC Kenwood’s results…and their moves to rectify the situation… [Read more…] about With Huge Increase in Fiscal YTD Net Loss – JVC Kenwood Moves to Cut Staff & Buy a Company

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: EF Johnson Technologies Inc., JVC Kenwood

Taiwan’s Foxconn Looks to Build Factories in the U.S. – Six States Compete for Selection

January 29, 2014 by Ted Leave a Comment

Foxconn logoFoxconn Technology Group, a Taiwanese company with manufacturing plants in China, and the world’s largest manufacturer of electronics – is looking to build one or more factories here in the U.S. The company, mostly known as the primary manufacturer of Apple’s popular iPhone, is in negotiations with Arizona and Colorado, according to a report by Bloomberg. But four other states have thrown their hats into the ring as well.

See more on this turn of events, a Taiwanese company building factories in the U.S…. [Read more…] about Taiwan’s Foxconn Looks to Build Factories in the U.S. – Six States Compete for Selection

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Management, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Amazon.com, Dell, Foxconn, Hewlett-Packard, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., HP, Microsoft

Social Media’s Buzzing about Savant Systems’ New CEO

January 29, 2014 by Ted 1 Comment

Savant logoSavant Systems, LLC announced on Tuesday that it has hired William J. Lynch as its new CEO. Who is Lynch, you ask? He is the ex-Barnes & Noble CEO who left there in the middle of last year. The Savant announcement surprised many as, on paper, Lynch looks like an unlikely candidate for the role.

Since the announcement, social media has buzzed about this appointment. See more… [Read more…] about Social Media’s Buzzing about Savant Systems’ New CEO

Filed Under: Brands, Management, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Apple, Barnes & Noble, Control4, Nest, Nook, Robert Madonna, Savant Systems, William J. Lynch

It’s Official, Moody’s Says Sony is ‘Junk’

January 28, 2014 by Ted Leave a Comment

Sony logo on screen at CES press presentationIn a move that has been highly anticipated or, depending on your point of view, highly dreaded,  Moody’s Investors Service cut its credit rating on Sony Corp. by one notch, dropping it below investment grade – taking it to “junk” status, in industry parlance. The downgrade was made on Monday and it is significant in that it symbolizes the continuing struggles of the company as it to tries to improve its fortunes – so far with mixed results.

See more on this huge announcement sure to be the bane of Sony management… [Read more…] about It’s Official, Moody’s Says Sony is ‘Junk’

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Financial, Manufacturers, News, Strategy Tagged With: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Fitch Ratings, Kaz Hirai, Moody's Investors Services, Sony

Sharp Ends Production of Solar Panels at Tennessee Factory – 300 to Lose Their Jobs

January 23, 2014 by Ted 4 Comments

Sharp Solar logoSharp Corporation announced that it has decided to end production of solar panels at its factory in Memphis, Tennessee, the Nikkei reported today. As a result, 300 jobs will be eliminated at the facility.

See more on this unexpected announcement from Sharp… [Read more…] about Sharp Ends Production of Solar Panels at Tennessee Factory – 300 to Lose Their Jobs

Filed Under: Economic Trends, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Sharp, solar, solar photovoltaic panels, Tennessee

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