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Very Late to the Headphone Party – Is Onkyo Better Late than Never?

January 8, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Onkyo's New HF-300 HeadphonesOnkyo has finally jumped on the headphone bandwagon, although they are about the last major audio component brand to do so. The company will formally launch its new headphone line at the International CES opening Tuesday in Las Vegas, NV.

As we had reported previously, Onkyo had hinted it would be moving in this direction at last year’s CES.

Is the Onkyo headphone line too late to the game? Or is it better late than never? [Read more…] about Very Late to the Headphone Party – Is Onkyo Better Late than Never?

Filed Under: Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Shows & Events, Strategy Tagged With: Beats by Dr. Dre, CES, Denon, Gibson Guitar, headphones, Henry Juszkiewiec, Monster, Onkyo, Skullcandy, Skunk Works

strat-GEE.com’s CES Survey Delivers One HUGE Shock

January 2, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of CEA/CES logoAs most strata-GEE.com readers know, we conduct two short but insightful surveys every year. One survey is on readers’ intentions and plans for attending September’s CEDIA Expo. And the other covers the industry’s largest trade show – the International Consumer Electronics Show held every January in Las Vegas, NV – set to kick off next week on January 8th.

Conducted every year in December, our CES Survey has fallen into a fairly predictable response pattern. But this year something changed…something big…delivering us a huge SHOCK! [Read more…] about strat-GEE.com’s CES Survey Delivers One HUGE Shock

Filed Under: Associations, Industry Trends, Shows & Events, Survey Tagged With: CEA, CES, Consumer Electronics Association, Consumer Electronics Show, eBay, Facebook, Ford, Google, Mercedes, Wal-Mart

Two More Directors Leave Best Buy

January 2, 2013 by Ted Leave a Comment

Best Buy Store EntranceBest Buy Company, Inc. announced this past Monday that two of its directors had resigned, including one that had served in the role of chief executive in the past. These departures come seven months after the departure of company founder Richard Schulze who is now working to make a bid for the struggling retailer.

With these departures, Best Buy’s board now has four vacancies… [Read more…] about Two More Directors Leave Best Buy

Filed Under: Management, News, Pivot Point, Retailers Tagged With: Best Buy, Brian Dunn, Dick Schulze, G. Mike Mikan, Matthew Paull, Richard Schulze, rogelio Rebolledo

Was Tech Represented on the List of the World’s Best CEO’s?

January 2, 2013 by Ted 2 Comments

Photo of HBR 100 Best CEOsRecently, we told you about the worst CEO of 2012 (former Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn). Turnabout is fair play, and now Harvard Business Review offers a list of the 100 Best CEOs in the World as a very effective counter-point.

But were technology companies represented on this list? Can we claim some of the best CEOs in the world? Read on and see…

See the top CEOs in the world below…

[Read more…] about Was Tech Represented on the List of the World’s Best CEO’s?

Filed Under: Management, News, Research, Survey Tagged With: Amazon.com, Apple, eBay, Harvard Business Review, INSEAD, Jeff Bezos, Meg Whitman, Samsung, Steve Jobs, Yun Jong-Yong

Happy New Year!

December 31, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

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To all of our clients, subscribers, colleagues, friends, and family:

Thank you for your support in 2012. It was a challenging year for the industry, and it was a challenging year for Stratecon as we changed addresses on the web and launched a whole new kind of presence.

I thank you all for following us to our new www.strata-GEE.com location and for continuing to read and discuss our articles, stories, and posts. We look forward to an even bigger and better 2013!

Wishing you and your family a SAFE, HEALTHY & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Ted

The Stratecon Group & www.strata-GEE.com

 

Filed Under: General Topics

DDG Scrambles to Rebuild in Wake of Member Defections

December 27, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Digital Delivery LogoThe world of national distributor groups often resembles the ever-shifting sands of the desert – members change, vendors change, and its relative market position often changes. So it is a radically changed world in which the Digital Delivery Group (DDG) finds itself in the wake of last week’s announcement of the formation of a new national distributor group – Catalyst AV –  an announcement that prominently featured the names of four DDG distributors who apparently defected to the new competitor.

But DDG denies that these defections spell its doom… [Read more…] about DDG Scrambles to Rebuild in Wake of Member Defections

Filed Under: Distributors, Industry Trends, Management, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Shows & Events, Specialty, Strategy Tagged With: Aim High Audio, Audio/Video Wareehouse, Bay Distributing, Catalyst AV, CES, Connie Kippycash, Custom Plus Distributing, Daniel Kippycash, David Kaplan, DDG, Digital Delivery Group, Digital Sales Group, Easy Access Distributing, Entrepreneur-Assistant, Mike Pupo, Mike Sajecki, Professional Audio Inc., Shifting Sands Distribution, SPD

READER’S CHOICE: Top 20 Stories of 2012 on strata-GEE.com

December 26, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Graphic of 2012As we come to the end of 2012, I want to thank you – the reader – for coming back often to read the posts on strata-GEE.com either directly or via one of our popular ALERT newsletters. It has been an eventful year for us and nothing was bigger than changing our web address and going to a new content manager system to publish our stories – or “posts” in blog parlance.

I’m pleased to report that our page views continue to increase, as does our subscriber list. It is obvious that you have embraced our new web address – www.strata-GEE.com. And while we remember fondly our old address and the many stories we posted there at www.stratecongroup.com…we hope to continue to be able to entice you to visit us over-and-over again here at strata-GEE.com.

See the twenty most popular stories of 2012 as selected by our readers, below… [Read more…] about READER’S CHOICE: Top 20 Stories of 2012 on strata-GEE.com

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Top 10, Top 20

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

December 24, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

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Filed Under: General Topics

Wally Whinna’s New Catalyst AV Distributor Group: AVAD Part Two?

December 20, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Catalyst AV LogoThe industry is abuzz about the recently announced launch of a new national distributor group known as Catalyst AV. While the emergence of a new distributor group has been rumored for months, the formal announcement came out just last week. The genesis of the group, according to our sources, was a triumvirate of Wally Whinna (Chicago’s Allnet Distributing), Glen O’Brien (California’s Electronic Stockroom), and Mike Hench (Florida & Southeast’s Electronics Source).

Wally Whinna was one of the original partners of the Alliance of Value Added Distributors (AVAD), the most successful of the national distributor groups that was ultimately purchased by Ingram Micro several years ago. We spoke to Whinna about his latest venture.

Is Catalyst AV really just AVAD, part two?… [Read more…] about Wally Whinna’s New Catalyst AV Distributor Group: AVAD Part Two?

Filed Under: Distributors, Industry Trends, Management, News, Pivot Point, Specialty, Strategy Tagged With: Allnet Distributing, Audio Video Warehouse, AVAD, Brett Neiderman, Catalyst AV, Custom Plus Distributing, David Kaplan, Easy Access Distribution, Electronic Lane Distributors, Electronic Stockroom, Electronics Source, Glen O'Brien, HCA Distributing, M. Rothman & Co., Mike Hench, Pioneer Music Company, Powerhouse Alliance, SPD, Tech Source Distributors, Wally Whinna, WAVE

Internet Advertising Revenues Hit Historic Levels of $9.3 Billion in Q3

December 19, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

IAB logoAccording to new data released by IAB Internet Advertising Bureau, total revenues from online advertising hit $9.3 billion in the third quarter of 2012. This is the highest level of revenue from Internet advertising ever and is hailed by the organization as a significant milestone for the digital media industry.

See more details as business continues to turn to digital advertising to drive business… [Read more…] about Internet Advertising Revenues Hit Historic Levels of $9.3 Billion in Q3

Filed Under: Associations, Marketing, News, Research, Specialty, Survey Tagged With: IAB, PwC

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