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Consumer Optimism: Americans See a Light at the End of the COVID Tunnel

March 4, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

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A new Axios-Ipsos poll has shown a marked turn towards more consumer optimism in American’s attitude about the condition of their lives under COVID. They are becoming dramatically more hopeful as the administration takes actions to step-up the availability of vaccines.

See the latest poll data on consumer COVID sentiment…

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, News, Statistics, Survey Tagged With: consumer sentiment, Coronavirus, COVID-19

Vizio Files Papers for an Initial Public Offering…Again

March 3, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

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Vizio Holding Corp. (Vizio) filed an S-1 registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO) of its stock on the public market. Their offering is being handled by J.P. Morgan and BoA, both of whom will act as lead book runners for the offering. The company hopes to use the symbol VZIO on the New York Stock Exchange.

But this isn’t their first try at going public.

See more on the Vizio IPO filing…

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Filed Under: General Topics

Pres. Biden Orders Supply Chain Review; This Might Not End Well for Tech

March 2, 2021 by Ted 3 Comments

all-electric Cadillac design at CES 2021

Auto Makers Now in the Driver’s Seat

Late last week, multiple news services reported that US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order directing a “broad review” of the supply chains for critical materials – critical materials that include, by the way, semiconductors. The fact is, this might not end well for Tech…

See why supply chain concerns are heightening…

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Gov't/Politics, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Research, Strategy

Yamaha Executive Jason Baumann Dies Unexpectedly

February 26, 2021 by Ted 5 Comments

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Jason Baumann

A guest post by Paul Tamberelli

Long time industry executive Jason Baumann, most recently Regional Sales Manager for Yamaha, passed away unexpectedly on February 21, 2021 at his home in Frisco, Texas (a suburb of Dallas). Jason was just 59 at the time of his passing.

See more on Jason Baumann…

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Filed Under: News, People Tagged With: Jason Baumann, obituary, Paul Tamberelli, ProSource, Yamaha

Top AudioControl Rep for Home Audio Products in 2020 is Announced

February 25, 2021 by Ted 1 Comment

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This week, AudioControl said it has awarded Market Share, a manufacturer sales representative firm, its 2020 Rep of the Year for their home audio products division. Market Share is based in the Pacific Northwest and covers the entire region, including Alaska.

See more on the AudioControl Rep of the Year…

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Filed Under: Management, Manufacturers, News, Sales Reps Tagged With: Audio Control, AudioControl, Chris Kane, Craig Face, market share, Theresa Gallo

Vanco Feels the Need, the Need for Speed, in New HDMI 2.1 Cable Line

February 25, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

Vanco continues to impress me with their wide assortment of solution products needed and used by integrators every day. But they aren’t just an outlet for useful tools and gadgets – they also know how to push the envelope in core product performance. No better example of that exists than their latest announcement of the launch of a new line of Ultra High Speed HDMI 2.1 cables.

These cables aren’t just fast…they are certified fast by HDMI themselves.

See Vanco’s latest line of Ultra High Speed HDMI cables…

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Filed Under: Brands, Marketing, News, Products, Tech Trends, Technology Tagged With: HDMI, HDMI 2.1, Vanco

Closing of Fry’s Electronics Proves That Even Zombies Eventually Die

February 25, 2021 by Ted 7 Comments

Fry's store with empty Samsung display
Empty Samsung display in a Fry’s store this past holiday selling season [Photo by Mike Heiss]

By now you most likely have heard that Fry’s Electronics, a large electronics retail chain that featured big-format store footprints and often dramatic designs in a variety of wacky themes, has officially closed their doors. Since almost all of their stores were west of the Mississippi River – 31 in total across nine states at its high water mark – most of those bemoaning this loss are westerners…especially Californians.

But the fact is this is hardly surprising news as Fry’s has been basically a zombie for at least two years now.

See more on the zombie Fry’s closing…

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Filed Under: Financial, News, Retailers Tagged With: Fry's Electronics, store closings

CEDIA Expo & CE Pro Owner Emerald Expo Books $633.6 Million Net Loss

February 18, 2021 by Ted 5 Comments

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That an exposition company lost money in 2020 is not surprising. That an exposition company (Emerald) that has cancellation insurance to cover lost revenues on every show they own that was cancelled during the year – and still lost $633.6 million in fiscal 2020 – is surprising.

See the Details Behind This Big Loss at Emerald…

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Filed Under: Associations, Brands, Financial, Management, News, Shows & Events, Strategy Tagged With: CE Pro, CEDIA Expo, CEPro, Commercial Integrator, Emerald Expositions, Emerald Expositions Events, Emerald Holding Inc.

Let the Chips (Supply Chain) Fall Where They May

February 17, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

An earthquake in Fukushima, Japan will cause further supply chain problems
Boulders dislodged by the quake blocked a road in Soma, a city in the Japanese prefecture of Fukushima, on Sunday morning. Credit…NY Times via Hironori Asakawa/Kyodo News, via Associated Press [Click to enlarge]

Earthquakes & Snowstorms Hit an Already Stressed Supply Chain

Since Strata-gee began tracking the story of our stressed-to-the-brink supply chain last year, the situation has only become more dire. Not only has the pandemic caused a once-in-a-hundred-years impact on the supply chain, but adding to that whipsaw from the collapse of demand to then off-the-charts demand, we can now add fires, earthquakes, and snowstorms to the mix.

It all adds up to a concerning level of stress to our supply chain that will impact product availability in multiple product segments, including residential and commercial technology.

Mother Nature mauls the supply chain…

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Filed Under: Asian Connection, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, News, Tech Trends Tagged With: manufacturing, Renesas, Samsung, semiconductor, supply chain

Crestron Masterfully Sets Its Masters 2021 Event, the Industry’s ‘Premier Professional Training Event’

February 17, 2021 by Ted Leave a Comment

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Crestron formally announced today (Wednesday) the details on the 2021 iteration of its famous Crestron Masters training event, a highly popular deep-dive training initiative offered to “the AV industry’s premier programmers, designers, and salespeople.” All the cool kids will be there, and you should be too. See more below…

Get all the details on Crestron Masters 2021…

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Filed Under: Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Training Tagged With: Crestron, Crestron Electronics, Crestron Home, Crestron Masters, training

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