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Don’t Revamp Your Business for the Latest Fad Guru; Be Your Own Guru

February 10, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

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GUEST POST: All It Takes is Common Sense to Improve Your Biz

Recently, an integrator I know goes to a trade conference. The principal hears a presentation on a new way to run his business, which is already generating a solid $5-6 Million in revenues. The presenter, a sort of business guru, is impressive and has authored a book.

This guru has a “system” he wants to sell you on…

[Read more…] about Don’t Revamp Your Business for the Latest Fad Guru; Be Your Own Guru

Filed Under: Financial, Integrators, Management, Manufacturers, Strategy Tagged With: best practices, Bob Brown, guru

Thiel is Toast, Specialty Audio Takes Another Hit

January 17, 2018 by Ted 74 Comments

New Thiel logo black backgroundAfter a tumultuous five-year period, which began in 2012 when Thiel was sold to Tennessee private investor David B. Griffin, we can now confirm that Thiel Audio has been closed for good. Failing some kind of 11th hour rescue, another great American audio brand will be relegated to the dustbin of history.

See what we know of the closing of Thiel Audio… [Read more…] about Thiel is Toast, Specialty Audio Takes Another Hit

Filed Under: Brands, Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point Tagged With: Bob Brown, James Thiel, Jim Thiel, Kathy Gornik, Stephen DeFuria, Thiel, Thiel Audio, Tom Malatesta, Tom Thiel

DeFuria Memorial Service Set by Family

May 2, 2017 by Ted 1 Comment

Stephen DeFuria, a well-known industry executive passed away early Sunday morning last weekend as we previously reported. At the time of that announcement, the family had not had the opportunity to make all of the necessary final arrangements before that post was published.

Now we have the latest information on DeFuria’s memorial service… [Read more…] about DeFuria Memorial Service Set by Family

Filed Under: News, People Tagged With: Bob Brown, Dillon DeFuria, Stacey Kerek, Stephen DeFuria

Stephen DeFuria, Top Audio Executive & Friend to Many, Dies

April 30, 2017 by Ted 20 Comments

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Stephen DeFuria

 

Stephen DeFuria, a top specialty audio industry sales executive uniquely conversant in both high-end AND more mainstream audio, died early Sunday morning after a long battle with cancer. DeFuria was 61-years old and passed away at home with his family at his side.

See more on the passing of Stephen DeFuria… [Read more…] about Stephen DeFuria, Top Audio Executive & Friend to Many, Dies

Filed Under: News, People Tagged With: Bob Brown, NAD, Stacey Kerek, Stephen DeFuria, Thiel Audio, VANA Ltd.

Millson Custom Solutions Goes From Crawl to Jog in Just One Year

October 12, 2016 by Ted 1 Comment

Millson Custom Solutions Celebrates Its First Birthday

CinemaFrame photoMost new start-up companies like Millson Custom Solutions (MCS) choose to develop a new product concept and spend their first year setting up distribution, making sure internal systems operate smoothly as sales begin to happen, and in general scale slowly before they take that next step in expansion. It’s sort of a crawl before you walk – walk before you run strategy.

But not MCS – no sooner did they get their remarkable CinemaFrame launched, then the company rolled out a second product, their RSMS Roller Shade Mounting System and then a third product, the FutureFrame.

How did they pull that off?… [Read more…] about Millson Custom Solutions Goes From Crawl to Jog in Just One Year

Filed Under: Integrators, Manufacturers, Shows & Events, Tech Trends Tagged With: Bob Brown, CEDIA 2016, CinemaFrame, FutureFrame, MCS, Millson Custom Solutions, Richard Millson, RSMS

Dysfunctional CEDIA Board Cited in Resignation Letter

December 10, 2015 by Ted 7 Comments

cedia logoWe reported to you last month that, in an unexpected development best described as surprising, two members of CEDIA’s Board of Directors – Bob Brown and Richard Millson – abruptly resigned their positions within 24-hours of each other. We learned of this through our industry sources, not from CEDIA – which has yet to make any official statement about this unusual event. While we were able to confirm the incident had happened, since none of the parties would speak to us about it, we were unable to report on the reasons behind why this double resignation occurred in the first place. Now…we have more information.

See the surprising news we have learned over the last few weeks… [Read more…] about Dysfunctional CEDIA Board Cited in Resignation Letter

Filed Under: Associations, Financial, Management, News, Pivot Point Tagged With: Bob Brown, CEDIA, CEDIA UK, EMEA, Expo, ISE, Larry Pexton, Richard Millson

Two Directors Abruptly Resign CEDIA Board of Directors in Apparent Sign of Turmoil

November 12, 2015 by Ted 2 Comments

BREAKING NEWS

cedia logoTwo members of the Board of Directors of CEDIA have abruptly resigned within 24-hours of each other in what appears to be a sign of turmoil roiling the organization’s Board, multiple sources told us. According to reports, Richard Millson of Millson Technologies and Bob Brown, a well-known industry consultant, have both abruptly resigned their positions on the Board.

See more on this surprising news out of CEDIA… [Read more…] about Two Directors Abruptly Resign CEDIA Board of Directors in Apparent Sign of Turmoil

Filed Under: Associations, Management, News, Pivot Point, Shows & Events, Strategy Tagged With: Bob Brown, CEDIA, Expo, Millson Technology, Richard Millson

Tons of Turmoil at Thiel; Is There Yet Another New CEO?

October 8, 2015 by Ted Leave a Comment

New Thiel logo black backgroundTipped off by a source, we have learned that the turmoil at Thiel Audio continues, as yet another wave of executives have arrived and departed – leaving the company ostensibly leaderless and seemingly adrift in the market. The revolving executive door at Thiel seems to be an annual event as we await news on yet another team to jump in the saddle…or into the fire, depending on your perspective.

See more on what we’ve learned… [Read more…] about Tons of Turmoil at Thiel; Is There Yet Another New CEO?

Filed Under: Management, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Bill Thomas, Bob Brown, John Wittman, Mark Mason, Paul Fisher, Rebecca Abrahams, Stephen DeFuria, Thiel

Taking Integration to a Whole New Level; Millson to Launch CinemaFrame at CEDIA Expo

September 24, 2015 by Ted 1 Comment

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CinemaFrame photoWell-respected custom integrator Richard Millson, founder of Vancouver, BC-based Millson Technologies, has some 25-years of experience in high-end residential AV and automation systems installation. Many of these installations were in luxury high-rise condominium developments, trendy boutique hotels, and high-end homes. After literally tens of thousands of installations, Millson knew well the gaping holes in the market that manufacturers simply weren’t addressing.

So Richard created a new company, Millson Custom Solutions, to address these gaps. And the first product from MCS, four years in the making, is CinemaFrame – an amazing in-wall high-performance home theater solution.

See more on the remarkable CinemaFrame invisible home theater system… [Read more…] about Taking Integration to a Whole New Level; Millson to Launch CinemaFrame at CEDIA Expo

Filed Under: Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Retailers, Specialty, Tech Trends Tagged With: Bob Brown, CinemaFrame, Millson Custom Solutions, Millson Technologies

Thiel Audio: DeFuria & Brown are Out; Is the Other Shoe Dropping?

March 6, 2014 by Ted 2 Comments

BREAKING NEWS

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Our inquiry started innocently enough. Last week, we received an emailed press release that contained this headline: “VANA Ltd. Appoints Stephen DeFuria as Director of Sales, East.” Now we generally receive dozens of press releases every day – but this one caught our immediate attention…literally causing us to pick the phone to make a call for confirmation. Why? Because Stephen DeFuria was part of a team hired by Thiel Audio to help turn that business around – and now, only one year later, he is out…with no explanation. But that was just the beginning.

Now, there’s reason to question whether the “other shoe” may be dropping at Thiel… [Read more…] about Thiel Audio: DeFuria & Brown are Out; Is the Other Shoe Dropping?

Filed Under: Brands, Management, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Bill Thomas, Bob Brown, Jim Thiel, Kathy Gornik, Stephen DeFuria, Thiel, Tom Thiel

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