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Moody’s Downgrades Gibson Brands Credit to Junk

March 10, 2016 by Ted 10 Comments

Gibson Brands CEO Responds to Moody’s Downgrade

Photo of Gibson busThe music industry is positively buzzing about the announcement late last week by Moody’s Investors Service that, for the second time in three months, it has downgraded the credit rating of Nashville, Tennessee-based Gibson Brands. Gibson (formerly Gibson Guitars) is a tightly held private company that launched an aggressive diversification strategy a few years ago, focusing on acquiring several consumer electronics brands such as Onkyo Corp. and Teac, Corp. and recently Philips.

Now Moody’s suggests the debt used to acquire these brands is dragging the company down… [Read more…] about Moody’s Downgrades Gibson Brands Credit to Junk

Filed Under: Brands, Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News, Strategy Tagged With: Gibson, Gibson Brands, Gibson Guitar, Henry Juszkiewicz, Onkyo, Pioneer, Teac

Michigan Rep Says Betting on Retail Sales Teams is Always a Good Gamble

August 27, 2015 by Ted Leave a Comment

Rep Firm Holds Casino Night for Major Retailer’s Sales Staff – Everyone Wins, Especially the Sponsors

Photo of QMI teamWalled Lake, Michigan-based sales representative company QMI, Inc. (The QMI Group) held a Casino night on Sunday, August 23rd for the sales staff of ABC Warehouse, a large electronics and appliance retailer in the Midwest. Sponsored by Pioneer and Polk Audio, the Casino night capped a 90-day sales promotion that allowed floor salespeople the opportunity celebrate their success, blow off some steam, and earn valuable prizes.

See more about The QMI Group’s ABC Warehouse Sales Associates’ Casino Night… [Read more…] about Michigan Rep Says Betting on Retail Sales Teams is Always a Good Gamble

Filed Under: Promotions, Sales, Sales Reps, Shows & Events Tagged With: ABC Warehouse, Jeff Trauben, Pioneer, Polk Audio, QMI Corp., Shannon Cobb

Hot Time in the City, It’s CE Week Again

June 25, 2015 by Ted Leave a Comment

CE Week logoNew York City in June sees temperatures rise in response to the onset of summer and also, hopefully, in response to the launch of the hottest new technologies being shown at CE Week at the Metropolitan Pavilion and Altman Building exposition spaces in Manhattan. We awaited this year’s edition with great anticipation as it occurs in the wake of a major change in the show’s backers – and is the follow-up to the surprisingly meaningful show last year.

What were the changes, and how did the show go? You’ll have to read on… [Read more…] about Hot Time in the City, It’s CE Week Again

Filed Under: Industry Trends, Marketing, News, Shows & Events, Tech Trends Tagged With: Atmos, Auro 3D, CE Week, CEA, DEG, Dolby, Epson, HEOS by Denon, House of Marley, Kimber Cable, LG, Monster, NAPCO, Noel Lee, Onkyo, Panamax, Panasonic, Pioneer, Ray Kimber, Samsung, Sony

ELAC Returns to N. America w/New Speakers Designed by Andrew Jones

May 14, 2015 by Ted 2 Comments

Company Opens New S. California Design Center

ELAC Americas logoGerman speaker manufacturer ELAC announced today that it has returned to the North American market with a new line of speakers, a new U.S. design center and – perhaps most significantly – a new Vice President of Engineering, the highly respected Andrew Jones. The company plans to launch their new ELAC Debut™ speaker line at the upcoming T.H.E. Show Newport in Irvine, CA at the end of this month.

See more on this surprising, multi-faceted announcement… [Read more…] about ELAC Returns to N. America w/New Speakers Designed by Andrew Jones

Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Andrew Jones, Chris Walker, ELAC, Gunter Kurten, Pioneer

Onkyo Sets New Global Strategy Focused On Portables & Headphones

May 14, 2015 by Ted Leave a Comment

Onkyo logoOsaka, Japan-based Onkyo Corporation says it has set a new global growth strategy that will focus on launching portable music players and headphones, thanks largely to resources it received in its acquisition of Pioneer’s home AV division. In an interview appearing in Japanese media, Onkyo President Munenori Otsuki said the world is entering “the age of portable music players.”

See more on this surprising shift of direction from a significant audio industry player… [Read more…] about Onkyo Sets New Global Strategy Focused On Portables & Headphones

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Brands, Management, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: headphones, Meridian Audio, MQA, Munenori Otsuki, Onkyo, Philips, Pioneer, portable music player, Woox Innovations

Bloomberg Reporter Asks ‘Why is Sharp Still With Us?’

March 10, 2015 by Ted 2 Comments

Photo of Sharp solar panelWe’ve been reporting for a while now on the epic survival struggles of some of this industry’s biggest brand names in Japan…most recently Sharp Corp. Some of the changes we’re seeing now were unforeseeable even 24-36 months ago – Sony spinning off divisions, JVC Kenwood pulling out of the consumer business, Pioneer first shutting down A/V, then selling that division to Onkyo, Toshiba pulling out of TV biz, Panasonic dropping consumer business, and on and on…

Now a reporter for the respected Bloomberg View asks, “…why Sharp should still be in business?”

See more on this surprising declaration and criticism of the practices of Japan, Inc… [Read more…] about Bloomberg Reporter Asks ‘Why is Sharp Still With Us?’

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Financial, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: JVC Kenwood, Onkyo, Panasonic, Pioneer, Sharp, Sharp Corp., Sony, Toshiba

Having Dumped Everything Else, Pioneer Makes Plans to Dominate Car Electronics

November 25, 2014 by Ted 5 Comments

About the AV biz? Hoping Onkyo Keeps the Pioneer Name…

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Susumu Kotani, President
Pioneer Corporation

In a revealing interview with the Nikkei in Tokyo, Pioneer Corp. President Susumu Kotani said that Pioneer – after spending several months selling off all of its divisions other than automotive – is considering resorting to acquisitions in order to build a dominant position within its chosen market. A radical shift after months of divestiture, he makes clear that the company is preparing to move to offense, in order to build a new – and expanded – future.

See more on the company’s plans – including just what areas Pioneer is considering entering… [Read more…] about Having Dumped Everything Else, Pioneer Makes Plans to Dominate Car Electronics

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Industry Trends, Management, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: KKR, Onkyo, Pioneer, Susumu Kotani

Pioneer Says Merger Talks with Onkyo Continue; But Equity Partner Appears Sidelined

September 18, 2014 by Ted Leave a Comment

Pioneer LogoPioneer Corporation released an interesting document on September 12th – while much of the tech media was in Denver for CEDIA – titled Notice with Respect to Basic Agreement for the Integration of Pioneer’s Home AV Business and Onkyo. This curious document, six pages long, gives an update as to the state of the discussions between the parties in the previously announced “basic agreement” between Pioneer, Onkyo, and Baring Private Equity Asia for a “Capital/Business Alliance” related to Pioneer’s Home AV business.

Now, apparently, the deal’s changed…with Baring PE pushed to the sidelines… [Read more…] about Pioneer Says Merger Talks with Onkyo Continue; But Equity Partner Appears Sidelined

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Brands, Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Baring Private Equity Asia, Onkyo, Onkyo Corp., Pioneer, Pioneer Corp.

Pioneer Fire Sale Continues – Dumps DJ Biz to KKR

September 17, 2014 by Ted Leave a Comment

KKR logoPioneer surprised everyone back in June of this year when word came that it had decided to sell its AV business to Onkyo Corp. and a private equity company. But actually, the gears for this and other deals were set in motion last year when the company launched a new strategic plan to focus on their core business – car electronics, their largest and most profitable division.

Now we learn the company has sold off its once burgeoning DJ business to KKR. See more… [Read more…] about Pioneer Fire Sale Continues – Dumps DJ Biz to KKR

Filed Under: Asian Connection, Financial, Industry Trends, Management, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: KKR, Pioneer, Pioneer DJ

A Deeper Dive into the World of Dolby Atmos; Is This Audio’s 3D?

July 2, 2014 by Ted Leave a Comment

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Pioneer slide showing Atmos logoIs Dolby’s new Atmos format the next frontier in surround sound processing? Or will it merit a repeat of Paul Klipsch’s famous line: “Ho, hum, another breakthrough”?

You’d certainly think the former after prowling the aisles at the just-concluded CE Week in NYC. Both Onkyo and Pioneer showed prototype Atmos-enabled A/V receivers (complete with demonstrations under what must be called “challenging” conditions) while Yamaha, Denon, Marantz, and Integra all indicate they’ll be ready with an array of products in late Q3 or early Q4 this year. But will Paul Klipsch be proven prophetic once again, even if posthumously? That remains to be seen.

The Thinking Behind Atmos…

[Read more…] about A Deeper Dive into the World of Dolby Atmos; Is This Audio’s 3D?

Filed Under: Brands, Industry Trends, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Definitive Technology, Denon, Dolby Atmos, Integra, Onkyo, Pioneer, Yamaha

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