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Seeing CEDIA Expo in a Whole New Light

September 7, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Keynote speaker Dr. Michio KakuWednesday, the day before the 2012 CEDIA Expo opens its show floor, is both the day many integrators come to the convention center to take educational classes – and also the press comes for a day full of press conferences.

I approached the event this year with a high level of anticipation, as our strata-GEE.com CEDIA survey suggested that attendance might be better than originally anticipated. As I approached the convention center, I was surprised by the lack of activity around the outside of the hall. Then a CEDIA hotel shuttle bus showed up and – suddenly – we had a fair amount of activity.

Little did I know that when I entered the hall, I had a rather intense surprise waiting… [Read more…] about Seeing CEDIA Expo in a Whole New Light

Filed Under: Associations, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Shows & Events, Specialty, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: Bethesda Systems, Bill Pollock, CEDIA Expo, CES, Cisco, Core Brands, Dr. Michio Kaku, Energy Squad, Jonathan Stovall, Keith Marshall, Key Digital, LED, Nortek, nuLED, Paul Starkey, PoE, Power over Ethernet, Proficient, Rosewater Energy Group, SpeakerCraft

Here We Go Again – Nortek Reorganizes Its Reorganized Reorganization

August 30, 2012 by Ted 2 Comments

Nortek's Core Brands LogoThis Monday, Nortek, Inc. announced yet another reorganization, their third major structural change since the company decided to group its A/V assets under one roof back in April 2010. The company has created yet another new company called Core Brands which will further consolidate and control a total of ten of the company’s A/V brands in their Technology Solutions Segment (TECH).

The brands affected by this consolidation include Aton, BlueBOLT, Elan, Furman, Niles, Panamax, Proficient, SpeakerCraft, Sunfire, and Xantech. Core Brands will be based at offices in Petaluma, CA; Calrsbad, CA; Riverside, CA; and Marblehead, MA.

Aren’t 10 brands under one roof really just a new conglomerate?…

[Read more…] about Here We Go Again – Nortek Reorganizes Its Reorganized Reorganization

Filed Under: Brands, Management, Manufacturers, Marketing, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Aton, AVC Group, Bill Pollock, BlueBOLT, Core Brands, Dave Keller, Elan, Furman, Jeremy Burkhardt, Keith Marshall, Linear LLC, Mark Terry, Niles, Nortek, Panamax, Paul Starkey, Proficient, SpeakerCraft, Sunfire, Xantech

Nortek Financial Results Show That, Despite Best Efforts, TECH Remains Troubled

August 15, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

Nortek's HeadquartersAt the end of last week, Nortek, Inc. reported their financial results for the fiscal second quarter and first half. While at first blush the overall numbers look good – sales up 9% in Q2 and 8% in 1st Half and returning to profitability for both periods – digging deeper shows that their technology business unit (TECH) and residential ventilation business unit (RESV) are not yet participating in the company’s turnaround. Given the significant amount of restructuring of their TECH segment, this result is troubling. [Read more…] about Nortek Financial Results Show That, Despite Best Efforts, TECH Remains Troubled

Filed Under: Brands, Industry Trends, Management, Manufacturers, News, Strategy Tagged With: AVC Group, Elan, Mark Terry, Niles, Nortek, Panamax/Furman, Proficient, Sean Burke, SpeakerCraft, Xantech

BREAKING NEWS: Nortek Reorganizes Its Reorganization

May 24, 2012 by Ted Leave a Comment

AVC GroupToday, just a short time ago, Nortek Inc.’s AVC Group released an announcement that a major new phase of their reorganization is in the works. Specifically, the AVC Group which currently is the merged brands of Niles Audio, Elan, and Xantech, will be expanded to include SpeakerCraft, Proficient, Panamax/Furman all under the same roof. Furthermore, Nortek’s former reorganizer – Mark Terry – has been reorganized out of the newly restructured company.

[Read more…] about BREAKING NEWS: Nortek Reorganizes Its Reorganization

Filed Under: Brands, Economic Trends, Industry Trends, Management, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: AVC Group, Bill Pollock, Elan, Mark Terry, Niles, Nortek, Panamax/Furman, Proficient, Sean Burke, SpeakerCraft, Xantech

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