As business begins to slow in this down economy, now is the perfect time for employers to get their technicians trained and certified. By investing in your technicians, you're showing them that you care about their career growth and you're demonstrating to your customers that you demand the best from your technicia

Ok, I get it. You own a copyright and you have to protect it. Otherwise, it’s not worth the paper that it’s printed on. I still have a hard time siding with Monster Cable, even after the company posted a response to the backlash over its lawsuit with the owners of the Monster MiniGolf franchise.

So many times, business is all about common sense. But during an economic downturn it never hurts to revisit some key pointers. That’s just what Capitol Sales has done by issuing a list of helpful hints for dealers in the custom installation industry. Here they are: Manage Financials With Your Customers Make sure

It's the not-so-secret dirty little secret in our industry. Monster Cable views trademark infringement litigation as a profit center bullies small companies out of business. What we're talking about are not simple patent infringement cases, though Monster has taken on those as well (see www.bluejeanscable.com/leg

Apparently not willing to let the folks at the soon-to-be-shuttered Tweeter corporation go quietly into the night a group of angry and industrious hackers offered their less-than-subtle redesign of tweeter.com this morning. That's to our industry friend Nick at Caster Communications for tipping us off. What do you thin

I've never been one for post-holiday early-bird retail sales. My family, however, loves them, having purchased much of their Christmas wrapping paper and decorations at day-after-Christmas specials over the years. Black Friday (named for day-after-Thanksgiving sales when most retailers finally make it into the "blac