4 Reasons Why You Need Competition
This week a new coffee shop opened across the street from the coffee shop that has been in our village for ages. Opinions have...
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This week a new coffee shop opened across the street from the coffee shop that has been in our village for ages. Opinions have...
Cutting the cord is more feasible than ever before, but will still require some hoops to jump through to get all of the stations...
While at a networking event recently, after being introduced as the...
A business is more than a Federal Tax ID number. Businesses take on a life of their own, beyond what is made or sold....
As the holidays continues to creep closer and 2015 comes to an end, I wanted to take a look back at what worked this...
It used to be that integrators competed with each other, but how do you compete with a customer's faith in their google search?
The best use of technology, however, happens right on the streets with the use of your magic wand. For a fee (upwards of $40)...
Today I found out that a local appliance company down the street was closing its doors. This news had me wondering, in this Amazon-...
By now, surely, you have heard that attendance was up at CEDIA; and yet, I have heard that everything you see there you could...
Lurking in the back of the convention center are companies and products that could change the way we look at our business model.
With CEDIA EXPO only days away, it’s important to make sure that you are planning accordingly. Here are a few last-minute tips to help...
MusicCast comes to the market not as a reinvention of the same product, but a new world of wireless. Their system is for the...
In a world of cheaper and cheaper streaming devices, can Apple introduce a better Apple TV unit with a better interface that changes TV...
In our tech world, we have to be masters in many areas, which makes also being an expert in business very difficult. That’s why we...
Recently we had an issue with a showroom piece that took out some lights at our store and no tech available to fix it....
In this digital age, impressions happen long before we meet a client face to face.
The quick answer is that it’s the trade organization CEDIA, that stands for Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association, but who is CEDIA—really?
Will you take an extra hour (or even 20 minutes) scouring for the best price to save the company a few bucks, or do...
If done well, the event, like this system, can be a huge success. No one will even realize the amount of planning that went...
From a technology standpoint, InfoComm is my favorite show. Not only is it a trade show, but also a buying show for universities and...
We know why we want people to shop local, and yet we sometimes forget to remind the public of the grand benefits.
More and more residential companies are adding commercial audio video to their mix, and there are some very good reasons why. There are also...
Like it or not, social media has become an important tool for successful businesses. Here’s a closer look at each platform and why you should...
If you are starting out in this business or at a place of growth, choosing the right manufacturer's representative can make all the difference...
Conferences, in whatever format, provide an opportunity to take a step back from the day-to-day monotony of business, and focus on the future. The...
When you are bidding against another company you might (and probably have to) sacrifice your morals just to have the lowest price. But what...
We need to remember, as the technology specialist, it is our job to make life simpler for the client.
I give you my blessing my friends; buy and sell 4K TVs to your hearts delight. Sony has even listed HDCP 2.2 in its...
HBO and Netflix have both made major moves this month in the distribution of their content.
Any of us who have been doing this long enough, know that patterns will improve if we just stay the course, but in the...
With so much technology at our disposal today and talk of great technologies in the future, how do we proceed responsibly?
We are an instant-gratification society; if there is something we desire, we want it now. But whatever happened to “good things come to those...
You have been there before, but when you have that person sitting next to you in the passenger seat you find yourself constantly asking,...
One of my first articles written for Residential Systems, “The Man Cave is Extinct” helped birth my career in writing. Hearing the term "man cave"...
There are things we should be doing during any lull in business, and the beginning of the year is a great time to take...
If you are not conscious of how you are making your clients feel, then you are losing long-term relationships and long-term dollars. Here are...
Yes, we are in this business to make money—for passion will not feed our families—but don’t we have a responsibility to sell the right...
Within its 2,000-plus square feet of factory, visitors can see how Paradigm’s “crafted in Canada” speakers are born, from the folded cuts of wood...
I have noticed a few things about technology after being stuck in our home for more than 96 hours.
You may have a conference room, but how about a huddle room? There are unexpected benefits of this smaller, more intimate space.
This week Southtown Audio Video celebrated 30 years of business, and this is not something to be taken lightly in the world of technology....
“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” — Plato (Image via:
Smart Home…Automated Home…Tech Home… Up until recently these terms have been held for the rich and famous…the upper echelon. Combining audio, video, lights, HVAC,...
Leave your day-to-day troubles behind and travel to an industry business conference or trade show. These conferences get you away from the daily grind...
There are products—like TVs, AV receivers, and speakers—that are easy to sell, easy to understand. Then there are products created to improve the world...
Is the new iOS life changing? No, but Apple has added some pretty neat features and shortcuts. Here's why you should care: Apple changed...
We may think that the only place to find new commercial products are at shows like InfoComm, but I’m here to tell you there...
With "Hyperchange" as the CEDIA EXPO 2014 tagline, the rise of this technology (invisible to our clients) has become the foundation that the rest...