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In Defense of Accounting
Getting your books in check does more than please the tax man — it gives you a clear look into the health of your...
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Doing It Better
When a custom integration company takes over the role of another professional, it made the process — and the project — better.
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Showroom Week: If You Build It, Will They Come?
Here are some tips on positioning your showroom to get more traction, traffic, and leads.
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Showroom Week: No Two Alike
Despite the similarities in gear, trends, and installations, no two showrooms are alike
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Showroom Week: 2023 Showroom Showcase Gallery
Our annual look at some stellar demo spaces from around the globe.
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Showroom Week: A Crowd-Pleasing Experience
DeVance Electronic Lifestyle’s new 9800-square-foot showroom is meant to be shared with large groups of potential clients and employees.
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A Tech Show for Potential Clients
Mark Cichowski, the man behind the industry’s Technology & Business Summits, is introducing a consumer-facing event for the CI market.
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Get Centered
Where to place the center-channel speaker when you can’t place it behind the screen.
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Embracing Radical Incrementalism
Why using small, consistent improvements is the best way to achieve long-term goals.
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RTI Turns 30
How the control company is celebrating three decades of serving integrators in the residential and commercial markets.
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SaaS and the CI
Savant’s new Software as a Service model heralds a shift in the industry that presents challenges and opportunities for dealers.
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The Magic Eye of the Ears
Trying my best to hear immersive sound out of single Dolby Atmos-capable smart speakers.
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Putting a Spark in Your Business
Steve Elliston of Elliston Systems & Design reveals why he added an electrician to his integration company, and how it paved the way for...
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Showroom Spotlight – DSG Metro
A unique rep firm in Plainview, N.Y., evolves its showroom to be a go-to destination for all area dealers to take advantage of.
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Sustainability and Assisted Living
Smart home technology creates opportunities for more independent living.
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Ways to Serve the Content Cake
Stretch the value of your content by repurposing them in multiple ways.
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The Evolution of Home Theater
How multi-sport simulators and Esports are re-shaping dedicated theater and media room design.
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Taking Your Company Off Cruise Control
Times are good in the residential AV business, but they won’t stay that way forever.
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Outdoor AV Week: Working With Furrion
Better known in RV tech, the manufacturer of outdoor televisions and soundbars increases its reach into the custom install market.
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Outdoor AV Week: Live Entertainment in the Backyard
A pro audio solution from AtlasIED allows this homeowner to host outdoor concerts in his yard and have the music play throughout the property.
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Outdoor AV Week: Developing the JBL Stage XD Series All-Weather Speakers
A behind-the-scenes look at how Harman brought high-performance sound and sustainability to the harshest outdoor conditions.
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Outdoor AV Week: Outrageous Resimerical Case Study
Phoenix, Ariz.’s Positive Home Entertainment installs a Planar video wall in the O.H.S.O. (Outrageous Home Brewer’s Social Outpost) Brewery’s multi-use outdoor area.
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Outdoor AV Week: Southern Exposure
A newly constructed Baton Rouge mansion gets a well-connected outdoor entertainment system courtesy of Acadian Home Theater & Automation.
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Your Audience Awaits Part 2: Planning & Producing Your Video
From strategy to upload, here are our top tips for video production.
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The Key to Total Whole Home Control
Whatever interoperability standards such as Matter promise, the most effective total home control comes through professional integrators.
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Bad Management in Action
If you do watch 'The Recruit' and you recognize any business practices shared with your own, it is time to rethink and retool.
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Showroom Spotlight – SAV Digital Environments
This Bozeman, Mont., integration company’s gallery-like showroom displays the many possibilities that exist between tech and design.
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The Importance of Accountability
A dealer that focuses on accountability will inspire better performance from its employees and better bottom line for its business.
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What Job Are You Really Being Hired to Do?
Knowing and understanding the needs of your client is a vital part of the sales process.
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Showroom Spotlight – Savant SoHo
The company looks to amaze and inform NYC’s shoppers about how a smart home can transform their lives.
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The Benefits of a Profit Culture
Sharing profit information is key to getting the team invested and all rowing in the same direction.
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Why Aren’t You Selling Lighting Yet?
Two industry-focused sales professionals discuss the obstacles custom integration dealers face entering the market — and ways to overcome them.
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Future-Proofing Homes With AV-over-IP
With wireless networks constantly taking on new devices, hardwired Ethernet is the way to ensure signals get to where they need to go.
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Inspirational Electronics
After attending CES 2023, I was overtaken by a somewhat surprising feeling for someone leaving Las Vegas — hope.
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State Elections and What They Mean for 2023
Legislative sessions for the new year are starting soon — will you step up for your industry?
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CI Business Growth Patterns
How to optimize the custom integration business model to take your company to new heights.
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Luxury Week: Case Study – Invisible Tech in Central London
Finite Solutions provide discreet AV and smart home solutions to a partially developed smart home in London.