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Getting Started With Digital Advertising
Advertising online can be intimidating and overwhelming. This short guide will tamp down the fear so you can grow your business.
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The State of the Industry 2022
A look at the year we’ve had and a snapshot of where we are right now.
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A CEDIA Expo for the Cinema Connoisseur
We were finally able to gather as a community, but are some key home theater players being left out of the conversation?
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Stay Close to the Action
Keep a finger squarely on the pulse of your business by getting out of your bubble.
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Inside the Homebuilder’s Tech Playbook
Interpret research reveals homebuilders’ views on smart home technology.
Behind the Business
Streamlining Operations with Remote Systems Management
Remote management solutions can help troubleshoot a client’s system and provide integrators with helpful information about the installation.
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Showroom Spotlight — Gramophone
The Maryland-based integrator looks to keep customers coming back in to experience the constantly updated showrooms.
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Action Planning: Maximizing Your Marketing Potential
Stay the course and follow through to reap (more) rewards in 2023.
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Surround Pro 2.0
The advances in tech have again pushed us to the point where immersive sound will be ubiquitous.
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Optimizing Tech Productivity
Why it is important to measure how your techs are performing, and how it can be improved.
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A Tale of Two Shows
I recently had quite the week — starting it off in Dallas at CEDIA Expo 2022 and wrapping it up at the NY Comic...
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Hiring the Bravas Way
Staffing for one integrator is tough enough — imagine having to do it in multiple locations. Bravas’ Director of HR reveals the company’s philosophies...
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Growing Your Business on Purpose
Three key takeaways from the PowerHouse Alliance National Sales Meeting.
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My Dream Digital Signage Solution
The right digital display software can show your creativity to clients from the moment they walk into your shop.
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Customer Deposits and Inventory
Managed effectively, these two cash flow components can lead to a very lucrative CI business.
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Showroom Spotlight — Elliston Systems & Design
Located in the Dallas Design District, this showroom is built to impress architects and designers.
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Home Theater Week Review: Sony HT-A9 Wireless Home Theater System
The HT-A9 offers a completely different look, design, and flexible installation that might make it a compelling alternative to a soundbar install.
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Home Theater Week: Elevated Expectations
Proper speaker elevation in an immersive sound system needs to consider all the speaker groups in the room.
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Home Theater Week: Sense-sational Theater Design
How technology and interior design of screening rooms relate to the fundamental senses.
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Home Theater Week: 10 Tips for Designing a Small Home Theater
The right seats, screen, and other accessories can make all the difference when building in tight spaces.
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Home Theater Week: 5 Home Theater Trends in 2022
Personal cinemas continue to be at the top of clients’ wishlists — here is what they are asking for.
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CEDIA Expo 2022: What’s Your Show Plan?
To get the best ROI out of your show investment, you need a plan for every event.
Behind the Business
Making Your Voice Heard
CEDIA’s advocacy program works to monitor, track, and lobby on pending licensing legislation and regulations every day.
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Hold Your Opinion
A simple trick to make better decisions by keeping your sense of personal pride on the sidelines.
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Showroom Spotlight — Hi-Fi Centre
How this Vancouver, British Columbia, high-end audio shop effectively shows off a ton of gear in a modest-sized space.
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Finding the Right Shade Partner
It is a good time to jump into this growing product category — find out which vendor is right for your business.
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Case Study: Small Room, Extremely Large Screen
Two installation firms create an epic home theater with a 324-tile LED video wall, $500K worth of video equipment, 200 amps of protected power,...
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Stepping Up Your Service
White-glove treatment requires dedicated staff and clear-cut processes — is it right for your business?
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Tradeshow Prep and Planning Tips
Planning ahead is always a great best practice. Here are some beneficial ideas with events like CEDIA Expo on the near horizon.
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Maybe Even a Great Steer
After more than 65 years of serving the area, the Good Steer decided to close its doors for good on a recent Saturday. It...
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6 Ways to Improve Your CI Business
Industry vet and consultant offers tips and ideas for integrators to increase their bottom lines.
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The Big Two: Gross Profit and Payroll
These two levers ultimately determine the success or failure of a CI business.
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Are You All In to Win?
Going all-in with the design/build community means making them feel welcome with your words, website, and work.
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Delivering the Ultimate Professional Private Screening Room
Why you need to include the customer in the development of the ideal home theater experience.
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Digital Art and the Role of the Integrator
The options for digital canvases go further than just flat-panel tech, projector mapping, and video wall.
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Should You Become an Electrician?
Looking at the pros and cons of adding electrical services to your company.
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Dad, the First Voice Control
When I was a kid along with my four siblings, my dad definitely had voice control way before it was trendy. Or even invented.
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Changing the Power Dynamic
Savant provides solutions for all homeowners and their dealers to fully take charge of their energy management and control.
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Smart Lighting and Climate Change
Why it’s time to stop fussing about turning off the lights and let automation take over.