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The Home Theater Dream Team
The challenge of successfully blending design, acoustics, and technology teams to create the ultimate private cinema.
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The Center of the Design-Build Universe
Custom installers are the glue that holds the modern home design-build team together.
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Improvement by Design
Getting in with builders is so last year — here is why making inroads with interior designers can give your business a boost.
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2024 Technology Design Trends
There is an abundance of tech available today that is very easy on the eyes — even if it is not meant to be...
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The Power of Accountability
When team leaders and employees are held responsible for their actions, the business runs smoother and performs better.
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The Power of VR and Human-Centric Lighting
How immersive virtual environments can illuminate the case for human-centric lighting.
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Recurring Revenue Gets Real
2024 will be the year RMR gains significant traction in the channel.
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Show Your Best Side
When was the last time you looked closely at your company’s profile and how it presents itself to the outside world?
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Creating a Profit Culture
Make sure your employees know how the company succeeds — and the role each plays in it.
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RMR: In or Out?
Snap One's recent customer service options generated some interesting industry discussions.
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Outdoor Week: Outdoor LED Video Wall Case Study
South Florida integrator leans on Digital Projection to deliver a video wall fit for finicky outdoor conditions at a luxury estate.
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Outdoor Week: Outdoor Ecosystem Tech Showcase
Some of the technology that can make the great outdoors even greater.
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Outdoor Week: Achieving Outdoor Shade Success
The GHT Group sees the category as a logical extension of its shade business and a huge growth area.
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Outdoor Week: Made For the Shade…and Sun
Explaining the importance of purchasing an outdoor TV to clients.
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Outdoor Week: Skater Park Sound and Light
New Jersey firm deploys outdoor lighting and audio that accommodates parents who want to relax and children who need to train.
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Get in the Ring
Now is the time to get involved in recurring monthly revenue — before the decision gets taken out of your hands.
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Protecting the Spec
If prospects aren’t saying yes to what your firm is suggesting, consider changing the structure of the conversation.
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Optimizing Your CI Business
How to conquer your current growth level before moving on to the next one.
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Finding the Right Lighting Fixture Partner
With more companies recognizing the benefits of working in the CI channel, it is the right time to find a vendor that suits your...
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Showroom Spotlight – Audio Impact
This new office/experience center pulls the curtain back to show not only how technology can enhance a home, but also a behind-the-scenes look at...
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The Rise of the High-End Video Wall
How DCI and other features put video walls on the forefront of the luxury AV market.
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Still the Center of It All
TV is on its way out, right? Gen Z likes to watch content on their phones and tablets, or so the pundits tell us....
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Best Solutions for Sending AV Over USB
Data transfer speeds over USB now equal the latest HDMI specification, but its limitations still limit its use.
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Bridging the Workforce Gap
One year after its debut, CEDIA NextGen is being used globally to empower and inform young people about opportunities in the smart home industry.
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The Value of Professional Training
Virtual training programs play a key role in keeping integration staffs up to speed with the latest technologies and able to best serve their...
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The Scalable Path to Luxury Cinema
Even in the world of high-end theater design, there is room for good, better, best options.
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Breaking Through
Looking back, 2023 was a breakthrough year for the industry in a few key areas.
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The $75 Million Spec Smart House
AHT Global works with a Miami-based builder to create mega-multi-million-dollar homes that have no owners…yet.
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Dealing With Overhead
Proper management of major operating costs can bring in additional revenue that can be reinvested in the business.
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Showroom Spotlight – House of Sound
McIntosh Group takes over Kevin Durant’s former townhouse for its latest NYC experience center.
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Don’t Hesitate to Differentiate
Consumers need to know what makes your offering unique, different, and better than what they see in headlines or on social media.
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Taking Strides With Independent-Living Technology
How CEDIA Member of Excellence Automated Spaces changed the conversation around this growing product category.
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Revisiting Sales Comp Plans That Work
A great plan rewards the sales team without putting the company at risk.
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Looking Backward to See Forward
Making plans based on the past can shed proper light on what’s right for your business.
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Starting With Retrofit Lighting
Retrofit recessed light fixtures are your entry into the fastest-growing category in the industry.
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Companies to Watch 2024
Looking back at the past year to see where it puts us in the next.
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Predicting the Year Ahead
Some industry trends and guidance to consider as 2023 comes to a close.
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Lessons Learned From the Supply Chain Crisis
Crestron and its dealers share tales of survival and success from the tumultuous early ’20s.
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Navigating the Private Cinema Evolution
A deep dive with Ryan Brown, maestro of private cinema design.
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Laboring Over Labor Efficiency
Optimizing tech productivity is a great way to gain insight into your company’s systems and identify problem areas.
