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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.
Going Forward
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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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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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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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Elevating Work-From-Home Experiences
Installers will be an integral part of professionalizing the evolving home office and achieving meeting equity.
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6 Home Projection Trends
Two-piece projection systems have become top-of-mind with consumers looking to create the big-screen theater experience at home.
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Inside the Homebuilder’s Tech Playbook
Interpret research reveals homebuilders’ views on smart home technology.
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Growing Your Business on Purpose
Three key takeaways from the PowerHouse Alliance National Sales Meeting.
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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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Smart Lighting and Climate Change
Why it’s time to stop fussing about turning off the lights and let automation take over.
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Why and How to Align With Window Covering Professionals
They’re more tech savvy than you might expect.
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CEDIA Expo 2022 Preview
Emerald Expositions, the show’s producer, offers a taste of what to expect in Dallas this fall.
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How Dealers Can Find Success in 2022
Distributors offer tips on keeping your business growing despite supply chain issues.
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TV and Hi-Res Audio Consumer Trends
Futuresource Consulting examines what customers will be experiencing in AV throughout 2022.
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Adventures in 70-Volt
Why more residential integrators are paying attention to this commercial AV staple.
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Get to Know Nice
The new owners of Nortek Control reveal their plans for the company and what it means for dealers.
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The Single-Booth Tradeshow
Savant uses its would’ve-been-seen-at-CEDIA exhibit to take a different approach to virtual tradeshows.
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Safe Space: Aging-in-Place and Child Monitoring
Research shows that the changes in lifestyle demanded by Covid-19 will have a lasting impact on clients’ behavior.
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Creating the Human-Centric Home
Getting started on selling and installing the wellness technology that improves your customers' everyday lives.
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Concealed AV: Now You See It…
Best practices for configuring concealment solutions that balance home aesthetics and AV requirements.
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CEDIA Expo 2021: Together at Last
Jason McGraw, Group Vice President, CEDIA Expo & KBIS, Emerald, talks about how the organization plans to keep attendees and exhibitors safe at CEDIA...
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How Integrators Can Be Ready for Anything in 2021
Tips on adding new product categories, training staff, and increasing business.
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Industry Reflections from SnapAV
Kordon Vaughn, VP marketing, campaigns & creative at SnapAV, offers the company’s views on current trends and where the industry is heading.
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Modular Solutions for Lighting Design Challenges
Five scenarios where modular lighting solutions can help achieve the client’s goals.
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Managing the Zoom Boom
High-quality home conferencing brings in additional opportunities for integrators.
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Wireless Audio: SKAA’s the Limit
Meet the wireless audio standard that promises near-zero latency and eliminates compatibility issues.
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Why Audio Over IP?
Long used in professional audio applications, AoIP is now heading to homes.
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Power [Quality] to the People
The country’s electrical infrastructure isn’t going to get better, so we need to prepare solutions for our clients.
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The Evolution of Tradeshows
Current conditions have created a lasting impact on how we convene, learn, and receive product demos.
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The Smart Home Buyer Journey
Do the purchase of smart speakers lead to a full smart home conversion? Parks Associates investigates.
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(Re)defining the Smart Home
More robust networks, expanded use of AI and voice control, and maximizing streaming quality are among the current smart home priorities.
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The Single-Platform Smart Home
Shared platforms, standardization, and system interoperability will bring big opportunities in 2020.
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Opportunity Knocks at KBIS. Will You Answer?
KBIS 2020 was a banner year for technology in the kitchen and bath, presenting integrators with a treasure trove of opportunities waiting to be...
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Home Acoustics and Wellness
Steve Haas, CEO and principal consultant of SH Acoustics, sees acoustical design as enhancing not only home theaters, but also the health of all...
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Dante Comes Home
Long used in the commercial world, Audinate’s networking platform solves large-scale AV distribution challenges for residential installs.
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The Sonos Solution
How the smart audio company works with the custom installation community to make the world sound better.
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Branching Out
Screen Innovations explains the decision to expand into shades, and what it has learned in the process.
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Expansion Strategies for Smart Home
Do smart vents, smart beds, and smart major appliances belong in your business?