Behind the Business
The Art of Lighting Design
Veteran lighting designer Peter Romaniello, IALD, has some sage advice for AV integrators getting into the game.
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The Power of Patience
In this hunt for self-improvement, the thing that has had the biggest effect on how I live and work is the effort I put...
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The New Essentials
For those of us in self-quarantine during this pandemic, we are learning who really are essential personnel in a true crisis.
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The Key to a Better Builder Relationship
A home theater designer could be the builder liaison your business needs.
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The Fallacy That Marketing Is an Expense
Marketing your business is a necessity, not an option.
Business Book Club
‘The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing’ by Al Reis and Jack Trout
Re-think how you see and do your marketing with this insightful book.
Behind the Business
Building Constructive Relationships
How to grow your custom install business by establishing relationships with building professionals.
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Enlightening Experience
Lutron’s NYC Experience Center gives clients a demo they won’t soon forget.
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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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‘Thinking Fast and Slow’ by Daniel Kahneman
Understanding automatic fast response versus a more thoughtful, slow response in our decision-making process.
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Creating Your Lead Generation Flywheel
Keep the pipeline flowing with this consult-producing engine.
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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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Building a Robust Network
Leading integrators discuss the importance of a robust and secure network, why wired is still the way to go, and how education is key...
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Bridging the Gap Between Design and Tech
An architect’s unique concept home provides a challenging proving ground for AV and smart home integration.
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How We Got Here
Whenever I get the opportunity to network with any industry pros — integrators, owners, marketers, product managers — I enjoy hearing their origin stories;...
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Tech Showcase: DIY Products
These DIY offerings can make life easier for integrators and their DIFM clients.
Business Book Club
Business Book Club: ‘Great Client Partner’ by Jared Belsky
How Soft Skills Are the True Currency in Client Relationships
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Private Cinema Beauty, More Than Skin Deep
Addressing the issues that popular thinking brings to high-end home theaters.
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Email Marketing Secrets to Grow Your Business
Learn the basics of email marketing so you can effectively reach your customers.
Back to Business
Selling Beyond the Sale
Changing the game around client and partner interactions with Relationship Science techniques.
Behind the Business
The CEDIA Podcast: Surveillance
Highlights from our conversation with ETC’s Michael Cogbill.
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The Surprise Home Theater
Transforming a playroom in a New York City apartment to a fully functioning home theater in one clandestine month — don’t tell the family!
Back to Business
Understanding What Architects Need from Tech Integration Firms
A primer for residential systems integrators.
CES
WiCT Wednesdays: Cindy Stevens
Cindy Stevens, senior director, publications, Consumer Technology Association, discusses her thoughts on CES 2020 trends like 5G and how i3 inspires the next generation...
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WiCT Wednesdays: Danielle Karr
Danielle Karr, architect & designer program manager and certified showroom program specialist at Control4, discusses focusing on the user experience and working with the...
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The CEDIA Designer Adds New Features
Software now includes Spanish language documentation, specifies soundbar products, and introduces a Project Progress feature.
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Tech Showcase: AV Receivers 2019
What the latest crop of AV receivers is delivering to today’s home theaters.
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Connecting the Smart Home
The history of wireless standards, what’s next, and why you should care.
CES
WiCT Wednesdays: Petro Shimonishi
Petro Shimonishi, director of global marketing, URC, discusses her thoughts on data privacy and her passion for diversity in the industry. She will be...
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AVaaS: Selling Solutions as a Service
AVaaS is coming on strong in the commercial world — can resi be far behind?
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Living the Ultra-High Life
Two new ultra-high-end services take the best parts of the commercial theater experience and bring them into the home.
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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.
Behind the Business
Companies to Watch 2020
Success stories from throughout 2019 point to big things for the industry in 2020.
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The CEDIA Podcast: Why We Teach What We Teach
A chat with Steve Rissi, CEDIA’s director of technical training.
Business Book Club
Business Book Club: ‘The Coaching Habit’ by Michael Bungay Stanier
Say less, ask more, and change the way you lead forever.
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Immersive Sound: More Than a Numbers Game
The promise of immersive audio in private cinemas goes way beyond the number of channels used.
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Wi-Fi 6 — Are You Ready?
Prepare yourself by understanding the benefits Wi-Fi 6 offers and learning the nomenclature of compatible devices.