Features
Tech Showcase: Best of Show Winners at CEDIA Expo 2019
Here are the details on the products that most impressed our industry-expert judges.
Features
Marketing
5 Local SEO Elements You Can’t Do Without
What you need to do if you want potential clients to find your company online.
Home Theater
The State of Surround Sound
The latest on formats and the challenges of installing and selling surround sound systems.
Business Book Club
What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell
Musings from a genius journalist.
From the Editor
Getting Out There
Forcing yourself to do things when it is so much easier not to do them.
Marketing
Googling for Dollars
Here are five essential Google My Business tips to generate more leads.
CEDIA Show
Mitchell Klein: Always Something New
A profile of the 2019 CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.
Going Forward
The Sonos Solution
How the smart audio company works with the custom installation community to make the world sound better.
Back to Business
The Right Time for Resimercial
Cloud, IP, and strategic partnerships are helping residential integrators tackle light commercial AV.
Behind the Business
Building the Next Generation of Technicians
Tackling workforce development with the CEDIA Electronic Systems Integration Technician Training Program.
In the Field
Review: Russound MBX Streaming Audio System
Russound offers its own take on a streaming audio solution.
In the Field
Making the Automation Connection
What you need to know when you are looking to switch your automation partner, or add a new one.
Going Forward
Branching Out
Screen Innovations explains the decision to expand into shades, and what it has learned in the process.
Business Book Club
Sales Differentiation by Lee B. Salz
It is just not about what you sell, but how you sell it.
From the Field
Case Study: At the Intersection of Form and Function
Vantage’s adorne and EasyTouch II keypads deliver sophisticated lighting control for an ultra-modern San Antonio home.
InterNetworking
Designing for Energy Automation
Adding an energy automation component to a home automation system opens a world of possibilities for integrators and their clients.
Marketing
Avoid These Marketing Mistakes at All Costs
Get a leg up on your competition, who are probably making more than one of these messaging errors.
Features
Making Introductions
A selection of first-time exhibitors at CEDIA Expo — and why you should visit their booths.
From the Editor
A Vision for Profiting from Service Agreements
Lessons learned at the recent HTA East Coast Customer Experience Summit.
Home Theater
Mounts and Enclosures Spotlight 2019
Showing support for the things that give us support.
CEDIA Show
CEDIA Shares: Control4
Control4 discusses seeing more design professionals at CEDIA Expo 2019 and gives an update on Smart Home OS 3.
In the Field
What to Expect at CEDIA Expo
A brief preview of some of the products coming to Denver this September.
Going Forward
Expansion Strategies for Smart Home
Do smart vents, smart beds, and smart major appliances belong in your business?
Home Theater
Installing Solar Theaters
Controlling the power that feeds your systems may be a lucrative move for your business.
From the Field
Making Sense of Control
Although designed for simplicity, the number of control options available is enough to complicate the project and confuse the client. Here are some ways...
In the Field
Case Study: Connected Cottage
AV-over-IP infrastructure delivers high-end viewing and listening experiences across a sprawling luxury property.
Business Book Club
The Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun by Wess Roberts, Ph.D.
Was Attila a fierce warrior or master marketer? Either way, he knew how to lead the Huns.
CEDIA Show
CEDIA Shares: SurgeX
SurgeX talks about the importance of power management in the AV industry and what they'll be showing at CEDIA Expo 2019.
Back to Business
A Big Bet
What SnapAV’s acquisition of Control4 means for the future of our channel.
Marketing
5 Reasons You Need to Get More Online Reviews
Think you have enough online customer reviews? Think again.
In the Field
Simple Living
It is set-and-forget luxury for this ELAN-automated home in Sarasota, FL.
Business Book Club
Make Your Bed by Admiral William H. McRaven (U.S. Navy, Retired)
Little things that can change your life...and maybe the world.
In the Field
Riding the Wellness Wave
Delos looks to the custom install market to introduce a new level of service for clients that revolves around enhancing their health through improved...
From the Editor
Touchy Subject
For anybody growing up in the pre-cloud era, the physical interaction with our content was just as important as the viewing or listening to...
Going Forward
Legrand View
Having acquired a number of companies with strong residential ties, Legrand | AV lays out its goals.