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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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Behind the Business
Companies to Watch 2022
Our annual look at the wins of the past year and what it means for the next 12 months.
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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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Top Ten Marketing Mishaps to Avoid
Some funny and not-so-funny slip-ups we’ve noticed over the years.
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Smart Kitchen and Bath Appliances
Is now the time for the CI channel to participate in this market?
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So, How Is the Home Theater Business?
Home theaters are doing well, but they should be doing so much better.
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The State of You
While the State of the Industry may be solid, the State of You may need some care.
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State of the Industry 2021
A bird’s-eye view of how custom installers are handling a very busy year that includes mounting supply issues.
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2021 Fall Product Guide
Keeping track of the many new gear introductions of the past few months.
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Budgeting for Growth
It’s time to plan for 2022. Do you know what your marketing budget should look like?
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Availability Bias: Are You Pulling Your Weight?
How availability bias causes you to overestimate your own contributions, why it matters, and what you can do about it.
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Buckle Up!
With lots of new product introductions and collaboration between major players, it is a good time to be in the custom installation business.
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Influencer Marketing: Is It time?
It’s getting harder and harder to cut through the noise to reach new audiences. Is it time to consider influencer marketing for your brand?
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Commercial Design Quickly Making Its Way Home
Far more than a catchy term, “resimercial” is a multi-faceted trend that’s not just here to stay but one that’s influencing how we approach...
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5 Home Theater Trends Shaping the Industry
Dedicated home theaters are back by popular demand. Here’s what’s causing the revival.
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Seeing Blockbusters in Style
Finding inspiration from home theaters to go back to the commercial ones — but only if it is a Dolby Cinema.
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You Say Pot-ay-to, I Say Pot-ah-to
Vernacular varies wildly from trade to trade. Are you speaking your audience’s language?
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Challenge and Solution: Showroom Location and Type
Two CEDIA Award–winning integration firms offer their advice on where to put a showroom — and how to use it effectively
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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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Defining Wellness for Custom Installers
Health and wellness is marked as an industry growth category, but what does that really mean, and how can integrators get involved?
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Avoiding Calcification
It is important you keep from becoming complacent in both your business and your personal life.
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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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Death by Cookies
Or, death by a cookie-cutter approach to business and the desperate need for technology integrators to differentiate now!
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The Curse of Knowledge
The unseen challenge plaguing your communications — and what you can do about it.
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Outdoor AV Week: Creating the Best Outdoor Entertainment Space
Share this with customers who are thinking about enhancing their outdoor AV experience.
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Outdoor AV Week: Sounding Great in the Outdoors
Technical considerations for outdoor audio systems.
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Outdoor AV Week: The Evolving Outdoor TV
Transforming the home viewing experience with outdoor fine-pitch LED display technology.
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Outdoor AV Week: Outdoor AV Basics
Some best practices for those just getting started in providing outdoor tech services.
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Outdoor AV Week: The Greater Outdoors
Great Choice Audio Video uses the latest technology and increased client demand to bring its backyard installations to new heights.
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Videoconferencing Platforms and Pitfalls
As more and more integrators install unified communications for both home and office, it’s key to know just what’s out there — and what...
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A Theater Worth Waiting For
Building a long-planned, commercial-level-quality Dolby Cinema in the home of Dolby execs.
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Changing Trade Perceptions
Why the “digital canvas” approach to tech appeals to architects and interior designers.
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Be a Brand to Believe In
Building a customer base is about so much more than digital or content marketing, it’s about the story you present to your customers.
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Forging Successful Builder Partnerships
Integrators share how they got their foot in the door and how they keep it there.
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Is It Pro or Is It Home?
The differences between a professional post-production studio and a luxury home theater continues to shrink.
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Certifiably Excellent Sound
KEF’s new home theater joins its Music Lounge and puts a spotlight on the impact that THX Certification can provide.
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Building A Private Cinema Community
Now is the time to build a customer-facing group of like-minded home theater enthusiasts.