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Selling Beyond the Sale
Changing the game around client and partner interactions with Relationship Science techniques.
Business
Behind the Business
The CEDIA Podcast: Surveillance
Highlights from our conversation with ETC’s Michael Cogbill.
Blogs
Rewarding Clients for Rewarding You
How do you show your appreciation for the customers that truly love what you do?
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Understanding What Architects Need from Tech Integration Firms
A primer for residential systems integrators.
Integration Guides
The Integration Guide to Buying Groups: Group Mentality
Better margins are just one reason to join a buying group.
From the Field
The CEDIA Designer Adds New Features
Software now includes Spanish language documentation, specifies soundbar products, and introduces a Project Progress feature.
Blogs
Mental Health Blog: Procrastination, Part 2
How to refine your “To-Do” lists to suit your working style.
Blogs
Mental Health Blog: Procrastination, Part 1
Sure, you could put off reading this blog…but don’t.
Blogs
Unfreeze Your Bad Habits
The powerful lesson that shoveling snow can teach us about habit change.
From the Field
AVaaS: Selling Solutions as a Service
AVaaS is coming on strong in the commercial world — can resi be far behind?
News
D-Tools Enables AV as a Service (AVaaS)
Partners with GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation to provide D-Tools System Integrator users with direct access to technology financing options for their clients.
News
Four Ways Retailers can Revitalize Loyalty Programs
New survey from KPMG explores the nature of customer loyalty and how some traditional loyalty programs may not be keeping consumers brand-faithful.
Integration Guides
Integration Guide to Remote Management Services
The benefits of using remote management services — and how to pitch it to clients.
Business Book Club
Business Book Club: ‘The Coaching Habit’ by Michael Bungay Stanier
Say less, ask more, and change the way you lead forever.
Blogs
Control4 Neeo Remote: You’re Sitting On A Gold Mine
How to turn Control4’s new remote into big business for your company.
Blogs
Consistency Bias May Be Holding You Back
Why learning to change our minds is a skill we must deliberately cultivate.
Behind the Business
The Business Side of Josh.ai
Here is what you need to know if you want to add the innovative brand to your product offerings.
News
Lutron Electronics Dismisses Complaint Against Savant
The two smart home industry leaders worked collaboratively to settle the lawsuit.
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.
Blogs
How To Overcome Consumer Smart Home Compatibility/Security Concerns
ABI Research: Smart home market projected to double to $24.8 billion by 2024
News
Supply Chain Opportunities in a Disruptive Trade Environment
Global trade issues have CE companies re-thinking their supply-chain strategies.
Blogs
HTSA Fall Conference: Fighting Dysfunction
The HTSA Fall Conference tackles the challenges to a healthy company culture.
Blogs
Are You Answering Customer Questions?
Using content marketing to respond to “The Big 5” client queries.
Business Book Club
What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell
Musings from a genius journalist.
Trade Events
Record Number of Dealers and Vendors Attend Azione Fall Conference
Organization celebrates 8th year anniversary.
Going Forward
The Sonos Solution
How the smart audio company works with the custom installation community to make the world sound better.
News
Onkyo USA Announces New Organizational Vision
Hires and restructures to strengthen its custom install and retail business verticals.
Blogs
Profiting From The Backlash
Turning bad technology experiences into positive customer engagements.
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The Right Time for Resimercial
Cloud, IP, and strategic partnerships are helping residential integrators tackle light commercial AV.
News
D-Tools Partners with Savant
Offers fully integrated product and real-time pricing solution to streamline proposal generation and system design.
Blogs
Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place
We provide insanely valuable service for our clients, but are unable to market it effectively.
News
Parasol Launches Standardized System Blueprint
New program prescribes how systems can be designed, connected, and labeled.
Automation
The Simply Reliable Ci4C4 Process Promises to Saves Control4 Dealers Two Days Work
Efficiencies from product data through auto-creation of the c4p file.
Business Book Club
Sales Differentiation by Lee B. Salz
It is just not about what you sell, but how you sell it.
Blogs
Helping Parents Manage Technology
How you can further establish yourself as a trusted advisor for your clients.
Blogs
Paperwork Delays and Some Causes
Part of our series on mental health for business professionals.