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May 25 is CE Pro Chat Day; 7 Topics Scheduled
CE pros can chat with peers and industry experts on energy management, retrofit, videoconferencing, best practices and more during CE Pro Live.
Join the conversation at CEProLive, May 25, 10-6 ET
If you ever wanted to shoot the @$%! with your CE pro peers, we have a perfect day to do it: May 25.
Seven specific topics are up for discussion starting at noon, led by integrators and other industry professionals.
It’s simple to participate – just register for free CEProLive! – and chat away. Between the gabbing, feel free to visit the virtual sponsors and attend the presentations. In fact, each discussion follows a related presentation, so you can quiz the presenters in real time.
Make sure to get to the chats on time, because they may only last 15 or 20 minutes.
The scheduled chats (ET) are:
11:40 am: State of the industry
How is your business doing? Where are the opportunities and what are the duds? This chat follows Jason Knott’s presentation (11:00) on CE Pro’s exclusive research. He and CEDIA's Dave Pedigo will be available to discuss the study, and to share anecdotes about the industry.
12:30 pm: Art of the up-sell
What makes a good upgrade, and how do you sell them? This chat follows a CEDIA presentation on the same topic. Dealers can chat with each other and with integrator Dave Darnell of U.S. Tech, who shares his up-selling success.
1:30 pm: Energy management
With all the talk of smart thermostats, energy audits and more … are you making money in the category? Chat with your peers and with Electronic House editor Steve Castle on the business of energy management.
2:45 pm (approximate; check back for exact time): Smart grid
Can CE pros exploit the smart grid and smart meters? Chat with CEA analyst Steve Koenig about CEA's just-completed study on consumer attitudes regarding intelligent energy management.
3:30 pm (approximate; check back for exact time): Retrofit installations
You can kiss new-home construction goodbye, but there’s money to be made in the retrofit market. How are dealers doing it? The discussion follows a presentation on retrofit installation techniques (3:00) by CEDIA's Steven Rissi. He will be on hand to discuss retrofit technologies during the chat session.
4:30 pm: Opportunities in videoconferencing
Telepresence is exploding in commercial markets, and videoconferencing is making in-roads into the home. Where’s the money? Discuss the opportunities with your peers and with Tom Leblanc, editor of Commercial Integrator. Leblanc's 4:00 presentation explains how to take Skype to the next level.
5:30 pm: CE Pro best practices
Always one of the liveliest chats at CEProLive, this discussion is the time to share best business practices (and worst!) with your peers. The chat follows Jason Knott's presentation on some of the successful practices by CE Pros. Talk to Jason and other CE pros about what works, and what doesn't.
Join the chats! Each one follows a presentation on a similar topic, brought to you by CEDIA and CE Pro. The presenters will be available for questions, and CE pro editors will be on hand. You can access the chats through the networking lounge, where general chat continues throughout CE Pro Live, May 25, 10 am - 6 pm ET.
Still can't get enough online chatter? Visit the sponsors on the virtual show floor for one-on-one conversations with company reps.
Talk to you more on May 25 …
Links
CEProLive!
Free registration
Agenda
Sponsors
CEProLive! May 25, 2011
Seven specific topics are up for discussion starting at noon, led by integrators and other industry professionals.
It’s simple to participate – just register for free CEProLive! – and chat away. Between the gabbing, feel free to visit the virtual sponsors and attend the presentations. In fact, each discussion follows a related presentation, so you can quiz the presenters in real time.
Make sure to get to the chats on time, because they may only last 15 or 20 minutes.
The scheduled chats (ET) are:
11:40 am: State of the industry
How is your business doing? Where are the opportunities and what are the duds? This chat follows Jason Knott’s presentation (11:00) on CE Pro’s exclusive research. He and CEDIA's Dave Pedigo will be available to discuss the study, and to share anecdotes about the industry.
12:30 pm: Art of the up-sell
What makes a good upgrade, and how do you sell them? This chat follows a CEDIA presentation on the same topic. Dealers can chat with each other and with integrator Dave Darnell of U.S. Tech, who shares his up-selling success.
1:30 pm: Energy management
With all the talk of smart thermostats, energy audits and more … are you making money in the category? Chat with your peers and with Electronic House editor Steve Castle on the business of energy management.
2:45 pm (approximate; check back for exact time): Smart grid
Can CE pros exploit the smart grid and smart meters? Chat with CEA analyst Steve Koenig about CEA's just-completed study on consumer attitudes regarding intelligent energy management.
3:30 pm (approximate; check back for exact time): Retrofit installations
You can kiss new-home construction goodbye, but there’s money to be made in the retrofit market. How are dealers doing it? The discussion follows a presentation on retrofit installation techniques (3:00) by CEDIA's Steven Rissi. He will be on hand to discuss retrofit technologies during the chat session.
4:30 pm: Opportunities in videoconferencing
Telepresence is exploding in commercial markets, and videoconferencing is making in-roads into the home. Where’s the money? Discuss the opportunities with your peers and with Tom Leblanc, editor of Commercial Integrator. Leblanc's 4:00 presentation explains how to take Skype to the next level.
5:30 pm: CE Pro best practices
Always one of the liveliest chats at CEProLive, this discussion is the time to share best business practices (and worst!) with your peers. The chat follows Jason Knott's presentation on some of the successful practices by CE Pros. Talk to Jason and other CE pros about what works, and what doesn't.
Join the chats! Each one follows a presentation on a similar topic, brought to you by CEDIA and CE Pro. The presenters will be available for questions, and CE pro editors will be on hand. You can access the chats through the networking lounge, where general chat continues throughout CE Pro Live, May 25, 10 am - 6 pm ET.
Still can't get enough online chatter? Visit the sponsors on the virtual show floor for one-on-one conversations with company reps.
Talk to you more on May 25 …
Links
CEProLive!
Free registration
Agenda
Sponsors
CEProLive! May 25, 2011
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About the Author
Julie Jacobson, Editor-at-large, CE Pro
Julie Jacobson is co-founder of EH Publishing and currently spends most of her time writing for CE Pro, mostly in the areas of home automation, networked A/V and the business of home systems integration. She majored in Economics at the University of Michigan, earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, and has never taken a journalism class in her life. Julie is a washed-up Ultimate Frisbee player with the scars to prove it. Follow her on Twitter @juliejacobson.
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