All Articles Tagged Avad

Jason Knott | 03/02 10:56 AM, 20 Comments

D&M Holdings Inc. has signed an agreement with AVAD for sole distribution of products under both its Boston Acoustics and Denon brands. AVAD has been serving as distributor for D&M’s Marantz brand since 2005. The new alliance with AVAD is for both residential and commercial products allows D&M "to continue serving all its valued retailers ... while strengthening and expanding its reach in the important custom integration marketplace." Separately, D&M has become the latest company to consolidate its rep salesforce. D&M is combining all three brands under a single rep,… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 12/22 08:01 AM, 3 Comments

AVAD has launched new live Tech Support capabilities for integrators. The AVAD Tech Support team can be contacted directly between the hours of 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. CST via the toll free phone number, 855-244-8911, or via email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) //= 0; i=i-1){ if (l[i].substring(0, 1) == ' ') output += "&#"+unescape(l[i].substring(1))+";"; else output += unescape(l[i]); } document.getElementById('eeEncEmail_xLHLCw2KUD').innerHTML = output; //]]> . “Unlike other distributors that rely solely on third-party technical support, AVAD has made the investment in our dealers’ businesses… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 11/29 08:23 AM, 0 Comments

AVAD has partnered with Samsung for the “I Can See That In 3D?!” video contest running through January 6, 2012. Contestants can submit a 60-second video and a 100-word or less description of why their video would look great in 3D at http://www.awesomein3D.com. Everyone who submits a video or casts a vote for a winner has a chance to win one of over $15,000 worth of prizes. “Many people don’t know that with a Samsung 3D TV, you can easily convert 2D content into 3D in real-time with the simple… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 10/19 09:49 AM, 0 Comments

AVAD LLC has declared that the first round of its 2011 AVAD Opportunity Tour events was successful. The Tour is a series of one-night-only events, held at select AVAD branches, that introduces dealers to new solutions they can use immediately to impact their businesses. The initial leg of the tour was held at various AVAD branches from October 11-13, drawing numerous dealers who were able to experience six new products from leading manufacturers Bose, Sharp, Optoma and Lutron. “This event was a really great opportunity to get direct interaction with… View this story

Jason Knott | 10/17 09:11 AM, 2 Comments

Current Audio has entered into a strategic distribution partnership with AVAD. Current Audio’s complete line will be stocked and available at every AVAD branch in North America before the end of October 2011. "It’s our constant effort to offer our customers an extensive array of installation solutions that meet the needs of residential and commercial applications alike,” says Hugh Hughes, senior merchandising manager, custom/audio of AVAD. "Current Audio is a brand with a mission quite parallel to ours - one that’s focused on bringing solutions-based innovations to the custom installation… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 06/27 09:22 AM, 18 Comments

The Chicago-based integrator known as 39 Cent Stamp has an “ongoing obsession with tool organization,” he confesses on his personal Web site wiremunky.com. Simply follow the “tools” tab on the site to find some useful tips on tool bag selection and organization, along with some handy tools to go inside. He discusses the three bags that "get me thru 99% of all service calls and upgrades," he explains. In particular, he highlights his $50 laptop bag, which is “big enough to organize and carry up to a 15" laptop, programming… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 02/25 06:14 AM, 0 Comments

Did you see this? “AVAD Reorganization - Laying Off HQ Staff & Moving Functions to DBL.” From the headline, it might appear that AVAD is losing its way – a common perception since the company was acquired by the giant IT distributor Ingram Micro in 2005. But it appears to be pretty much business as usual for the national custom electronics distributor. That’s not to minimize the impact on 12 employees (not "30 to 40" as reported) who will lose their jobs this month, says AVAD general manager Jim Annes,… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 10/04 05:08 AM, 4 Comments

Wally Whinna, one of the original AVAD partners, is getting back into the distribution business. Five years after Ingram Micro acquired AVAD in 2005, Whinna’s non-compete is up. He has reopened Allnet Distributing, one of 12 distributors in AVAD’s original network. Like all of the founding AVAD regionals, the Allnet business and brand folded after the View this story

Julie Jacobson | 08/31 03:14 PM, 9 Comments

Oh, don't yell at me for promoting an advertiser. This new online ad from NetStreams just jumped out at me. It's an interesting marketing campaign for NetStreams, which recently dropped out of AVAD and is now selling its IP-based A/V distribution products direct to dealer. I don't know and I don't care whose decision it was for NetStreams and AVAD to part ways. The fact is, NetStreams is taking the opportunity to remind customers that dealer-direct sales = love. What do you think? View this story

Julie Jacobson | 08/12 09:07 AM, 7 Comments

Just a couple of days after it was announced that Lifeware and AVAD were parting ways, NetStreams let us know that it also would be leaving the distributor. In response to a query on RemoteCentral.com, VP of international sales Buzz Goddard wrote: Press release will be out shortly. We wanted to inform our dealers first. With all of the resources we have been able to garner from ClearOne we have some very compelling solutions, programs and products launching over the next few weeks/months. Sophisticated solutions like DigLinX are not well… View this story