All Articles Tagged Training

Arlen Schweiger | 05/10 07:50 AM, 0 Comments

Do you blog? Tweet? Update your Facebook status? Post project portfolio slideshows on Flickr? Social media is meant to be just that - social. It's yet another way to reach out and get some exposure in front of potential clients. A recent perusal of Twitter for CE Pro 100 integrators' presence revealed that they're not overwhelmingly embracing the famed 140-character-or-less social media format, and if they are, their "follower" numbers are mostly miniscule. For larger companies that can dedicate personnel to social media, it's more apt to be embraced, and… View this story

Steve Crowe | 04/25 11:30 AM, 0 Comments

CEDIA is adding several new educational offerings to the schedule at CEDIA Expo 2012, which takes place Sept. 5-8 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. CEDIA says it has added two roundtable series for more opportunities for peer-to-peer business discussion. One roundtable series will be broken out into small- and mid-size business owner discussions, while the second series will discuss six hot topics that were identified by CE pros. Click here for more information on the roundtables. CEDIA has also expanded technical education offerings centered around IP and networking.… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 02/01 10:46 AM, 2 Comments

Lutron has announced the North American schedule for its 2012 2012 Residential Opportunities Tour. The tour, which launched in 2011, is designed to educate Lutron’s RadioRA 2 dealers, HomeWorks QS dealers and new for 2012 - architects, designers, builders and remodelers - on various topics. Attendees will also have the opportunity to take advantage of promotional discounts on Lutron light and shade control products, as well as buy sample kits and demos at discounted prices. The 2012 tour dates are: February 6-8 in Coopersburg, PA February 13-15 in Washington DC… View this story

Arlen Schweiger | 01/19 02:07 PM, 0 Comments

One of the biggest ways distributors can aid integrators is providing them better insight into the products they distribute, especially as the technology gets more convergent and intricate. New York-based distributor Stampede is stepping up its education and training by announcing it will add an online curriculum to its "Stampede University." Stampede says it's addressing a few factors with this "completely integrated series" of online courses, which will complement the resources currently available from its website. Foremost, Stampede wants to give busy integrators and their team members the chance to… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 10/12 01:07 PM, 0 Comments

Control4 is offering a new series of targeted online New Business Workshops that identify new business and marketing opportunities for Control4 dealers. Led by Control4 senior vice president Jim Arnold, and with case studies from existing dealers who are already succeeding in light commercial, the first workshop in the series is entitled: Building a Light Commercial Installation Business. The Control4 New Business Workshop series is designed to help dealers identify and sell into new market opportunities. Control4’s inaugural session is focusing on a growing segment of dealers’ business as determined… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 08/04 09:21 AM,

EH Publishing today announced exciting new plans to grow the core EHX audience and attract new dealers from converging integrator markets seeking new ways to expand and grow. Now in its 13th year, EHX 2012, to be held March 15-17, 2012 in Orlando, FL, will be a one-of-a-kind industry tradeshow event for integrators to get the essential training and products they need to grow their core business and diversify into new integrator markets – and for exhibitors to get new customers they won’t meet anywhere else. Building on last year’s… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 07/18 12:15 PM, 0 Comments

SIM2 USA, Stewart Filmscreen and Genelec have hit the road for an educational tour that includes the Northeast region of the U.S. During the Northeast portion of their tour, the companies will take part in a manufacturers' representative event in Trumbull, Conn. on July 27 and 28. Sponsored by PD Lazarus & Co., SIM2 will show its LUMIS 3D SOLO 3D projector, as well as its Crystal single-chip projector to demonstrate its latest products to attending electronics professionals. “Our LUMIS 3D SOLO is the only projector on the market that… View this story

Jason Knott | 05/18 11:39 AM, 0 Comments

Tri-Ed/Northern Video Distribution is earning a positive response to its new series of IP trainings. This year’s Level II IP training seminar series kicked off in January and includes important IP topics such as Network Design Best Practices, IP Naming Structure, the OSI Model, and Switch Basics. The class is being offered at all of Tri-Ed/Northern Video’s 43 branch locations throughout 2011. During a recent training at Tri-Ed/Northern Video’s Riverside, Calif., branch, several attendees voiced how the classes are helping them master all things IP. Ray Cloutier of Southwest Alarm… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 05/09 10:12 AM, 0 Comments

Vermont Technical College has signed on to offer Electronic Systems Professional Alliance's (ESPA) curriculum and certification program as an authorized training partner. The Technology Extension Division at Vermont Technical College provides customized training and workforce development in leadership and technical areas, which aligns with ESPA’s mission of building a foundation for a career ready workforce. “We look forward to our new relationship with ESPA. We are working to incorporate the ESPA curriculum and principles into an existing program in Digital Home Technology and the students are excited by the industry… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 04/07 08:35 AM, 0 Comments

InstallerNet, a network of electronics installers, has announced a partnership with Bedrock Learning to provide connected home training for its members. “Our dealers now have the opportunity to broaden and hone their skills through online training, while providing us with verification of their knowledge with Certificates of Completion for each discipline. We are always looking for ways to enhance and grow our network of highly skilled installers. Partnering with Bedrock Learning certainly meets these needs and helps move the market forward” says Bill Sheehan, director business development at InstallerNet, Inc.… View this story