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2009 CE Pro 100 Brand Analysis

This year’s CE Pro 100 profiled the industry’s highest-grossing dealers. The profiles included the brands each integrator offered the most for 34 custom electronics categories. This whitepaper includes those brands…

News June 4

CE Pro 100 2009

The recession is finally hitting the industry’s highest-revenue integrators. Data for the 11th annual list shows installations down 5 percent, but revenue-per-employee is up. The largest custom installation companies in…

News May 4
Front of Tweeter store Durham, North Carolina.

The Rise and Fall of Tweeter

How executives built a specialty store concept into nearly 200 stores and almost $1B revenues -- and then squandered it.

News March 2

Central Vacuum – Sweep in the Profits

No one’s going to say that central vacuum is the sexiest technology you can offer your clients. It isn’t – not by a longshot. But in a world of declining…

News February 16

Undercover at Monster Mini-Golf: No Confusion Found

Editor and five-year-old daughter find no lingering trademark confusion during trip to company recently sued by Monster Cable.

News February 3

Undercover at Monster Mini-Golf: No Confusion Found

Editor and five-year-old daughter find no lingering trademark confusion during trip to company recently sued by Monster Cable.

News February 2

The Ultimate Guide to Flat Panel Mounts

Attachment sales are where it’s at, and there may not be anything more important than selling a mount to go along with a flat panel sale. Indeed, many integrators aren’t…

News February 2

Terminate HDMI Cables in the Field! AudioQuest Solves HDMI’s Biggest Challenge

Field-terminated HDMI cables? They said it couldn't be done, but AudioQuest's solution lets installers run cable now, terminate later, and maintain the integrity of HDMI.

News January 25

CEA TechHome Symbols For Blueprint Design and Technology Specification

TechHome Symbols offer a simple, yet powerful, way to communicate home technologies on architectural drawings. Standardized symbols allow architects, designers, builders, and electronic systems contractors (ESC) to share information, making…

News December 23
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