These products grabbed significant attention on CEPro.com, so here's a recap of why these products were so well-received in the first half of 2018.

James Loudspeaker works with Orlando integration company A/V Creative Concepts for challenging installation that required unique custom speaker in a giant shallow-depth stone wall.

Smart homes demand smart outdoor spaces and these three award-winning installations give clients just that -- durable audio/video, extreme cellular service, and motorized gates that trigger 'Welcome Home'

Send a free Amazon Echo Dot to help break the ice, and other advice such as sitting on local boards, leveraging manufacturers, and hosting events are other inventive ways to build business with trade partners.

RTI Miravue VIP-1 video-over-IP system is transmitter, receiver, network switch and wireless access point all in one.

Hugh and Joyce Cobb flipped their Woodbury, Tenn., home into Cobb Home Innovations' Experience Center smart home featuring RTI controls, JVC projection, Sonos multiroom audio and more.