Why Customer Service Is the Last True Smart-Home Differentiator
Changes in the smart-home landscape — like IP-control, open-API’s, drag-and-drop programming and pre-configured UI's — are bringing technological…
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Vivint, Best Buy, ADT Top CE Pro 100 List of Smart-Home Integrators of 2017
CE Pro's 2017 list of the highest revenue custom installation companies saw a whopping 24 percent increase in…
News May 16Why GAFA’s Interest in the Smart Home Actually Presents Significant Opportunity
GAFA's (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon) entrance into the smart home market presents two big changes for integrators: more…
News May 16How to Use Emotional Intelligence to Excel in Customer Service
Emotional intelligence, or EQ, has been called 'the other kind of smart.' Here's how to use it to…
News May 15DIY Smart-Home System ‘Hive Welcome Home’ Brings Tiered Subscription Plans to U.S.
Hive Welcome Home combines a thermostat, lighting, plugs and sensors with a mobile app to offer a straight-to-consumer…
News May 11MONI Offsets Q1 Attrition Rate with Higher Livewatch RMR
Security monitoring company MONI reports gaining traction with DIY Livewatch smart home and security system. Net revenue drops…
News May 8Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Has Great Advice for Anyone Running a Business
What home technology pros can learn from a recent talk by one of the world foremost CEOs, Amazon's…
News May 8How to Revitalize Profits by Selling More Stereo
Reverse the curious case of declining two-channel stereo sales in the residential integration channel with a new sales…
News May 8Why You Shouldn’t Approach Service with a Project Mentality
The skills required for a good project team don’t necessarily overlap with the skills required for a good…
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