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Home Toys
December 2005
Bill Ablondi |
Home Builders: Key Channel for Consumer Electronics Home builders sold $11 billion worth of technology products in 2004 and expect sales to increase 10-12% in 2005, according to Parks Associates' 2004 Builder Survey.   |
Home Toys
December 2004 |
Total Home Technology: Everything a Dealer Could Want Total Home Technology is everything a dealer could want for his customers: award-winning audio and video products, the amazing lighting, HVAC and shade control of LightSource, e-Control 2 for remote access and the widest variety of user interfaces in the world- all in one package. |
Home Toys
June 2002
Kurt Scherf |
The Emergence and Growth of Entertainment-centric Home Networks Caveats and concerns aside, the next two years promise to bring significant development in the field of connected entertainment. |
Home Toys
December 2005
Scott Ceretti |
Have a Home Theater Plan The decision to buy a new home theater is just the beginning. Next comes deciding on how much to spend, what to get, where to get it, who's going to install it, and so much more. |
Home Toys
June 2003
Kurt Scherf |
Trends in Residential Energy Management: A White Paper Expect cautious incursions into the world of deployed energy management solutions in the beginning. Eventually, however, we believe that commercial deployments in larger numbers will be the norm, at least in certain markets. |
Home Toys
December 2004
Bill Hambley |
How Do You Sell Lighting Control??? You've got to get your clients to experience lighting control first hand. |
Home Toys
February 2003
John French |
Market for Residential Lighting Control Brightens While Installation/Ownership Concerns Dim Ease of installation and programming, excellent markup potential, and low service callbacks are enticing more custom electronics dealers, general contractors and electrical contractors into the market year after year, ensuring the market a bright future. |
Home Toys
December 2002
David Teel |
Voodoo House: Remote Home Networking Support The demand for home networking continues to push custom integrators beyond the limits of early entertainment applications and into the new generation of residential information technology. |
Investment Advisor
June 2009
James J. Green |
Numerology: Fund Flows Bounce Back Independent and regional broker/dealers, along with RIAs, will account for the majority of mutual fund net sales by the year 2013. |
Home Toys
December 2005
Scott Combs |
Giving the Customers Control Home theater manufacturers have a responsibility to make their customer's lives easier by giving them control of these systems, in a manner they can easily understand. |
PHONE+
April 24, 2009
Khali Henderson |
Q&A With Samsung BCS Channel Chief Doug Wonson Last fall Samsung Telecommunications America LLC decided to shake things up at its Business Communications Systems division by bringing in new leadership. |
Home Theater
July 10, 2007 |
CEDIA Announces Second Expo The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association will begin operating a second major trade show starting in 2008. |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2006
Kristen French |
Independent Channel Big and Getting Bigger Every financial-advice channel grew in terms of advisor headcount in 2005 except for the regional and bank broker/dealers, according to recently released research. |
Home Toys
April 2005
Bob Smith |
Absolute Power Sells....Absolutely! A power conditioner that can provide system protection against surges and spikes is not really an option or an afterthought luxury, it is a necessary protective element. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 26, 2006
Sean Silverthorne |
The Strategic Way to Go to Market Too often channel strategies develop when a product is ready to go to market. But a last-minute approach leaves a lot of efficiencies and synergies by the wayside, says V. Kasturi Rangan. Enter the concept of the "channel steward." |
Investment Advisor
September 2009
James J. Green |
How the Representatives Voted The year 2009 marked the 19th time that Investment Advisor asked its readers who are representatives of independent broker/dealers to rank their own B/Ds on 14 discrete categories, along with an overall rating. |
Registered Rep.
June 7, 2011
Diana Britton |
Advisor Group in Talks to Acquire Smaller B/D Independent broker/dealer network Advisor Group is talking to a number of small and mid-sized broker/dealers that the company would consider purchasing. |
CRM
January 2, 2004
Lisa Picarille |
Vertical Focus: How Auto Dealers Drive Relationships CRM solutions are helping teach auto manufacturers and auto dealers to play nice and share with others. |
HBS Working Knowledge
June 12, 2006
Rangan & Bell |
The Promise of Channel Stewardship Companies need a new strategy for going to market, says Harvard marketing professor V. Kasturi "Kash" Rangan in his new book, Transforming Your Go-to-Market Strategy. |
Home Toys
December 2002
Kurt Scherf |
Why "PC vs. CE" is a Tired Argument PC and standalone consumer electronics platforms will both play key roles as distributed hubs in the home. |
Home Toys
October 2003
Cosenza & Davis |
Product Data & Project Templates Until the time that there is an accepted product information standard, it is still possible to organize your design, sales and installation processes into standardized business systems that are predictable, repeatable and profitable. |
Home Toys
June 2003 |
CONNECTIONS: The Digital Home Conference and Showcase Wrap-up This is a summary of the sessions at CONNECTIONS: The Digital Home Conference and Showcase and is meant to provide an overview of each session. |
AskMen.com
September 13, 2002
Lex Green |
Car Buying Tips: Negotiating Prices You have to get creative to get a good discount. The worst thing you can do is walk into a dealership uninformed. |
Home Toys
October 2004
Brandon Hetherington |
CEDIA EXPO 2004 - A HomeToys Report The 2004 Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association EXPO featured whole house systems, new plasma TVs, new speakers, etc. |
BusinessWeek
March 6, 2006
David Welch |
The Other Club Battering GM General Motors has twice the dealerships it needs, but their clout makes cutting them costly. |
Reason
July 2000
Diane Katz & Henry Payne |
Traffic Jam Auto dealers use government to build Internet roadblocks. |
Home Toys
October 2003
Steve McConaughey |
CEDIA 2003 - Report The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association's annual expo offers something for everyone in outfitting a home with the latest in entertainment gear. Whole house audio continues to be high on homeowners' wish lists and therefore continues to drive innovation in that sector. |
Home Toys
February 2005
Pete Baker |
"When Push Comes to Touch..." Rules of Thumb for Selling Remote Controls While categorized as an "accessory," there's not a consumer out there who doesn't consider a remote control a necessity. If they have trouble using it, you could end up losing future business. |
CRM
June 2004
Jason Compton |
How to...encourage channel partners to adopt CRM Take these four steps to bring channel partners into your CRM strategy. |
CRM
December 20, 2004
Colin Beasty |
Give Dealers a Virtual Rep As a result of upgrading its Web presence, Specialized Bicycles has seen positive changes, like attracting more than 750 dealers that use the system to order Specialized products. |
Registered Rep.
July 23, 2012
Diana Britton |
Virgin Banks Few community banks and credit unions offer wealth management services to their customers. But many of these firms are struggling and looking for new sources of income. Broker/dealers are finally tapping these untouched firms with revenue-sharing partnerships. |
IndustryWeek
September 1, 2001
Nikki Goth Itoi |
Metamorphosis Of The Middleman Distributors and dealers adapt to the e-business challenge... |
AskMen.com
Jim Bauer |
5 Things You Didn't Know About Arms Dealers There are plenty of aspects of this profession that remain hidden to most. Here are five of them. |
Investment Advisor
June 2008
Philip Palaveev |
The New Model: The Fee-Only Broker/Dealer Independent broker/dealers must tackle head-on the causes of their frustration if they wish to survive. |
PHONE+
August 21, 2009
Tara Seals |
Microsoft's Retail Strategy: Threat or Opportunity? Microsoft is on track to open retail stores this fall. For value added resellers (VARS) and wireless dealers, this new distribution channel could be both a threat and an opportunity. |
CRM
January 12, 2011 |
Dealer Specialties Introduces QR Codes to Promote Inventory Quick response codes are expected to drive traffic, promote inventory, and improve consumer response for auto dealers. |
Investment Advisor
September 2009
James J. Green |
Where Representatives Would Go This year, more than many others, many representatives of broker/dealers are reassessing their options when it comes to with whom, and how, they will affiliate. |
CRM
April 1, 2004
David Myron |
BPO News & Insight: Clean and Compliant Acxiom and ADP join forces to provide data cleansing and privacy compliance measures for retail automotive dealers. |
CRM
May 2005
Phillip Britt |
Manufacturing Builds On Customer Relationships Manufacturers are discovering that to maximize their sales and profits they need to rely on CRM software as much as they do on the nuts and bolts of the manufacturing process. |
Home Theater
August 29, 2008 |
AT&T Muscles into Custom Install AT&T is getting into the business of installing home theater systems, mounting flat-panel TVs, fixing computers, installing home networking, and doing phone stuff with what it calls ConnecTech services. |
| PHONE+ |
US Signal Selected as a PHONE+ Top 50 Channel Program US Signal is a full-service fiber-optic solutions provider, offering a wide range of carrier-class telecommunications solutions to carrier, wholesale and enterprise customers throughout the Midwest. The company was selected as a Top 50 Channel Program. |
PC World
December 2002
Stephen Manes |
Installation Easy? No, Queasy! Software should make a good impression -- but rarely does. |
Home Theater
November 2, 2010
Mark Fleischmann |
CEDIA Loses a Day Custom install trade show will cut back to three days. |
Inc.
May 2007
Dalia Fahmy |
RediAuto Sport Makes Driving Easier for the Elderly and Disabled Investors comment on RediAuto Sports efforts to raise $6 million. |
BusinessWeek
March 5, 2007
David Welch |
Cadillac: Looser Rules, Happier Clients Cadillac resolved a classic frustration for many customers. |
| PHONE+ |
TWC Selected as a PHONE+ Top 50 Channel Program Time Warner Cable Business Class was selected from among hundreds of companies as a Top 50 Channel Program. |
InternetNews
August 10, 2009 |
eBay, GM to Launch Site for New Cars GM takes to the Web in partnership with e-commerce giant to "reinvent the car-buying experience." |
CRM
March 1, 2007
Phillip Britt |
Market Focus: Automotive: Adapting to Altered Buy Environments Consumers buy cars differently from how they did a generation ago. Makers and distributors must respond to the changes or become last year's model. |
PHONE+
June 26, 2009
Khali Henderson |
Q&A with Avaya's Channel Chief Carol Giles Neslund The former Seagate channel executive reports to Jeremy Butt, who was took over as Avaya's vice president of Worldwide Channels in June 2008. |
Investment Advisor
September 2006
Robert F. Keane |
The Investment Center If keeping your representatives satisfied is the name of the game for broker/dealers, then it's no surprise that Ralph DeVito and The Investment Center are the winning team in Division II this year. |
