BrandSource, the largest merchandising and marketing co-op for independent home goods dealers, rolled out a four-point plan last week to drive continued growth and share gains in a post-pandemic marketplace.
RePure will be showcasing its proprietary healthy home app, delivering important air quality data that enable homeowners to identify, track and remove harmful contaminants from their environment in the LaunchPad section alongside its’ best-in-class solutions partners: Airthings (IAQ Monitoring), Airly (Outdoor Air Monitoring), Intellipure & Cosatron (Air Purification), and Elite Water (Water Purification). Attendees will be able to see, touch…
“All sunshine makes a desert.” The traditional Arabic aphorism that has been passed around for centuries and explains that adversity helps create a well-rounded state of mind and in this case business. The sun has been very bright for the custom install channel for just over a year. We have seen more jobs than our limited workforce can handle, our…
WIN: Women in Nationwide, a group focused on supporting and developing female business leaders within the independent retail channel, held its inaugural meeting this past week at Nationwide Primetime. The WIN luncheon featured a panel discussion with John Boyd, vice president of retail business at GE Appliances, a Haier company, as well as Mary Moulton Putman, vice president of marketing…
Maryellen Oswald, the founder of Connected Design magazine and a continuing contributor to the publication, has joined Somfy as their Southwest Specifications & Partnership Business Development Manager. Her role is to cultivate, maintain and develop new levels of collaboration with partners that drive sales and specification opportunities. Oswald represents the Southwest territory and has the primary responsibility of building the Somfy Project Business…
Gaming, like any sport, can be very individual. Some people prefer one console over another, or like to use multiple consoles for different games. What any gamer can agree on though is that a legitimate game room should be comfortable, immersive and offer the fastest, clearest technology available. That’s where professionals like Paul Bochner, owner of Electronic Concepts, come into…
G.A. Bartick, president of Consilio, gave the keynote speech for the second day of the Powerhouse Alliance National Sales Meeting. Bartick is also the author of the bestselling book, Silver Bullet Selling: 6 Critical Steps to Opening More Relationships and Closing More Sales. Bartick is an international speaker and facilitator at conventions and meetings around the world. He has implemented hundreds…
Crestron Electronics today announces the addition of Spotify Connect to its expanding collection of digital music services available through the recently-launched DM NAX™ 8-Zone Network Streaming Amplifier. The latest firmware update enables Spotify Connect to be streamed to the DM NAX 8-Zone Network Streaming Amplifier via a wired or wireless home network connection for an elevated music experience coupled with…
The cavlo trade show taps DFW for a second time to host its’ regional show at the tech-forward Texas LIVE! venue. cavlo will connect the TOLA region with manufacturers of professional audio, video, and lighting equipment. Cavlo has proven to be a cost-effective way for manufacturers to engage with the professionals who specify, install, and use their products. This in-person…
The PowerHouse Alliance National Sales Meeting has begun in Pittsburgh. The three-day sales meeting is expected to include vendor meetings, one-on-one distributor discussions and team activities. Stacey McKibbin, CEO of Consilio, delivered the keynote speech this morning. “I want to create the awareness around all the things that you are doing with your thought process, your decision making, and the…