Stampede announced Thursday that its operations in the United States, Canada and Latin America are rebranding as Exertis, aligning with other DCC Technology-owned companies around the world. According to President and CEO Kevin Kelly, going forward the newly renamed company will, beginning with Exertis ProAV, operate a series of specialist Exertis brands focused on the […]
In expanding focus on North American growth through acquisition, Stampede parent Exertis International announced several key executive appointments. The appointments will help the company to achieve its long-term growth objectives across all of its business units, according to Exertis. Effective immediately, Clive Fitzharris assumes the position of managing director. Fitzharris has been head of group […]
AMHERST, NEW YORK, January 16, 2020 – Stampede, the global leader in value added distribution, is ushering in a busy new year with the announcement of six Big Book of AV Tour & Conference Series stops in the United States and Canada. The stops will be held at strategic locations across North America, from February […]
AMHERST, NEW YORK, January 3, 2020 — Kicking off the new year with a broad range of new vendor innovations to help drive reseller sales, Stampede is showcasing introductions from a dozen of its manufacturer partners at Booth #26409 in the Las Vegas Convention Center, according to Stampede President & CEO Kevin Kelly. “CES is the premier event for […]
Stampede introduced a new name and new management for Australia and Asia on August 29th at a pre-Integrate 2019 Vendor Breakfast in Melbourne, Australia. President and CEO Kevin Kelly formally ushered in the name Exertis ProAV and introduced Nick Cocks, the new general manager of Australia, to attending manufacturers, resellers and other invited guests. Kelly […]
Stampede today announced the appointment of former Hills Limited AV National Sales Manager Nick Cocks to serve as general manager of Exertis Australia ProAV, the new name of Stampede Australia that is making its debut at Integrate 2019 (August 27-29). “Integrate 2019 marks the start of the next great chapter in the history of our […]
Stampede today announced that it has been acquired by the technology division of DCC plc, a £14.3 billion revenue, London Stock Exchange listed (LSE) international sales, marketing and support services group that employs 11,000 people in four divisions operating in 17 countries. Who the heck is DCC? DCC is a leading international sales, marketing and support services group that operates through four divisions: […]
Adding to its growing portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Stampede has been appointed to distribute Drone Volt’s award-winning selection of service drones throughout the Americas, according to Stampede President and COO Kevin Kelly. “Drones continue to become a vitally important part of a complete solution in a growing number of vertical markets,” said Kelly. “Drone Volt’s award-winning line of service […]
Building on the success of its first Drone Arena at ISE 2016, Stampede, a value added distributor of Pro AV products and system solutions, is bringing its Stampede Drone Arena back to ISE 2017 — with more vendors, more SKUs, more training classes and more business opportunities. The Stampede Drone Arena will be based in […]
Virtual Reality (VR) is coming to the ProAV market with a distribution agreement between Seattle’s VRstudios and Stampede. The two companies announced today that Stampede will serve as the North American ProAV distributor for VRstudios’ virtual reality platform and products. The agreement will introduce an exciting new product category to the ProAV industry and will […]
Stampede announced that its European subsidiary Stampede Europe has acquired all of the assets of Just Lamps, including the affiliated brand Diamond Lamps. “This acquisition should serve as a model for the entire 21st century ProAV industry,” declared Stampede CEO Mark Wilkins. “It brings together two companies that possess market leadership, proven business models, subject […]
Well, Day Two has gone really well, although like last year I am certain that my brand-new running shoes will be completely trashed by the end of the show. Seriously, folks, with 1,200+ exhibits in a dozen buildings, the last two years I have bought new sneakers to wear at the show, and thrown them […]
Stampede today announced its expansion into the western European Pro AV and IT markets with the opening of a new UK-based office that will be managed by Stampede founder & CEO Mark Wilkins, who is leading the expansion of the company’s footprint in western Europe. According to Wilkins, the decision to replicate its business model […]
The subject of drones technology in the AV industry has been analyzed and put under the microscope by many in the industry – there are the supporters, those that look for more information on commercial usage especially and then, the detractors. Why detractors? As with any technology that touches the AV market there will always […]
It’s coming to the end of what I truly consider a winning year in podcasting here on rAVe. We will be moving strong into 2016 with AV Power Up, with some show and Crew member announcements going into the new year as well. Part 2 will focus on AV Power Up, here I will be […]
On Twitter today, as I was posting more information and pictures from InfoComm Connections, I saw this one from good friend and UAV expert Christina Engh who appeared on our techXchange episode 7 podcast: Sadly Watson predicts Legos and Barbies over drones for Christmas this year @droneanalyst @TheDroneDealer @Cbmoss https://t.co/g8TBn3hnQ7 — Christina Engh (@missenghwyoming) November 18, […]
