Volume 18, Issue 7 — April 9, 2021

rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 7
Latest headlines: Lee Distad on how to build solid teams while on the job, Mark Coxon on listening to customers during a sale and more

April 9, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 7

 

Listen up! Mark Coxon comes to us with a story this week about balancing (1) how to deliver on clients’ needs (2) how to lead them to a potential purchase. His story tells you what the key is. (Any guesses?)

Product-wise, we were intrigued by a few releases and line updates — like Planar’s new MGP Series fine-pitch LED displays, for customers who want a finished LED product with one-cable connectivity; new outdoor displays by Neptune/Peerless-AV, for binge-watching Netflix/Apple TV+/Disney+/Hulu/Amazon Prime Video/Peacock/HBO Max/Paramount+ … you get it* … in your backyard; and SnapAV now carrying Ring’s professional X Line, which includes installer-only products that might help integrators upsell in custom projects. Speaking of SnapAV, it just made a new acquisition; find the story down below.

*For me, it’s BritBox all day.

— Leah McCann

COLUMNS

 

+ Building Solid Teams on the Job [Lee Distad]

Everyone may have their own tasks, and each team has its own responsibilities, but everyone is on the same side. It’s essential that everyone trusts everyone else to pull their weight. The installers have to trust the salespeople and designers, and vice versa (although in my experience it’s usually the seasoned installers who are the ones needing to be taught to trust salespeople).

+ Listen Up! [Mark Coxon]

I’ve always heard the key to sales is always be closing (ABC, right?) However, in my experience, many salespeople try close too soon or close the wrong sale. Too many professionals go into an appointment with an agenda. i.e., I am going to said clients office to close X units of Y. But do they even need “Y” at all? How do you effectively discover a client’s needs while still leading them toward a potential purchase? It starts with listening.

 

PRODUCT NEWS

 

+ Neptune by Peerless-AV Launches Neptune Shade Series Outdoor TVs [Steph Beckett]

+ THX Ltd Debuts Portable Consumer DAC/Amplifier Solution [Steph Beckett]

+ PS Audio Now Shipping PerfectWave SACD Transport (PST) [Gary Kayye]

+ Planar Releases MGP Series Fine-Pitch LED Displays [Gary Kayye]

+ AudioControl X-Series Receivers, Processors Are Roon-Ready [Gary Kayye]

+ Bowers & Wilkins Releases CDA-16 Amplifier [Steph Beckett]

+ RTI Updates Pro Control Line of Home Control Products [Steph Beckett]

+ Nortek Control Adds Integration Drivers for ELAN Solutions [Steph Beckett]

+ Extron Announces Availability of the SSP 200 Surround Sound Processor [Gary Kayye]

+ SnapAV Adds Ring Products, Including the Pro-Focused “X Line” [Gary Kayye]

+ Audio-Technica Announces AT-LP60XBT-USB Fully Automatic Belt-Drive Turntable [Gary Kayye]

INDUSTRY NEWS

 

+ SnapAV Acquires HCA Distributing [Gary Kayye]

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