rAVe Home — Volume 17, Issue 6 — March 26, 2020 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on managing the progress of your prospects through the sales funnel, Katye McGregor Bennett on focusing what you CAN control (rather than focusing on what you can’t) plus news from SnapAV, Legrand | AV and more March 26, 2020 | […]
Latest headlines: Lee Distad on why you could be holding yourself back in AV sales — and how to stop, plus headlines from MSE Audio, Bird Home Automation, CEDIA, Control4 and more March 12, 2020 | Volume: 17 | Issue: 5 Before I started as a copywriter at rAVe, I worked in advertising agencies […]
Latest headlines: Lee Distad on whether companies should service what they don’t sell, plus news from SurgeX, Crestron, Universal Remote, SnapAV, CEDIA and more February 25, 2020 | Volume: 17 | Issue: 4 Hello, rAVe Home readers! How is everyone on this fine Tuesday afternoon? Here at rAVe, we’re back from ISE, but the […]
Latest headlines: Lee Distad on the difficulties of delivering estimates to your clients, plus news from Extron, MSE Audio, L-Acoustics, Alcons Audio and more February 10, 2020 | Volume: 17 | Issue: 3 Hello everyone, or hallo iedereen as they say here in Amsterdam! That’s right; I’m coming to you straight from the RAI. […]
rAVe Home — Volume 17, Issue 2 — January 30, 2020 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on balancing cash flow and receivables with client relationships, plus news from Camplex, Screen Innovations, Savant, Trinnov Audio and more January 30, 2020 | Volume: 17 | Issue: 2 Good morning to you, #AVtweeps. It’s all #ISE2020 talk here […]
rAVe Home — Volume 17, Issue 1 — January 15, 2020 Latest headlines: Gary Kayye’s top AV news stories of 2019, Pete Coman’s thoughts on media day at CES 2020, plus news from Metra Home Theater Group, Samsung, Martin Audio, LG, Stealth Acoustics and more January 15, 2020 | Volume: 17 | Issue: 1 […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 24 — December 24, 2019 Latest headlines: Fred Bargetzi, the most consequential person of the modern AV era, Lee Distad on estimation methods, plus news from the Zigbee Alliance, IKEA, Just Add Power and more December 24, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 24 During the holiday season, […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 23 — December 12, 2019 Latest headlines: Anthony Coppedge on the expectation for AV technology to be effortless and perfect, Lee Distad on estimating time and services during a project, plus news from Crestron, Denon, CEDIA and more December 12, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 23 Hiya, […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 22 — November 27, 2019 Latest headlines: Scott Tiner on whether social media is a blessing or a curse, Lee Distad on the importance of training, plus more HomeAV news November 27, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 22 A few months ago, I deleted most social media […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 21 — November 18, 2019 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on striving for leadership rather than management, plus news from SnapAV, Semtech, Meridian, Vivitek, Klipsch and more November 18, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 21 It is never too early to talk about ISE, right? The show dominates […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 20 — October 29, 2019 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on Gantt charts, plus news from CEDIA, LG, TruAudio, Visionary Solutions, URC, Kramer October 29, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 20 This is a great read! Scott Tiner’s article on the impact of 5G, something that can’t be […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 19 — October 11, 2019 Latest headlines: Christopher Jaynes on HDCP, plus news from Crestron, Alcons Audio, D-Tools, Seymour-Screen Excellence October 11, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 19 One of our team members, Michael, sent us a house listing on Zillow this morning kind-of as a joke. […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 18 — September 23, 2019 Latest headlines: So much CEDIA Expo news, including announcements from Legrand, Brilliant, Optoma, Savant, AudioControl, Russound, Metra Home Theatre, Harman, Luxul and more September 23, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 18 Were you at CEDIA Expo in Denver this month? If not, […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 17 — September 9, 2019 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on troubleshooting, Sonance buys James Loudspeaker, 8K spec released, Crestron Home OS 3 available and more September 9, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 17 We’re headed to CEDIA Expo in just a couple days — will you be […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 16 — August 21, 2019 Latest headlines: News from BlueBOLT, Savant, Legrand, Extron, Luxul August 21, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 16 There’s tons of CEDIA Expo news in this issue of rAVe HomeAV — everything from shades to control to audio to remotes. Also in this […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 15 — August 13, 2019 Latest headlines: The Best of InfoComm 2019 awards are out! Lee Distad talks about Gantt charts, Mark Coxon talks about the future, plus news from QMotion, CEDIA, Torus Power, Stewart Filmscreen and more August 13, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 15 CEDIA […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 14 — July 29, 2019 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on redundancy, Anthony Coppedge on AV’s headlines sucking, plus news from CEDIA, James Loudspeaker and MSE Audio July 29, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 14 When you go out into the field, do you take back-ups of your […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 13 — July 12, 2019 Latest headlines: Andrew Davis on how software is encroaching on hardware in the AV space, plus news from Key Digital, TechLogix, CEDIA, Z-Wave, Legrand and more July 12, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 13 Are you going to Denver for CEDIA this […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 12 — June 26, 2019 Latest headlines: Gary Kayye on the themes of InfoComm 2019, plus news from Stewart, Studio Six, Denon, Nortek, CEDIA and more June 26, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 12 Welcome to another issue of rAVe HomeAV Edition! We’re just back from ProAV’s […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 11 — June 5, 2019 Latest headlines: The rAVe Readers’ Choice Awards are out! Lee Distad on communicating effectively, plus news from Leon, Klipsch, Jamo, Control4 and more June 5, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 11 This issue, we’re excited to announce the winners of our 2019 […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 10 — May 23, 2019 Latest headlines: Leonard Suskin on touch panels and Marie Kondo, Christopher Jaynes on destressing at work, Lee Distad on the troubleshooting process, plus news from SnapAV, Barix, Marantz, BlackWire, MSE Audio May 23, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 10 Welcome to a […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 9 — May 08, 2019 Latest headlines: Anthony Coppedge on converting leads into sales, plus news from QSC, Pakedge, AudioControl, Alcons Audio, CEDIA and more May 8, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 9 I really think there must be a conference room of people at Samung who […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 8 — April 25, 2019 Latest headlines: Jonathan Brawn on 8K, Lee Distad on the joys of working with the cable guy, plus news from Crestron, Marantz, Atlona, James Loudspeaker, Key Digital, Savant and more April 25, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 8 Are we on the […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 7 — April 11, 2019 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on underselling, InFocus is getting out of the display and projector business, plus news from MSE Audio, BenQ, Sonos, Middle Atlantic and more April 11, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 7 Today Lee Distad has more advice on […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 6 — March 30, 2019 Latest headlines: Scott Tiner on cybersecurity, Anthony Coppedge on using data for sales, plus news from Josh.ai, CEDIA and more March 30, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 6 Our long-awaited ISE 2019 awards are out and while many of them are commercial, […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 5 — March 15, 2019 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on on change orders, Anthony Coppedge on real metrics for social media success in the AV market, plus news from ZeeVee, Extron, SnapAV and more March 15, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 5 Is there room for CES and […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 4 — February 26, 2019 Latest headlines: News from InFocus, Savant, Control4, Attero Tech February 26, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 4 Welcome to another issue of rAVe HomeAV! We just returned, as you likely know, from the giant ISE show — you can see all our coverage […]
rAVe Home — Volume 15, Issue 3 — February 18, 2019 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on working with electricians, plus news from Philips, Bose Professional, CEDIA, Crestron, Extron, Metra Home Theater Group and more February 18, 2019 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 3 We’re just back from ISE 2019 in Amsterdam, the biggest AV […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 2 — January 29, 2019 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on warm sales calls, plus news from RTI, LG, CEDIA, BenQ, Torus Power and more January 29, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 2 The best residential AV show is NOT CEDIA Expo — not even close. Not by […]
rAVe Home — Volume 16, Issue 1 — January 10, 2019 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on making big sales, Dr. Fred Ampel on scopes that creep and kill profitability, plus news from Crestron, CEDIA, Klipsch, Tronnov Audio and more January 10, 2019 | Volume: 16 | Issue: 1 Welcome to our first issue of […]
rAVe Home — Volume 15, Issue 24 — December 27, 2018 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on CRMs, news from Parasound, ELAN, Extron, Mark Levinson, Savant, Parasound and more December 27, 2018 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 24 It’s almost the end of the year, and this is our final rAVe HomeAV Edition issue of […]
rAVe Home — Volume 15, Issue 23 — December 13, 2018 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on the relationship between custom installers and electricians, Johnny Mota on smart displays in the home, plus news from CEDIA, URC, JL AUDIO and more December 13, 2018 | Volume: 15 | Issue: 23 Yesterday in our office, Gary […]