rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 20 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on theory versus practice and Megan A. Dutta on AV Halloween setups. Plus, news from iRoom, Crestron and more. October 20, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 20 Happy Wednesday, #AVtweeps! We’ve been busy here at the rAVe office preparing for InfoComm! […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 19 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on the people on your team, Ted Romanowitz on microLED opportunities and news from Denon, Blackdove and more. October 6, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 19 Hello, AV pros and fans, and happy Wednesday! I wanted to remind you that the […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 18 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on dedicated service teams, Alexis La Broi on young people in AV and news from Extron, Draper and more. September 29, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 18 Hello and happy Wednesday, #Hometweeps! I hope you’re having a great week! My favorite […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 17 Latest headlines: Megan Dutta on the CEDIA Expo Women’s Luncheon, Lee Distad on the four stages of mandated technology and news from Barco. September 15, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 17 Good afternoon, and happy Wednesday! Our very own Megan Dutta attended the Women in […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 16 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on handling unreasonable client requests, Mark Coxon on creating professional clients studios and CEDIA news. August 25, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 16 How are you doing, #Hometweeps? The news about many companies dropping out of CEDIA Expo 2021 is disheartening, […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 15 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on client expectations, Mark Coxon on alternate AV realities and news from ClearOne, Panasonic and more. August 11, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 15 Happy Wednesday, AV pros and fans! Our office has been busy planning for CEDIA 2021, which is […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 14 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on micro and macro logistics, Nathan Haynes with a sales story on a farmer and a Porshe and more July 29, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 14 Hello, HomeAV pros and fans! I’ve got the coolest case study for you this […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 13 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on how to dress professionally for the job, Tony Sprando and Kate Couch on USBs, plus news from Leon and more July 14, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 13 Hey, HomeAV pros and fans! This week’s newsletter has some exciting news […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 12 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on why you need to build a funnel, Bob Snyder on a new company called “Pitch,” plus news from BenQ and more June 23, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 12 Happy Wednesday, AV pros and fans! One of my favorite news […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 11 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on comfort and comfort zones, Gary Kayye on missing ‘POT’ calls, plus news from MAXHUB and more June 11, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 11 How’s it going, HomeAV pros and fans? Though I am still new to the audiovisual industry, […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 10 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on things that come up a lot in relationships with dealer clients, plus news from Extron, SnapAV and more May 26, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 10 LAVNCH WEEK 4.0 is in full swing here at THE rAVe Agency! Have you […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 9 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on why you need to get to know your clients, Gary Kayye on how OLED may trump LCD in the near future and more May 13, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 9 Ah, it’s Thursday! One more day until we can […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 8 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on the Gordian Knot, Omar Prashad on where the sales professionals are in our industry, plus news from Luxul April 21, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 8 Have you heard of the Gordian Knot story? Legend has it that an oracle […]
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 […]
March 24, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 6 One of my great friends once told me the trick to not crying when you’re cutting an onion. “Just don’t cook with onions,” he joked. For Tony “the AV Guy” Sprando, however, that trick probably wouldn’t cut it. Sprando loves to listen to loud music […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 5 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on selling through online retail versus brick-and-mortar stores, plus news from Crestron, DMF Lighting and more March 10, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 5 Something I’ve found myself thinking about lately is how ProAV and HomeAV have seemed to intersect in […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 4 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on enforcing MAP, Tony Sprando and Kate Couch on the struggles of specifying for homes and more February 26, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 4 As 2020 brought us a home building and upgrade boom, 2021 is likely to bring us […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 3 Latest headlines: Kayye’s Krystal Ball 2021, Lee Distad on new challenges in the marketplace and retail, plus news from AVIXA and more February 10, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 3 It’s a busy week here at rAVe (I’m writing to you in between live segments […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 2 Latest headlines: Gary Kayye on the COVID-19 vaccine trial, Lee Distad with a strange tale of networking, plus news from Barix and more January 20, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 2 Want to hear, firsthand, from someone who’s already had the COVID-19 vaccine in their […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 1 Latest headlines: Gary Kayye with the top 10 rAVe stories of 2020, Lee Distad on seeking referrals, plus news from Sony, AV Planners & more January 6, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 1 At CEDIA 2019 (remember trade shows?), I shot a rAVe product video […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 17, Issue 24 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on the 80/20 rule, Patrick Montgomery on the Apple HomePod Mini and what it means for the smart speaker market December 18, 2020 | Volume: 17 | Issue: 24 Hi Home readers! Happy Friday. I hope you are all ready for a […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 17, Issue 23 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on the relationship between manufacturers/distributors and resellers, Morgan Lawrence on AV in motorsports December 4, 2020 | Volume: 17 | Issue: 23 Hi #AVtweeps! Good morning and happy Friday! I hope you are all making it through the week in one piece. […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 17, Issue 22 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on e-commerce, Scott Tiner on the possible rise of the home studio setup, plus news from TASCAM and more November 17, 2020 | Volume: 17 | Issue: 22 Dare we say the holiday season is nearly upon us? I know, it’s mid-November, […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 17, Issue 21 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on how/whether to diversify your business during these challenging times, plus news from Epson, CEDIA and more November 4, 2020 | Volume: 17 | Issue: 21 This time last year, I was in the rAVe office, working on a story about the […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 17, Issue 20 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on living on the margins, Nathan Haynes on where the mentors are in the AV industry, plus news from DTEN & more October 23, 2020 | Volume: 17 | Issue: 20 Hi, home readers! Welcome to your last newsletter issue in October! […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 17, Issue 19 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on managing lead times during COVID-19, plus news from ARISTA Corporation, Legrand, Samsung, Epiphan and more October 7, 2020 | Volume: 17 | Issue: 19 It’s been one hell of a month. And we are only one week in, so buckle up, […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 17, Issue 18 Latest headlines: Leonard Suskin on the Amish and technology, Lee Distad on forecasting, Mark Coxon on adaptive forgetfulness, plus more! September 23, 2020 | Volume: 17 | Issue: 18 Hello, rAVe home readers! I hope you’re all having a great week. (Hi, yes, we’ve made it […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 17, Issue 17 Latest headlines: Jack Wetherill on the rise of voice assistant technology, Lee Distad on the threat of substitution, plus news from Luxul! September 9, 2020 | Volume: 17 | Issue: 17 Hey, everybody. Welcome to the first home issue of September. Which is … almost fall? […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 17, Issue 16 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on helping your family use Zoom, plus news from Marantz, Ashly Audio, SAVI Controls, Parasound and more! August 26, 2020 | Volume: 17 | Issue: 16 Hello everyone, I hope you are all staying safe and well. I want to talk to […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 17, Issue 15 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on the usage of his Blu-Ray player since updating his electronics, plus news from CEDIA, SnapAV and more August 12, 2020 | Volume: 17 | Issue: 15 Lately, I’ve been feeling like things are more connected than ever. For instance, earlier this […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 17, Issue 14 Latest headlines: Scott Tiner on promoting diversity in the AV industry, Lee Distad on Gantt charts, plus news from Extron, CEDIA and more July 22, 2020 | Volume: 17 | Issue: 14 When I worked in advertising in New York City, in many regards, summer always […]
rAVe Home — Volume 17, Issue 13 — July 9, 2020 July 9, 2020 | Volume: 17 | Issue: 13 There’s a chance you subscribe to both our ProAV and HomeAV newsletters, in which case you may have heard the news. It’s a somber week as we mourn the loss of our Kelly Johnson […]