rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 19, Issue 9 ISE 2022 news from Denon, Netgear, Savant, LG and more — plus Lee Distad on how to communicate well with clients and more May 12, 2022 | Volume: 19 | Issue: 9 Hello, #AVtweeps; I’m coming at you LIVE from ISE 2022! What a busy week […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 19, Issue 8 Latest headlines: Bob Snyder on the Google ATAP radar, Lee Distad on people skills and news from Clear-Com, ADI, Snap One, KRK and more. April 20, 2022 | Volume: 19 | Issue: 8 Hey hey, AVtweeps! How was your weekend? I hope it was good and […]
Latest headlines: Lee Distad on buying based on trust versus price. Plus, news from Clare Controls, CEDIA, Vanco International and McIntosh. April 6, 2022 | Volume: 19 | Issue: 7 Happy Wednesday, AVtweeps! I hope you’ve had a great week so far. This week, we’ve got a column from Lee Distad that really […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 19, Issue 6 Latest headlines: Murphy Daley on hybrid homes and the AV they use, Katie Clark on the Poly employment retention study and more AV news. March 30, 2022 | Volume: 19 | Issue: 6 Hey! How has your week been so far? It might get a little […]
Latest headlines: Lee Distad on broadcast boxes, Mark Coxon on making AV parts work together and news from Snap One, Savant and RTI. March 16, 2022 | Volume: 19 | Issue: 5 Happy Wednesday! It’s hump day, and I am looking forward to the weekend. Then it’s off to Enterprise Connect next week! […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 19, Issue 4 Latest headlines: Mark Coxon on true meeting collaboration, Lee Distad on visualizing a funnel for tasks and news from Epson, QSC and more. February 23, 2022 | Volume: 19 | Issue: 4 Happy Wednesday! How has everyone been? We’ve got two great columns this time around […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 19, Issue 3 Latest headlines: Mark Coxon on over-ear headphones, Scott Tiner on the metaverse and AV and Murphy Daley on making 2022 your year. February 9, 2022 | Volume: 19 | Issue: 3 It’s Wednesday, my friends — this week is flying by! Let’s get to some columns. […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 19, Issue 2 Latest headlines: Bob Snyder on HaLow, Lee Distad on holiday shopping, Maxym Dmytriyev on game accessories and Mike Yeomans on remote work. January 26, 2022 | Volume: 19 | Issue: 2 It’s Wednesday, AVtweeps, and I hope you’ve had a great start to your week. We’ve […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 19, Issue 1 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on interoperability in installs, Mark Coxon on collaboration workflows and news from Savant, BenQ and Extron. January 12, 2022 | Volume: 19 | Issue: 1 Hello and happy Wednesday! I hope you’ve had a great start to your new year and had […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 24 Latest highlights: Lee Distad on product interoperability, Scott Tiner on Log4j and Jeff Hastings on consolidation in the AV industry. December 28, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 24 Happy holidays — and almost new year! We’re getting close to wrapping up 2021 and sliding into […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 23 Latest headlines: Scott Tiner on the successful home office sector, Mark Coxon on the idea of work havens and Lee Distad on NPT incentives. December 15, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 23 Hello and happy Wednesday! We’re getting close to the New Year, and our […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 22 Latest headlines: Lee Distad on trying something new and Alexandre Jornod on cars and AV. Plus, news from Snap One, Crestron and Door Bird. November 17, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 22 It’s hump day, AVtweeps! Yesterday the office was busy getting InfoComm 2021 T-shirts […]
rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 18, Issue 21 Latest headlines: Paul Konikowski on iPhone spyware vulnerabilities, Lee Distad on appreciating project managers and AV industry news. November 3, 2021 | Volume: 18 | Issue: 21 Happy Wednesday! It’s the week after InfoComm, but we’ve been busy here with rePLAY 2021 and getting all our […]
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 […]