http://www.cepro.com/topic/C291 CE Profiles Stories from CE Pro, The Leading Information Source for the Custom Electronics Installer en cepro@ehpub.com Copyright 2009 2009-11-06T21:37:32+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~3/NxrGnJmCRLg/ http://www.cepro.com/article/how_to_get_18m_of_upgrades/#When:15:45:00Z The revenue that Concierge Direct got from hardware upgrades during a $400M renovation of New York's The Plaza is only half the story. In creating automation-based concierge services for the condos, it stumbled upon a recurring revenue formula for MDUs and even single-family homes.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~4/NxrGnJmCRLg" height="1" width="1"/> News, CE Profiles, Business Resources 2009-10-16T15:45:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/how_to_get_18m_of_upgrades/#When:15:45:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~3/PDMGWYIswqI/ http://www.cepro.com/article/erdmann_electric_alternative_energy_supplier/#When:15:24:00Z After reading the writing on the wall, Ken Erdmann decided his integration company should be an alternative energy supplier. Now, as CEDIA chairman, he wants you to do it, too.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~4/PDMGWYIswqI" height="1" width="1"/> News, CE Profiles, Alternative Energy, Business Resources 2009-09-23T15:24:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/erdmann_electric_alternative_energy_supplier/#When:15:24:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~3/Y56FUmqX8xs/ http://www.cepro.com/article/aspen_custom_electronics_ipod_over_audiophile/#When:12:10:01Z Opting for iPod over audiophile, Aspen Custom Electronics focuses on IT service, control systems and commercial work to double revenues in one year.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~4/Y56FUmqX8xs" height="1" width="1"/> News, CE Profiles, Control Systems, Business Resources 2009-09-03T12:10:01+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/aspen_custom_electronics_ipod_over_audiophile/#When:12:10:01Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~3/YFgspG2Aacw/ http://www.cepro.com/article/jamiesons_audio_video_a_multiroom_music_windfall/#When:12:56:00Z Jamiesons Audio/Video noticed how much clients enjoyed Sonos multiroom music systems. And its leveraging the heck out of it.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~4/YFgspG2Aacw" height="1" width="1"/> News, CE Profiles, Audio Sources, Distributed Audio, Business Resources 2009-08-06T12:56:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/jamiesons_audio_video_a_multiroom_music_windfall/#When:12:56:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~3/qUJBs2GmKq4/ http://www.cepro.com/article/premiere_systems_process_kings_of_chicago/#When:12:16:00Z Premiere Systems trains installers in architectural drawing. The company also demos processes first and products second. See how Premiere's unique approach has paid off.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~4/qUJBs2GmKq4" height="1" width="1"/> News, CE Profiles, Business Resources 2009-06-18T12:16:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/premiere_systems_process_kings_of_chicago/#When:12:16:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~3/Fm1zlyj3EzU/ http://www.cepro.com/article/theater_advice_capitalizing_on_tweeters_lost_opportunity/#When:12:00:00Z It's often said, "When one door closes, another one opens." For David Huse, owner of Frisco, Texas-based Theater Advice, it was actually Tweeter's closed doors that ushered in opportunity.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~4/Fm1zlyj3EzU" height="1" width="1"/> News, CE Profiles, Big-Box Retailers 2009-05-21T12:00:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/theater_advice_capitalizing_on_tweeters_lost_opportunity/#When:12:00:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~3/GSeatOuMr1Y/ http://www.cepro.com/article/digital_automation_eservices_large_scale_leveraging/#When:11:53:00Z Stephen Harrington, CEO of both Digital Automation and eServices in Hollywood, Fla., brings profitability solutions to the table that savvy integrators can capitalize on.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~4/GSeatOuMr1Y" height="1" width="1"/> News, CE Profiles, Commercial 2009-04-09T11:53:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/digital_automation_eservices_large_scale_leveraging/#When:11:53:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~3/8PyIv5qFWLE/ http://www.cepro.com/article/pyramid_audio_video_new_owner_new_150k_showroom/#When:12:05:00Z Alaskan specialty retailer consolidates car audio and home entertainment to improve market position and meet growth opportunities.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~4/8PyIv5qFWLE" height="1" width="1"/> News, CE Profiles, Slideshow 2009-03-26T12:05:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/pyramid_audio_video_new_owner_new_150k_showroom/#When:12:05:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~3/uILjOAXYJeg/ http://www.cepro.com/article/custom_install_specialist_touts_expansion_of_demo_space/#When:12:00:00Z Domes Audio Video Environments president Lee Whedbee says doubling his demo space was his best business decision.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~4/uILjOAXYJeg" height="1" width="1"/> News, CE Profiles, Demo 2009-03-19T12:00:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/custom_install_specialist_touts_expansion_of_demo_space/#When:12:00:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~3/Ui21-meZYZ0/ http://www.cepro.com/article/southwest_wiring_installers_life_after_high_volume/#When:13:00:00Z High-volume structured wiring installers enjoyed so much success during the housing boom of the late 1990s and early 2000s that it must have seemed too good to be true. In fact, it was.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~4/Ui21-meZYZ0" height="1" width="1"/> News, CE Profiles, Structured Wiring 2009-02-19T13:00:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/southwest_wiring_installers_life_after_high_volume/#When:13:00:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~3/WGT7NtQgbCU/ http://www.cepro.com/article/cybermanor_no_fear_of_networking/#When:13:01:00Z The Los Gatos, Calif.-based company saw revenues increase 43% in 2008. It also maintains a one-year backlog by concentrating on IP-based jobs.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~4/WGT7NtQgbCU" height="1" width="1"/> News, CE Profiles 2009-01-23T13:01:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/cybermanor_no_fear_of_networking/#When:13:01:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~3/7sicozFoYi8/ http://www.cepro.com/article/stereo_barn_redesign_provides_additional_sales_space/#When:12:50:00Z After 18 years in one location, Stereo Barn outgrew it. It recently opened a new showroom in Sinking Spring, Pa. and shared the experience with CE Pro.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~4/7sicozFoYi8" height="1" width="1"/> News, CE Profiles, Slideshow, Hybrid Dealers 2008-12-18T12:50:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/stereo_barn_redesign_provides_additional_sales_space/#When:12:50:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~3/LFyQeSEuMZ4/ http://www.cepro.com/article/home_theater_group_showroom_boosts_sales_650/#When:12:42:00Z Ideal location on busy street, along with interactive displays, creates instant credibility for Home Theater Group.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~4/LFyQeSEuMZ4" height="1" width="1"/> News, CE Profiles, Hybrid Dealers 2008-12-11T12:42:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/home_theater_group_showroom_boosts_sales_650/#When:12:42:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~3/adOUjqpZzvA/ http://www.cepro.com/article/creative_sound_integration_built_for_tough_times/#When:12:00:00Z Creative Sound & Integration strives to diversify its offerings, something that co-owner Doug Greenwald says is crucial for integrators as they plan for the unpredictable.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~4/adOUjqpZzvA" height="1" width="1"/> News, CE Profiles 2008-12-04T12:00:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/creative_sound_integration_built_for_tough_times/#When:12:00:00Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~3/Zo9Ud0maCT8/ http://www.cepro.com/article/sensata_group_right_to_the_outsource/#When:12:58:00Z The Sensata Group is in "the right place at the right time," according to vice president Michael Voll. He may have a point.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cepro/rss/c291/~4/Zo9Ud0maCT8" height="1" width="1"/> News, CE Profiles 2008-11-20T12:58:00+00:00 http://www.cepro.com/article/sensata_group_right_to_the_outsource/#When:12:58:00Z