Making plans based on the past can shed proper light on what’s right for your business. As the year winds down and the last of the holidays come into view, many are wrapping up...
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Ways to share gratitude without breaking the bank or being cliché. This time of year, it can be all too easy to feel pressured to button everything up — finish projects, finalize...
Events like CEDIA Expo provide excellent opportunities for you to share what you saw so that people outside of our industry see, hear, and better understand what we do. When it...
Design professionals want to include tech and are eager to learn, but are still leery of the lingo. As many of you know, I’m on a mission to help integrators and interior...
Here we go! CEDIA Expo 2023 kicks off Sept. 7th. Hear what attendees are excited to see, learn, and do while in Denver, CO for the show in this new episode of AV Trade Talk....
What's this AV Yoga thing all about? AV Yoga @ CEDIA Expo is led by Maddie Ringer of Mad Yoga on YouTube and Sunshine Yoga in Red Lodge, MT. In this episode Maddie shares what to...
Sep 5, 2023
On this episode of LAVNCH [CODE] DeCoded, Katye McGregor Bennett from KMB Communications discusses the AV Yoga event happening at the 2023 CEDIA Expo in Denver, CO. AV Yoga is an...
Where to go for great food in Downtown Denver, CO By Katye McGregor Bennett, KMB Communications At KMB Communications, we not only strive to serve our clients platters full of...
Only at CEDIA Expo can you experience cutting-edge innovation, learn from top experts in the residential technology industry, and connect with like-minded smart home pros...
The compelling new social media platform is worthy of consideration. In early July 2023, Threads was launched by Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. The debut...
The experience is what people want and will pay for — so stop selling shiny boxes, fun features, and beguiling benefits. Stop selling products! What? While this notion has made...
Jul 11, 2023
Imagine this: It’s Saturday and you’ve got the Pacific Ocean as your backdrop with the surf pounding the shores of Monterey Bay – once called “the greatest meeting of land and...
Jun 16, 2023
It’s up to you to show your clients the value of the service your company provides, which isn’t always easy. I actually started this month’s column with a completely different...
May 26, 2023
Here are some tips on positioning your showroom to get more traction, traffic, and leads. It’s an undeniable fact that showrooms are back and they’re hotter than ever. Brands,...
Breaking AV Industry News: Longtime CE Pro Editor Jason Knott Joins the D-Tools Team. We didn't see this one coming but, wow, what a move! Tune in to hear what it was about...
Apr 19, 2023
What’s hot now in outdoor entertainment design and products There’s no question about it — outdoor living continues to heat up as a home design trend. Driving it is the...
Apr 7, 2023
Mmmm, cake. You spent hours researching the recipe, shopping for ingredients, buttering the pan, sifting the flour, separating the dry from the wet ingredients, mixing until your...
Mar 10, 2023
From strategy to upload, here are our top tips for video production. In my last column, I talked about the general need to embrace marketing through video and the various types...
Feb 8, 2023
Here’s a short guide to help you implement video marketing this year. In the custom install biz, we typically all share a love of video. Only it’s usually 4K video projected onto...
Jan 29, 2023
CES 2023 was alive and well: It was clear from the moment I deplaned and made my way to the CES 2023 badge pickup at the Harry Reid International Airport. After being absent from...
Interior Designer Molly Switzer (Portland, OR) returns to share what she's excited to see and experience during KBIS 2023, the annual tradeshow for the professional kitchen and...
Air and water quality in the home is something that should be front-of-mind for us all. Thankfully, companies like RePure have brought solutions to market that make it easy to do...
Jan 6, 2023
From conversational marketing to emotional engagement, here are a handful of top trends. A lot of the columns I write here in Residential Systems are about the state of affairs...
Nov 23, 2022
Advertising online can be intimidating and overwhelming. This short guide will tamp down the fear so you can grow your business. Online advertising: You know you need to do it,...