This week’s news includes items from LG and audiophile nuggets from Cambridge Audio and Sumiko.
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Want better stories from the show floor? Follow the infrastructure. The “unsexy” technologies are where the most meaningful integrator wins live—and where media can find a fr...
If you want a “busy but calm” year, your best strategy might be boring on purpose. Here’s how four ISE 2026 exhibitors are building predictability into the work integrators d...
At ISE 2026, the brands winning attention aren’t just chasing “more.” They’re engineering the kind of stability homeowners feel, integrators rely on, and editors can explai...
Demonstrating the Power of a Unified Nice and HySecurity Ecosystem Across Residential and Commercial Applications.
Industry visionaries discuss exponential technological change, robotics, AI, autonomous homes, and the expanding responsibilities of AV integrators.
Netflix is once again growing, but LinkedIn, says the streaming service’s future growth will contain some challenges.
National items from the past week includes news from Yahoo Finance on how inflation will impact the economy in 2026, and some positive news from the retail sector.
In addition to all the tech news this week, sports fans will be working their smart TVs overtime with a full slate of NFL playoff games.
Headlining this week’s national news is a lower-than-expected rise in inflation, but that number does come with some questions.
As 2025 draws to a close, it is time to take a look what KMB Communications (KMB Comm) has been doing to support its clients—and help to contribute to the smart home industry’s...
Expanding KMB Comm’s look at the news, a LinkedIn story expects the Netflix deal to face scrutiny, and the site has another story on Apple’s approach to AI.
Smart home living encompasses everything from home automation and security to AV and motorized shading. Today, outdoor leisure activities augmented by solutions such as lighting an...
Other news items worth noting for the week include the latest jobs report announcement from a LinkedIn post.
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...
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,...
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...
Jan 17, 2023
Kordz’s professional-grade products are designed, engineered and constructed to enable industry partners to focus on the big picture, not the little hurdles. The company’s exte...
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,...
Nov 23, 2022
Relationships are a crucial part of any business, so, Season’s Greetings should be an integral part of your marketing plan! Happy holidays my friends! This month’s column is...