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Former Sony Exec Outlines Content Management Opportunities at HTSA Spring Conference

Jordan FuchsArticles

At the recent HTSA Spring 2022 conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Finer — who currently serves as the founder and director at Communication Research — outlined his career in electronics, which spans from the launch of the CD format all the way to today’s proliferation of streaming services.  Finer, along with the discussion moderator Tom Doherty, director of new technology initiatives for …

Connected Design

Broadening Horizons at the 2022 Spring HTSA Conference

Jordan FuchsArticles

After two years of delays, members of the HTSA finally had a chance to get together in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A few hundred integrators and vendors met to collaborate, educate themselves and network over the four-day-long event. According to Jon Robbins, executive director of the HTSA, collaboration has been key across these group and particularly in this event. Read More

Residential Tech

Lightapalooza 2022 Hints at Bright Future for Lighting Fixtures Business

Jordan FuchsArticles

Lightapalooza 2022, the inaugural three-day education conference hosted by The Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA), was the first conference programmed exclusively for residential technology specialists moving into the growing home lighting design and installation category. The event had the energy and “feel” like the start of something really big. With 240 total attendees, including 17 exhibiting manufacturers and 17 independent sales reps, Lightapalooza …

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HTSA Announces Lightapalooza Educational Conference

Jordan FuchsArticles

Members of the Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA) have “seen the light” about the huge opportunity in lighting fixtures, and now the buying group wants the rest of the custom electronics industry to be similarly illuminated. As such, HTSA has announced Lightapalooza 2022, an intimate three-day educational event created to provide a highly unique opportunity for top custom integrators and 17 leading …

HTSA Kicks Off 2022 With New Dealer Members and Public Relations Firm, Advanced Relationship Tools and Other Business Builders

Jordan FuchsPress Releases

CHICAGO, IL, January 11, 2022:  Jon Robbins, Executive Director of Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA), the industry’s foremost international trade consortium of premium residential technology retail and custom integration specialists, today announced a strong kickoff to 2022 including the addition of three new members, and foreshadowed excitement to come for the year. The new members are Chelsea Audio Video …

Residential Systems

Nine HTSA Members Receive Control4 Partner Awards

Jordan FuchsArticles

Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA) congratulates its multiple award-winning members on their recognition by top integration control brand Control4 as part its ‘2021 Partner Award’ program. This annual program is designed to recognize those Control4 partners who exhibit “superior installation design, dedicated customer service, and significant business growth.”Read More

Residential Systems

HTSA’s Tom Doherty Joines HTA’s Board of Advisors

Jordan FuchsArticles

The Home Technology Association (HTA) has announced that Tom Doherty, director, new technology initiatives at Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA), has joined HTA’s Board of Advisors, kicking off a strategic, mutually beneficial collaboration between the two groups.Read More

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HTSA Spring Summit: Minding Your Business

Jordan FuchsArticles

The recent HTSA Spring Summit was the buying group’s second virtual summit, and it looks to be, as several people put it throughout the day, hopefully the last one. With vaccinations flowing into arms at a steady pace, HTSA is looking to have their Fall Summit in person in Dallas on October 12–14. But before then there is still plenty to do, …

HTSA Members Learn How to Stay ‘Ahead of the Curve’ at 2021 Spring Virtual Conference

Jordan FuchsPress Releases

CHICAGO, IL, April 15, 2021:  Home Technology Specialists of America (HTSA), a leading international trade consortium of high-performance residential technology retail and custom integration specialists, concluded its popular 2021 Spring Virtual Conference last week where members gathered to learn how to ‘Stay Ahead of the Curve.’ The virtual conference set an all-time attendance record with a total of 550 attendees, …

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HTSA Business Grows With Sales Uptick in Lighting & Networking

Jordan FuchsArticles

While a year ago, HTSA members, and the rest of the world, were concerned about how the pandemic would affect our lives, today, the buying group’s management rallies its members to stay “Ahead of the Curve”—the mantra for its Spring 2021 Virtual Meeting. Jon Robbins, HTSA’s executive director, reflected in his State of the Union address: “Who knew our industry …