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Custom Integrators Talk About Plans for Post-Pandemic Growth

Jordan Fuchs Articles

HTSA’s Spring 2022 Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was the buying group’s first event since 2019 and the overall consensus was that everyone was happy to gather, and the educational sessions focused on topics that were relevant to the industry as it transitions back into some level of pre-COVID 19 normalcy. Read More

Residential Systems

HTSA Spring Conference Gets Real

Jordan Fuchs Articles

Late March in Fort Lauderdale, FL, typically welcomes Spring Breakers from across the country, but this year it also counted among its numbers HTSA members and vendor partners who converged on the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort for three days of networking and training. It was the first time the whole group had gotten together in person since 2019.Read More

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Former Sony Exec Outlines Content Management Opportunities at HTSA Spring Conference

Jordan Fuchs Articles

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 Fuchs Articles

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 Fuchs Articles

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 Fuchs Articles

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 …

Residential Systems

Nine HTSA Members Receive Control4 Partner Awards

Jordan Fuchs Articles

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 Fuchs Articles

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 Fuchs Articles

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, …

Connected Design

HTSA Business Grows With Sales Uptick in Lighting & Networking

Jordan Fuchs Articles

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 …