Executive Insight

By: Bill Matthies |

The 3D Mirage

3DTV is a non-starter for three reasons.

1.  Bandwagon marketing.  3DTV came along about the same time as the proliferation of 3D theaters

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By: Alexander Muse |

Showrooming And The Future Of Retail

Sony and Samsung set stricter pricing policies aimed at limiting discounts on their televisions. Consumer electronic sales slip at Sears. Best Buy closes 50 stores

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By: Stephen Baker |

Captains Courageous

The CE market seems to be plagued with bad news these days. With sales volumes squeezed, retailers struggling, longstanding categories on the edge of disappearing,

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By: Scott Steinberg |

How To Succeed With Crowdfunding: Expert Tips

Following breakout successes like the app-enabled Pebble E-Paper Watch and 3D printer Printrbot, which have raised over $10 million and $830,000 from everyday

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By: Michael Antonoff |

Smart TVs Will Set Us Free

After pouring Simply Smart milk on my Smart Start cereal, I turned on my Smart TV.

Smartness shouldn’t be applied so loosely. Ever train a glass of

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By: Peter Suciu |

How TV is Changing E3

There is an old myth that Italian dictator Benito Mussolini made the trains in his country run on time. Anyone who has been to Italy knows that trains hardly run on

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By: Bill Matthies |

(What If It Were) Made In The USA?

“Made in USA”.

During my lifetime that label has morphed from being a reason to buy, to being a reason not to buy, and now, once again

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By: Kerry Moyer |

CEA Offering ‘Great Ideas’ Program

A changed market has created new problems and complicated ongoing challenges for retail.

CEA’s Retailer Council and its audio-video retailer division

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By: Eric Voyer |

How Smart is Your Smartphone Strategy?

There are quite a few surprising findings from our recent quarterly TraQline study of both prepaid and postpaid (contract) wireless phones.

The most

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