DEI Forms New Division For Polk, Definitive, Boom

DEI Forms New Division For Polk, Definitive, Boom

By Lisa Johnston On Apr 4 2013 - 8:45am




Vista, Calif. — DEI Holdings announced it has formed a new division for its Polk Audio, Definitive Technology and Boom brands, known as Sound United.

It also announced a number of management changes to accompany the shift.  

DEI said in a statement that the brands “will remain separate and distinct from one another to fill their unique roles in the market.”

Directed, DEI's remote-start brand, will remain a stand-alone division and will not be affected. A DEI spokesman told TWICE the move brings all three audio brands under one umbrella.

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DEI Names Audio CMO

DEI Names Audio CMO

TWICE Staff On Jan 3 2013 - 3:22pm

Blair Tripodi
Blair Tripodi


Vista, Calif. - DEI Holdings has appointed Blair Tripodi as chief marketing officer at its Polk, Definitive Technology, and BOOM Movement business units.

All marketing for DEI’s Directed business unit, which focuses on automotive security and remote starting systems, continues to be led by Directed president Mike Simmons and Directed marketing VP Jim Jardin.

Tripodi will lead DEI’s audio marketing efforts to elevate the three audio brands’ visibility in the U.S. and international markets, the company said.

BOOM Promises To Get Louder In ’13

BOOM Promises To Get Louder In ’13

By Joseph Palenchar On Nov 29 2012 - 2:26pm

BOOM founder Ryan Minarik (left) and DEI Holdings chief design officer Michael D
BOOM founder Ryan Minarik (left) and DEI Holdings chief design officer Michael DiTullo wouldn’t stop talking about the brand’s first Bluetooth speaker until they posed for this photo.


New York – BOOM, the fledgling DEI-owned lifestyle brand targeted to active-lifestyle youth, plans to expand its personal-audio assortment, expand its CE-channel distribution, and begin selling through lifestyle stores in 2013 to build on its growth through college bookstores, founder Ryan Minarik told TWICE today.