For Immediate Release
December 13, 2005
Press Contacts:
Jamie Antcliff
CEDIA
317-328-4336
jantcliff@cedia.org
Annual CEDIA Management Conference Delivers Top-Tier Industry
Intelligence and Tactical Insight
Challenging residential electronic systems industry requires finely tuned management skills for growth and increased profits
Indianapolis, Ind. – Time is money to
leaders in the residential electronic systems contractor industry.
With over 100,000 different management conferences hosted annually,
choosing the right event for maximum positive impact is important to
the success of every design and installation business.
The Custom Electronic
Design & Installation Association (CEDIA)
invites all chief executives and senior managers to experience the
only business management training and networking event designed specifically
for their own industry—residential electronic systems contracting.
The
2006 CEDIA Management Conference is scheduled for February 20-23,
2006, at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. This three-day event is
open to CEDIA Members and non-members. Discounted early bird registration
is available for attendees that register by January 18, 2006.
This year’s
management conference includes four cross-industry presenters in merger/acquisitions,
customer service, sales/sales management,
and life balance. The featured keynote speakers include bestselling
authors Harvey MacKay (Swim with the Sharks without
Being Eaten Alive and Beware the Naked Man Who Offers
You His Shirt) and Jeffrey Fox (How
to Become a Rainmaker and How to Make Big Money in Your Own
Small Business).
“Residential electronic systems contractors looking
to ensure the profitability of their businesses within our challenging
marketplace will find countless ideas and solutions at the CEDIA Management
Conference,” said Jared Blackford, Management Conference chair
and owner of NuSystems, Inc. in Gardnerville, Nevada. “Our conference
offers tactical insight from experts within and outside of the industry.
No other conference assembles the type of industry-specific knowledge
and small-group networking that CEDIA has.”
In addition to keynote
presentations and cross-industry experts, the conference also features
roundtable discussions and ample time for
networking. Attendees have a choice of 10 small group forum discussion
topics. Subject areas include marketing, manufacturing, business
threats, customer relations, the production home market, sales processes,
employee
retention, crisis management, project management, and service/maintenance. For
more information on the CEDIA 2006 Management Conference, call 800-669-5329
or download the conference brochure at http://www.cedia.org/education/documents/CEDIA_MC06_registration.pdf.
The CEDIA 2006 Management Conference is immediately followed
by the CEDIA Electronic Lifestyles® Forum,
which will also take place at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. (See
press release, "Learning About Home Entertainment and Automation
Will Increase Customer Service and Profitability for Architects, Builders,
and Interior Designers," December 12.) CEDIA is an international trade association of companies
that specialize in designing and installing electronic systems for
the home. The association
was founded in September 1989 and has more than 3,000 member companies
worldwide. CEDIA members are established and insured businesses with
bona fide qualifications and experience in this specialized field.
CEDIA members include residential electronic systems contractors who
have emerged as the “fourth contractor” in the building
and remodeling industries alongside electrical, plumbing and HVAC professionals.
For more information on CEDIA, visit the association’s Web site
at www.cedia.org.
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