If you thought the well-to-do crowd wasn't feeling the pinch from the rotten economy, consider this --
D&M is not going to be at CEDIA Expo 2009 in a couple of months. You know, the show that features pricey, high-end custom install toys. Not being able to get our paws on the latest toys from
Denon,
Marantz, McIntosh, Boston Acoustics, Snell and Escient breaks our hearts, but D&M has decided to commit its resources to dealer training (and promotions, we hope); all the better to drive new customer sales. To be clear, D&M will have a presence at CEDIA, it just won't be on the Expo floor -- meetings will be by appointment only. We're just keeping our fingers crossed that similar measures won't have to be taken at CES in January. Planar (and by association, Runco) may take a similar CEDIA approach, not entirely surprising given its recent
performance.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
FUCK AOL @ Jul 4th 2009 8:18PM
thats because Cedia is a rip off compared to CES as far as booth space.. 80% of the CI dealers i know are probably NOT going attend Cedia.. Atlanta, GA doesn't sound very appealing either...
Joseph @ Jul 5th 2009 12:06PM
As a Denon, Marantz and Boston Acoustics dealer I am happy to see that they are not wasting money. A press release with a detailed spec sheet and high quality photos is good enough for me.