Miramar, FL – Combining off-road capability with a reputation for reliability, the Honda Pilot offers excellent interior space optimization and a flexible seating design for passengers and cargo. Unfortunately, the factory audio system may not meet your requirements for accurate sound and performance.
Adding a subwoofer is the single, most significant improvement you can make to a car audio system, according to the sound engineers at JL Audio.
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Iverness, FL – “The iGRIP team and I are very excited about the introduction of our new packaging and program which will be shipping in the middle of July. It is the ‘Try me’ package and the ‘Perfekt fit’ program” Howard Marcus told 12voltnews.com.
For those not familiar with the iGRIP product, it is the solution to mount your cell phone, PDA, iPHONE or iPOD safely in your vehicle. Not only does it provide safety and convenience for the driver, it also allows the driver to comply with all legislation prohibiting hands free use of mobile devises while driving.
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THE GULF COAST, MS – A large consumer event like Scrapin’ the Coast is an ideal venue for 12volt retailers to embrace. The 2009 event held June 20th and 21st in Biloxi, MS drew a crowd of over 10,000 who paid to enter the hall with vendors and retailers. The number of total spectators on the event grounds drove the attendance figures even higher.
Hundreds of vehicles were on display inside and out. Every vehicle was tricked out, customized or personalized in some fashion. These enthusiasts made a commitment in time and money at create their special ride or project. An aftermarket manufacturer and retailer along the way made a sale to satisfy the wants of these enthusiasts.
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Boca Raton, FL – NAV-TV, an international leader in OEM vehicle network integration technology for infotainment and telematics device optimization, is pleased to announce the release of the GONIGHT™ night vision pan and tilt surveillance systems.
The GONIGHT is a low-cost, high-performance pan/tilt surveillance system utilizing the FLIR™ Pathfinder long-wave infrared night vision camera. FLIR™ infrared cameras are used extensively by the military, government, educational and law enforcement agencies as their thermal imaging camera of choice.
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Patchogue, Long Island, NY – Well-planned sales events work! Avenue Sound’s “Battle of the Boom 2009″, held June 27 & 28, filled the company’s parking lot, the street and the store. Many who attended the 2 day extravaganza took full advantage of the great deals.
Read more to see over 100 photos from the event.
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Baton Rouge, LA – 12 volt retailers today are looking for ways to maximize each customer’s in-store experience. Custom installation can literally be the key.
“Many retailers are eager to improve their overall installation capabilities. Mark Fukuda and Eric Hunn, Momentum Sales, identified that need and put together a workshop in Baton Rouge, LA that was fantastic” Bryan Schmitt told 12voltnews.com.
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Austin, TX – The Texas Heatwave Austin event, presented by Custom Sounds, will celebrate 20 years during the July 24th-26th, 2009 run. “It’s hard to believe its been 20 years since our first event at Old Settler’s Park in Round Rock, TX” David McDonald told 12voltnews.com. From the first year in Round Rock in 1990, Texas Heatwave has grown into one of the largest car shows and enthusiast events in the U.S.
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Shreveport, LA – 12 volt retailers stocking Fusion across the U.S. are continuing to see green in the cash register.
Chuck McLennan, Fusion National Sales Manager, recently stopped at 12voltnews.com in Shreveport, LA. McLennan said “Fusion is faring well in 2009. Retailers are looking for a line that can be a profit center for their stores. They are finding Fusion to be that line of car audio.”
Continuing, McLennan noted “On the marine side, Fusion is really strong and showing sales growth every month. The marine line was developed from the very beginning as marine product. It stands up to the harsh marine events and has features that other brands don’t – like 3 zone technology to control sound in different areas of the craft. Fusion’s iPOD friendly marine head units were far ahead of the curve.”
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Shreveport, LA – Proactive 12volt retailers are installing gear on a wide variety of vehicles outside the norm of cars, pickups and SUV’s. Everyday we hear success stories centered around the marine category. Is your store doing any ATV’s or golf carts? If not, you are probably missing an opportunity.
At the recent Texas Showdown event in Tyler, TX there were two vendors showing unique products designed with ATV’s in mind.
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As we prepare for the second half of 2009, everyone knows the lay of the land. There is business being done. It isn’t necessarily easy to get but business is there for manufacturers, distributors and retailers who are proactive. Now is not the time to sit on the sidelines. Now is the time to put the pedal to the metal.
Every business journal I pick up encourages businesses to stay engaged with the sales process. Business owners are implored not to slash marketing and sales activities. To be certain marketing and sales expenditures need to be prudent. However, if there are no sales everything comes to halt.
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Long Beach, CA – Pioneer Electronics has tapped Advanced Marketing
and Distribution as the company’s distributor for mobile electronics in the Southern California territory and Clark county in Nevada, which includes Las Vegas.
During the recent Pioneer RoadShow event in Long Beach on June 13th, Advanced Marketing’s Phil Bolden told 12voltnews.com, “Being appointed the Pioneer mobile distributor for this territory in fantastic. As a company we have continued to invest in infrastructure and customer service areas. When it came time for Pioneer to make a change we’re sure they looked at how we take our vendor’s products to market and work with our dealerbase.”
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Houma, LA – Well-planned consumer events still work, just ask Sam Lusco of Sam’s Audio in Houma, LA – a city located some 40 miles southwest of New Orleans.
Store traffic had been down a bit lately at Sam’s Audio and Lucso obviously wanted to turn the tide. The decision was made to have a 20th Anniversary event designed to rekindle relationships with past customers and remind the community that Sam’s Audio appreciated their patronage. Lusco also wanted the community to know that business was moving forward at Sam’s Audio.
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Shreveport, LA – Reports from around the US continue to indicate marine audio sales are strong with 12volt retailers. The marine audio business is exceptionally strong for 12volt retailers who have committed to the category with a selection of brands and a functioning retail display.
“Our marine business is up probably 50% this year. We are doing all types of boats- cabin cruisers, ski boats and even a 36′ cigarette boat,” said Jay Crabb of Audio Advice in Tulsa, OK.
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Boca Raton, FL – Nav-TV has announced the release of their new GM-R40 General Motors Instrument Cluster Interface for K40 Calibre Radar Systems. Integrating into the stock GM-LAN network, the GM-R40 displays radar warnings and status directly on the stock instrument cluster.
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Biloxi, MS – The place to be for automotive enthusiasts on the weekend of June 20th and 21st was Biloxi, MS for the 7th Annual Scrapin’ the Coast event presented by Empress Audio and Marine. This event has it all – cars, trucks and bikes on display, vendor tents, live bands, bikini contests, burnout contests, hydraulic and air bag contests and a large USACi Sound Off. It is definitely the wildest show on the coast.
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