Forty four of the industry’s leading manufacturers along with regional distributors of Mobile Electronics and accessories exhibited in support of the 29th annual Spring Break Nationals this past weekend. The 200,000 square foot Ocean Center in Daytona Beach was filled with spectators and trade attendees.
The SPL zone saw SPL brands the likes of Orion, McLaren Sound Systems, DS 18 and PRV Brazil presenting their various sounds. The much quieter SQ Zone was packed with manufacturer’s exhibits, IASCA and MECA Sound Quality competition vehicles and premier installations by those entered into the inaugural Installer 5K. The IASCA I-5K contest awarded Top Installer, Brian Mitchell of Liquid Trends, Modesto California with a $5,000 cash prize for the best installation according to IASCA rules.
Brands committed to the growth of their Dealers served them with training and seminars in product, sales and technical knowledge. Memphis Audio, Soundstream, JL Audio, elettromedia, Cerwin Vega, Diamond Audio, PRV, DS18 all secured breakout rooms to perform these sessions off of the show floor. On the show floor, Encore Security Systems performed an onsite, hands on installation demonstration seminar of their top of the line E9 system. Event founder and producer Paul Papadeas said “as a mobile electronics retailer for 41 years, I’m pleased to see that there are still companies that take stock in their Dealers assisting in their development as we move forward into this extreme technically oriented era”.
The team at Tampa based DOW Electronics, along with their latest acquisition of Eagle Distributors, hosted two full days of sessions courting Dealers near and far. Dow’s anchor brands: Sony, Rockford Fosgate, Kenwood, Arc Audio were the headliners along with eleven other brands that Dow represents in booth spaces and in breakout rooms.
“DOW Electronics is proud to support in.car.EXPO at SBN” said Dave Elkin, VP of Sales for DOW, “we’ve continued to ramp up our participation in this event and we’re very excited to play a part in the transformation of this show into a trade based event. in.car.EXPO is an important evolution for the industry and we are dedicated to its success”.
For the second year in a row, DOW Electronics Distributors were the recipients of the Bruce Terrell Award that recognizes the most proactive company that work tirelessly to promote the Mobile Electronics Industry and Dealer education. Elkin went on to say, “We at DOW work very hard to grow the 12V business and continues to find creative and meaningful ways to support 12V Dealers. Receiving this award validates our strategic decisions”.
Plans for in.car.EXPO 2016 are already underway. Slated for March 18th - 21st the in.car.EXPO will be held as a trade only show and will involve all Manufacturers, Distributors and Dealers in and beyond the Southeastern region. For more information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 386 767 3030.
