Consumer electronics rep firm End Result, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has announced that its 16th annual electronics expo for home A/V and 12-volt retailers was a huge success according to attendees. More than 170 local dealers attended the Survive—Revive—Thrive, event held on April 15 at the Fort Rapids Resort & Convention Center, in Columbus, Ohio.
At the one-day event, local dealers had an up close and personal preview of several new products from exhibiting manufacturers, and all had an opportunity to participate in a variety of educational seminars, manufacturers’ training sessions, and roundtable discussions. The full day of activities concluded with an entertaining Casino Night that gave everyone a chance to kick back.
Ed Dalesandro, principal of End Result and organizer of the event said, “The Show went great! Enthusiasm was high and everything was well received by the dealers attending. My biggest disappointment is that there were dealers in less than an hour away who couldn’t make. They missed some very exciting stuff. I am sure some had a legit reason why they couldn’t come, but we can’t make them better if they don’t try themselves. There was a wealth of knowledge and enthusiastic colleagues eager to share successes.”
Todd Hays, President of Columbus Car Audio & Accessories had this to say, “The End Result Show in Columbus, Ohio was a great event. Ed Dalesandro and his team put together a great line up of seminars including a fantastic session on Selling Your Labor by Bryan Schmidt. The seminar has our company working on implementing change immediately. The day ended with an inspiring keynote speaker, Rick Crossland, that discussed having "A Players" in your organization. Thanks to Ed and his many manufacturers for putting this regional event together!
Mike Woods, President of Sound & Visions said, “We appreciated Ed Dalesandro’s effort to put together a regional show that included both a product showcase & educational seminars for our staff. End Result goes above & beyond the efforts of most rep firms.”
Highlights of the event included the introduction of Jaymar Theater Seating, a family business out of Montreal and the introduction of Electric Mirror, a cutting-edge lighted mirror and Mirror TV company that demonstrated an amazing image on a mirror and the TV was invisible.
Attending dealers:
- Absolute Theater
- Access One Alarms & Audio
- Audio Sensations
- Airwaves
- American Entertainment
- Audio Craft
- Audio visual concepts
- Audio Innovations
- Audio Video Doctors
- Audio Werks of Cincinnati
- Auto Additions
- Auto Sound
- Beacon AVS
- B’s Car Stereo
- Butch’s Sound and Vision- oldest dealer there 1968)
- Car Audio design
- California Custom Sound
- Carls Stereo Plus Pick ups
- CD Innovations
- Cincinnati Home theaters
- Columbus Car Audio
- Connections Unlimited
- Custom Auto Restylers
- Davis Distribution
- Elite Audio Video
- Enlightened Technology
- Ergo Audio
- Genesis Audio
- Goosebumps
- Ideal Sound and Vision
- Innovative Auto works
- Just in Time Audio Video
- Ministry of Sound
- Perfect Solutions
- Pittsburgh Custom Home Theater
- Roadquake
- RSJ Mobile Electronics
- Safe Systems
- Simply automated
- Scene Scape
- Sound & vision
- Alamo Electronics
- AC Audio video
- Yankellos Audio video
- VIP Autoworks
- Team Nutz
- The Wholesale House
- Ramko Distributing
- Sound Investment
Special thanks to Sound & Visions of Akron, OH who closed 3 stores for the day and sent 14 people to the event! VIP Autoworks and Elite Audio video for helping us during setup. Innovative Auto Works and Columbus Car Audio for loaning us their displays.
Exhibiting home audio/video manufacturers included:
Anthem, BDI, Electric Mirror, Jamar, Paradigm Russound, Screen Innovations, and Wolf Cinema.
Autosound/Automotive manufacturers: Accele Electronics, Avidworx, Cadence, Hertz Audison, PAC / iSimple, RaceSport Lighting, Rosen, Rydeen, Soundquest/Stinger, Wet Sounds.
