The Strategic Beacon- CE Industry Marketing News and Tips
MARCH 4, 2010 - Vol. 04, Num 03

3DTV Sales Forecast...

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LED to War...

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The BEACON Interview...

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JVC Kenwood Closes Factory...

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Liberty & HTSA Partner

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3DTV Sales Forecast...
 
Annual Sales of 3DTV to Reach 50 Million Units in 2015

<March 3, 2010>Market research company Insight Media released a detailed forecast on the 3DTV market saying that sales will grow to 50 million units by 2015. 

See where these  numbers came from & why 3D is not the reason consumers will buy...


  
LED to War...
 
Once Profitable LED TVs Now Front Line of Price War in Japan

<March 3, 2010><Nikkei-OSAKA>The Nikkei is reporting today that the former haven of profit in the ultra-competitive television business - LED backlit LCD televisions - has moved to the front lines in a price war raging in Japan.

See why this is happening...and can it happen here?


  
The BEACON Interview...
 
The BEACON Interview: Keith Haas, Onkyo & Integra VP of Sales

How Onkyo & Integra Beat Competitors in 2009

<March 3, 2010><CES>Looking relaxed and confident, Onkyo USA's Vice President of Sales, Keith Haas, agreed to speak with the BEACON at the recent CES about the tradeshow, about business trends, and about how Onkyo and Integra beat the competition...

See what Haas had to say & how Onkyo beat the competition in the midst of a recession...


  
JVC Kenwood Closes Factory...
 
Closing Last Facility, JVC Kenwood Stops TV Manufacturing in North America

<March 3, 2010><Nikkei-TOKYO>In a report appearing in the Nikkei today, JVC Kenwood Holdings, Inc. is said to be stopping flat-panel television manufacturing at its plant in Mexico by the end of this month.

See why the company is closing the last N. American production facility here...


  
Liberty & HTSA Partner
 
HTSA and Liberty Wire and Cable Form Partnership

<March 3, 2010>Liberty Wire and Cable and the Home Technology Specialists of America announced today that they have partnered to offer Liberty's cable products to all HTSA dealers.

See more about this new partnership here...   

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Chinese Proverb


  
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