Hot Clicks: What Interests Integrators This Week? May 7th 2021

Every Friday, we’re going to wrap up AV & systems integration news from the perspective of integrators who are clicking on articles posted to our integrator-facing sister sites, CE Pro, Commercial Integrator, & Security Sales & Integration. It’s a new feature we call “Hot Clicks,” and the hope is that it will give marketers insight into what interests this market the most.

These are the articles which received the most traffic from integrators this week:

The Global Chip Shortage Is Beginning To Impact Pro AV Supply Chains

This Commercial Integrator story explains how a shortage in semiconductors and other materials is impacting the availability and cost of digital displays.

Too Many AV Business Owners Make This Mistake

According to this CI article, the top company risk right now is that the business is too dependent on the owner. Learn more.

Trox Acquires Tierney to Expand Education Client Base Across North America

Trox has acquired the St. Paul, Minn.-based Tierney Brothers integration firm, “spring-loading the company for growth.” Learn more.

HBO ‘Entourage’ Star Adrian Grenier Remodels NYC Home with Custom Screening Room, Premium Audio

This CE Pro article describes this self-professed audiophile & Hollywood star’s home theater.

CE Pro Resimercial Deep Dive: Home Offices Shine in Battered 2020 Market

While CE integrators saw their commercial market business fall 17% last year, they were able to minimize that downward trend by installing a median of six home office projects last year at a median price point of $8,106 each. Read more.

Gov. Brian Kemp Signs Georgia False Alarm Law

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday signed a bill that bans counties or municipal corporations from fining alarm companies for false alarms generated by a customer. Read more.

See all of our editions of Hot Clicks — including the monthly editions — here.