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FEATURES 16 // Making a Move: Successfully Moving a Car Audio Shop Moving your home is one thing, but a retail business presents more challenges
than even the most seasoned mover can prep for. But if you plan it right, it can not only go easily, but make your profits soar.
24 // Editor’s Notebook: Pioneer and Apple CarPlay As the battle for the connected car heats up, it appears a front-runner has
emerged, at least for now. Pioneer has announced a collaboration with Apple to release the upcoming CarPlay on its head units. But will Apple play nice?
34 // Automotive Tech: Choreo Many experts have speculated on the future of the connected car. Will automak- ers dominate the market with their own services? Or will the aftermarket find the leverage they need to keep the OEMs in check? The answer may be in Choreo’s cloud, a platform that both sides are moving towards at once.
42 // Real World Retail: Audio Innovations of Fresno Learning what makes you unique is perhaps the hardest thing a person can do. Which is probably why Ryan Autry and his shop earned a Top 12 Retailer of the Year nod for 2013. But to get there he had to learn how to balance structure with personal preference.
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ARTICLES 20 Industry News 50 From the Experts: Small Business Insurance 54 Tech Talk: Integrated Design, Part 3 60 Installs
On the Cover Opening the doors to a retail store requires a sound vision and
unyielding strategy. For Ryan Autry, owner of Audio Innovations of Fresno, that’s the easy part. Tanks to his one-for-all team men- tality and non-aggressive sales strategy, the shop is proving that a more supportive approach with both team and customer can make your doors stay open for good.
COVER PHOTO: AUDIO INNOVATIONS OF FRESNO 4 Mobile Electronics June 2014
DEPARTMENTS 6 Feedback 8 Editor’s Forum: The Big Three-Oh 10 Q&A: Directed 12 Stats 13 Peer to Peer 14 Do This…Don’t Do That 15 The Best Stuff For… 28 On The Market 32 External Effects 64 ICE New & Info 66 MERA Guest Editorial: Revenew
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