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Volume 31 // Issue 1
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30// Industry News Solo retailer Jess Hogan shows us how an outsider’s passion can pave the way for innovation, and Simplicity in Sound moves to a bigger location to make room for more install business.
36// Products Get the scoop on some of the
hottest products at CES this month. Find out who won the coveted Innovations Awards in the 12-volt categories.
50// From the Experts: Sales Forecasting Planning your financial calendar for the year ahead can be a tricky task for any retailer. In this month’s FTE, CPA Randal A. Simonetti gives tips on how to weather the coming year’s financial storm through
proper staffing and market trending.
60// Installs Highend Car Stereo of Philadelphia accepts the challenge of making a Mercedes more luxurious, and Joey Knapp of Simplicity in Sound works around stock OEM components to add sub- tle brilliance to a Volkswagen Touareg TDI.
DEPARTMENTS 08 Feedback 10 Editor’s Forum: Widening the Highway 12 Peer to Peer 13 Guest Editorial 14 Do This…Don’t Do That 15 The Best Stuff For... 16 Stats 48 External Effects 66 A Word From MERA
On the Cover With the automakers making their presence known with in-car technology, the aftermarket is fighting to stay in the game. Find out what companies presented at the LA Auto Show’s Connected Car Expo to help push the 12-volt industry into this new era.
COMPOSITE BY VINCENT RIOS 6 Mobile Electronics January 2014 FEATURES
18// Making Connections Te Los Angeles Auto Show’s
Connected Car Expo proved to be the jumpstart the industry needed for the future of in-car technology. Find out what industry experts had to say on the show floor from this year’s event.
24 // LA Auto Show Q&A Amidst the glitz and glamor of
the new car releases, we sat down Anupam Maholtra, senior manager of the Connected Vehicle division, Audi America, to find out how the future of the connected car will be reflected in their newest vehicles and the rest of the industry.
26// SEMA Results SEMA may not have the largest
presence for the 12-volt industry, but it’s weight holds strong. Find out what some of this year’s vendors had to say about the future of the industry at this annual event.
40// Real World Retail: Long Time Coming For some retailers, focusing on
being successful takes precedent over thinking about awards. Such was the case for Sound Depot & Per- formance, a store that took over 13 years to apply for a Mobile Electron- ics Retailer of the Year award. Find out how hard work and patience can pay off big.
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