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October 1, 2025
 
 
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Choosing the Right Landscape Lighting Fixtures
By Tim Ryan, Executive Director and Principal Lighting Designer, Lighthouse Design Studio Selecting the correct landscape lighting fixtures for your project requires more than just brand loyalty. While many professionals have a go-to manufacturer, every product should be evaluated based on key functional and aesthetic criteria to ensure long-term success. Here’s what to consider when specifying fixtures.
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Lutron Shade Visualizer Added to the Lutron Luxury Experience App
Allows dealers to showcase the variety of Lutron shade styles, demonstrate how light transforms a space, and save and share selections with the project team.
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Global Caché and Modern Atomics Form Partnership
Modern Atomics will bundle its intelligent power product with Global Caché’s connectivity hardware.
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VITAL Hosts Third Annual Awards During CEDIA
The annual awards ceremony shone a spotlight on excellence across seven creatively named categories.
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ProSource Partners With Skykit
Skykit offers ProSource members and their clients a robust and easy-to-use digital signage software platform.
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The Power of AI in Contact Centers
AI offers a solution for contact centers to achieve more with fewer resources, without compromising quality. Join the webinar with Salesforce and Leaptree on October 29th and learn the three types of AI every contact center leader needs: Predictive AI, which automates QA scoring; Generative AI, which delivers clear agent feedback; and Autonomous AI, which drives real-time training. Register now!
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Technology Update
 
Denon Debuts the AVR-S270BT AV Receiver
Designed for first-time home theater builders, the Denon AVR-S270BT offers 5.1-channel surround sound, HDMI connectivity, 4K video support, and Bluetooth streaming.
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Hisense’s Largest ULED MiniLED Now Available
Measuring 116 inches, the new U75QG model brings premium performance to the U7 Series.
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Retail's Horizons: The 2026 Landscape
AI-enhanced personalization defined 2025, and retail's about to evolve again. Join our November 5th webinar as experts unveil 2026's trends and technologies. Stay ahead, amplify productivity, and deliver elevated shopping experiences. Don't miss out—sign up now!
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Make Your Brand a Stop-and-Stay Social Experience
 
Make Your Brand a Stop-and-Stay Social Experience
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By Katye McGregor Bennett In 2025, social media isn’t just where eyeballs go — it’s where many begin their buying decision journey. And if your content doesn’t stop the scroll in the first three seconds, you’re losing attention (and potentially your next client) to a trending dance, a DIY momfluencer, or, heaven help us, another video of a golden retriever talking to a baby. But don’t worry — we’re not here to teach you to dance. We’re here to help you stand out.
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