I recently returned from the 2013 Consumer Electronics and Photo Expo in Moscow, the largest technology exposition of its kind in Russia. The event encapsulated the Russian consumer electronics (CE) market today; a mix of small regional brands increasingly overshadowed by top-tier international technology brands such as: Sony, Canon, Nikon, Bose, Polk Audio, Loewe and Electrolux. Talking with executives from several of the big CE brands at the show, the consensus was...

The 2014 International CES Conference Program will feature 850 industry experts presenting the most relevant and important topics and issues to the consumer electronics industry during 300 conference sessions. This year’s conference program will include topics like wireless technology, health and fitness, start-ups and entrepreneurs and more. Do you want to speak at the 2014 International CES? The Call for Speakers for this prestigious opportunity begins today, May 1, and closes at 5 p...

  Being successful in sales, like life, requires discipline and strong principles. Recently, Dan Cole, vice president of business development at CEA, wrote about his "10 commandments for selling" for EXPO magazine. He manages sales for the International CES, as well as CEA. His commandments include listening with empathy and striving to always be prepared: Some salespeople like to wing it. Not so fast. There is nothing more insulting to a prospect than demonstrating...

The CEA Foundation was launched in 2012 during CE Week in New York. Since then CEA has been busy building the foundation and accomplishing our mission of linking seniors and people with disabilities with technologies to enhance their lives.  Here are our top five accomplishments in our first year. Support for the Selfhelp Community Services Virtual Senior Center. Our first grant went to Selfhelp Community Services in order to expand their reach to homebound seniors in New...

The use of a consistent voice on your social media channel can separate a company with little engagement to a company that receives a number of interactions per day. However, your voice must match both your audience and the brand you represent. What may work with a large consumer-driven brand may not work with a smaller B2B company. At CEA, we do not use the same voice on both CEA and CES social media channels. The CEA voice is consistently professional, delivering insight into the...

This Earth Day, CEA is celebrating by highlighting some of our greenest fun facts from all of our initiatives and events.  We will be sending you on an environmentally friendly Earth Day scavenger hunt that you can participate in right from your desk, living room, or even while you’re on the go. Follow us on Twitter, @CEA, on Monday, April 22, for your clues and instructions.  We will be directing you to all of our Web properties to collect facts about how CEA and...

  Earlier this week, Dock-n-Lock, whose flagship product the Surge’ON™ Safe Driving System, exhibited at CES on the Hill in Washington, D.C., an event sponsored by CEA. The Innovation Movement caught up with Jeff Pothul, the company's COO, to discuss startup life and the future of automotive technology. I define innovation as every new idea that takes us one step closer to an answer. Everything from medical innovations to cure illness and disease to the...

When we think about potential growth areas for applying technology, the automobile comes readily to mind. For many consumers, the car is an extension of the home – and even an expression of the self. While digital platforms have already revolutionized the auto experience, today’s devices and services have only scratched the surface.  To help make the most of this extraordinary opportunity for innovation, CEA teamed up with global research leader GfK to take a look into ...

  Today is our annual Lobby Day, and 40 CEA members are heading to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. to meet with more than two dozen members of the U.S. House of Representatives and their congressional staff to relay CEA’s 2013 innovation policy agenda. You can help support our cause and the American innovation economy by joining our “virtual” Lobby Day. Contact Congress today (and in the days and weeks ahead) about these two important issues:Patent Trolls...

Another successful CES on the Hill took place on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. last night. CES on the Hill brought members of Congress and their staff together with consumer technology industry executives. To share a mix of the latest innovations and the most critical technology policy, we've collected below the social media conversation from the event, from tweets to Instagram photos.  [View the story "CES on the Hill " on Storify]