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Target Profit Jumps
February 23, 2010
From News
Target announced Tuesday that its profit rose 53 percent in the fourth quarter, due to strong holiday sales and a decline in expenses, the company said.
RadioShack Kiosks Coming to Target
October 30, 2009
From News
Target has outsourced its mobile phone business to RadioShack, which will run kiosks in every Target store starting next year
Going Mobile : Expanding the Mobile Network
January 2009
From Dealerscope
Mobile electronics retailers and installers have been hanging out with their buying public since day one. From guerrilla marketing excursions in high school parking to car shows to concert venue, smart mobile retailers are there, especially when their business needs a quick shot of nitro.
Mobile Spending Passes That of Land Lines For First Time
December 2007
From News
Consumer spending on cell phone bills will pass spending on land lines in the U.S. for the first time in 2007, the Associated Press reported this week, citing data from research firms In-Stat and Mediamark Research & Intelligence. According to government data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average household spent $524 on cell phone bills and $542 on land lines and pay phones in 2006, a gap that has been closing for years and will likely close completely for this year. If corporate use of cell phones were included, the analysts said, cellular spending would have passed land-line spending years ago.
Mobile Solutions Offers ‘Extreme’ 12-volt Training
March 2007
From News
Mobile Solutions is offering 12-volt dealers a chance for hands-on training in “exteme” fabrication at its Tempe, Ariz., headquarters. Until recently, the company offered only basic and expert courses on the road, across the U.S. and Canada. The five-day Extreme Fabrication course is designed to allow experienced technicians and fabricators to enhance their capacities and offer their customers “something nobody else in their area is doing,” according to Bryan Schmitt, founder of Mobille Solutions. So far this year, technicians from as far away as Italy and Denmark have converged on Tempe for the seminar. While everyone who’s come so far was already working professionally, the company
Words on Training: Everyone Needs a Little Business Sense
November 2006
From News
Why teach business management to installers? Because oftentimes, says Bryan Schmitt, a trainer/consultant with
Mobile Solutions in Tempe, Ariz., “a shop manager or a store owner is one in the same. I’ve had lots of technicians say to me, ‘You know -- those are some of the most important things I’ve learned -- learning how to charge, because we can do the work, but have lost money on those big jobs.’ Now they have a better understanding of the business side of the installation part of it. Also, I think it’s important that these guys, these installers, are not blind to what’s going on
Beyond Bondo
November 2006
From Dealerscope
In this day and age of challenges to the traditional mobile electronics business model, running a tighter, more efficient back office is no longer a wish; it’s imperative to survival. Small- to medium-sized M.E. establishment owners need to focus on keeping costs in check by maximizing the way they re-invest capital into their businesses, all while ensuring that their installers stay on top of industry trends and developments. That was the impetus behind the formation of Automotive Technology Group, a Tempe, Ariz.-based joint venture between
Mobile Solutions (mobilesolutions-usa.com), brainchild of expert trainer Bryan Schmitt, and Todd Ramsey’s Ramsey Consulting Group. With the creation
Ramsey Consulting and Mobile Solutions Form Automotive Technology Group
October 2006
From News
The Ramsey Consulting group has joined forces with
Mobile Solutions, USA to launch a series of training programs under the moniker Automotive Technology Group. Mobile audio industry training professionals Bryan Schmitt and Todd Ramsey created the initiative after hearing from attendees of their on-the-road training sessions who wanted additional education. As a result, the programs are geared toward working professionals as opposed to new hires. The sessions, to be delivered out of
Mobile Solutions new world headquarters in Tempe, Ariz., include a two day OEM integration course and a five day extreme fabrication course. Says Ramsey, “This facility really gives
Mobile Solutions Demo at Spring Break
March 2005
From News
Mobile Solutions, a custom fabrication seminar and training company created by installer Bryan Schmitt, will be conducting a full day fabrication seminar on Saturday, April 2 at The Ocean Center in Daytona Beach during the 2005 Spring Break Nationals show. Schmitt will also be available at the MAG Sales booth during the three day show starting April 1 in which he will showcase
Mobile Solutions' SmartParts installation tools and accessories. The scheduled demo, according to Schmitt, will cover tools and accessories designed specifically for the 12 volt installation professional. He'll also cover sales and management techniques, as well as working with paint, upholstery, fiberglass and