Capitol Sales Dealer and Technology Showcase

Capitol Sales’ 13th annual Dealer and Technology Showcase this week in Bloomington, Minn., featured more than 125 manufacturers and about 400 custom installers and specialty dealers. The St. Paul-based distributor added more business focused education to this year’s event to help its customers improve operations and increase their competitive edge.

May 6, 2008

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Curt Hayes, Capitol Sales’ president and chief financial officer, oversees the show.

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Onkyo’s Jim Merical and Scott Domiguez discuss the latest product. No IPTC Header found

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Audioaccess’ Chris Robinson

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Steven Nuejahr of BackBoxx prepares his exhibit.

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Ez-Bracket’s Jim Murray

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Capitol Sales’ Fred Harding asks “Who’s Running Your Business?” during the course he conducted for a packed room.

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Mitek CEO and founder Loyd Ivey flew into the conference to connect with Capitol management and its dealer customers.

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Capitol Sales’ Mike Marko teaches a course on “Profit Opportunities with Commercial Audio Systems,” an area that’s creating more business for custom installers and specialty dealers.

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Jamie Ramsden manages the Mitek truck. No IPTC Header found

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NEC United Solutions’ Justin Koehler and Michael Regan settle in before the crowd hits the showcase floor.

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Andy Brooks and Nic Gallagher of Wire Master AV in Eden Prairie said they appreciated Capitol Sales’ strong customer support.

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OmniMount’s Erick Valkingburg adjusts a remote controlled mount at the technology showcase.

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On-Q Legrand’s Dave Volling

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Capitol’s Jodi Heitkamp and Panasonic’s Mike Wilfrath discus the new product line in the Panasonic truck.

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John Scott of JES the Details, a custom installer in Burnsville, Minn., learns more about the commercial A/V market.

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Eclipse Marketing’s Leslie Stevens conducts a course on how to “Strategically Win Customers with a Superior Marketing Plan.”

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Toshiba’s Michael Danning and Capitol’s Tim Thacker check out the new line of HD TVs.

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Universal Remote’s Marquerita Kiser lines up the new product.

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