News within Creative Car Audio
Joplin, Missouri Jeremy Wade, former Joplin store mananger has been promoted to Outside Sales Manager/Wholesale Divisionn. James Taylor, former Sales Manager, has been promoted to Store Manager.
Springfield, Missouri Levi Hall, technician passed his Basic MECP (Mobile Electronic Certified Professional).Tom Renkoski, technician for Creative Car Audio passed his Basic MECP (Mobile Electronic Certified Professional).
Pittsburg, Kansas Afton Whitehorn, manager passed his Basic MECP (Mobile Electronic Certified Professional) certification. Chris Bennett, technician passed his Basic MECP (Mobile Electronic Certified Professional).Zach Marler, technician passed his Basic MECP (Mobile Electronic Certified Professional). Chris Bennet, technician also passed his ASE A-6 Automotive Electrical Certification.
Sedalia, Missouri Congratulations to Nick Lowe on his promotion to Manager of Creative Car Audio Sedalia. Nick has been with Creative Car Audio since January 2004 and comes to Sedalia from the Springfield store. Congratulations to Troy Sailor who passed his basic MECP (Mobile Electronic Certified Professional). Nick Lowe, manager passed his MECP Sales Specialist certification.
Upcoming Events at Creative Car Audio
The dates for the 2nd Annual Creative Nights Car Show and Sound Off have been picked. The show will start in Springfield on Friday, June 6th and will rotate between the four stores each Friday night. This non-sanctioned DB Drag and Car Show is a chance for all of the customers of Creative Car Audio to compete and compare their vehicles to the customers of other stores in a friendly store vs. store competition. This years events have seen some improvements. The events will be on Friday nights and will be later in the evening so that more people can compete after work. The grand prize has been announced already and is a Sea Doo fully pimped out with marine audio equipment. A new addition to this years contest will be the YouTube peoples choice award winner, with the prize yet to be announced. Please stay tuned for more details.
Industry News and Events
KICKER Audio Names Domestic Retailers-of-the-Year
Friday, January 11, 2008 -- Las Vegas, Nev. -- KICKER honored 17 of its finest retailers in the United States with Dealer-of-the-Year Awards at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show held January 7-10 in the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Authorized KICKER Dealers-of-the-Year include Sound FX (Lewes, Del.); Installations Unlimited (North Syracuse, N.Y.); Audio Planet (Huntington Station, N.Y.); Audio Excellence (Gastonia, N.C.); and Cartunes Car Stereo (Ft. Myers and Naples, Fla.). Also, Soundwaves of the Valley (McAllen, Texas [2 locations]); Discount Audio (Louisville, Ky.); Creative Car Audio (Joplin, Springfield, and Sedalia, Mo., and Pittsburg, Kan.); House of Electronics (Morton Grove and Chicago, Ill.); Big Papa’s Car Audio (Cincinnati, Ohio); and Relco Services (Holland, Mich.). Also, La Curacao (Los Angeles); Stereo Shop (Minot, N.D.); Home Entertainment Center (Vernal, Utah); Audiowerks (Bend, Ore.); Santa Rosa Cartunes (Calif.); and Professional Auto Stereo (Waipahu, Hawaii).
KICKER audio systems and SoundGate integration products, divisions of Stillwater Designs and Audio, Inc., are available for the mobile and home audio aftermarket at authorized dealers worldwide, and also through selected Original Equipment Manufacturers. Consumers needing more information on KICKER, SoundGate, or Livin’ Loud® may call the Consumer Information Line at 1-800-256-5425 or visit brand websites at www.kicker.com or www.soundgate.com.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 26, 2007 Creative Car Audio Voted One of the Top 12 Mobile Electronics Retailers in the Nation
Mobile Electronics magazine, the leading trade publication for aftermarket car audio, video and security enhancement retailers and installers, named Creative Car Audio one of the Top 12 Retailers for 2006-2007.
The Top 12 are selected from a pool of 50 retail businesses in the mobile electronics industry. The 50 businesses are chosen by representatives of companies that supply merchandise to the retail sector. The list of 50 was published in the November 2006 issue of Mobile Electronics magazine. Members of the industry – manufacturers, distributors, reps and store personnel – then voted over the next month to narrow the list to 12. The Top 12 was then published in the March 2007 issue.
“Being selected to the Top 12 is a real honor in the mobile electronics industry because the selection comes from industry peers,” said Solomon Daniels, editor of Mobile Electronics magazine. “The manufacturers and distributors that supply the shops, and even their friends and competitors from other shops, recognize their professionalism and dedication to the industry and to their communities. This award is a way of applauding their efforts.”
