It's LIGHTFAIR Time!!!

Edison Report Lightfair Coverage

  • Selling to your Customer’s Customer–developing…
    • most source/component companies sell complete fixtures
    • traditional channels ‘out the door’
  • The hotel problem in Philly

  • Innovation Awards:

    • Most Innovative Product of the Year:  Acuity Brands, A5 OLED

  • LIGHTFAIR 2013, Philadelphia vs New York:  No decision yet.
  • City of Philips:  Approximately 10% of floor space.
  • More OLED, Plasma, Controllable HID at show.  Philips invests $57M in OLED capacity in Germany.
  • The Top ‘MUST SEE’ List
  • Fewer companies in China Pavilion

  • Ed’s Annual Question:  “How can you be a leader in the lighting industry and not attend LIGHTFAIR?”
  • Piper Jaffray to host private symposium on Wednesday
  • Ed’s Parties!
    • First LightFEST: Franklin Institute.  LIGHTFAIR donates $2500 to Partnership for Achieving Careers in Technology and Scienct (PACTS)
    • Bill Brown Sales/ALP:  Standing room only
    • Fulham:  City tour on Wednesday, party at the historic Tavern, Best food of the show
    • Lowes Bar seems to be the late night gathering place
  • LIGHTFAIR Introduces App for smart phones
  • GE uses “Wii”-like technology in booth
  • Heard at the Show:
    • Concern about Philips Exiting Induction
    • Pemco lights luminaires from wasted energy of other luminaires? (booth 3337)

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