The top industry awards were once again presented by Mobile Electronics magazine to some of the industry’s finest.
The much coveted Installer of the Year award went to Brian Mitchell of Liquid Trends, Modesto, CA. Retailer of the Year went to Sound Evolution, TX for a single store and Freeman’s Car Stereo, NC for a chain store. Both received additional awards. Sound Evolution also won for Most Improved Store and Freeman’s took several awards including Best Online Presence, Best Customer Retention Program and Best Store Culture.
Here are the other celebrated winners for the 2023 industry awards presented during KnowledgeFest in Las Vegas Sunday evening.
Trusted Tech Award: Dean Beyett, Five Star Car Stereo, FL
Sales Pro of the Year: Dan Bowman, Titan Motoring, TN
Expediter of the Year: Titan Motoring, TN
Top Rookie of the Year: Jeremy “Taco” Patterson
Distributor of the Year: DOW Technologies
Rep Firm of the Year: 12 Volt Specialists (Lord Phil)
Sales Rep of the Year: Jonathan Mercado of Go Fast Solutions
Vendor of the Year: Alpine (Alps Alpine North America)
Vendor of the Year awards for individual categories were as follows:
Autosound & Processing: Sony
Accessories & Materials: Metra Electronics
Infotainment & Multimedia: Sony
Security, Safety & Driver Assistance: Firstech
Marine: Rockford Fosgate
Powersports & Motorcycle: Kicker
OEM Integration: AAMP Global
Lighting: Metra Electronics
Vendor Support Tech of the Year: Jeff Smith of AAMP Global
Career Achievement Award: The installers of Pimp My Ride: Mad Mike, Jason Ewing and Cabe Sipes
Most improved Location or Chain: Sound Evolution, TX
Best Online Presence: Freeman’s Car Stereo, NC
Best Customer Retention Program: Freeman’s Car Stereo, NC
Best Store Culture: Freeman’s Car Stereo, NC
Best Store Performance: Titan Motoring, TN
Customer Choice Awards:
Technician: Terry Dawson, CarTronics, TN
Sales: Jason Stearns
Retailer: Next Level Inc, FL
Congratulations to all the winners!
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