Azione Names Award Winners; Sets Spring Meeting For Vegas

NEW ORLEANS- Azione Unlimited wrapped up its Fall Fete event in New Orleans Thursday with one more set of meetings, followed by an awards ceremony, and the announcement a location announcement about next spring's conference.

At the awards ceremony, five dealers took home awards: Smartsystems of The Colony, Tex won for "Most Sales Growth in Dollars," Forefront Innovations of The Woodlands, Tex. took the prize for Most Growth Percentage, Definitive Electronics of Jupiter, Fla. and DSI of Lake Balboa, Calif. shared the award for Most Vendor Lines supported, and Xssentials of Colorado took the "Big Kahuna" award for most purchases from Azione Unlimited vendor members.

On the vendor side, Digital Projection and Stewart Filmscreen shared honors for Outstanding Dealer Support, while Leon Speakers won the "Golden Goose" as most profitable vendor of the quarter. Sonance won for most dealers engaged, Samsung for most growth in dollars, and SurgeX for highest growth percentage.

Awards were also handed out for those who performed best in the conference's bowling and French Quarter scavenger hunt outings.

And finally, Azione president Richard Glikes announced that the buying group's spring meeting will take place in Las Vegas March 19-21, 2014 at the Hard Rock Hotel.