Netgear products featured heavily at the recent Channel Advantage Technology Showcase hosted at The Retreat last week (Thursday 24th November 2011).

Not only was there a dedicated session scheduled to run through the latest range of networking products, but also the routers connected up a number of other products around the building to demonstrate the full functionality in live situations.

Channel Advantage's Netgear Team Leader Philip Walsh adds: "It's brilliant to be able to tell the complete connectivity story as it is happening. Bringing the products to life in real scenarios is something you cannot always achieve in a store or event environment." He continues "Netgear forms a key part of the connected home story and it's fantastic to show it all in action."

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There were fabulous displays from leading brands: Intel, Asus, Panasonic TVs, Netgear, Cyberlink, Sonos, Lenovo and Turtle Beach.

The showcase is designed to provide an interactive demonstration and training opportunity for staff, new recruits and importantly, retail colleagues; and capitalises on the full digital connectivity story eg Netgear routers used to connect Asus notebooks together; Turtle Beach gaming headsets used for Panasonic TV demos; and Intel-powered base units used to showcase new Cyberlink software products.

Channel Advantage MD Richard Lipscombe comments: “We love putting together win-win-win situations where vendors are in the same room as retailers who are in the same room as staff. We’re hosting more of these showcases as the connected home story develops. Watch this space!"

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Nathan came to give Channel and some of our leading Clients a better understanding of how to create and manage online content for the Dixons Product Learning Centre ("PLC"). Always a positive and energetic presenter, Nathan was well received by all and great progress was made on evolving the training material to meet store colleagues' needs.

Channel Advantage is proud of the relationships it has with the UK's leading retailers and often hosts events, meetings and training sessions in The Retreat to bring vendors, retailers and Channel staff together. To find out more about this, visit the Channel Advantage wesbite.

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Channel Advantage's full-time Netgear training team was out in force at the recent Dixons Retail "PLC" store staff training conference and Audio Visual roadshow series which began on 1st July 2011 and finishes on 25th July. 

Well over 1,000 store staff and managers as well as Head Office teams attended the shows that have been taking place across the UK from Birmingham and Newcastle, to Edinburgh and Glasgow, through to Milton Keynes and Tunbridge Wells and beyond. Netgear created a living room environment complete with comfy sofas to demonstrate the key role it plays in delivering a fully functioning connected home enabling Smart TVs and wireles communications. The roadshows are a key opportunity to have quality time with those who influence at the point of sale and the Netgear team was keen to make the best of it.

Team Member Philip Walsh adds: "The buzz at the roadshows has been amazing. We can talk about Netgear all day and it is fantastic when we get an audience of people who are genuinely interested and want to learn. We know how important store colleagues are in assisting shoppers to make the right choice, especially when it is perceived to be a complex purchase, and having the opportunity to meet and train so many in one go has been fantastic."

One of the attendees from the Heathrow roadshow was keen to comment: "Before today I was completely confused about the world of routers and home networking, but this session has been really fun and interactive... we even had to map out a house layout with the best solution for a specific scenario. I didn't get the prize, (one of three WiFi adapter), but better than that I actually think I know what I am talking about now!"

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