Guy Kawasaki, founding partner of online magazine Alltop.com, expands upon ten Japanese aesthetic principles he discovered in Presentation Zen Design by Garr Reynolds. The list of aesthetic principles is intended to improve your PowerPoint pitches, website, social networking and outlook on life.

In the hands of Kawasaki, however, the Zen principles apply to all facets of your business. Included in the list is kanso (eliminate clutter); yugen (subtle suggestions, more powerful than in-your-face ads); seijaku (state of tranquility and energized calm to deal with personnel); datsuzoku (freedom from formulae for updating policies); wa (harmony and balance to meld the needs of the business, employees and your customers).

McIntosh Laboratory Inc. strives to make dealers successful—on their own terms.

People don’t get into the luxury home-entertainment channel because they have a cookie-cutter approach to retailing. The high-end audiovisual business always has been about passion, personal taste, self expression and style. So when it comes to special events and in-store promotions, it’s not surprising that the luxury retailing landscape is rich, varied and reflective of dealers themselves, and their discriminating clientele.

WallWizard has introduced their new XM series of articulating mounts for thin flat-panel televisions. Two mounts are currently available: the XM60 (for 40-60” TVs) and the XM37 (for 26-37” TVs). Both mounts feature a unique cam mechanism that allows the TV to swivel 90 degrees left or right, or tilted up and down (+3 / -15 degrees).

The mounts were designed to make adjusting flat-panels easier. While most mounts often require a two-hand, two-step process, the XM series only needs to be adjusted by using one hand, or even one finger.