What C & E Marketing does

C & E Marketing is a privately held manufacturers representative firm founded in 1986 and headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with a regional office in Tampa. The firm represents approximately 30 premium consumer electronics brands across Florida, six Southeastern states (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama), and Puerto Rico. Its channel coverage spans the integration, retail, design, architectural, and building communities, serving residential, commercial, and mass merchant end-markets through a field sales team of approximately 14 named representatives and dedicated inside-sales support.

The represented product portfolio is multi-category and includes multi-room audio (Sonance, James Loudspeakers, iPort), home theater projection (Barco Residential, JVC Home Cinema, Epson, Stewart Filmscreens, EPV Screens), smart home automation and control (URC, Josh AI, Integra, Onkyo, Pioneer/Pioneer Elite), LED and architectural lighting (Environmental Lights, EMBR Lighting, FX Luminaire, Lotus LED Lights, Garden Light LED), networking (Aruba, Intellinet), surveillance (Merit Lilin USA), professional and high-end audio (AudioControl, Trinnov Audio, Wisdom Audio, Esoteric, LEA Professional), connectivity (Future Ready Solutions, Tributaries, AVPro Edge), display technology (Planar Systems, Skyworth USA), power (Xtreme Power Conversion), AV furniture (Salamander Designs, Fortress Seating), and architectural integration solutions (Trufig). The firm operates a design and training center featuring demonstration spaces including a 7.2.4 Dolby Atmos theater and invisible loudspeakers, used for channel enablement and product education.

C & E Marketing generates revenue through manufacturer representative commissions on sales of the brands it represents within its covered territories. Go-to-market is field-led, with reps assigned to South Florida, Tampa/west coast Florida, Georgia/Middle and Western Tennessee/Alabama/Mississippi, and North Carolina/South Carolina/East Tennessee. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, consistent with B2B project-based rep arrangements. The company appears to be independently owned with no disclosed parent, institutional investor, or capital event in the source data.

Name

C & E Marketing

Legal name

C & E Marketing

Website

https://ce-fl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

C & E Marketing is a Florida-based manufacturers representative firm founded in 1986 that represents approximately 30 premium consumer electronics brands across Florida, the Southeastern US, and Puerto Rico, serving integrators, retailers, designers, architects, and builders through field-led sales and a training center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sunrise

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Manufacturer Representative Commissions: As a manufacturers representative firm, C&E Marketing earns commissions from the brands they represent for sales generated in their covered territories (Florida, Southeast, and Puerto Rico).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

C&E Marketing is a Manufacturers Representative firm that sells and supports consumer electronics brands on behalf of manufacturers across Florida, the Southeast, and Puerto Rico. The firm connects represented brands with integrators, retailers, designers, architects, and builders through Residential, Commercial, and Mass Merchant channels, providing supply chain, design, specification, sales, marketing, and merchandising support. Revenue is generated through commissions earned on the sales of represented brands within the covered territories.

Product overview

C&E Marketing is a Manufacturers Representative firm serving Florida, the Southeast, and Puerto Rico for consumer electronics products. The company represents an extensive portfolio of residential and commercial brands covering multi-room audio (iPort, James Loudspeakers, Sonance), home theater projection (Barco Residential, JVC, Epson, Stewart Filmscreens), smart home automation (URC, Josh AI), LED lighting (Environmental Lights, EMBR Lighting, FX Luminaire, Lotus LED Lights), networking (Aruba Networking, Intellinet), surveillance (Merit Lilin USA), audio equipment (AudioControl, Trinnov Audio, Wisdom Audio, Esoteric), connectivity solutions (Future Ready Solutions, Tributaries), seating (Fortress Seating), display technology (Planar Systems, Skyworth USA), and architectural integration solutions (Trufig, Salamander Designs). Their product ecosystem serves the Integration, Retail, Design, Architectural, and Building community through Residential, Commercial, and Mass Merchant channels.

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Products and services

• Represented Brand Portfolio – Residential and Commercial Consumer Electronics Representative services for an extensive consumer electronics brand portfolio including Sonance, James Loudspeakers, iPort, JVC Home Cinema, Epson, Stewart Filmscreens, EPV Screens, URC, Josh AI, Barco Residential, Integra, Onkyo, Pioneer/Pioneer Elite, AudioControl, AVPro Edge, Trinnov Audio, Wisdom Audio, Esoteric, Tributaries, Salamander Designs, Fortress Seating, Planar Systems, Skyworth USA, Epson, FX Luminaire, EMBR Lighting, Environmental Lights, Lotus LED Lights, Garden Light LED, Merit Lilin USA, Aruba Networking, Intellinet Network Solutions, PoeWit, Future Ready Solutions, Xtreme Power Conversion, LEA Professional, and Trufig across Residential, Commercial, and Mass Merchant channels.
• World-Class Design and Training Center A dedicated design and training facility featuring fully automated demonstration spaces including a 7.2.4 Dolby Atmos Theater and Invisible Loudspeakers displays, providing integrators, retailers, designers, and builders with hands-on experience of the represented consumer electronics brands before purchase.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

34 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Aruba NetworkingcoreTechnology or IntegrationAruba and Silver Peak partnership offers comprehensive Edge-to-Cloud networking solutions to accelerate enterprise cloud transformation. Available in C&E Marketing's Southeast territory covering North and South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama.
• EMBR LightingcoreTechnology or IntegrationModular, modern, minimal lighting fixtures offering sleek designs with superior quality and hassle-free maintenance. Features versatile modular lighting allowing effortless upgrades.
• Environmental LightscoreTechnology or IntegrationHigh quality LED lighting solutions working with lighting designers, architects, electrical contractors, OEMs and other professionals for integration into automated control systems.
• EpsoncoreTechnology or IntegrationGlobal technology leader offering home theater projectors ranked #1 in image quality. Full line of projectors for movies, games or sporting events.
• EPV ScreenscoreTechnology or IntegrationElite Prime Vision division dedicated to superior products for custom install market. Features electric and fixed-frame projection screens including front projection, acoustically transparent, ambient light rejecting and polarized 3D materials.
• Future Ready SolutionscoreTechnology or IntegrationHybrid supplier operating as both representative company and distributor focused on high-performance connectivity solutions for residential and commercial integration markets.
• FX LuminairecoreTechnology or IntegrationIndustry-leading manufacturer of landscape and architectural lighting products with focus on LED technology advancement and digital lighting control with zoning, dimming and color adjustment.
• iPortcoreTechnology or IntegrationFirst multiroom audio integration solution for iPad, enabling sharing of music, videos, and photos throughout home or commercial setting with seamless iPad and iPhone integration.
• James LoudspeakerscoreTechnology or IntegrationIndustry leader in high-performance residential and commercial speaker solutions for indoor, outdoor, and marine applications.
• JVC Home CinemacoreTechnology or IntegrationPremium laser projectors for high-end home theater with 4K/8K resolution, HDR compatibility, and motorized lens controls for immersive home cinema experience.
• LEA ProfessionalcoreTechnology or IntegrationFounded January 2019, merging IoT technology with pro audio amplifiers while delivering Amazon-like transactional experiences for dealers and customers.
• Lotus LED LightscoreTechnology or IntegrationFamily-owned business specializing in LED lighting based in Vancouver, Canada, providing wide variety of high-quality products, innovative designs and excellent customer service.
• Merit Lilin USAcoreTechnology or IntegrationGlobal manufacturer of IP, Analog surveillance cameras, recording devices, and software with over 40 years of experience.
• Salamander DesignscoreTechnology or IntegrationCustom AV cabinets designed to integrate with latest technology, offering low profile, professional grade entertainment cabinets for custom home theaters.
• Skyworth USAcoreTechnology or IntegrationFounded 1988, leading color TV brand internationally and top three global provider of Android TV platform.
• SonancecoreTechnology or IntegrationLeading edge of Architectural Audio with in-wall and in-ceiling home theater systems, whole house distributed audio, and new technologies and innovations.
• Stewart FilmscreenscoreTechnology or IntegrationIndustry's only two-time Academy Award-winning manufacturer of projector screens, screen materials, and specialty optical coatings serving discerning clientele for over 70 years.
• TrufigcoreTechnology or IntegrationRevolutionary design solution making technology from various manufacturers share consistent aesthetic, flush-mounted to match wall or ceiling surface.
• Trinnov AudiocoreTechnology or IntegrationDesigns and manufactures preamplifiers and processors featuring exclusive loudspeaker/room optimization and 3D sound technologies for commercial cinema and finest residential home theater.
• URCcoreTechnology or IntegrationGlobal leader in smart home automation and control solutions with unsurpassed performance and reliability, over 100 million remote controls sold in past 10 years.
• Wisdom AudiocoreTechnology or IntegrationFounded 1996, creating world finest loudspeakers using large-scale thin film planar-magnetic transducers, electronic crossovers, and innovative woofer designs.
• AudioControlcoreTechnology or IntegrationHigh-performance home cinema and distributed audio gear designed by professional music engineers, manufactured in Pacific Northwest since 1977.
• AVPro EdgecoreTechnology or IntegrationSpecializes in full bandwidth audio/video distribution with 18Gbps matrix switchers, extension products, audio down-mixers and scalers for today's integrator.
• Garden Light LEDcoreTechnology or IntegrationHigh quality, innovative, and environmentally sensitive landscape and architectural lighting products made in USA with superior performance built to last a lifetime.
• Planar SystemscoreTechnology or IntegrationIndustry leaders in digital display technology for desktop monitors, touch screen monitors, video walls from desktop to cinema applications.
• Barco ResidentialcoreTechnology or IntegrationPinnacle of image and sound technology for high-end home environment and yachts, creating unique experiences for loved ones.
• IntegracoreTechnology or IntegrationComponents setting new standards for system integration, upgrade capability and multi-zone expansion for home theater enthusiasts.
• Josh AIcoreTechnology or IntegrationSimplified and secure smart home control platform with elegant design, conversational voice commands, and automated lifestyle accessibility.
• OnkyocoreTechnology or IntegrationAward-winning products with proprietary technologies and sound-enhancing exclusives championed by industry-leading audio specialists.
• Pioneer/Pioneer ElitecoreTechnology or IntegrationLatest technology in AV Receivers, Blu-ray Disc Players, High-Resolution Audio Players, and Speakers.
• TributariescoreTechnology or IntegrationFamily-owned American company, leading provider of high-performance Digital & Analog Audio Interconnects, Speaker Cables, AC Power Products and HDMI Cables.
• Xtreme Power ConversioncoreTechnology or IntegrationGlobal provider of power quality solutions for mission critical applications, manufacturing UPS, power distribution units, and portable cooling products.
• EsotericcoreTechnology or IntegrationLeading brand of Audiophile grade 2 channel Amplifiers, Transports and DACs for high-end audio.
• Fortress SeatingcoreTechnology or IntegrationComplete line of Home Theater Seating for every budget and every project.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

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Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

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Profiles8 records

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Investors

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Investments

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