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Business Wire
13 hours ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Panasonic Professional Video & Audio Systems Names Caroline Niedzwiecki as Director of Sales
NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Panasonic Entertainment & Communication Co., Ltd. today announced that Caroline Niedzwiecki has been appointed as director of sales. In this role, Caroline will oversee the company's audio and video business, which includes Panasonic's suite of Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ), studio, and box cameras, camcorder portfolio, media production and audio solutions, and the KAIROS Live Video Production Platform. "The company's mission resonates with my passion for leveraging technology to deliver meaningful experiences. I'm excited to work with Panasonic's high-performing sales team." Niedzwiecki brings more than 25 years of experience in the professional AV and M&E industry, with a strong background in business development and sales leadership. She most recently served as the general manager and vice president at disguise where she spent three years leading the company's North and South American sales. Prior to disguise, she was the vice president of global sales at BirdDog and senior vice president of business development at NewTek (now a Vizrt company) where she spent nearly a decade leading their sales expansion in North America, EMEA, and the successful launch of NDI products globally. She also held positions at Avid Technology Inc. and was a member of SVGW (formerly Women's Sports Media Initiative), an organization focused on enhancing the role of women in the creation, production and distribution of sports content. 'Panasonic's commitment to delivering glass-to-glass solutions allows its customers to fundamentally enhance the way people work, live, and experience live events,' said Caroline Niedzwiecki, Director of Sales, Panasonic Professional Video & Audio Systems. 'The company's mission resonates with my passion for leveraging technology to deliver meaningful experiences. I'm excited to work with Panasonic's high-performing sales team as the broadcast industry continues to undergo rapid transformation and becomes more reliant on scalable, interoperable technology to meet consumer demands.' As director of sales, Niedzwiecki will maintain, grow, and build new relationships with customers and partners across corporate, higher education, house of worship, broadcast, sports, and live events. Her deep knowledge of the audiovisual industry allows her to lead high-performing teams with a clear purpose that keeps them focused on delivering tailored solutions to meet each customer's unique needs. With the professional AV market experiencing rapid growth, Niedzwiecki is committed to driving long-term growth for Panasonic and helping its customers understand the value of investing in unified communications. About Panasonic Entertainment & Communication Co., Ltd. Panasonic Entertainment & Communication Co., Ltd. established in April 2022 as part of the Panasonic Group's switch to an operating company system, is strengthening the bonds among people and enriching our customers' lives by providing consumer electronics, including AVC products such as OLED TVs, Lumix digital cameras, headphones, phones, intercoms, and more, as well as business products and solutions including for broadcast, professional AV, and sound systems globally. Our mission is to offer people new emotion and relaxation through our entertainment and communication solutions. To fulfill this mission, we strive to act with professionalism to continuously recreate the future by connecting people. For more details, please visit
Boston Globe
02-04-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
Is it too late to book your Cape vacation? Summer rentals are off to a strong start.
We Need A Vacation's units are 64 percent booked for stays between May and September, a nearly identical match of last year's numbers but a significant fall from Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'There's kind of a reset for a lot of our homeowners,' said Reese. 'With the return to normal, it's not unheard of for many owners to get to this point in the season where they still have availability.' Advertisement Across Cape Cod, bookings have slowed for July and August, said Paul Niedzwiecki, president and CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce. In contrast to the pandemic-era rush to finalize summer rentals early in the winter, many people are waiting longer to book, he said, and increasing rental inventory will leave more options available later and even some potential vacancies during the high season. Advertisement The booking numbers reflect a larger trend for the Cape and Islands — a gradual stabilizing of the vacation rental market that largely avoided flying and instead booked drivable vacation rental properties at record-breaking rates for sky-high prices. Projections for the number of visitors for the Cape's peak season are falling short of last year by 15 percent, said Niedzwiecki, largely due to economic uncertainty, he believes. 'I think we are going to see a dip in the number of visitors that we see this year, but it's not big enough a dip that we would be concerned about,' said Niedzwiecki. Potential vacationers to the Cape shouldn't wait much longer to book though, said Niedzwiecki, as bookings tend to pick up in April. He said the higher availability could bring welcome surprises — such as more vacancies among in-demand rentals or maybe even slightly lower prices. Potential vacationers to the Cape shouldn't wait much longer to book though, as bookings tend to pick up in April, said Paul Niedzwiecki, president and CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff Nightly rates for short-term rentals have also started to settle despite remaining 20 to 30 percent above 2019 prices on average, said Blake Decker, CEO of Pretty Picky Properties and chair of The Cape Cod & Islands Association of Realtors Rental Committee. Eighty percent of Pretty Picky Properties' roughly 250 rentals on Cape Cod are booked for July and August, the area's peak season, said Decker. The imbalanced supply-and-demand combination for rentals seen over the pandemic is leveling out this year, he said, with slightly higher occupancy than 2024 and a slow to the rapid increase of new rental properties. Related : The number of registered rental units in Barnstable County — which includes all 15 towns on Cape Cod — increased by 1,367 units from April 2024 to March 2025, following a 1,875-unit increase the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Public Registry of Lodging Operators. Advertisement Short-term rentals of houses and condos have gained in popularity in recent years, leading to a decrease in hotel bookings, especially those in the middle-price range of around $250 per night, said Niedzwiecki. 'We're not blowing the doors off with the numbers, but definitely in positive territory going into the 2025 season,' said Decker. The most desirable rentals, such as ones with a short walk to the beach or a backyard pool, book out usually six months in advance of the peak season, said Decker, but vacationers looking for lower rates can 'roll the dice' and wait to book later, as long as they're willing to be flexible with towns and dates. Despite optimism for the Cape, numbers in Nantucket are causing concern for Kathy Baird, president of the community organization Nantucket Together, who also rents out her own home on the island. Amid Related : Revenue from the With 88 percent of the island's short-term stay options being in rental homes due to strict zoning laws against chain hotels, the drop is worrisome, she said, and many rental owners on the island are already seeing less bookings for this summer than previous years. Advertisement 'People are worried,' said Baird. 'They're not panicking, but there's definitely cause for concern.' Maren Halpin can be reached at
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Cape and Islands Bridge Coalition stresses economic development impact of new bridges
About a dozen members of the Cape and Islands Bridge Coalition recently lobbied Beacon Hill lawmakers and Bay State business leades to offer their support for the pending bridges replacement project which the coalition said is vital to the economic survival of Cape Cod. Members of the coalition, representing businesses and other organizations, took a bus to Boston on March 8 while 25 others went online to endorse the project. During the session, coalition members stressed the project's importance to economic development, housing as well as transportation for the Cape and Islands, Paul Niedzwiecki, CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce and coalition co-chair said in an interview after the trip. 'The stakes are high,' Niedzwiecki said in a recent report to the Chamber. 'The Cape Cod Commission's economic impact study warns that even a temporary closure of one of the bridges would result in a staggering 30% decrease in the region's economic output. The repercussions would be felt by every Cape Cod resident, with economic dislocation that could last a generation.' The aging bridges, built in the 1930s, connect the Cape's nearly 230,000 residents to the rest of Massachusetts and bring millions of visitors to the region annually. Today, traffic on the bridges exceeds 38 million crossings per year, roughly equivalent to the Golden Gate Bridge, according to the coalition. The structures have been deemed functionally obsolete and need to be replaced. Niedzwiecki said that a Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce and Board of Realtors poll that drew 400 responses indicating that 87% were aware of the bridge project and 86% support the replacement. 'It's really an existential issue for the Cape,' he said. On its March 8 roadtrip, the coalition group stopped first at the Associated Industry of Massachusetts, then went to Beacon Hill where they were joined by state Sen. Julian Cyr, D-Cape and Islands, and former state Rep. Sarah Peake, now an adviser on intergovernmental affairs in the governor's office. Luisa Paiewonsky, executive director of the state's Megaprojects Delivery Office, provided updates on the bridge project that is currently undergoing extensive environmental reviews. At the State House, the group met with chairs of Senate and House transportation committees and other leaders on economic development and grants. 'It was important to get a briefing on how important the bridges are to state leadership in this session,' Niedzwiecki said. The Sagamore Bridge environmental reviews may take a year and a half. 'I feel like the funds will be in place after that,' Niedzwiecki, but he added, 'There are still no funds for the Bourne Bridge.' In regard to the effect of the current volatile funding situation in Washington, Niedzwiecki said, 'Who knows?' The Department of Transportation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last year won nearly $1 billion in federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Bridge Investment Program for the project. In addition, $700 million in state funding has been pledged by the Healey administration. The Massachusetts congressional delegation also secured $350 million for the bridges in the Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, which was signed by President Biden. State and federal officials said the combined $2 billion in funds are enough to go forward with the Sagamore Bridge, which will be replaced first. The Bridge Coalition will continue to keep tabs on the project. The organization was formed last May and modeled after Better City Artery Business Committee as a way to follow the mega projects through to their conclusion, which will likely be 10 to 15 years for the bridges, Niedzwiecki said. 'We wanted to make sure the group has continuity,' he said, because of expected turnover during that length of time. This article originally appeared on Cape Cod Times: Cape and Islands Bridge Coalition will keep tabs on bridge progress
