Installer Report
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Long-form analysis and sourcing—built for owners, lead techs, and distributors who need the full picture.
Key Media & Research president Barry Atkins is the name behind WFCT exhibit and sponsorship sales heading into San Antonio Aug. 26–29. Here’s who he is, how he got the job, and why operators should care who packs the booth wall.
Latest reports
Four highlights from the archive—load two more at a time, or open the full list anytime.
Industry signals
A condensed read on the forces moving budgets, hires, and vendor roadmaps.
Operator utility
Demand indexes, color heat, and top IR tool scores—habits that beat another article grid.
Tint Demand Index
78
▲ +4
PPF Demand Index
71
▼ -2
Wrap Demand Index
66
▲ +3
Installer Sentiment
57
▼ -1
Color of the month
Gloss Nardo Gray
Demand 88 · +14% MoM · Tesla / BMW / Audi
Top IR tool scores
Scoreboard →New — the Installer Library
Read them online or download the PDF in one click. Pricing playbooks, launch guides, delivery checklists — and a coloring book for the shop fridge.
Tools & software radar
Software, ads platforms, and field tools—profile pages include best-fit guidance.
Weekly Brief
Acquisitions, tools, pricing pressure, and operator playbooks—sharp, sourced, and built for the bay.
PeopleKey Media & Research president Barry Atkins is the name behind WFCT exhibit and sponsorship sales heading into San Antonio Aug. 26–29. Here’s who he is, how he got the job, and why operators should care who packs the booth wall.
PeopleWFCT will induct Tint Wiz founder Erik Devash on Aug. 27 in San Antonio. Here’s what that honor signals for shop software stacks, Fullsteam-era consolidation talk, and who owns the installer OS.
Acquisitions
14tracked
Platform + distributor moves this quarter.
New Tools
38vetted
Software and hardware entering serious shops.
Shop Growth
22%YoY
Operator-led expansion in top metros.
Software
6categories
Where budgets consolidated in 2026.
Marketing Trends
LSAfocus
Proof + speed beating creative-only plays.
