North Andover, MA, September 27, 2025 — The Mobile Electronics Association (MEA) announced the winners from the first phase of the 2026 Mobile Electronics Industry Awards. The announcement comes after industry nominees submitted videos describing their business or professions. Judges appointed by the association reviewed the videos and selected the winners, comprising the Top 50 Installers, Top 50 Retailers, Top 20 Sales Professionals, Top 10 Trusted Techs, and Top 5 Rookies. The complete list of winners is posted at the official Industry Awards website, meindustryawards.com.

Winners at this stage also qualify as semi-finalists the top honors of Retailer of the Year, Installer of the Year, Sales Pro of the year, Trusted Tech of the Year, and Rookie of the Year.

The next phase of the competition features voting by industry professionals and consumers to narrow the semifinalists list down to finalists. These categories are joined by other categories of which industry professionals vote to select top suppliers, reps and rep firms, distributors, and expeditors, as well as the vendor support tech award. Voting will begin Tuesday, September 30, 2025 and will run until Sunday, October 19, 2025 at midnight.

“Even though the ultimate competition is ongoing, we want to take this opportunity to congratulate our Top 50, Top 20, Top 10, and Top 5 winners,” said Chris Cook, president of MEA. “These are major accomplishments in themselves and represent the hard work and growth of stores and individuals over the past year. It’s great to see that our industry members continue to strive to be the best and set examples for their peers.”

Voting will take place at meindustryawards.com. Visit the website for additional information on the Mobile Electronics Industry Awards.

About the Mobile Electronics Association
Mobile Electronics Association (MEA) is a trade association comprised of installing dealers and product vendors dedicated to serving the needs of the mobile electronics specialist industry. MEA owns and produces KnowledgeFest™, regional trade-only industry events that combine educational programming and vendor training with a trade show floor. MEA owns and publishes the monthly Mobile Electronics® magazine, which is the industry’s #1 resource, as well as other digital media, including websites and the industry’s e-newsletter Hotwire. MEA provides software and data-driven services to vendors and retailers. Learn more at mobile-electronics.com.

Upcoming KnowledgeFest events:

• Las Vegas, NV – February 3-5, 2026
• Atlantic City, NJ – June 5-7, 2026
• Dallas Fort Worth, TX – August 28-30, 2026

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