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For more than 30 years, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided useful, practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems serving enterprise, data center and other environments. These professionals are challenged to stay informed of constantly evolving standards, system-design and installation approaches, product and system capabilities, technologies, as well as applications that rely on high-performance structured cabling systems. Our editors synthesize these complex issues into multiple information products. This portfolio of information products provides concrete detail that improves the efficiency of day-to-day operations, and equips cabling professionals with the perspective that enables strategic planning for networks’ optimum long-term performance.

Throughout our annual magazine, weekly email newsletters and 24/7/365 website, Cabling Installation & Maintenance digs into the essential topics our audience focuses on.

  • Design, Installation and Testing: We explain the bottom-up design of cabling systems, from case histories of actual projects to solutions for specific problems or aspects of the design process. We also look at specific installations using a case-history approach to highlight challenging problems, solutions and unique features. Additionally, we examine evolving test-and-measurement technologies and techniques designed to address the standards-governed and practical-use performance requirements of cabling systems.
  • Technology: We evaluate product innovations and technology trends as they impact a particular product class through interviews with manufacturers, installers and users, as well as contributed articles from subject-matter experts.
  • Data Center: Cabling Installation & Maintenance takes an in-depth look at design and installation workmanship issues as well as the unique technology being deployed specifically for data centers.
  • Physical Security: Focusing on the areas in which security and IT—and the infrastructure for both—interlock and overlap, we pay specific attention to Internet Protocol’s influence over the development of security applications.
  • Standards: Tracking the activities of North American and international standards-making organizations, we provide updates on specifications that are in-progress, looking forward to how they will affect cabling-system design and installation. We also produce articles explaining the practical aspects of designing and installing cabling systems in accordance with the specifications of established standards.

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The Venue RX Podcast Features Spencer Howard: “How CEOs Can Play Chess – Not Checkers” With Their Credit Card Points

The Venue RX Podcast, hosted by Jonathan Aymin, welcomes Spencer Howard, founder of Straight to the Points, to discuss how CEOs and business owners can make strategic financial moves using credit card points and travel rewards. In the episode, titled “How CEOs Can Play Chess – Not Checkers,” Howard breaks down actionable strategies for entrepreneurs to optimize rewards systems, manage expenses, and leverage points for business success and personal perks.

Episode Highlights:

  • Strategic Credit Card Use for Businesses: Spencer details how business owners can select and use credit cards to maximize rewards through tailored spending categories like advertising, travel, and dining. He emphasizes the importance of aligning card choices with business operations to optimize benefits.
  • Scaling Business with Rewards: Entrepreneurs can reinvest credit card rewards into their business, such as funding employee perks, offering client incentives like free honeymoons, or reducing operational expenses. Howard explains how these strategies not only boost morale but also differentiate businesses in competitive markets.
  • Travel Rewards for Luxury Experiences: Howard highlights how businesses can use accumulated points to access first-class flights, luxury hotel stays, and exclusive travel experiences without high out-of-pocket costs, benefiting both CEOs and their teams.
  • Practical Tools for Points Management: Spencer introduces tools like Card Pointers, which help track credit card benefits, manage expiration dates, and ensure entrepreneurs never miss out on rewards opportunities.
  • Mastering Long-Term Strategy: Drawing parallels between chess and business leadership, Howard explains how adopting a long-term approach to credit card rewards can create exponential benefits, allowing CEOs to focus on big-picture goals while reducing financial stress.

Spencer also shares personal anecdotes and success stories from his work with clients, illustrating how strategic points management can transform not just travel plans but also overall business growth.

A Quote from Spencer Howard:
“When you understand how to integrate points into your business strategy, it’s like playing chess instead of checkers. You’re thinking steps ahead, saving money, and finding ways to turn everyday expenses into meaningful opportunities for your business and personal life.”

Listeners can tune in to the full Venue RX episode on Apple Podcasts to gain deeper insights into Spencer’s strategic financial moves with credit card rewards points.

About Spencer Howard

Spencer Howard is a credit card loyalty program and travel rewards expert. He’s also the founder of Straight To The Points – the go-to resource for individuals looking to demystify credit card points so they can experience traveling in luxury for business or pleasure (and occasionally, both!). 

After helping family and friends understand credit card points for years, he launched STTP in 2017 and has been offering members complimentary and premium content through his Award Alert newsletters ever since (he is up to 21K members as of now!). It’s the place to get the most up-to-date information on everything from First and Business Class alerts on flights, to tutorials on how to effectively book and secure flights using credit card points. 

Having worked in the travel writing industry for nearly a decade, Spencer thrived as a contributing writer with multiple travel media outlets such as Upgraded Points, One Mile At A Time, God Save The Points and The Points Guy. For four years, he excelled as editor in chief at 10xtravel[dot]com where he managed a team of writers and editors to produce the highest quality (not to mention hottest news) in the travel industry. 

He’s been a guest on multiple podcasts including, We Travel There with Lee Hufman, Beyond The Lens, Award Travel 101, Miles to Go and featured in various new outlets such as Forbes Advisor, CNBC, Travel and Leisure Asia, The Washington Post, Bloomberg and Business Insider. Spencer was also a guest speaker at The Annual Chicago Seminars – A Points and Miles Event.

Spencer believes that everyone deserves to fly business class at least once in their lifetime, and he’s on a journey to make that happen. Since 2017 he’s traveled for 3 months of the year and seen 60+ countries. He lives in Washington, D.C with his family and recently became a dad! 

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