BUSINESS FEATURE Mero Concepts Small business provides high-tech home solutions S taying connected is more important than ever these days—something Marc Oli- In the decade since, home auto- mation technology and smart home tools, such as Alexa and Google Home, have made their way into households across the world. Looking back on the early days of Mero BY BRITTANY ANDERSON
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veri, the founder of home automa- tion company Mero Concepts, can attest to. Since October 2013, Mero Concepts has provided home automation technology solutions to the Greater Austin area from surveillance cameras and voice-automated lights, speakers and temperature controls
Some of the technology Mero Concepts can integrate into residential and commercial spaces includes hidden audio/video pieces, such as Frame TVs.
Concepts, Oliveri said he believes the automation market was on its way to being as lucrative as it is now—but the key was nding the simplest way to go about implementing services. “Systems were more complex,” Oliveri said. “I think now the bigger
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to complete media room or outdoor entertainment retro tting. The company works with clients from the design consultation to delivering the end product, o ering remote repair work, 24/7 support
companies have seen a way to make it a simpler, easier process, but there’s still a need for companies like ourselves to go in and bring it all together or at least design the idea, take all those ideas and make it a
“WE TAKE A BOUTIQUE APPROACH TO THAT WHOLE DISCUSSION. WE’RE GOING TO USE COMMON GOODS, BUT WE’RE GOING TO PERSONALIZE IT TO YOU. … HOW DO WE MAKE IT REALLY SIMPLE FOR THE END USER?” MARC OLIVERI, FOUNDER OF MERO CONCEPTS
Marc Oliveri founded home automation company Mero Concepts.
Automated services are available for record players and other home devices.
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TYPES OF SERVICES OFFERED
Mero Concepts o ers a variety of automated “connected home” technology, including:
Environmental detection These systems monitor conditions such as water leaks and humidity. Hidden audio/video Systems such as Frame TVs can blend design features and technology. Motorized window treatments Automated shades maximize convenience and energy e ciency.
Mero Concepts 1908 Yaupon Trail, Ste. 201, Cedar Park 512-375-3379 www.meroconcepts.com Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Sat.-Sun. Surveillance cameras Indoor, outdoor and garage surveillance cameras o er 24/7 monitoring capabilities. Voice-controlled lights, speakers and temperature controls Lights, thermostats and music speakers can be connected to an arti cial intelligence system that uses automated voice controls.
coverage and other service plans to ensure all of the systems are up to date and running smoothly. Prior to starting the business, Oli- veri was working at Apple and found himself helping a friend who was trying to install security and audio systems for his restaurant. After see- ing how they struggled working with the system’s integrator—the person or company who helps bring the end product all together—the business idea for Mero Concepts snowballed, Oliveri said.
cohesive system.” Mero Concepts works with both residential and “light commercial” clients, such as restaurants, law o ces, doctor’s o ces and private preschools. “We’ll work with anybody that sees value in what we do,” Oliveri said. “We take a boutique approach to that whole discussion. We’re going to use common goods, but we’re going to personalize it to you. … How do we make it really simple for the end user?”
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