How’s your business? Has deflation shown itself to you? Our unscientific poll on Electricaltrends.com indicates that some distribution businesses are up year to date and some are down. A little bit deeper dive, indicates that depending on where you are […]
A couple of weeks ago we asked how the first half of the year had gone for you. We had heard from a number of people about a slowdown, especially in the industrial segment, but had heard of contractor growth […]
We continue with our Q2 earnings report highlights seeking marketplace insights after sharing information from Rexel, WESCO, Acuity and ABB / T&B. Eaton First a review of their presentation. Key highlights, again focusing solely on the divisions important to the […]
As promised with Friday’s post regarding the challenging first half for Rexel and WESCO, as depicted in their Q2 reports, now we’ll touch on some recent manufacturer filings. Again, we’re being factual based upon their analyst call and their presentations: Acuity […]
The goal of marketing is to help your company grow. For many distributors marketing has been a promotion, event and sometimes communications department. For many, the staff are expected to be “doers”, not “thinkers”. Historically business strategy has been the […]
Throughout July we’ve talked to a number of distributors and manufacturers regarding their first half. A couple of weeks ago we decided to launch a survey on ElectricalTrends to ask our readers how their first half went. We’ve received 75-80 responses […]
The last couple of weeks have seen a couple of billion dollar buys that will have some affect on electrical distributors and manufacturers for significantly different reasons and coincidentally both deals originated with Home Depot. While independent entities, many will […]
After the first half of the year, you may be ready to sit back and make paper airplanes. The market is confusing. It’s been a unique first half. Some are up, some are down, some are flat. No rhyme or […]
This week we’re continuing with our ElectricalTrends Tech Vision Series. One of the most, if not the most, important piece of technology within a distributor is their ERP system. It essentially is the central repository for a distributor to develop […]
We are reminded every 4th of July to have a ‘Safe One’. Drink and eat what ever you want. But in these times where children and teenagers are recruited via the Internet to some war that does not concern […]
David Gordon
Channel Marketing Group
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