I recently posted this on TED Magazine’s LinkedIn site and, it seems, it’s gotten buried, so I thought we’d re-start the discussion here. We’re working on a project with a manufacturer and during our discussions the topic of “loyalty” and […]
I recently posted this on TED Magazine’s LinkedIn site and, it seems, it’s gotten buried, so I thought we’d re-start the discussion here. We’re working on a project with a manufacturer and during our discussions the topic of “loyalty” and […]
Last week was a tough one for the stock market as it dropped for another week with one day dropping 280 points on a quartet of bad news … low new hiring (only 54,000 new non-farm jobs), the ISM manufacturing purchasing […]
Recently the big buzz at Lightfair was about a “New Technology” named LED. LED’s have been around for a while…distribution has struggled to gain some traction. But there is an end-run brewing in the retail world. It is a little […]
The 2011 LightFair Show, held May 17-19 in Philadelphia, according to all we’ve spoken to was a resounding success. While there was some initial trepidation about moving to Philly for a year and the potential for a decline in attendance, […]
Over the past few months, and most recently at the NAED Leadership Summit, we’ve heard from a number of manufacturers lamenting about participation in marketing groups. While some work the groups well and focus on the group’s members with targeted […]
The following post was originally posted on Wednesday, May 11. It is being reposted as Google / Blogger had technical issues on Thursday and “lost” the posting. Last week I attended the NAED Leadership Summit in San Diego (yes, a […]
Over the past few months rumors have circulated that Infor was looking for the best fit software company to acquire to complement its business. Infor has over 75,000 customers in a number of verticals ranging from distribution to healthcare, automotive […]
Ran across a couple of things today that caught the eye….over 30 manufacturers are involved in ElectricSmart’s e-Cat launch (including some surprising names), ABB used a convention specific blog and did you know that good sales and marketing requires 14 […]
I was returning from a meeting with a client this morning and needed to put gas in the rental before the return. While gas has been creeping up, today was the first time I paid $4.00 per gallon (and yes, […]
By now many have heard that Activant was sold to a private equity firm and that Apax Partners, the acquirer, also purchased Epicor with plans to merge the two companies, creating a well-diversified corporate software company serving manufacturers and distributors […]


David Gordon
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