Our Q1 2022 Pulse of Lighting survey is now open. Your input is needed by March 22. The new year started as if it was going to be a repeat of 2022 with COVID running wild, supply chain issues appearing […]
Our Q1 2022 Pulse of Lighting survey is now open. Your input is needed by March 22. The new year started as if it was going to be a repeat of 2022 with COVID running wild, supply chain issues appearing […]
Last week IDEA held its eBiz conference which, with the support of NAED this year, was essentially billed as “the industry’s technology conference.” And while IDEA had record attendance with 207 registering, the challenge is that, according to one attendee […]
Sales Management Performance Consulting was founded by William W. (Bill) Marshall to focus on assisting select electrical manufacturers and distributors to enhance their planning and implementation so they may accelerate their market share ambitions while maximizing mutual resources. SMPC will […]
Last week Rexel announced a change in its North American leadership. Jeff Baker announced his retirement after 15 years of leading Rexel after it acquired Platt. This announcement follows one from earlier this year when Rexel announced a new Chief […]
Back in the fall, HMI released a white paper, researched and written by Channel Marketing Group, titled “6 Contractor Trends Affecting Distributor Relationships”. The report focused on 6 specific areas that over 750 contractors from a number of construction industries. […]
We know, like most other distributors, that Sonepar USA had a “good” 2021. At least enough to enable it to carry out any planned acquisitions but, perhaps the recent news that it sold Vallen is a hint that they are […]
Espen Technology introduces 5-CCT selectable TLED lamps. A leading manufacturer of indoor LED lighting solutions, Espen announced continued to expand its line of field-selectable lamps and retrofit kits. The industry-leading provider of LED retrofit solutions has grown its offering of […]
Last week’s NAED South Central, held in Phoenix, brought industry participants from the South and Central part of the country back together after a two year hiatus and was a resumption of the NAED regional schedule. 562 individuals registered for […]
NEMRA’s 2022 Annual Conference, NEMRA22, held earlier this month had over 1400 registrations and about 1300 attendees (some last-minute cancellations due to weather in New England and some contracted COVID). The conference was a resounding success although the Dallas weather […]
Electrical and datacom distributors are used to going to wire and cable distributors as a source for “niche” wire and cable products. These unique products could be for specialty cable, brands they are not authorized to carry or for special […]


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