Data is the lifeblood of every business. You need to know “the numbers” to track sales, manage inventory, pay bills. On a personal side, it is what drives commissions and payroll. But an underpinning of this information that is rarely […]
NEMRA has always been a very member-responsive association and actively involves both its independent manufacturer representative members and its manufacturers in committees and its board to not only gather input, but to assist in key leadership decisions. With its annual […]
The new year brings the opportunity to communicate change and new initiatives. Once company doing this is Electrical Sales Associates, a leading manufacturer representative based in Nashville, TN. Three Announcements from ESA According to their press release, ESA had three […]
In a sign of the importance of lighting controls as a growth segment of the lighting industry, ArchLIGHT Summit, the Dallas Market Center’s lighting show which it held in September, announced Webster Marsh to Lead ArchLIGHT Education & Programming According […]
Can you go through a day without hearing the word “datacenter” or “new industrial opportunity / facility?” And then, shortly thereafter you hear about future power needs. A few years ago, we heard how EV’s were going to drive electrification […]
Over the past year AD has grown significantly with the merger with IMARK and its recently announced merger with The Commonwealth Group. In addition, sales from its independent members continues to soar. According to a recent AD press release, through […]
Recently we supported NEMRA on a project to estimate the total distribution sales sold via the assistance of NEMRA independent manufacturer representatives. The percentage exceeded 50% of industry revenues (and if you want to know more, contact Jim Johnson.) Yes, […]
IDEA’s recent 2025 eBiz conference held earlier this month in Nashville brought together almost 160 people representing 20 distributor, 20 manufacturers, service companies, and IDEA’s staff. The conference expanded its contextual reach from talking data into the burgeoning topic of […]
Historically those of us “south of the border” (the Canadian border) estimate that the Canadian electrical market is about 10% of the US market. We’re close. According to the latest Pathfinder report, compiled by Kerrwil Media in partnership with Electro-Federation […]
Last week NEMRA opened registration for its 2026 Annual Conference and over 1300 people have already registered, about 65% of those who will eventually attend (and if you haven’t, better register soon if you want a room at the Marriott!) […]
