Twas the night after Christmas and all was a hush. Dinner clean-up was easier and there wasn’t a rush. While Corona entered 2020 with a rush, its everlasting impact cannot be crushed with a Mexican flush of the same name […]
With the dramatic surge in COVID, last month NEMRA pivoted from its planned, 2021 face-to-face annual meeting planned for Orlando (that already had over 500 registrants), to a virtual conference. And unlike conferences in every industry that seem to reduce […]
ETIM North America, the North American chapter of the only widely accepted product classification system that has been in use for over 20 years, gained further momentum in November. The association, charged with refining the ETIM model terminology into American […]
If you’re not familiar with ETIM North America and are a manufacturer or a distributor who recognizes that eCommerce, and eBusiness, is part of your future, you need to attend this session at next week’s eBiz. The session is titled […]
Earlier this year NEMRA launched its Rep of the Future report which highlighted industry changes that are / expected to occur over the next five years and the traits that reps will need going forward. And recent conversations with reps […]
Steven Wright, a long time electrical industry veteran with experience in the industrial supplies business is returning to the electrical industry as the VP Supplier Relations for IMARK Electrical. According to a press release from IMARK: Steven Wright joins IMARK […]
Hossley Lighting Associates, led by Al Near, and Lighting & Power Solutions, led by Don Henderson, agreed to merge last week, forming a powerhouse agency serving the Southwest / Gulf Coast area. The two agencies, with a number of lighting […]
Last week ETIM North America shared a couple of press releases that had some important implications that highlight traction in development of a product classification system to support and sustain the industry as well as expanded support. Jon Duffie, Siemens’ […]
ETIM North America (NA) is pleased to announce that Jon Duffie, Director of Channel Management at Siemens, has been appointed to the board of ETIM NA’s Electrical Sector. As a member of the Electrical Sector board, Duffie will work alongside […]
This year many companies should be able to find some “extra” dollars around to reallocate. The question is whether they reallocate them to investments to drive business, funding for incremental COVID-19 related expenses that they would do “beyond” what was […]
