Paul Molitor, the president of IDEA since 2014, announced he is stepping down from his role later this month. According to IDEA’s press release the departure is for personal reasons. “The IDEA Board and the entire organization thank you for […]
The NAED meeting season began in full force last week with the NAED Eastern Regional Conference. While a few national chains, AD and IMARK previously held their meetings, the NAED Eastern was the first broad-based meeting for many manufacturers. Overall […]
IDEA’s eBiz conference was held last week in Philadelphia and had a record attendance of almost 200 data management and IT people from distributors, manufacturers and service providers attended seminars, heard the future direction of IDEA and the launch of […]
NEMRA needs your help in understanding your needs to answer the question of “what will the rep of the future look like?” There are three key premises for preparing to prosper (some say “survive”) in the future: You need to […]
IDEA, founded about 25 years ago in a joint venture by NAED and NEMA, with the primary objective of being helping manufacturers and distributors improve product data-driven transactions and processes via development of a central repository of product data, is […]
Earlier this month NAED held its marketing conference, AdVenture, in Nashville. According to reports, there were 100-110 attendees representing 20-25 manufacturers and 30-35 distributors. The TED Best of the Best awards were also presented, which presumably helps attendance. One of […]
NAED just concluded one of its most successful conferences and, from social postings, perhaps the most energetic conference the association has been involved with. Jenny Christensen, Director of Marketing for Distributor Data Solutions (DDS) graciously shares her feedback on the […]
Serious about utilizing technology in your business? Then you need to be at IDEA’s eBiz. Technology is becoming more and more a critical component of a distributor and manufacturer’s business. Not only is it the software and hardware, it is […]
This years LightFair featured controls, controls and even more controls. The benefit of these controls is realized when they are networked, however, adoption in this segment has been slow due to concerns relating to complexity, understanding, installation, cybersecurity, energy monitoring, […]
Steve Antenucci, recently retired vice president and general manager for Hubbell Wiring Systems and recipient of NAED’s 2019 Associate Service Award, will be participating in Channel Marketing Group’s Executive in Residence Program. Steve will be sharing his insights and expertise […]
