Last week the industry lost someone universally considered “a good man.” Clarence Martin, CFO and CEO of State Electric passed away. He would have been 81 next month. I had the privilege of knowing Clarence for the past 18 years, […]
Throughout the fall Channel Marketing Group surveyed NEMRA reps and also interviewed dozens of them on behalf of NEMRA for the upcoming Rep of the Future report, which will be unveiled at the upcoming NEMRA meeting. While the objective of […]
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 […]
