Just before Thanksgiving we attended the NAED Eastern which was held in Orlando. Approximately 560 individuals registered for the conference. According to the registration list, only 62 distributors were listed and this included elements of some companies being listed multiple […]
Earlier this month we met with distributors and manufacturers at the NAED Annual in Boston. Reportedly over 700 people registered for the conference (doubtful all attended). The layout of the hotel (multiple lobbies, Marriott Copley doesn’t have the easiest layout […]
Over the years we’ve attended many NAED meetings, nationals and regionals, and have seen NAED attempt to bring in a number of new manufacturers … typically focused on the “fad / niche” of the day (datacom, wind, solar, other renewables) […]
Last week I received a sponsorship solicitation email from NAED that got me thinking in a tangential way (bear with me!). The email was entitled “Support Emerging Talent in Electrical Distribution”. They are looking for manufacturers, service providers and maybe […]
Recently we saw AD’s press release in www.tedmag.com announcing Interstate Electrical Supply as a new member, which, as you could surmise knowing us, generated some thoughts … We started thinking about other marketing group announcements that we’ve heard of recently […]
The NAED SouthCentral was held last week in Las Vegas at Caesar’s Palace. And while Caesar’s is a very nice hotel, especially if you like gambling, and it is perfect for large conventions (the AD North American Meeting was there […]
Every once in a while we receive information, insights and information from our ElectricalTrends readers that is worthy of sharing with our readership. We promise anonymity, however, ensure that the information is sourced vs. “grapevine” topics.Today we received the attached […]
While we were unable to attend the NAED Western due to client commitments, we did receive some input from some of our friends: Attendance was strong, albeit no one seemed to know why (other than people wanting to go to […]
Welcome back from the holidays. We hope everyone was able to spend time with family and we wish all of our readers a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.And with a new year we thought we’d share some crystal ball […]
The week before Thanksgiving NAED held its Eastern Region conference in Hollywood (Ft Lauderdale), Florida. Due to travel and the holiday it was not possible to share our observations and some of the conversations we had, so … According […]
