Last week we received an email from Mike Martin, publisher of TED magazine, that he is leaving NAED on February 11 to become the President and CEO of the National Wood Flooring Association. Mike was with NAED for 14 years, […]
A couple of weeks ago I attended the 2011 NAED Western which was held in Palm Springs at the JW Marriott Desert Springs. Unfortunately have been traveling, so haven’t had an opportunity to share some observations. NAED reported that the […]
As many know, the NAED Eastern was held last week in Orlando, at the Omni Championsgate. There were 65 distributor entities registered (excluding Bell and Hunzicker – which are on NAED’s BOD – and IESC (parent of Rexel / Gexpro) […]
Thought we’d start off the week with a little news from a variety of distributors and manufacturers in the industry, and with Election Day tomorrow, a piece of healthcare news that came from a distributor. Getting into it, Was with […]
And just like before the Revolution, tension has been brewing behind the scenes. The issue is electrical product standards, certifications, and factory control and product safety. As manufacturers know, NEMA, in conjunction with volunteer committees consisting of manufacturers as well […]
Today let’s talk about a topic that is near and dear to many distributors’ and manufacturers’ hearts … marketing groups. Why near and dear? Because, for many distributors, they represent their profit lifeline. For manufacturers they can be the “Good […]
The art of reaching new customers is a challenge for many distributors. Frequently I hear we know everyone in the market we’re doing business with everyone we want to we know who pays their bills they are not our type […]
As many know, NAED held it’s 2010 National Electrical Leadership Summit this past weekend. There were about 83 distributor companies represented and 74 manufacturer companies. While the distributor attendance improved, it seemed like the manufacturer number declined, especially small to […]
At the same association meeting I’m currently at the association held a manufacturer only session (as well as a distributor only one) to solicit meeting format feedback as well as association feedback, essentially asking manufacturers, “what are you looking for […]
Last week’s NAED SouthCentral attracted a decent crowd, defined as people who registered (as a number of people were no-shows due to weather in Chicago and the Mid-Atlantic / NY area). 68 distributors (excluding IESC and Bell Electric – sorry […]
