Electrical distributors who offer smart home products such as light bulbs, video doorbells, door locks, garage door openers, and thermostats might want to promote and expand their offering in order to take advantage of the growing demand for this category […]
Tis the time of the year for gift giving and companies continue to bestow gifts unto themselves and the management teams they are buying with late season gifts. Just this week there have been 4 manufacturing companies acquired. Signify Acquires […]
City Electric, the Texas-based, $1 billion plus electrical distributor with over 525 locations, and seemingly another location opening every week, throughout the country continued the rash of recent electrical distributor acquisitions, this time with a twist. The twist is that […]
Over the past few weeks three of the industry’s major distributors (Graybar, Rexel and WESCO) either made news and/or shared their Q3 performance which provides some insights into the industry and customer segments. DISC Insights DISC just released their Q3 […]
This partnership between a lighting and shade control company and a premium private cinema player provider elevates the home theater experience and indicates a rising trend. The popularity of designated home theaters has ebbed and flowed for decades as residential […]
Value. For distributors and manufacturer reps, it’s all that drives sales. It is what differentiates you, why people select you and is what generates profits. It’s driven by people, processes, service, and services. It has little, if anything, to do […]
Schneider Electric is a worldwide leader in wiring devices … just not in the US. That appears to be changing, especially for the residential market. According to a press release, Schneider will be introducing its X an XD series of […]
In a move to deepen its partnership with the electrical contractor community, Melville, N.Y.-based Leviton is debuting a podcast series to address the channel’s concerns and needs. The Contractor Connect Podcast Series covers relevant topics, products, and news as well […]
The proposed $1.2 trillion physical infrastructure bill, which the Senate passed and is awaiting House action, should contain many expanded opportunities, some of which will be niche markets, for electrical distributors. Being able to take advantage of it, proactively, will […]
Infrastructure plans have been talked about for years by politicians but it appears that one could be on the horizon given recent Washington discussions. The final number, and elements, are still to be finalized, but it appears that the “budget” […]
David Gordon
Channel Marketing Group
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