This week on Bill Attardi’s Energy Watch News blog there was a brief story on a lawsuit filed against TCP. The posting mentioned corporate misconduct and that the stock dropped 50+% on the previous Friday. A little digging revealed this […]
It was always said that the South Central regional should be in a warm weather location. Unfortunately, while warmer than Chicago, it was colder than what Floridians are used to. This must have been the coldest South-Central I’ve attended … […]
Most distributors are perceived as demand fulfillers, waiting for a customer to generate an order, be it from a contractor or an MRO opportunity. Few have mastered the skill of creating demand while also fulfilling customer needs. Typically these few […]
Virtually all want to grow their company’s profitability. Whether it is a manufacturer, manufactures rep or distributor or the distributor’s customer. In fact I haven’t found anyone that wants the status.But, in today’s market here are two different worlds for […]
As a note from Allen Ray: This is a Duplicate Post from 1-22-2015 due to some technical difficulties. All comments previously submitted have been re-created. It tis the New Year of 2015 and most distributors have successfully handed over demand creation […]
Good Business Year, But???? Beyond my reach you say? I’ve (We’ve) had a very good year. I’m not bragging mind you, but my company has had a good year except maybe with LED’s. What do you mean “Beyond Your Reach?” […]
As we close the year, we would like to thank you for your support, your readership and your input. Our goal for ElectricalTrends is to provide some thought leadership, share opinions and comments about what’s going on in the electrical […]
This posting is adapted from a recent article in Channel Marketing Group‘s newsletter. The thoughts in italics are added commentary. “As we close out the year we thought we’d share observations from conversations we’ve had with manufacturers and distributors recently. […]
IDEA made a leadership move this week and potentially gave the electrical industry a reason to be thankful this Thanksgiving week. The organization, essentially a joint venture between NEMA and NAED, announced an executive leadership team that combines the experience […]
Earlier this month both Border States and Reynolds Electric launched new online sites with robust eCommerce systems. While neither is currently a national distributor, their size, financial resources, access to capital (financial and human) and, in the size of Border States […]
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