Over the last several decades the distributor and electrical market has benefited from the data aggregation services provided by Trade Service (TSC). Many of their printed and computerized products contained essential information that allowed distributors to order from their manufacturers […]
Recently I was flipping through the October issue of ElectroIndustry, NEMA’s publication, and saw this ad for IDEA recognizing their Platinum manufacturers. While this is a recognition program, it recognizes these 28 manufacturers for the quality of their data in […]
Last week AD held its 2012 North American Meeting for its electrical division. 841 people were in attendance, including myself as Channel Marketing Group is a service provider to AD affiliates and manufacturers.During the 2 1/2 days there was much […]
Recently I was with a distributor client preparing to assist in developing their strategic plan. The conversation turned to the role of technology within distribution. For most distributors the technology conversation turns to discussing ERP systems (Eclipse, Infor’s SX) and […]
In last week’s Reading Roundup we shared some information from Graybar, WESCO, Sonepar and Codale. To start this week we’re sharing more info on WESCO and Graybar and adding in some Kirby Risk, Rexel, ABB/T&B and ElectricSmarts. Kirby Risk – […]
Recently I was listening to an ESPN affiliated radio channel that was broadcasting an NBA game. Consider the demographics of people listening to a basketball game on the radio? And consider who was sponsoring the broadcast? Do the demographics match the […]
In the spirit of welcoming in the New Year, first we wanted to wish you a Happy New year and best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous one. Secondly, we recently talked about the coming year and thought we’d take […]
The following post was originally posted on Wednesday, May 11. It is being reposted as Google / Blogger had technical issues on Thursday and “lost” the posting. Last week I attended the NAED Leadership Summit in San Diego (yes, a […]
By now many have heard that Activant was sold to a private equity firm and that Apax Partners, the acquirer, also purchased Epicor with plans to merge the two companies, creating a well-diversified corporate software company serving manufacturers and distributors […]
Cloud ERP apps are back in the news as mentioned in a recent issues of TED magazine, emails and business newspapers. The buzz is growing and increasing ERP system and maintenance costs make them appear to be more economical. One […]
