Channel Marketing Group is pleased to partner with NAW and MDM on the upcoming MDM Shift conference, scheduled for May 13-15, 2025. I’ve known Tom Gale and MDM since I was at IMARK. MDM has been the preeminent publication sharing […]
The last several months have been tumultuous for the electrical industry as tariff policy gyrated to such an extent that the market has effectively paused awaiting more clarity. This was validated by the 1Q25 Pulse of Lighting results, where much […]
Given feedback from our Q1 Pulse of Lighting Report and Acuity’s Q2 earnings report, we can say with confidence, “the lighting market was flat last quarter with business slowing as the quarter progressed.” The quarter was initially hit with weather […]
For those who know Spencer Bolgard, who most recently was President & CEO of MaxLite and previously was notably known for his tenure at AD and Cooper Industries, he was recently named the CEO of Charge Enterprises. Charge Enterprises is […]
I’m looking forward to being a guest today on LEADsmart’s Around the Horn. If you haven’t heard of Around the Horn, it is a live podcast (yes, you can watch it on LinkedIn), with LEADsmart’s Kevin Brown and Tom Burton. […]
Upon arrival in Orlando to attend the NEMRA Annual Conference the news broke that the US would be implementing tariffs against Canada, China, and Mexico. As the day went on, the tariff talk changed and by the next day, tariffs […]
2024 was a challenging year for the lighting industry. Continuing from the Q3 Pulse of Lighting report, feedback from our Pulse of Lighting respondents consistently revealed a stagnant (and nominally declining) market, which unfortunately continued into Q4. But there is […]
As 2024 comes to a close, I wanted to thank you for your support, interest, input, and most importantly, friendship over the years. This year has been another busy year. Aside from our consulting work on behalf of manufacturers, manufacturer […]
As the year, and quarter, comes to a close, it reminds me that it’s time for the Q4 Pulse of Lighting survey. The Q3 survey revealed, essentially, a flat market, based upon input from over 200 industry lighting professionals. Further, […]
The acquisition market heated up in November, following a number of deals that we previously reported on. Four More Distributor Deals In addition to last month’s five distributor deals, four more deals were announced: CED Acquires Bayou CED acquired Bayou […]
