Stay informed on the latest lighting industry news. Check out the posts below, written by our “boots on the ground” writers who are deeply embedded in the field. They bring you firsthand perspectives and insights from the heart of the industry.
Recently the big buzz at Lightfair was about a “New Technology” named LED. LED’s have been around for a while…distribution has struggled to gain some traction. But there is an end-run brewing in the retail world. It is a little […]
The 2011 LightFair Show, held May 17-19 in Philadelphia, according to all we’ve spoken to was a resounding success. While there was some initial trepidation about moving to Philly for a year and the potential for a decline in attendance, […]
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 […]
I was returning from a meeting with a client this morning and needed to put gas in the rental before the return. While gas has been creeping up, today was the first time I paid $4.00 per gallon (and yes, […]
Lately we’ve been having conversations with a number of manufacturers, and some distributors, about reconnecting with customers and better understanding their markets. Why? In an effort to either affect demand creation; to promote their brand; and to support new product development. One […]
You’ve probably heard, ad nauseum, that the lighting arena, also portrayed as energy efficiency, is one of the few bright spots in the electrical industry. And yes, it is and is expected to be one of the strongest, if not […]
We apologize for not having written in the past week and a half, however, client travel sometimes creates timing issues (and you probably don’t want me writing real late at night!) But was listening to CNBC this afternoon. They had […]
While we know the construction market is down, here’s more confirmation that distributors that are heavily skewed to construction markets are having a hard time. The last two days have reinforced the residential market troubles. New Housing starts down 12.4% […]
Confused and widely divergent by market segment, geographically and by distributor size. Not the answer you were expecting, but sorry, averages can be deceiving. First the averages as reported by electrical distributors and electrical manufacturers on our first half sales […]
It’s been a busy two weeks but we haven’t forgotten our ET friends. We’re working on a couple of “juicy” postings for the next couple of weeks but wanted to share some online insights that we’ve been tracking. Companies mentioned in […]
