We are reminded every 4th of July to have a ‘Safe One’. Drink and eat what ever you want. But in these times where children and teenagers are recruited via the Internet to some war that does not concern […]
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This week we’re continuing with our ElectricalTrends Tech Vision Series. One of the most, if not the most, important piece of technology within a distributor is their ERP system. It essentially is the central repository for a distributor. Among functions, […]
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Topaz Lighting and Electric is looking for a Regional Sales Manager-Southern Region. Reporting to the National Sales Manager, this position manages all selling activities of Topaz’s Lighting and Electrical products through electrical distributors while increasing sales, building brand awareness, and […]
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Topaz Lighting and Electric is looking for two Territory Sales Managers. One Territory Sales Manager for the Metro NY territory and one for the New Jersey/Pennsylvania territory. Reporting to the VP of Corporate Business Development, this position manages all selling […]
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Last week came news that another independent distributor was sold to Sonepar. Eck Supply, a 20+ location distributor in southern VA, NC, SC, after selling their Rockwell location to EECO, sold the remainder of the company to Sonepar. Perhaps it […]
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Is it time to hit the reset button?
We’re at that time of year. The doldrums days of summer. The time when it gets hot and many people naturally become a little more “laisse faire.” When we use the excuse of mid year, summertime, the July 4th holiday, […]
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Boosting performance at your Webstore
“Webstore Performance” One of the most sought after answers is how do you get performance at your Webstore front? Most distributors don’t have good enough data in their erp systems to run a Webstore. So the question becomes how do […]
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What Can Distributors Learn From A National Chain?
National chains, as we now, are large (by definition) and have the resources to theoretically make investments to capture share. In reality many of them, fortunately or unfortunately, do not operate like national entities. Rather than emulate a national retailer […]
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Flir is looking for a District Sales Manager for South Texas / Louisiana and one for Florida (based in Orlando or Tampa). Reporting to the regional sales directors, this position will create demand for FLIR and Extech products in the […]
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Does “big data” scare you?
Over the past couple of years there has been much discussion regarding “big data” and “data analytics”, especially making it sound like analyzing information is a novel idea. Part of it is, part isn’t. Progressive companies have analyzed information for […]
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