Between tradeshows, industry meetings, and marketing group meetings, along with everyday business, distributors, manufacturers, and reps try to do some 2025 planning. Aside from identifying goals and conceiving strategies, resource plans need to be considered. Yes, one of those considerations […]
Earlier this month Kansas City hosted over 200 people from the electrical industry for the LEAD conference, which I designed to support emerging industry leaders and provide them additional industry insights. A number of Channel Marketing Group clients had staff […]
Yesterday morning when I logged on, I ran across Christian Sokoll’s Monday Market Share posting on LinkedIn (and if you are not following him, you should.) The headline was “Navigating Uncertain Times for 2024 and Beyond.” So, I clicked on […]
Recently I was talking with a client about strategic planning as they are beginning their journey to define their path forward to 2030. They’ve set a goal, identified values, have a vision of their purpose, and currently have a strong […]
Recently we released our Q3 Pulse of Lighting report which, other than sharing that Q3 was relatively static, also asked a couple of questions that directly lead to growth for the lighting market. The issue is important as the lighting […]
The concept of digital transformation, let alone AI, as a future driver for your organization is probably a folly unless … You have a leader, and leadership team, which believes in change. There are two key words in the above […]
Earlier this week we released the results of our Q3 Pulse of Lighting survey (and click here if you want to order a copy of the report) and Acuity shared their FY Q4 results (which was CY Q3). Bottom line […]
Electrical distributors are faced with a number of challenges. There is the everyday challenge of fighting for business, with most in a “flat” market. There is the challenge to recruit talent. There is the challenge to ensure profitability. Perhaps one […]
Nowadays it’s difficult to open a publication or have a meeting where the terms digital, AI, or eCommerce are not mentioned. The reality is that all are increasing in importance to the efficiency, some say viability, of an electrical distributor. […]
Last week IMARK Electrical and AD finalized their merger and the Independent Electrical Supply Division (IESD) of AD was born. Both organizations shared a press release, and letters to suppliers and service providers authored by Bill Weisberg, where they shared […]
