Yes, we’ve all seen it and most of us have done it…multi-tasking by listening and texting, reading and texting, sending a quick text to touch base or share a piece of information and more. While many thought “texting is for […]
Last week’s NAED 2019 National Meeting culminated the 2019 NAED meeting season and, according to many, “thankfully”. While San Francisco is a nice city and may have contributed to some of the attendance, for many, the trek to the West […]
With the NAED meeting season coming to an end this weekend and distributors finally done with their planning sessions with manufacturers (more meetings), the issue of the quality of the meetings defined as “probing questions / value of the meeting […]
It’s earning season so time to answer the question of “how did publicly held companies who focus on the electrical market perform during Q1?” Which then leads to the other question of “is this representative of the industry or a […]
Let’s take a look at some of the recent quarterly calls from manufacturers in the electrical space to see if there are any trends … Eaton From their analyst call, and we’ll focus on their electrical information rather than the […]
A few years ago, NEMRA identified that a major issue for its members was ensuring that they were compensated appropriately. While manufacturers endeavored to pay their reps, and typically did according to their contractual agreements, the reality is that the […]
nVent shared its 2019 Q1 earnings report and, while positive, seemed to be underwhelming or perhaps a harbinger of the industry’s performance in Q1. nVent encompasses the businesses of Erico, Hoffman and there is a Thermal Management business. From their […]
Current, powered by GE has been in the news lately as the company begins it’s next chapter of growth. Officially called “Current, powered by GE”, Current is now owned by private equity firm American Industrial Partners, which closed on its […]
The industrial MRO market appears to have slowed its rate of growth as evidenced by Grainger’s 2019 first quarter report. While Grainger is much more than electrical products, products commonly associated with the electrical industry (electrical, lighting, motors) represent 9% […]
IDEA, the Industry Data Exchange Association, which was co-founded by NAED and NEMA in the late 1990’s, undertook one of the larger challenges in the industry and has been navigating change for the past 20 years. The challenge is bringing […]
