Now that the calendar has turned and we’re technically into the second half of the year, leadership in many companies are looking “beyond.” The “beyond” is 2026. Planning season is starting and for leadership and marketers it is the start […]
Who would have thought that two letters … two vowels … AI … could simultaneously build excitement about possibilities while also creating concern about the future. AI represents lots of opportunities for businesses and lots of opportunities to “simplify” lives […]
Earlier this week we released the State of eCommerce report which shared how electrical buyers (yes, mostly contractors) are using distributor websites. They are using it for product information and the percentage of purchasing has risen. While they are purchasing […]
Last week our friend, Desiree Grace, newly appointed VP Sales & Customer Service, Americas, for Mersen, attended the NAED Women in Industry Forum and offered to share feedback on the conference with ElectricalTrends readers. “NAED’s Women in Industry Forum, themed […]
A few weeks ago, Dr. Copper, (aka Dr. John Gross), shared a retrospective history of the copper industry in his Copper Journal In the report he had a chart showing the red metal’s consumption by end-user market based upon information […]
Are you wondering where the business is? The phrase “go west young man” now needs to be “go south your man.” Especially when you think about how housing drives the market. Going south is no longer about moving there for […]
A couple of weeks ago John Gunderson and I had the privilege to be invited to the NAW / MDM Shift conference. John was a conference presenter. Channel Marketing Group was proud to partner with NAW and MDM to promote […]
Thinking of selling to capitalize on the business, and maybe diversify your financial holdings, but not ready to retire? Possibly interested in the proverbial “bite of the second apple”? Perhaps a private equity (PE) firm is in your future. PE […]
Last week’s NAED National Meeting brought the NAED senior leadership meeting season (regionals and national) to an end with the next meeting scheduled being the NAED Western next January. The remainder of the year is NAED’s “niche” meetings – Women […]
Acquisition activity this year has been very mild. After 117 deals being announced over in 3 ½ years, there were only three deals announced in Q1. But in the last week, another four electrical / lighting distributor deals were announced. […]
David Gordon
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