The Internet provides the ability for business interactions to become more transparent. Many distributors have used systems that integrate them with GCs and contractors to ensure projects are kept on schedule; distributors and manufacturers have been streamlining their processes through […]
The recent NAED Electrical Leadership Summit (aka NAED Annual or National) was one of the quietest conferences we’ve been to in a while. While attendance was 50-60% below recent annual meetings, and was more like a regional meeting (the number […]
Earlier this year we surveyed manufacturers about their 2009 sales and profit drivers. We had over 130 responses from more than 75 companies. Manufacturers said: Their highest priority is new product introductions, albeit other questions in the survey inducate that […]
Recently we’ve reached out to a number of people around the industry and thought we’d share some of what we are hearing: From a regional at a national chain: “To say that we have had our share of problems is […]
Recognizing that SPAs are prevalent within the electrical industry and can be critical to the profitability of distributors, Allen Ray Associates and Channel Marketing Group recently launched an industry survey to better understand the state of the SPA market. Over […]
Recently we’ve spoken and met with some manufacturers about their methods of going to market, and specifically through distribution, and more specifically about how distribution may be constraining their growth.As you can suspect, the views are wide ranging.One company, which […]
As seen in today’s Electrical Marketing, and with expanded information and insights … David Gordon, president, Channel Marketing Group, Raleigh, N.C., and Allen Ray, president, Allen Ray Associates, Kennedale, Texas, recently conducted their annual ElectroIndustry survey. Almost 400 distributors, manufacturers […]
A follow-up to last week’s posting on China’s Next Growth Strategy. According to yesterday’s Wall Street Journal entitled “Unionizing Fight Focuses on 3 States” , the Employee Free Choice Act may come down to three senators … Arlen Specter of […]
I was in the grocery store the other day picking up a few things and noticed that some of my wife’s selections were no longer being stocked. Instead, I noticed a significant increase in the visibility, and presumably SKUs, of […]
On Monday we presented at NEMA’s Small Manufacturer Forum, which was NEMA’s inaugural endeavor in serving this audience’s interest in small manufacturer networking. The event, according to all, was a resounding success.The quality of the speakers and the information communicated […]
