Gene Biben, formerly President and CEO of Biben Sales, joined Channel Marketing Group earlier this month. Gene’s avowed desire is to “give back” to the industry, to help people work together. He will help reps achieve their goals and manufacturers […]
With the NEMRA Annual Meeting coming up next month (with almost 1,100 already registered to participate in over 25 educational / informative sessions, multiple keynote sessions, manufacturer group meetings and one-on-one meetings … all for only $200), NEMRA announced its […]
January 1 marked the turning of the calendar and with it we think “a new year.” 2020 was an “interesting” year. Few, if any, recall the first 75 days of 2020 and the promise, or concerns, that ushered in the […]
With the dramatic surge in COVID, last month NEMRA pivoted from its planned, 2021 face-to-face annual meeting planned for Orlando (that already had over 500 registrants), to a virtual conference. And unlike conferences in every industry that seem to reduce […]
Southwire, ostensibly the US’s electrical distribution wire and cable leader, announced that it added four people to its board of directors. The four individuals are: Karen Carter, Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Inclusion Officer for Dow Richard Holder, formerly […]
Orbit Industries, known for their fittings, boxes, lighting offering and pre-fab solutions has expanded its rep network with Electra Sales of Arkansas and L.P. Chick in Kentucky. The company, based in California but expanding rapidly in the East with its […]
Recently I had the honor to be interviewed by Jason Bader of The DistributionTeam for his 50th podcast Distribution Talk. Our conversation, which you can listen to here, was wide-ranging. We touched on: Acquisitions Customer loyalty programs The role of […]
New Century Sales, a leading Indiana manufacturer representative with key lines such as Southwire, Rab, the nVent Erico package, Littelfuse, Light Efficient Design, Appleton and more is expanding into Kentucky. It’s first line in this new market, is, according to […]
2020 has been a rollercoaster of a year … Q1, if you can remember that far back, started strong for most distributors. Q2 was the rollercoaster plunge, which we documented in three of our COVID surveys (first, second and third […]
2020 is a year of change in the rep community. And the change is creating new opportunities. There have been Many lines that have changed agencies which, considering the circumstances, was surprising. Some are being forced to make changes due […]
