Doesn’t time fly. This weekend we turned the clocks forward which means spring is right around the corner and Q1 is almost done! With the quarter almost up, and seemingly much of the conference season, it’s time for our first Pulse […]
OPM. Other People’s Money. Or, perhaps more accurately, your money. Yes, we’re talking about government funding. Your tax dollars and how to recapture some of your tax dollars to help grow your business. Last year the government passed the Inflation […]
Years ago a group of talented women in the electrical industry who attended NAED regional / national conferences years ago got together for lunch at one of the regionals and conceived the idea for a women in industry networking group. […]
Earlier in the week John Salvadore from GRN Coastal shared thoughts on this year’s talent recruitment challenges and some tidbits on how companies can better compete for top talent. Part of the process is having a desirable culture and an […]
One of the areas where we hear companies are continuously challenged is recruiting quality people that have some experience with the electrical industry and targeted product categories. It’s usually not too difficult to find people with specific skill sets. The […]
Respondents to our Q3 Pulse of Lighting survey forecasted a slowdown in the lighting market. Acuity foreshadowed similar in its last quarterly earnings report. Guess what? Both were right. 2022 Q4 Pulse of Lighting Report Highlights from our recently released […]
Over the holidays I was contemplating writing a “10 Trends” type of article. You know, the type where a consultant or journalist theorizes what will occur in the coming year and says “you should do ‘x’ to generate growth. And […]
The markets up, the markets down. You listen to economists and you hear about recession and will the Fed raise rates or hold. Large technology firms are laying people off by the thousands but electrical distributors and manufacturers cannot find […]
On a day that the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased over 1200 points on the news that the CPI declined to 7.7% over the past 12 months, the 30-year mortgage fell below 7% and the 10 year treasury fell to […]
Manufacturers, distributors, and reps are all in the 2023 planning phase, all trying to read the tea leaves for a 2023 forecast. Concurrently some are experiencing a slowdown, some are sensing a slowdown and others are questioning if a slowdown […]
