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 […]
ETIM North America is proud to announce the appointment of Jon Duffie, Director of Channel Management at Siemens, to its Board of Directors. With more than three decades of experience in the electrical industry, Duffie brings deep expertise in data […]
How do you motivate contractors to place orders via your website? Make eCommerce easy for them. Just like Amazon found the secret weapon to increase B2C eCommerce sales by closing the last mile so that, as consumers, we knew we […]
Recently I saw information promoted by a company called Mydatafactory as I saw their advertorial targeting the industrial distribution industry. It intrigued me as it spoke to how industrially-oriented companies could compete more effectively versus the large distributors. Essentially, this […]
As all portions of the electrical distribution value chain continue on their journey of digitization, BigCommerce sponsored research to uncover insights from contractors and industrial buyers on their perspectives on eCommerce. The forthcoming white paper (you can reserve your copy […]
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been observing the quarterly reports and other communiques by distributors in a number of industries – Sonepar, Rexel, Watsco, Fastenal, Grainger, Ferguson and similar – and there has been a recurring trend … growth […]
If we’re to believe, AI is going to solve all our problems! It’s going to manage the sales organization, handle quoting, respond to customer service calls, make product recommendations, manage inventory, recommend and adjust pricing, analyze the business, simplify marketing, […]
If you are talking tech or processes with anyone inevitably the topic quickly turns to AI. There is much going on in this space and it seemingly changes daily. I’ve recently had conversations with some people inquiring what distributors are […]
Over the past few years Schaedler Yesco has undergone significant growth. This ESOP company, which celebrated its 100th anniversary last year, has undergone much growth, and with it the resulting change, over the past few years. It has: Opened new, […]
