Last week we released our Q2 Pulse of Lighting report and Acuity, the following day, released their Q3 earnings (they are on a fiscal year). The commonality appears to be “a market in flux”. While Acuity claims share increase in […]
Competing to thrive requires staying on top top of the latest trends so that you can best advise customers. Lighting is fast moving and our resident advanced lighting expert, David Shiller, shares what’s going on with circadian lighting and “no-blue”. […]
NAED just concluded one of its most successful conferences and, from social postings, perhaps the most energetic conference the association has been involved with. Jenny Christensen, Director of Marketing for Distributor Data Solutions (DDS) graciously shares her feedback on the […]
We now have insight into the Q2 health of the lighting market based upon feedback from over 200 electrical distributors, manufacturers and reps through our Pulse of Lighting survey. And it appears that an apt description may be “an interesting […]
This week WESCO is taking 800+ people on an Alaskan cruise as part of their WESCO VIP incentive program. It looks like an exciting adventure (check out this pre-program video and follow them on their program Instagram page or on […]
3M’s recent decision to terminate most, if not all, of its remaining manufacturer reps may have represented the culmination of a decision to drive the business in a different direction where the company believes that its brand is strong enough […]
Serious about utilizing technology in your business? Then you need to be at IDEA’s eBiz. Technology is becoming more and more a critical component of a distributor and manufacturer’s business. Not only is it the software and hardware, it is […]
During recent calls with distributors to get the pulse of the industry, one area we touched on is eCommerce and specifically the activity that they are seeing from their customers, the investments that they are making and how it is […]
This years LightFair featured controls, controls and even more controls. The benefit of these controls is realized when they are networked, however, adoption in this segment has been slow due to concerns relating to complexity, understanding, installation, cybersecurity, energy monitoring, […]
The lighting market continues to be an adventure, complete with lots of opportunities. Our Q2 Pulse of Lighting Survey will help capture these and we’ll share the results at the end of the month. During the second quarter we’ve had: […]
