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THE Electrical Industry Technology Conference: IDEA’s eBiz

David Gordon Posted On June 23, 2019

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 […]

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eCommerce in the Channel

David Gordon Posted On June 21, 2019

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 […]

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Getting More from Networked Lighting Controls

David Gordon Posted On June 18, 2019

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, […]

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Q2 Pulse of Lighting Survey Now Open

David Gordon Posted On June 13, 2019

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: […]

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Antenucci to Collaborate with Channel Marketing Group

David Gordon Posted On June 13, 2019

Steve Antenucci, recently retired vice president and general manager for Hubbell Wiring Systems and recipient of NAED’s 2019 Associate Service Award, will be participating in Channel Marketing Group’s Executive in Residence Program. Steve will be sharing his insights and expertise […]

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Atkore Expands Cope Tray Offering

David Gordon Posted On June 10, 2019

The recent acquisition of United Structural Products (USP) (known by its brand, US Tray) by Atkore helps Atkore expand its tray offering by bringing aluminum and 316 stainless steel welded tray to complement Cope’s steel, fiberglass and aluminum offering inclusive […]

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Home Depot Orange Coming to Your Customer

David Gordon Posted On June 5, 2019

The color orange signifies joy, happiness and creativity, however, it is also representative of fire and, given that the color is between yellow and red on the color spectrum it is, from a business perspective, between caution (yellow) and “bad” […]

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Impacts On Lighting If China Weaponizes Rare Earth Metals

David Gordon Posted On June 3, 2019

We know tariffs can impact the electrical business. But rare earth metals? We’ve had tariffs after last year’s tariffs on steel, aluminum and a number of other products. The recent acceleration of tariffs on Chinese imported products (price increases from […]

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The Muddled World of Tariffs in the Electrical Industry

David Gordon Posted On May 31, 2019

For a word that wasn’t part of the national conscience, it is now front and center and bringing disruption to business. Tariffs. In an industry where price increases occurred annually, where pricing was stable except for copper, companies have now […]

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LightFair 2019. Controls are Here.

David Gordon Posted On May 29, 2019

Last week’s LightFair show in Philadelphia was a lighting and lighting control aficionado’s dream. Booths and booths of LED lighting and it seemed like 300 booths that had some sort of lighting control system. In talking with a number of […]