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The Women of G & G

David Gordon Posted On November 4, 2015

Yes, that’s the women in leadership roles at GE and Graybar. GE Energy Management announced that Stephanie Mains is the new CEO of GE Industrial Solutions replacing Bob Gilligan who recently retired. For those who are GE Industrial distributors they’ll […]

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How Influential Are Dealers (Contractors) When Pros Select Products?

David Gordon Posted On October 27, 2015

The question of what influence a distributor has on their customers is often debated. What percentage of the time do customers know what they want (and hence the distributor acts as an “order taker” or fulfillment source) and what percentage […]

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Pentair (Hoffman and Erico) Q3 Lesson

David Gordon Posted On October 27, 2015

Next up on our Quarterly review series is Pentair whom in the electrical industry is best known as Hoffman and now Erico. Two companies with strong brand cache in the industry and with end-users. In the late spring Pentair was […]

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WESCO Reports Q3 Performance.

David Gordon Posted On October 22, 2015

Earning season continues and with it an opportunity for distributors and manufacturers to benchmark their performance. We’ve shared some already and will have more in the next few days but, next up, is one that is anticipated by many … […]

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Acuity Rides the LED Sales Express

David Gordon Posted On October 18, 2015

Recently Acuity announced it’s Q4 results (they are on a fiscal year) and, as expected, the LED conversion continued to power performance. Highlights from their earnings report included: Net sales increased almost 14% for quarter and year. Net sales volume […]

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Grainger Confirms Industrial Market

David Gordon Posted On October 18, 2015

It’s earning season and with it the comes the opportunity to see how manufacturers and a few distributors are doing … or, in many cases, to confirm what many may already know … that the electrical industry, for many, has […]

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AD’s 2015 Electrical Division Meeting Update

David Gordon Posted On October 11, 2015

Earlier this month I attended the AD Electrical Supply Division (ESD) National Annual Meeting (NAM) held at the Gaylord Texan in Dallas. The theme was Together, We Win, a continuation of their recent branding strategy. The meeting attracted about 1,000 […]

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Sales Making Excuses?

David Gordon Posted On September 22, 2015

Your salespeople are great, right? After all, they are YOUR salespeople. When the economy is going great (you remember when!!), everyone hit their sales goals or achieved ever higher levels. When it muddles along and goals are not achieved, excuses […]

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Patchwork Economy Resulting in Layoffs & Branch Closings

David Gordon Posted On September 14, 2015

Over the past few weeks Allen and I have spoken to a number of distributors and manufacturers and are receiving a range of input. During our discussions we gain a sense of what is occurring within markets. All of our […]

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Extending Automated Inventory Management

David Gordon Posted On September 7, 2015

As we’ve talked to distributors over the summer a recurring theme has been the need to improve inventory management. Part of the reason is that the frequency of new products has increased, another issue is the stocking of LED products […]