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Beyond Your Business Reach?

David Gordon Posted On January 5, 2015

Good Business Year, But???? Beyond my reach you say? I’ve (We’ve) had a very good year. I’m not bragging mind you, but my company has had a good year except maybe with LED’s. What do you mean “Beyond Your Reach?” […]

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10 Issues that May Be Keeping You Up at Night

David Gordon Posted On December 18, 2014

This posting is adapted from a recent article in Channel Marketing Group‘s newsletter. The thoughts in italics are added commentary. “As we close out the year we thought we’d share observations from conversations we’ve had with manufacturers and distributors recently. […]

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Manufacturer and Distributor Promotional Ideas

David Gordon Posted On December 15, 2014

As the year begins to wind down, many in marketing departments are giving consideration to promotional / marketing ideas for 2015. To help provide some fodder for idea generation, we thought we’d share some promotions / marketing items that have […]

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CSI study can lead to process improvement (hub delivery)

David Gordon Posted On December 3, 2014

The other day I was writing a customer satisfaction report we had just conducted for a client. The report asks customers what is important to them and how the client performs on each of the attributes. It covers all aspects of […]

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2015 Electrical Industry Projections

David Gordon Posted On December 1, 2014

Last week Electrical Wholesaling released it’s 2015 Market Planning Guide. This annual edition (November issue) is typically eagerly awaited for by many as it becomes a foundation for developing, or validating, 2015 objectives. Additionally, this issue contains important customer revenue […]

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IDEA Appoints New Leadership … Strongest Yet?

David Gordon Posted On November 25, 2014

IDEA made a leadership move this week and potentially gave the electrical industry a reason to be thankful this Thanksgiving week. The organization, essentially a joint venture between NEMA and NAED, announced an executive leadership team that combines the experience […]

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Border States and Reynolds – Customer Service, Omni-Channel or Reacting to Amazon Supply

David Gordon Posted On November 23, 2014

Earlier this month both Border States and Reynolds Electric launched new online sites with robust eCommerce systems. While neither is currently a national distributor, their size, financial resources, access to capital (financial and human) and, in the size of Border States […]

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NAED 2015 Eastern Observations … 3 Days in Marco Island

David Gordon Posted On November 18, 2014

Last week Stan and I attended the NAED Eastern in Marco Island. While NAED likes to go to nice places, and the Marriott has a very good lobby area for meetings, looking out the window at crystal blue skies and […]

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Is Amazon Supply ready for Contractors?

David Gordon Posted On November 2, 2014

In the October issue of Electrical Wholesaling magazine we asked the question of whether Amazon Supply could compete with traditional distributors by using the traditional distributors inventory as a source of supply for MRO type of sales. Some have asked if […]