Last week I attended the NAED Western which was held at the Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix. I hadn’t attended the Western in awhile so it was good to see a number of old friends on the distributor side as […]
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Prior to the NAED Eastern in November and the upcoming NAED Western (next week), we’ve been surveying distributors and manufacturers on their 2014 sales outlook, what strategies are important to their growth and what product categories and/or applications will drive […]
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Yes, it seems strange and you’re saying “Google doesn’t make or sell any electrical products”. And while you are currently correct, their latest acquisition takes them into a product category that electrical distributors do sell (and which also then technically […]
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14 thoughts for 2014
Okay, so you’ve seen lots of “predictions” or “trends” by every publication for 2014. So, not to be left out, we thought our first post of the year should share some thoughts / ideas that are industry specific for 2014. […]
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The Year in Review and Your Input is Requested … Happy New Year
As we get ready to close the page on another successful year, we wanted to thank you for your readership and support. Over the past year we’ve: posted 69 thoughts, observations and insights which we hope were beneficial to you […]
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Prior to the NAED Eastern, Channel Marketing Group surveyed conference registrants (manufacturers and distributors) about their 2014 market outlook. While the results are not scientific, they are indicative. Over 50 people responded (about 10% of registrants). Of the 60 or […]
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A Brick Branch or an eBranch – Let the Arms Race Begin
As we mentioned Monday, a number of distributors, and some manufacturers, discussed e-marketing and more importantly e-commerce (commerce enabled websites) at the recent NAED Eastern Conference. It appears that the impetus for this has been the continued growth, and competitiveness, […]
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Just before Thanksgiving we attended the NAED Eastern which was held in Orlando. Approximately 560 individuals registered for the conference. According to the registration list, only 62 distributors were listed and this included elements of some companies being listed multiple […]
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For months ElectricalTrends has raised a red flag about the long term viability of Epicor’s products as many clients and friends have struggled to complete installs and gain or continue support. Recently Pemeco Consulting’s Jonathan Gross ( click his name […]
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Last week there were industry reports of a couple of acquisitions and some branch openings (and there were probably more that weren’t reported). Consider … CED purchased Davis Wholesale in Hollywood, CA Steiner Electric purchase State Electrical in Wisconsin Graybar […]
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