NEMRA has a history of reaching out to diverse members to solicit input to drive the association. Many, over the years, have served in leadership roles and many more have the opportunity throughout the year to have their voice heard […]
Last week’s NAED Western, held in Palm Desert, was described by one attendee as “stable.” While many felt it was “well-attended”, attendance approximated prior Western regional conferences. NAED Western Overview There were: 697 registered attendees, consisting of 31 service providers […]
While eCommerce, defined as orders placed via a website (online sales), for electrical distributors has been low according to the NAED PAR report, it should not be taken to mean that electrical contractors and industrial buyers are not seeking eSolutions. […]
ElectroRep, the NorCal division of Electris360, a Forward Solutions company, recently strengthened its sales leadership team with two manangement announcements: “Todd Landis will be stepping into a new leadership role within the ElectroRep team as Director – Vertical Markets. Todd […]
Zekelman, the top producer of electrical conduit and elbows, couplings, and nipples in North America, welcomes Kevin Heffernan as its new Senior Vice President, Electrical Sales. In this role, Heffernan will have full commercial responsibility for Zekelman’s expanding portfolio of […]
Last week there were a couple of significant personnel announcements from NSI and Atkore that could indicate upcoming strategic initiatives. NSI NSI, which underwent an ownership change in the fall, is positioning for accelerating growth in a consolidating market. The […]
In a potential sign of a planned succession, Patrick Knight was appointed President of IDEA according to an industry press release. David Oldfather, who had been president and CEO, is now listed, according to the press release, as CEO (and […]
2024 was a challenging year for the lighting industry. Continuing from the Q3 Pulse of Lighting report, feedback from our Pulse of Lighting respondents consistently revealed a stagnant (and nominally declining) market, which unfortunately continued into Q4. But there is […]
Last September NEMRA released its “Manufacturer of the Future Report” as a follow-up to its 2020 report on “The Rep of the Future.” As always, they are extremely well done and include a significant amount of time interviewing many key […]
As 2024 comes to a close, I wanted to thank you for your support, interest, input, and most importantly, friendship over the years. This year has been another busy year. Aside from our consulting work on behalf of manufacturers, manufacturer […]
David Gordon
Channel Marketing Group
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