Twenty-five years ago, I was the Chairman for the Thomas & Betts Rep Advisory Board. This was back in the days when, rep input was solicited, and perhaps valued more. We were charged with assisting in the development of a […]
ChatGPT was launched November 30, 2022, but went “mainstream” in Q1 2023 when Microsoft made a significant investment into OpenAI. Since then either “AI is going to take over”, “many will lose their jobs”, “it’s a great tool to use” […]
Leviton’s business has grown significantly over the years. So much so that the company’s leadership decided it needed to appoint individuals to be responsible for the two unique sides of its business – the Electrical group and its Network Solutions […]
The data center market, as many know, continues to boom. According to recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, almost 33% of the new construction office spend in May was by data centers! There are data center industry reports […]
According to the latest NAED PAR report, electrical distributors generate 5.2% of their sales via their websites (the median is 2.2%). The data is from about 100 companies, and most would say this is overstated. The report shares that distributors […]
Last week the electrical industry lost an industry legend. Bob Snyder, who many may remember from Carol Cable and others will remember from Equity or Equity / EDN, passed away in his sleep on Thursday evening according to an industry […]
Last week was Q2 earnings week for distributors and many manufacturers. Rather than report on them individually, let’s look at them as a group to identify trends. First up are the three electrical distributors that publicly share results – Graybar, […]
Back in May it was reported that nVent was soliciting bids for its Thermal management division. News releases shared that the division’s 2023 revenues were $595 million and that it’s EBITDA was approximately $150 million, for a 25% EBITDA margin. […]
In a move that shocked most in the industry, Prysmian announced its new independent manufacturer electrical sales rep network and all of them are new … the Encore sales organization! As everyone recalls, Prysmian surprised the industry with an announcement […]
Perhaps you remember the playing card game called 52 Pickup (and if you don’t, here’s a link to remind you.) With lighting agents having a minimum of 52 lines, it seems like they are updating their linecard regularly. And sometimes […]
