At the recent NEMRA Annual Conference I was introduced to a potential service to the industry called mETaL that offers a cloud-based service that could “connect” disparate systems between reps and manufacturers. The goal is to improve communications and data […]
The addition of Republic Companies and Teche Electric makes it 9 distributor deals announced during Q1! At the NAED South Central we heard of two distributor deals. One related to CED acquiring the Rockwell APR (we’re calling this deal #7), […]
ChatGPT is all the rage lately. People are swarming to it, asking questions, conceiving new capabilities and then there is the “fear” of jobs that will be replaced, papers submitted for academic (and business) credit that are AI driven and […]
Orbit Industries recently announce the promotion of Aaron Salazar to the position of Regional Sales Manager. In this new role, he will be responsible for managing the sales territory of Bob Jones & Associates (AZ and S. NV), and the […]
Coburn Supply, a multi-industry distributor headquartered in Texas serving the electrical, plumbing, HVAC and waterwork segments in eastern Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee through over 60 locations recently announced its second acquisition of the year, this time in the […]
Field level sales management is one of the most challenging roles in the industry, and, in many cases, one of the least effective roles in distributors. Why you ask? Because the people who are placed in these roles typically are: […]
CED, one of the premier distributors in the electrical industry is seeking a Training Manager to support multiple states and profit centers. If you know CED, you know this is a unique opportunity to contribute to the success of local […]
NSI Industries announced that it is the first company to be NEC 230.46 Compliant, with a number of Polaris® UL listed connectors adhering to this new requirement. “Effective Jan. 1, 2023, NEC 230.46 requires wire connectors used for splicing or […]
Doesn’t time fly. This weekend we turned the clocks forward which means spring is right around the corner and Q1 is almost done! With the quarter almost up, and seemingly much of the conference season, it’s time for our first Pulse […]
Last week Graybar announced that their 2022 revenues exceeded $10 billion for the first time. And after the market growth of 20% annually for the past few years powered by COVID-driven supply chain issues, price increases and market dynamics and […]
David Gordon
Channel Marketing Group
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