Recently I saw information promoted by a company called Mydatafactory as I saw their advertorial targeting the industrial distribution industry. It intrigued me as it spoke to how industrially-oriented companies could compete more effectively versus the large distributors. Essentially, this […]
The chart says it all. 80% of the customers who transact with you throughout the year are unassigned accounts. In a market where demand is softening from your core customers, could there be opportunities with others … and “others” also […]
When lighting companies show up at AHR to exhibit and talk about lighting controls, as well as hold educational sessions / press briefings, you know the lighting market is changing. This is what Acuity / QSC and Delta Intelligent Building […]
For those who know Spencer Bolgard, who most recently was President & CEO of MaxLite and previously was notably known for his tenure at AD and Cooper Industries, he was recently named the CEO of Charge Enterprises. Charge Enterprises is […]
While the residential market represents a relatively small segment of the overall electrical market, especially for electrical distributors, it is important for some. Further, when a “development” goes into an area there is a spurt of commercial construction activity. The […]
Business seemingly is running faster than ever and for much of your staff, this year may have been a grind. Consider: Increasing customer expectations Your expectations have increased Technology implementations, “digital transformation” (aka digital anxiety), AI Hearing about layoffs Concerns […]
A recent article by David suggesting that contractor-oriented distributors identify the “dual trade contractors” that they serve as a potential growth strategy and attending last week’s Electric Expo, put on by the Electrical Association of Philadelphia, that had about 2000 […]
While many distributors claim to be the customer because they send the money to the manufacturer, and in some cases make the brand decision of what is sold to “the customer”, logic says that the customer is the individual who […]
Distributor consolidation continues and may be ramping up to close the year strong with three more electrical distributors announcing deals. In the past week there were three deals announced. Sonepar (Viking) acquires Sunrise Electric The largest was Sonepar’s Viking Electric […]
The industrial segment of the electrical distribution market is undergoing change due to a number of market dynamics including reshoring / near shoring, the impact of climate technologies / EV, manufacturer employment challenges, the need for improved productivity / capacity coupled […]
