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The color orange signifies joy, happiness and creativity, however, it is also representative of fire and, given that the color is between yellow and red on the color spectrum it …
The color orange signifies joy, happiness and creativity, however, it is also representative of fire and, given that the color is between yellow and red on the color spectrum it …
Yes, we’ve all seen it and most of us have done it…multi-tasking by listening and texting, reading and texting, sending a quick text to touch base or share a piece …
The industrial MRO market appears to have slowed its rate of growth as evidenced by Grainger’s 2019 first quarter report. While Grainger is much more than electrical products, products commonly …
Slow Growth in Industrial MRO … Grainger Reports Read More »
Recently I participated in a networking group that included a number of MRO buyers. The subject was trends in the MRO space. Granted many of the attendees were larger MRO …
Lately I’ve been thinking about “value”. Not necessarily from a financial / pricing / cost viewpoint but from a “what does your customer value THE MOST from you?” You may …
Conventional wisdom is that Amazon Business is not good for MRO and construction distributors.They are a technological behemoth that knows nothing about “our space” and are only successful because they …
Distributors. Has Amazon Business Been Good for You? Read More »
Amazon Business is talked about regularly within distribution industries in general and especially in the MRO space. Barely a meeting goes by with a manufacturer where the topic of \”what …
Protecting Price and the Channel in an Online Marketplace World (Amazon) Read More »
Much has been discussed about employee retention as well as recruitment. While some elements of both are truly in the hands of the employee / candidate and companies cannot impact, …
According to a recent study conducted by Channel Marketing Group titled \”State of eCommerce, Electrical Contractor & End-User Insights\”, electrical buyers are accelerating their usage of online tools for product …
State of eCommerce According to Electrical Contractors & Buyers Read More »
Breaking through the communications clutter that we all receive daily is a huge challenge. Whether it be trying to reach out to prospects, sharing information with existing customers (and think …