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 is, from a business perspective, between caution (yellow) and “bad” (red). And it’s the color of Home Depot and many distributors may be seeing Home Depot trucks visiting their contractors in the … [Read more...] about Home Depot Orange Coming to Your Customer
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2018 Top 10 & End of Year Observations
As we close the year it’s time to look back and reflect a little as we get ready to turn the page to new and exciting endeavors to support clients. This past year ElectricalTrends has received almost 100,000 pageviews from you … thank you. Seventeen of the postings received over 1,000 views each. Our top 10 postings were: What’s up with Schneider, Legrand, Rexel and … [Read more...] about 2018 Top 10 & End of Year Observations
The Intelligent Building – A reality or just an IoT dream?
The last couple of years have seen a plethora of lighting innovations in a quest to \"control\" the ceiling and eventually a building, a network of buildings and then cities. This is the vision of smart cities ... interconnected devices that enable \"control\" of various electrical and mechanical systems. It starts with lighting controls and can then migrate to building … [Read more...] about The Intelligent Building – A reality or just an IoT dream?
Info to Help Your 2018 Planning
Occasionally we come across information that can assist your planning. Below is info regarding the MidAtlantic industrial market, the residential market and how to improve warehouse operations. Industrial Planning Information The Mid-Atlantic market region, which includes Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia, is preparing for $49.8 billion in … [Read more...] about Info to Help Your 2018 Planning
“Can you hear me now?” – Verizon
Many may remember the Verizon commercials titled \"Can you hear me now?\" And while the spokesperson may have moved to Sprint and is focusing on price, the lighting industry may now be hearing Verizon calling. And electrical and lighting distributors may be hearing from a new competitor ... a new channel. While Verizon is known as a telecom company, it is also well known to … [Read more...] about “Can you hear me now?” – Verizon
Ace is the Place For …
You may remember the iconic jingle of \"Ace is the place with the helpful hardware folks\" but did you know that Ace is the place for LED lighting? According to an article in the April issue of Hardware & Building Supply Dealer, according to Brian Wiborg, VP retail development and supply, Ace intends to use LED lighting as a \"a crowbar in into the B2B market\". They plan … [Read more...] about Ace is the Place For …
