DistributED: The David White Exit Interview, Part 2
DistributED: The David White Exit Interview, Part 1
Business Blast: Being Everything To Everyone
The Rise of Automated Bidding Software
By Bridget McCrea They go by names like Trimble Accubid, BestBid, and TurboBid, and they all promise to do pretty much the same thing: streamline the bidding and estimating process…
What Has Amazon Been Up to Lately?
By Bridget McCrea Punch the words “commercial lighting” into the Amazon Business search tool (across all departments) and the first page of results turns up a 4-pack of outdoor lighting,…
Copper Throws in Its Two Cents Worth, Comes Up Short of $2
By Jim Williams March copper managed to finish up two cents at the closing bell on Tuesday, but even that somewhat modest gain wasn’t enough to break the $2 mark.…
The Distributor’s E-Commerce Crystal Ball
By Bridget McCrea The business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce momentum is building. E-tailing behemoths like Amazon Business are infringing on electrical distributors’ turf. Large distributors continue to hone and refine their e-commerce…
Marketing Momentum: The Best of the Best Marketing Competition
By Katrina Olson Last April, I judged the tED magazine Best of the Best Awards for the 9th consecutive year. I know we say this at the awards ceremony, but…
Harnessing the Power of E-Commerce
By Bridget McCrea With Forrester Research Inc., projecting business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce sales in the U.S. to hit $1.13 trillion by 2020 (up from $780 billion in 2015), and with e-tailing…
Jeff Bezos and His Competitive Edge
By Scott Costa, Publisher, tED magazine Now that college basketball season is in full swing, I can remind all of you that I am a huge Kansas Jayhawks fan. I…