DistributED: The David White Exit Interview, Part 2
DistributED: The David White Exit Interview, Part 1
Business Blast: Being Everything To Everyone
Social media: Getting ‘LinkedIn’ with customers, companies
By John Lorince Can social media—Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, among others—be an asset to electrical distributors? Many of you are skeptical, perhaps thinking, “Twitter? Half the comments are about how long…
Vote in our Facebook poll!
We want to know…Which smartphone operating system do you currently use? Vote in the Facebook poll! According to the results of NAED’s recent Technology Benchmarking Survey, an overwhelming 46% of…
There’s an app for that
By Bridget McCrea Ever since the App Store debuted in 2008 there’s been a rush to produce user-friendly, useful mobile applications for the masses. And while Angry Birds (for the…
Keys to leadership: Purpose, faith and trust
By David Oldfather, Affiliated Distributors I recently had the pleasure of giving a presentation to http://bit.ly/HRQvIC”>The Reynolds Company’s leadership team, and one of the topics I was asked to address…
A walk through Cleveland’s Electro Expo 2012
By Afton Spriggs I’ve never been to an electrical trade show, so to make the most out of my first experience, I teamed up with Dan Nitowsky, vice president of…
Tracking the re-shoring trend
By Bridget McCrea Re-shoring initiatives are in full force and aren’t expected to let up anytime soon, according to a new report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In U.S. Manufacturing…
Note to manufacturers: Please step up to the plate!
By Bridget McCrea Being the middleman ain’t always easy, particularly in a sluggish economy where customers want everything yesterday and for the cheapest possible price. Add to the scenario a…