2026 Best of the Best Winners: Public Relations—Corporate
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Manufacturers Going Direct: What Do Contractors Really Think?
By Bridget McCrea Electrical contractors discuss the issue of lighting manufacturers “going direct” and the ongoing value that electrical distributors bring to the table. Like it or not, many lighting…
Finding Opportunity in Small Growth Pockets
By Bridget McCrea Five ways electrical distributors can ferret out new or previously overlooked market opportunities in 2016. In his 2016 outlook call, Wesco’s CEO John Engel shared his insights…
NAED Plans Special Reunion For 30 Under 35 Winners
By Scott Costa, Publisher, tED magazine/tedmag.com Here is the situation I always dread. You send a person or a group of people to a conference. When they come back, you ask…
No Rise In Interest Rates Raises Interest In Copper
By Jim Williams Last week’s Federal Reserve decision to not raise rates shot the price of copper to a 20-week high on Monday. The price leveled out on Tuesday thanks…
Working Short Staffed – Attracting and Keeping Younger Talent
By Bridget McCrea A series of articles that explores the current labor environment and how electrical distributors are dealing with—and in some cases, suffering from—a dearth of skilled and available…
Marketing Momentum: Have You Considered Insourcing Your Mar [...]
By Katrina Olson If you’re like most companies, your marketing department is probably stretched pretty thin. Your team is talented and hardworking—but they can only do so much. And you…
Dispelling the 30 Under 35 Myth
By Scott Costa, Publisher, tED magazine/tedmag.com Since Opening Day for baseball season is coming up in just a few weeks, I use batting averages to make my point on…