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    Insights, observations and opinions on life in the electrical industry.

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    Speaking Out: The Shrinking Electrical Landscape for Reps

    March 6, 2017
    Please Note: As is always the case in our Speaking Out columns, the opinions expressed are the author's alone and do not reflect the opinion of NEMRA or any other organization...
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    Speaking Out: The Value of Distribution

    Feb. 3, 2017
    When thinking through your channels to market, spend some time on both their form and function.
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    Speaking Out: 8 Basics of Long-Term Business Success

    Jan. 19, 2017
    EPCO’s Jack Schuster offers some advice on why staying close to customers and employees is the foundation for your future success.
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    New web-enabled industrial software is forever changing factories.

    Manufacturers Dig Deep into Industrial Software

    Dec. 9, 2016
    Top News Stories of 2016 A mix of M&As, new web-based technologies and economic trends made headlines in 2016.
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    Speaking Out: 12 Tips for Reinventing Your Lighting Business

    Sept. 30, 2016
    The author’s common-sense take on how traditional lighting distributors need to evolve to survive in today’s lighting market is short, sweet and real world.

    Times & Trends: The New Normal

    March 1, 2016
    This business era may not ever be fondly remembered as the Good Old Days, but the next few years should be very interesting.

    Speaking Out: 16 Distribution Industry Trends for 2016

    March 1, 2016
    Here’s what electrical distributors and electrical manufacturers should consider to increase sales and ensure profitability in 2016.
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    Will Copper History Repeat Itself in 2016?

    Feb. 17, 2016
    Today’s wild gyrations in copper pricing are nothing new to the metals market. The industry survived an even wilder ride in the 1980s.
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    Times & Trends: Don’t Mind the Noise

    Feb. 10, 2016
    A bunch of politicians screaming like over-caffeinated banshees about the demise of the world as we know it and the stock market’s slide obscure the facts that most of the U.S...