Market Planning Guide

Electrical Wholesaling's annual Market Planning Guide is an exclusive survey to help with forecasting electrical product sales potential for the year ahead.

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2023 Market Planning Guide

Nov. 22, 2022
Bullish and bearish economic cross currents will complicate the 2023 forecasting process. This article provides the data you will need to develop a realistic market plan for next...
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Measuring Your Metros

July 31, 2019
Today’s hottest electrical markets all have one thing in common – they score high when you rank them by the economic indicators profiled in this article.
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2019 Market Planning Guide

Nov. 8, 2018
The economic indicators are pointing toward one more year of good-but-not great growth in 2019. 2020 may be the start of a different story.
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It’s Market Planning Time: Look Ahead to 2019

July 31, 2018
This article will help you get a jump on your 2019 market planning.
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The New Normal

Nov. 9, 2017
Electrical distributors, manufacturers and independent reps will need to learn how to maintain profitability in what will be a low-growth environment over the next few years. ...

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2017 Market Planning Guide

Nov. 14, 2016
The electrical industry is at yet another interesting economic flashpoint. Growth over the past three or four years has been around 3% to 4%, which is at the low end of the historical...
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2017 Electrical Outlook by Region

Nov. 10, 2016
Providing distribution professionals with news, information, analysis and education on technology, market processes, techniques and operations.
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2017 Market Planning Guide

Nov. 9, 2016
EW’s readers expect slow growth next year, but if things go the way some construction economists think in the residential and institutional markets, 2017 could be better than ...
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Managing Your Resources in Uneven Markets

Nov. 8, 2016
The electrical distributor’s marketplace has seen a sluggish year, particularly in industrial sectors, but the view ahead does reveal some opportunities.