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Instant Message: Q&A with Sonepar’s Marie-Christ [...]

For this month’s edition of our “Instant Message” profile series, tedmag.com takes you all the way to France, for industry insight and perspective from Sonepar Chairman and CEO Marie-Christine Coisne-Roquette.…

Don’t dismiss Twitter

By John Lorince Twitter may be the most challenging of the social media but it’s also a potentially rewarding one for electrical distributors. When you first get on Twitter, don’t…

Consolidation trends: What does Eaton’s purchase of C [...]

By Bridget McCrea Last week’s announcement that industrial manufacturing firm Eaton Corporation would buy Cooper Industries Plc, for $11.8 billion made some distributors wonder what attracted the former auto parts…

Lightfair recap: What shined the most and where do we go fr [...]

By Brian Owen A few years ago at Lightfair I was asked, “Where are the big guys?” We saw the leaner and new “young” LED technology companies coming onto the…

Spotlighting the successes at Lightfair: Who won what

By Brian Owen Welcome to the last day of the trade show day at Lightfair 2012 and the daily recap from tedmag.com. With the early start on the floor at…

Lessons learned at Lightfair: It’s more than LEDs

By Misty Byers, Editor, tED magazine Okay, LEDs are a big part of Lightfair…really big. And that’s because there is little doubt that LEDs are the future. Manufacturers are focusing…

Lessons learned at Lighfair: What contractors want

By Misty Byers, Editor, tED magazine Lightfair is bigger than ever—at least it appears that way. According to lightfair.com, the 2012 show features more than 500 exhibitors situated on more…

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