3 New LinkedIn Features To Better Establish Your Company Presence
Are you using your company LinkedIn to its full potential? Here are three new features of company LinkedIn pages and how you can benefit from using them to increase engagement, communication, and marketing tactics for your products or services. 1. Followers Analytics: The improved feature gives company pages access to see who is following them, and […]
Stable Market? Too Soon to Tell
The fourth quarter of 2020 got off on the wrong foot with the announcement of President Trump’s positive COVID-19 test. This disruption, along with lingering economic factors, caused a drop in the market. But the good news: manufacturing continued its growth in September for its 5th consecutive month. This bump in the road is only […]
Promotional Products Prove to Have Impressive Staying Power
Ever wonder about the effect your company promotional items have over time with consumers? The Advertising Specialty Institute released this year’s Global Ad Impressions Study providing powerful figures supporting that promo items are the most high-impact, cost-effective advertising medium over all other print and media efforts. Results show more than half of consumers keep swag […]
Industrial Production on the Mend
According to the recent Federal Reserve report on U.S. manufacturing production, American industry sees continued growth in August for the fourth consecutive month. Capacity utilization for the industrial sector increased 0.3 percentage point in August over July, 7.3 percentage points above its low in April. Industry Today breaks down the Federal Reserve figures here– showing […]
Webinar Recording: Co-op By The Numb3rs
Here’s a recording of our recent webinar, hosted by Industrial Supply Magazine. Learn the ins-and-outs of maximizing your co-op marketing funds from Tim Rasmussen, founder of Rivet|MRO, a marketing services firm that focuses exclusively on independent industrial, electrical and building supply distributors. Rivet|MRO specializes in helping distributors identify and maximize co-op marketing funds through its […]
Sign Up For Industrial Supply Magazine’s Webinar: CO-OP BY THE NUMB3RS
Tomorrow, Wednesday Sep. 23 at 1p.m. CDT, join Rivet|MRO founder, Tim Rasmussen and fellow industry professionals in the Industrial Supply Magazine Webinar: CO-OP BY THE NUMB3RS. Find out how much co-op money your distributorship is leaving on the table–and then learn how to find more co-op dollars and the best practices for working with manufacturers […]
U.S. Manufacturing Growth Continues: ISM Purchasing Manager’s Index Hits 56.0%
According to a recent Industry Week article, the Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Manager’s Index rose to 56.% in August, an increase of 1.8 points over July. Trade picked up for the second consecutive month in August—backed by rising exports and an increase in backorders, suggesting resurgent demand.
Has COVID-19 Crisis Made E-commerce More Important Than Ever for Independent Industrial & Electrical Distributors
The COVID-19 pandemic has created many temporary changes to how we do business. But some will be more than temporary. As an independent distributor, you’re probably getting pretty good at managing your sales team remotely. But, eventually, they’ll come back, (We hope, anyway!) However, this crisis has also probably pointed toward some necessary long-term changes. […]
A Data Expert’s Industrial Production Perspective on the Mixed Sector Recovery
As the market continues on its rebound after hitting bottom last March, a number of economic indicators have been pointing to a deeper economic crisis. US GDP dropped 32.9% in the second quarter. Yet, many stocks are hitting all-time highs, and the S&P 500 is back to its pre-crisis level. The Thomas Manufacturing Index (TMX […]
Manufacturing Notches Third Consecutive Month of Growth
The July PMI registered 54.2 percent, up 1.6 percentage points from June. This indicates an expansion in the overall economy for the third month in a row after a contraction in April. The index reached its highest level of expansion since March 2019, when it registered 54.6 percent. Check out the report by clicking the […]
