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Somebody Might Be Trying to Give You an Order
By Bill Floyd
Earl Nightingale once said, "all the money you are ever going to have is in the hands of somebody else". In our business that somebody else is the customer. They share it with us when we serve them well. One of the ways we serve them is to listen to them. But more importantly, to HEAR them.
Did your wife ever tell you about the shopping trip she
took with her girl friends, or your five year old son
every bring home stories that go on and on and on? You
want to be a good husband and dad but you have your
limits. ...more
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New Profession is Recognized - ITS
By Peter Walsh, PE
Originally before the breakup of the phone sy stems
in the seventies, the large phone companies did most of
the telephone project work. As the breakup progressed,
electricians had the opportunity to install phone
systems. That was the beginning of such organizations as
BICSI, which focused on serving the telecommunications
industry.
As voice, data, and video became more common, BICSI
included these technologies into their coverage mandate. ...more
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Distributors:
Are You Pricing Instead of Selling?
By Doug Walo
Distributor inside and outside sales people are in a
quandary. They know how critical it is to price the
material needs of their contractor customers; but the
time spent is costly, especially if they don't get the
business.
Fortunately, there is a solution that streamlines this
process allowing customers to get fast, accurate
pricing; while freeing sales people to work on other
important customer needs. The solution is called the
NetPricer Service and this service is available from
ElectricSmarts.com. ...more
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Ethernet
Connections Replacing Ordinary Receptacles
By Peter Walsh, PE
Data cables are being used for more than data these
days. Who had thought that Ethernet cables would
supply power to connected devices? Now many Cat 3, and
all Cat 5, 5E, and 6 cables can provide power to devices
up to 13 watts. When the new IEEE 802.3af standards
committee finishes their revisions this year, higher
wattage devices can also be supplied. ...more
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Leviton's eXtreme™ 6+ System ...more
Appleton PCD2 Series is World's First NEMA 4X
Rated Hazardous Location Photocell ...more
Ideal's Split-Jaw™ Smart-Meter ...more
GE Expands LP Series UPS to 120 kVA ...more
Snake Tray® Announces Snake Hook™ ...more
Brady Corporation Introduces IdentiLab™
Laboratory Labeling Software ...more
Southwire's Compressed Stranding Gives Cable New
Look ...more
McGill Electrical's 7000 Series Industrial
Extension Lights: Rubber Handle Without Receptacle ...more
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