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SPECIAL PRE-CONFERENCE ISSUE
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Table of Contents
President’s Message, by Blake Hunt, LC 4 Member News 6 2013 NAILD Conference 10 NAILD PAR Study 14 Turning Buyers into Investors By Jason Bader, Principal 16 Case Studies 18 13 Ways to Build your “Expert’ Brand for FREE! By Tim McMahon, Jr. 21 New Product Updates 22 Industry Updates 26 Calendar of Events / Educational Training Opportunities 26
Advertisers Index 25 Classic Lamp Posts, LLC
Back Cover EiKO Limited
19 FX Luminaire
Inside Back Cover Halco Lighting Technologies
17 Keystone Technologies LLC
5 Leviton Manufacturing, Inc.
15 Leviton Manufacturing, Inc.
12 Maxlite
23 Philips Lighting Electronics
13 Topaz Lighting Corp.
21 Universal Lighting Technologies
Inside Front Cover USHIO America, Inc.
For General (and/or conference) information contact:
LindaDaniel,NAILDAdministratorNAILD
2207ElmwoodAvenue,SuiteBBuffalo,NewYork14216-1009
(716)875-3670•(716)875-0734faxlmd@naild.org•www.naild.org
For Today’s Lighting Distributor information (article submissions, advertising, etc.) contact:
CathyHeldt,CRMA,Inc.(NAILDConferencePlanning&PublishingHeadquarters)
19745KeystoneRoad,Garnavillo,Iowa52049(515)250-9221•cathyheldt@gmail.com
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Before I begin: This year the conference begins on March 17th (St. Patrick’s Day) and continues through the 20th. Our original contracted dates were in April but Lightfair changed their dates and dropped them right on top of our April schedule. With almost all of our Vendor mem-bers and a large number of our Distributor members going to Lightfair it was prudent for NAILD to re-arrange our dates. The only available block of time at our contracted facil-ity was in March, which also happens to be Major League Baseball spring training. This event is HUGE for the entire Phoenix area. While we have our original room block at the Scottsdale Hilton Resort & Villas, the rooms outside our block will book up quickly. Thus I would encourage each of you to register for the conference and book your hotel reservations NOW (www.naild.org). There are also 2 bed-room villas on the property that may fit your needs. NAILD prefers smaller more intimate hotels for our conferences and at the Scottsdale Hilton Resort & Villas we will be the largest group in house.
Where are we and what’s next?It is mid-November and soon we will cel-ebrate Thanksgiving and shortly after, theChristmasHoliday.Mostofusareplanningthecloseofthecalendaryearandpreparingfor2013.Nowistheperfecttimetogetyourmembershipduesrenewed,conferenceregis-tration&hotel reservationscompletedandblockingMarch17-20thfortheconference–whichisonlyfourshortmonthsaway.
AsIbeginsettingmyprioritiesfor2013,ImakesurethattheNAILDConferenceisontopof the list.Everyonewhohasattendedtheseconferencesknowsthevalueofattend-ing;education,technologyandnetworkingopportunitiesframethisevent.Thisyearwehave some great presenters/speakers. Shan-nonMarieCarrhasputatonofworkintothis conference and has put great thoughtandcare into the selectionof speakersandtopics.Thereisanewformataswell.Theseareallchangesbasedonthefeedbackfromallofourmembersatlastyear’sconferenceandsurveynotes.Ifyouhaveneverattend-edaconferenceor if ithasbeenawhile,Isuggestyouattendthisone.WhilethereisgreatbenefitinbeingamemberofNAILD,youneedtoattendtheannualconferencetoget themost value available.Onememberwhohadnotattendedaconferenceinyearstoldmehehadforgottenhowmuchhegetsfromattending.Hesaidhewishedhehadn’tmissed so many years. Get the most fromyoumembershipandregister.Youcanaccessall information at www.naild.org . Okay,enoughsaidabouttheconferenceandreg-istering.Yougetit!
Several people sat for the LC exam thismonth (November). I wish you all goodluck.Idon’tknowmanypeoplewho,inpre-viousyears,lefttheexamfeelingtheyhadn’tdonewell,butyettheypassed.IwouldbetyoualldidwellandIlookforwardtocon-gratulating you in March. Please drop theNAILDofficeanoteafteryougetyourpass-inggradesowecanrecognizeyouforyourachievement.
Iwanttotakeamomenttowisheachandeveryoneofyou,yourfamiliesandcompa-niesaGreatThanksgiving,aMerryChrist-masandHappyHanukkah.Iwishyousafetravels,goodhealthandaprosperousNewYear.IlookforwardtoseeingyouinMarch.
President’s MessageToday’s Lighting Distributor
Winter 2012Volume 20, No. 4
Managing Editor Cathy Heldt
TODAY’S LIGHTING DISTRIBUTOR is published 4 times a year for eligible members of the NAILD.
PublisherCRMA, Inc.,
19745 Keystone Road, Garnavillo, Iowa 52049(515) 250-9221 • cathyheldt@gmail.com
Members Please include your label when
submitting address changes.
PostmasterSend address changes to
NAILD, 2207 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14216
716.875.3670 voice • 716.875.0734 fax www.naild.org (web site).
NAILDExecutive Committee
Blake Hunt, LC, PresidentIlluminatingTechnologies,Inc.
Greensboro,NC
Shannon Carr, President-ElectPacificLamp&SupplyCo.
Seattle,WA
Kevin Eagan, Secretary/TreasurerNorthwestLightingSystemsCo.
CoonRapids,MN
Pete Gray, LC, Immediate Past PresidentC.N.RobinsonLightingSupply
Baltimore,MD
Board of DirectorsMichael Colligan
AtlasLighting&SalesLTD.–Toronto,ONCanada
Greg EhrichPremierLighting,Inc.–St.Paul,MN
Bill JacobsAllowayCommercialLighting–Boise,ID
Rebecca PhillipsProfessionalLighting&Supply,Inc.–Greensboro,NC
Past President Council RepresentativeGreg Nefouse
A-MElectricCo.,Inc.–Louisville,KY
Vendor Member RepresentativesWilliam Goettsche
UniversalLightingTechnologies–Nashville,TN
David WalkerHowardIndustries,Inc.–Laurel,MS
Blake Hunt, LCNAILD President 2012-2013
Blake Hunt, LCNAILD President 2012-2013
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NEW VENDOR MEMBERSGE LightingThomasScherzer,GMDistributionE-mail:thomas.scherzer@ge.com630.269.0033877.271.6217faxJeanetteStrainic,Manager–Programs&StrategicInitiativesE-mail:Jeanette.strainic@ge.com216.266.38351975NobleRoadNelaPark–Building331Cleveland,OH44112www.gelighting.comLamps, Ballasts, Fixtures
Topaz Lighting Corp TimGomes,President&CEOE-mail:sales@topaz-usa.com925WaverlyDriveHoltsville,NY11742800.666.2852631.758.8026faxCarolAronson,VPSales&MarketingE-mail:carol.aronson@topaz-usa.com225ParksideDriveSanFernando,CA91340818.838.3123818.838.7273faxwww.topaz-usa.comLamps & Recessed Downlighting
NEW DISTRIBUTOR MEMBERSElectrical Engineering & Equipment Co. (dba 3E) JeffStroud,President–CEOJohnATemple,DirectorofCorp.LightingTechnologyE-mail:john.temple@3e-co.com95373rdStreetWindsorHeights,IA50324515.273.0100515.273.0108faxwww.3e-co.com
Electrical Engineering & Equipment CO (dba 3E) (branch)MikeArcher,CommercialLightingSpecialistE-mail:mike.archer@3e-co.comDaveLichtenauer,BranchManagerE-mail:dave.lichtenauer@3e-co.com1006North20thStreetOmaha,NE68102402.342.3050402.342.6874fax
Midwest Lighting Products Inc. SueFraney,CEOE-mail:midwestlighting-sue@juno.comP.O.Box5581073193rdAvenueNorthOsseo,MN55369763.424.9411763.424.8720faxwww.midwestltg.com
Member News
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Today’s Lighting Distributor (TLD) UpdateThe Today’s Lighting Distributor (TLD) will run 2 issues as electronic and 2 issues as printed during 2013. The pre- and post-conference issue will likely stay as printed issues. For more information, please contact Cathy Heldt at cathyheldt@gmail.com or call 515.250.9221. NAILD: Education – Networking – Technology . . . for Lighting Professionals.
Welcome – NAILD New MemberTopaz Lighting
TopazLightingCorporationisaleadingmanufacturer,distributorandexporterofqualitylamps,electricalfit-tings and downlighting products. In business since1985,Topaz employs over 150professionals and sup-port staff, and operates out of 14 warehouses aroundthecountry.CorporateofficesarelocatedinNewYork,CaliforniaandFlorida.
Withover500,000squarefeetofspacenationally,weprideourselves inmaintaining an extensive inventoryvirtuallyguaranteeingwewillalwayshavetheproductsneededbyourcustomersinstock.Topaziswellknownfor the depth and breadth of our inventory, and ourcommitmentthatwecanfillover99%oftheorderswereceivefromexistinginventory.
Thecornerstoneofourbusinessiscustomerservice.AtTopaz,our“FriendlyService”isrenownedanduniqueintheindustry.Employingbothinsideandoutsidesalesreps,aswellasanationwidenetworkofRepAgencies,Topazhashadconsistentsalesgrowththroughoutthehistoryof the company.Customers are located acrosstheUSandaroundtheworld.
For more information about Topaz Lighting, please visit www.topaz-usa.com.
We are pleased to announce and congratulate Kevin Eagan of Northwest Lighting Systems Co. for moving up to the NAILD Executive Committee, effective immediately. He will serve as the 2012/2013 Secretary/Treasurer as well as Chair the Business Development committee.
Member News
Congratulations!ThefollowingparticipantshavecompletedtheNAILDLightingSpecialistIOn-lineCourse-wareaswellastheHands-onrequirement.EnvirobriteHannahZukHalco Lighting Technologies NardaFinleyJenniferJonesChristianLafonHite Company (Corporate)MatthewMillerTimMillerLeVeck Lighting Products, Inc.JeniEddings
Lighting Supply Co.AmberAndingDarcelAnglinBrianGloweSherylLeSieurAudreySeguinCraigStacheckiNEDCO SupplyBrandonPeakPacific Lamp & Supply Co.AlisonWilsonParrish-Hare Electrical SupplyGayleKellerProfessional Lighting & Supply, Inc.SidneyPhillipsStoneway Electric SupplyJamesKellyWarshauer Electric Supply Co.LucyFlores
EachgraduatereceivestheirNAILDLightingSpecialist I certificate andpin.They are in-vitedtouseNAILDLSIappellationontheirbusinesscards.
MaxLite Hires Talented College Grads, Investing in Future and Creating Jobs
BasedonthegrowthoftheLEDmarketandMaxLite’ssuccessinintegratingthistechnologyintoitsenergysavingMaxLED®lineofaward-winningLEDlampsandlightingfixtures,thecompanyhiredfiverecentcollegegraduates.WhileMaxLitehasrecruitedtheindustry’stopmanagementandsalesprofessionalsduringthepasttwoyears,ithasalsobeeninvestinginyoungexecutivetalentwithoutstandingpotential,aswell.
The new analysts include Amherst CollegegraduatesSophieGalleherwhospecializedin
InternationalLawandIntellectualProperties,and Ben Scheetz who studied Physics; andAaron Cevallos, a Princeton graduate whomajoredinEcologyandEvolutionaryBiologywith an Environmental Science Certificate.Thethreenewanalystsare responsible forabroad range of duties, and will communi-catewithvariousdepartmentscompanywide.Theywillworkonavarietyofprojectsinclud-ing: conducting market research; research-ing utility rebate program opportunities;implementing consumer studies;developingnew product concepts; identifying businessgrowthsegments;andcreatingcorporatepre-sentationsandonlineprograms.
Joining MaxLite as part of its intern pro-gram,PeterHarbandTonyIssasecuredfulltimepositionsupongraduation fromNewJersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) andRutgers University respectively. Mr. HarbnowservesasaQualityAssuranceEngineer,workingwiththeengineeringteamtodevel-opandtestnewproductsbasedoncustomerneedandfeedback.Mr.Issaisinvolvedwithspecial projects aswell as exports, utilizinghisabilitytospeakmultiplelanguages.
MaxLite is currently creating new job op-portunities and recruiting college studentsandrecentgraduatesforotherpositions.
Halco Lighting Technologies® Announces New Hire
HalcoLightingTechnol-ogiesrecentlyannouncedthehireofLauritzKoua-dio to the position ofProduct Analyst. Koua-dio will be reporting toKristoff Byrd, ProductManager. As a ProductAnalyst, shewill be aid-
inginHalco’sproductdevelopmentthroughindustry reporting, competitive analysis andmarketresearch.
PriortojoiningHalco,Kouadioworkedinthe accounting industry for two years andalsoservedasanequityresearchanalystin-tern.ShegraduatedfromtheRobinsonCol-legeofBusinessatGeorgiaStateUniversitywithaBachelorofBusinessAdministrationinFinance.
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Pictured from left to right are Ben Scheetz, Aaron Cevallos, Tony Issa, Peter Harb and Sophie Galleher.
(left to right) Debbie Baker, Geralee Stotterback
(left to right) Vic Paternosh, Michelle Patsy, Justin Clayton
(left to right) Matthew Miller, Cathy Hollinghead, Nicole Duffy, Tim Miller
Recent LS I grads from the Hite Company
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Member News
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Halco Lighting Technologies® Hires Director of Business DevelopmentHalco Lighting Technologies® welcomes Jerry Kalb tothepositionofDirectorofBusinessDevelopment.Kalbbringsmorethanthirtyyearsofknowledgeinthelight-ingindustrytotheHalcoteam.Hisexperienceincludessales management and product development roles withGELighting,AcuityBrandsLightingandEYELighting.Most recently,he servedas theNationalSalesManagerforToshibaLEDLightingSystemsDivision.KalbholdsanMBAfromtheUniversityofIllinoisinChampaign,ILandisaLightingCertifiedprofessional.
Inthisnewposition,KalbwillassistinthedevelopmentofkeyclientrelationshipsandpromoteHalco’sproductstonewchannelsandmarkets.
EiKO Announces New President Rick LairdEiKOLtd., aKansasCitybasedmanufacturer anddis-tributor, is pleased to announce Rick Laird as the newPresidentofEiKONorthAmerica.
Laird brings a tremendous amount of knowledge andexperiencetothisnewrole,havingbeeninthe lightingindustryforthepast22years.Lairdhasapassionforsee-ingwhatcustomersneedintheindustryandhistravelstoEiKO’sglobalofficesenablehimtomaintainstrongbusi-nessrelationshipsthroughfirst-handexperience.
“IknowRickwillbeahugeassettothegrowthofEiKONorthAmerica,aswellasakeytoourgrowthglobally,”saidGaryWithers,CEO.
Forthepast5years,LairdservedasDirectorofProcure-ment and Quality Assurance at EiKO. Laird began hiscareeratPhilipsasanEngineeringCoop,whichevolvedintoapermanentpositionas theProductDevelopmentEngineer.Fornearlyhalfhiscareer,Lairdalsoheldvari-ousroleswithinOSRAMSYLVANIAinR&D,ProductMarketingandBusinessUnitManagement.
NAILD Roadshows make it out to the West CoastNAILD partnered up with manufacturer members FXLuminaire and Satco Products to host two Roadshoweventsonthewestcoastthispastweek.
Tuesday,October9th,FXLuminaireopeneduptheirSanDiego facility to local lighting professionals for educa-tionalpresentationsandafacilitytour.ThetourwasveryimpressiveandthequalityandconsistencyFXputsintotheirproductlineswasclear.Attendeeswereabletogetabackgroundlookatthevariousstagesofhowafixtureismanufactured–fromthebrasspole,tothemachiningtothede-burringtothecoatingand,finally,tothebox.
Followingthetourtheattendeeswereenlightenedwithapresentationon thevarious lightingcontroloptions foroutdoor landscape lighting. NAILD, as always, was onhandtodiscusstheLightingSpecialistIprogramandthedayconcludedwithoutdoorlightingdesigntips.
Thursday,October11th,theRoadshowmadeitswayupto Seattle, well, technically a suburb called Mukilteo, tovisitaSatcoProductsfacility.ThemorningopenedwithastandingroomonlycrowdtoSatcopresentingonthevari-ouslegislationsaffectingthelightingdistributornowandinthefuture.NAILDofferedwordsontheLightingSpe-cialistIprogramandthegroupwentoffforatourofthewarehouse.Satcorunsatight,organizedship,withproductliterallyuptotheceiling!Attendeeswereofferedabehindthesceneslookattheinnerworkingsoftheirbusyware-housefacility.ThedayclosedwithSatco’stakeonLED’s–wheretheyareandwheretheyaregoing.Attendeesleftwitha few samples inhandandnewknowledge to takebacktotheirrespectivebusinesses.
NAILD would like to thank FX Luminaire and SatcoProductsfortheirextraordinaryhostingeffortsaswellasthe attendeeswhowere able to take abreak from theirbusyschedulestolearnsomethingnewwithNAILD.
Ifyourcompanyininterestedinhostingaroadshow,pleasecontactMeganintheNAILDofficeatmegan@naild.orgor800.205.6210.
FX Headquarters in San Diego, CA
FX Luminaire presents on controls
Satco Products Facility outside Seattle, WA
Satco presents on lamp legislation
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NAILD’s36thAnnualConference“LookingUp”willbeheldattheHiltonResort&VillasinScottsdale,Arizona.Throughouttheyear,NAILDhasfocusedontherapidlychanginglightingindustryandwhat
ourmembersneedforcontinuedsuccess.Weaddedthetagline“Education–Networking–Technology”andatthisyear’sconferencewewillUPtheeducation,UPthenetworkingandUPthetechnology.NAILD’sdedicationandcommitmenttomembershipisUP.
IampleasedtoannouncethatPaulHafner,LCofMaintainedIllumination,LLCwillbeteachinganLCPrepclasspriortotheconference–March15-17,2013.PaulhasbeeninstrumentalinNAILD’sLightingSpecialistprogramsandweareveryexcitedtooffertheLCprepclassforthesecondyearinarow.Pleasesignupearlyasseatingislimited.UPtheeducation!
TheconferencewillopenonSt.Patrick’sDay,March17,2013at12:00p.m.,withKeynoteSpeakerDeanBrockob,LC.Deanwillpresent“LightingPitfalls&Bloopers:56WaystheLightingProjectCanGoSour.”Itwillbeatrulyenlighteningpresentationwithlaughterandsharedexperiencesfromanindustryexpert.NAILDmemberswilldrawmanyparallelismstotheirdailyexperiencesandtakeawaytoolstopreventfuturelight-ingpitfalls.TheeveningwillbeaNAILDsponsoredSt.Patrick’sDaycelebrationbythepoolwithIrishmusictoboot.PutyourgreendancingshoesonjoinusforanIrishJigortwothenjoinusfor“NetworkingatNight”intheHospitalitySuite.UPthenetworking!
TheconferencewillcontinueonMondaymorningwithafreshnewspinontheProductSprintandourvendorswillbehighlightingtheirinnovativeproductsthatwillgiveyouanedgeinyourdaytodaybusiness.TheOpenFloorTradeShowwillfollowandlunchwillincludetheProduct
ShowcasePresentationandSprintAwards.TheafternoonwillbeginandendwithOCCs.UPthetechnology!
Tuesday,wecontinuetheOCCsthroughlunch.TuesdayandWednesday,dynamicedu-cationaltracksessionshavebeenscheduled.Iencouragememberstobringmoreindividualsfromyourcompanyinordertotakeadvan-tageofallofourtracksessions.Therearenorepeatsthisyear.Topicsthisyearinclude:
• LED Update Today: Smooth Sailing, Bumps in the Road or Train Wreck
DeanBrockob,LC• Simplifying the Sales Process PaulHafner,LC• NAILD LS II Workshop PaulHafner,LC• Turning Buyers into Investors JasonBader• Finding the Balance – How to Manage
Inventory in a Tough Economy JasonBader• A Case Study Approach to Successful
Social Media Marketing TimMcMahon,Jr.• 3 Innovative (and Virtually FREE) Ways to Share Your Message and Drive New Leads TimMcMahon,Jr.• Succession in the Family Business: Planning, Preparation and Execution StanMandel,PhD,CPA,PE• PAR Analytics: How to Maximize the
Insights of this year’s PAR Report ScottHackworth
NAILD’s–“LookingUp”ConferencewillbefilledwithEducation,NetworkingandTechnologythatissuretohelpyoubuildabetter,strongerandmoreprofitablebusiness.InourquesttobecomeLight-ingSolutionProviders,ithasneverbeenabettertimetobeaNAILDmember.WithcontinuedVendormembersupport,weareabletooffertheRoadshows,ALightRead,ALightLunch,LightingSpecialistIandIIaswellandindustryupdatesonourwebpage.TheconnectionofNAILDmembersthroughouttheyearhadincreasedim-menselyduetooureducationalofferings.Haveyoutriedthemall?LookingforwardtoseeingeveryoneinGreenonMarch17th!
NAILD 2013 Conference: UP the Education,UP the Networking, UP the TechnologyByShannonCarr
Slainte! (Cheers) to all NAILD members!
Conference Reminders and Notes
MakeyourhotelreservationsattheHiltonScottsdaleResort&VillasEARLY(seeBlake’sarticle)–deadlineforourgrouprateisFebruary15,2013!
Conferenceregistrationwillbeavailableon-line(www.naild.org)December1,2012–don’tprocrastinate–registerearly!
WehavescheduledthegolfoutingforWednesdayafternoon,March20th.Weneedaminimumof25registeredgolferstoholdashotgunstartgolftournament.Ifwedonotreachtheminimumbyourdeadlinedate,wewillofferteetimeswithnotournament.Ifyouareinterestedingolfing,pleaseindicatethisonyourregistration.DeadlineisFebruary1,2013.
NAILDispleasedtoonceagainofferastudyclassforthosewhoareanticipatingsittingforafutureNCQLPLCexam.PaulHafner,LCwillbetheinstructorfortheLCprepclassheldMay15–17priortotheNAILD36thAnnualConferenceattheHiltonScottsdaleResort&Villas.Moreinformationcanbefoundonpage12ofthisissue.DeadlineforregistrationisJanuary15th.
2013 NAILD ConferenceSponsorships
Thank you to our current Sponsors for their continued generous support and active
participation.(As of 11/6/2012)
PlatinumEiKOLtd.
GoldUniversalLightingTechnologies,Inc.(ULT)
SilverFulham
HalcoLightingTechnologiesLeviton
BronzeVeoliaESTechnicalSolutions,LLC
CopperGrippleInc.
HowardIndustriesTechnicalConsumerProducts
Gift AmenityUSHIOAmerica,Inc.
Contact the Buffalo Office 800.205.6210 or info@naild.org to commit to one of the many Sponsorship Levels. You can also access this info at www.naild.
org and click on Conference 2013.
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FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MARCH 15 – 17 LCPrepClass–PaulHafner,LC
SUNDAY, MARCH 17Board Meeting Welcome (Luncheon) by – Blake Hunt, LC, NAILD PresidentNew Member IntroductionsCandidate SpeechesCommittee Reports Keynote / General Session Lighting Pitfalls & Bloopers: 56 Ways
the Lighting Project can go Sour – Dean Brockob, LCVendor Booth Set-up Past Presidents’ Council &
Executive Board MeetingNew Member Social by the PoolOpening Dinner/St. Patrick’s Celebration
by the Pool Hospitality (all welcome) MONDAY, MARCH 18Buffet BreakfastProduct SprintOpen Floor Trade Show Buffet LuncheonProduct Showcase Presentation/AwardsOCCs (20-minute appointments at booth)Hospitality (all welcome) TUESDAY, MARCH 19Buffet Breakfast OCCs (20-minute appointments at booth)OCCs (20-minute appointments at booth)Buffet LuncheonEducational Track Sessions
•LEDUpdateToday:SmoothSailing,BumpsintheRoadorTrainWreck––DeanBrockob,LC
•NAILDPARStudy –ScottHackworth
•NAILDLSIIWorkshop –PaulHafner,LC
NAILD NetworkingNAILD Dinner/Fun Night Hospitality (all welcome) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20Buffet Breakfast & Distributor Meeting Buffet Breakfast & Vendor Meeting Combined Vendor / Distributor
Meeting Educational Track Sessions
•TurningBuyersintoInvestors –JasonBader•ACaseStudyApproachtoSuccessful
SocialMediaMarketing –TimMcMahon,Jr.•SuccessionintheFamilyBusiness:
Planning,Preparation,&Execution –StanMandelEducationalTrackSessions•FindingtheBalance:Managing
InventoryinaToughEconomy –JasonBader•3Innovative(andVirtuallyFREE)Ways
toShareYourMessageand DriveNewLeads! –TimMcMahon,Jr.•SimplifyingtheSalesProcess –PaulHafner,LC
Closing Buffet Luncheon by the Pool General Business MeetingNew Membership Plaque PresentationBoard ElectionsInstallation of OfficersPassing of GavelGolf OutingNetworking by the PoolHospitality (all welcome)
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MARCH 15 – 17 LCPrepClass,PaulHafner,LC,Instructor
SUNDAY, MARCH 17Keynote / General Session
Lighting Pitfalls and Bloopers: 56 Ways the Lighting Project Can Go Sour– DeanBrockob,LC,LEED-APResultingfromyearsoftraveling(withacamera),
Deanhascollectedanextensivevisualdatabaseof“lightinggonebad”–hundredsofexamplesofbotchedjobs,productfailures,andstrangeapplications.Pleasejoinusforthisentertainingpresentation.You’llbeamazedhowbaditcanget!ThispresentationwasmadeatLightFair-2009inNYCandatIESsectionmeetingsin15differentcitiesandeachtimeitwasverywellreceived.
TUESDAY, MARCH 19 Educational Track Sessions LED Update Today: Smooth Sailing, Bumps in the Road, or Train Wreck?– DeanBrockob,LC,LEED-APFiveyearsagowehadasourceinitsinfancy.Manyspecifiersnoticed:veryexpensiveproducts;lightoutputwasless-than-desired;andseverallightingqualityissues,comparedwithothersources.
ThispresentationwillcoverthemostrecentadvanceswithLEDtechnologyintermsofoptics,colorperformance,andlumenoutput.
Thetechnologyhasimprovedconsiderably,andtheacceptanceoftheLEDtechnologyhasalsogrown.Therapidchangeshavebeenveryinteresting!Andsotoday–isLEDreadyforprimetime?Isitsmoothsailingnow?
PAR Analytics: How to Maximize the Insights of this year’s PAR Report– ScottHackworthThereviewwillfocusontheupcomingPARsurveyandthevariouswaystheinformationcouldbeapplied.Wewillalsoexploretheparticulars
ofthisyear’squestionnaire.Variousconfidentialityconcernswillbeaddressed,andthemethodologyusedtoanalyzetheresultswillbeexplained.
NAILD 2013SCHEDULE OF EvENTS
–ataGlance–ScottsdaleHiltonResort&Villas•www.scottsdaleresort.hilton.com
For more information on the conference visit naild.org or email conference@naild.org
NAILD 2013
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CONFERENCE PRESENTERSNAILD LS II Workshop– PaulHafner,LCTheNAILDLSIIworkshopwilldemonstratewhatitis,howitworks,whyit’svaluableandwhatthepeoplewhohavetakenthecoursecandonowthattheycouldn’t
dobefore.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20Educational Track Sessions 1
Turning Buyers into Investors– JasonBaderWhodoyouthinkspendsthemostmoneyinyourcompany?Everytimeoneofyourbuyersgeneratesapurchaseorder,theyareessentiallycuttingacompany
check.Theideaistogetthebestreturnonthatinvestmentofcompanymoney.Thissessionisdesignedtohelpbuyerslearnhowtoanalyzetheperformanceofinventorysothattheycanmakemoreprudentinvestmentsinthefuture.LookingattheGrossMarginReturnonInventoryInvestmentprovidesabetterunderstandingastothesuccessofoursalesandpurchasingefforts.Comparinggrossmarginanalysisbylineitemsorderedandbytotalordergivesagoodbasisastowherewemakeandloseournetprofit.FurtherexplorationoftheTurnandEarnratioprovidesabasisforfuturepurchasingdollarsinvested,givingusamoretargetednetprofitapproach.Thegoalofthesessionisnotonlytobuysmarter,butgetabetterreturnonthedollarswe’vealreadyspent.Keyconcepts:
•Movingpasttheclericalperception ofbuyinginventory
•Calculateinventoryturns,customer serviceandreturnoninvestment
•Makeimprovementtopoor performinglines
•Generatevendorfeedbacktools
A Case Study Approach to Successful Social Media Marketing– TimMcMahon,Jr.Thispresenationwillfocusonacombinationoflightingdistributors,distributorsinotherindustries,andacouple
ofadditionalbusinesses(non-distributor)that
aredoingsocialmediaparticularlywell.Wewouldlookatthetoolstheyareusingthataremoreinnovative/differentfromthenormandhopefullyinspirethecreativeprocessamongattendees.
ThishasbeenasuccessfulsessioninthepastbecauseithelpsattendeestoviewsocialmediainapotentiallynewcontextwhileallowingthemtodeveloptheirownstrategiesforincreasingtheROIofsocialmedia.ThekeyformeinthispresentationisthatfolksleaveINSPIRED.
Succession in the Family Business: Planning, Preparation, & Execution– StanMandel,PhD,CPA,PEPerhapsthegreatestcontributionoftheseniorgenerationinafamily
businessispassingthemantraofleadershiptothenextgeneration.Thisdoesnotjusthappenbychance.Evidencerevealsthatthisisaformalandthoughtfulprocessthathasasignificantimpactonthesuccessofthebusinessandthecohesivenessofthefamily.
Duringthissessionwewillfirstexploremanyofthekeystepsneededtoplanforthiseventfromboththeinheritingandretiringgeneration’sperspective.Wewillnextlookathowtotraversetheconditioningandpreparationstages,onceagainfrombothgenerations.Finally,wewilllookatperhapsthemostdifficultstep–execution.Howwillweimplementthissuchthatwehavesetallpartiesupforsuccess?Notaneasytask–butessentialifyourfamilybusinessistobelonglivedandalwayslookingup.
Educational Track Sessions 2Finding the Balance: Managing Inventory in a Tough Economy– JasonBaderEveryoneislookingforwaystoshoreuptheircashflow.Whilesomemayturntowardreducingheadcount,otherswilllookforreductionsininventory.Whynot?Inventoryistypicallythelargestassetinawholesaledistributioncompany.Whileprudentinventoryreductionsarealwaysbeneficial,wedon’twanttothrowthebabyoutwiththebathwater.Wemustrecognizethatwearesalesorganizationsfirstandforemost.Ifweslashourinventorylevels,forshorttermfinancialgain,wewilljeopardizeourability
toserveourcustomers.Unfortunately,theirmemorieslastlongerthaneconomicswings.Inthispresentation,participantswilllearnhowtoreduceinventorywithoutalienatingtheirloyalcustomerbase.Distributorswilllearnhowtoanalyzecustomerneedsandmakeadjustmentstotheirinventoryinvestment.Evenintougheconomicconditions,wecanprovidesuperiorcustomerservicethroughprudentinventorymanagementdecisions.
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Simplifying the Sales Process– PaulHafner,LCHowdoweOVERCOMEDOUBTaboutthenumbers,REDUCEUNCERTAINTYabouttheoutcomeofarenovationorretrofit,BREAKINERTIA–the“I’llwait‘tillthepricegoesdown”or“Ifitain’tbroke,don’tfixit”?Thisworkshopwillprovideyouwithamethodandamemorystickthatincludes7Tools/Techniquesdesignedtohelpyouandyourteameffectivelyaddressthesequestions,whilesimplifyingyoursellingprocess.
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NAILD OFFERS A PRE-CONFERENCE
LC PREP COURSENAILDispleasedtoonceagainofferastudyclassforthosewhoareanticipatingsittingforafutureNCQLPLCexam.LedbyPaulHafner,LC,thisprepclasswillbeheldMarch15–17priortotheNAILD36thAnnualConferenceattheScottsdaleHiltonResort&Villas.TheLCPrepClasswasofferedattheNAILDAnnualConferencelastyear(andmanytimesinthepast).Theresultshavebeentremendous!ThistwoandahalfdaycoursewillhelpprepareparticipantsfortheLCexaminNovemberof2013.Thecoursewillnotonlycoverthepracticalsubjectmatterrequiredfortheexambutalsoprovidepre-classevaluation,studymaterials,breakfastandlunchforthetwofulldayswithabonusoffollow-uponlinetraining.
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•Theclasswillbeheldon-siteofthe2013NAILDConferenceattheScottsdaleHiltonResort&VillasinScottsdale,AZ.
•RegistrationdeadlineisJanuary15th.
WHO SHOULD TAkE THIS CLASS? IfyouareconsideringtakingtheLCExamyouaretheperfectcandidateforthisclass.Thistwoandahalfdaycourseisintense,demanding,andfun.Uponcompletionofthiscourse,youwillhaveaclearunderstandingofwhichareastofocusyourcontinuedstudyinordertobesuccessfulwithyourLightingCertification.Learningasmuchaspossibleandhavingtheoutlineforstudyaswellasthefollow-uptogaugeyourprogresswillhelpensureyoursuccess.
Don’tthinkyou’rereadyfortheexam?Ifyoumeettherequirementstositfortheexambutarenotsurewheretostart,or,ifyouarereadytositfortheexaminNovember2013thentheprepclassistheperfecttoolfordeterminingyourknowledgelevelandwhatitwilltakeyoutomoveclosertotakingtheexam.
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NAILD PAR StudyBy Scott Hackworth, CPA
InanefforttoincreasetheoverallvalueofthebiennialPARreport,NAILDhascontractedwithIndustryInsights,aColumbus,Ohio-basedresearchfirmthatprovidesbenchmarkingstudiesforhundredsofindustries.
Numerousreportingupgradescanbeexpectedforthisyear’sresults.Specifically,participantswillreceiveaccesstotheNAILDResearchPortal thatwillprovidefinalreportsaswellasgraphicaldashboardstoclearlydisplayhowparticipants’figurescompare against others in the industry. Further,participants’ individual Company Performance reports will be customizable, with the ability toexportfindingstoExcelorPDF.
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Doesanyonerememberatimewhentheguywithamopand an enormous ring of keys was called a janitor? Itseemed like all of a sudden they went off to a conven-tionandcamebackas custodians.Somemade it to theelevatedstatusof“custodialengineer”;butthatprobablyrequiredafewmoreyearsofschooling.Thewordjanitorrefers to someonewhocleans andmaintains abuilding;butthewordcustodianreferstoacaretaker,someoneincharge.Althoughthenamechangewasasimpleswipeofthepen,theperceptionofthejobresponsibilitieschangeddrastically.No longerwere themen andwomenof thisprofessioncleaningupaftersomeoneelse.Theywerethecaretakerofthefacility.Itbecametheirbaby.Themindsethadchangedtooneofownership.Isn’tthatsomethingwestriveforinourdistributionbusinesses?
Inthisarticle,Iwanttofocusonanamechangethatwillproducesignificantresults inthewayyourteamofpur-chasingagentsperceivetheir job.Inadistributioncom-pany,whodoyouthinkspendsthemostmoney?Handsdown it is the folks who generate the purchase orders.Eachbuyisaninvestmentofcompanymoney.Wedon’tjustbuyitemstofillourwarehouse.Theideaisthatwearegoingtocreatea returnonthat investmentofcompanyfunds.Thetimingofthebuy,howmuchwepayandthequantitywepurchasealldeterminethereturnoninvest-ment.Ihaveagoodfriendwhooncetoldme,“Theartofpurchasing is a thousand small decisions done right ev-eryday”.Doneright,wecanmaximizeourreturnonthedollarsweinvestininventory.Donewrong,theseinvest-mentscantakeacompanytoitskneesinaheartbeat.Yearsago,Ivisitedacompanythatrecognizedthesignificancethisrole.Inordertochangethemindsetofthepurchasingteam,theterm“Investor”replacedthetraditionaltitleof“PurchasingAgent”.Anyonecanpurchaseaproduct;butaninvestorexpectsareturnonthosepurchases.
Changingthenameisagoodstart,butchangingthebe-havior requires some education about return on invest-mentinadistributioncompany.Thereareseveralwaystomeasure inventoryperformance,butIamahuge fanofGMROII.Thisacronymreferstothegrossmarginreturnoninventoryinvestment.Essentially,wearetryingtode-terminehowmanygrossmargindollarsareproducedforeachdollarweinvestininventory.Hereistheformula:
It is important tonote thatwe areonly looking at stocksales,thosesalesbeinggeneratedfromitemsinourware-house, versus those sales generated by sourcing productfromanothercompany.Directshipordersandnon-stocksalesshouldbeexcludedfromthenumerator.Theresultingformulawillproduceanumberthatrepresentsgrossmargindollars.Let’slookatonevendorexample.
Whatthisexampleistellingusisthatoverthecourseof12months,weareabletoproduce2dollarsofgrossmarginforeverydollarwehave invested in inventory.Sincewefundouroperationsthroughgrossmargindollars,itisim-portantthatweattempttomaximizethesefunds.
ThenextstepintheprocessistodetermineGMROIIforallofyourvendors.Onceyouhavecompletedthistask,Iwouldlikeyoutocreateasimplefourcolumnspreadsheet.Thiswillhelpyoudetermineareasforimprovement.
Onceyouhavecreatedthisspreadsheet,rankthevendorsbyGMROII.DeterminewhatyourmedianGMROIIis.Thetophalfofyourrankingarethesolidperformers inyour portfolio of vendors.Yes, I want your investors tostart speaking the language of traders. The bottom halfofyourrankingaretheunderperformingvendorsinyourportfolio.Theserepresentopportunitiesforchange.Iamnotadvocatingchangingvendorshere.Iamsimplystat-
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12 months gross margin dollars from stock sales
12 month average inventory value
12 months stock sales: $100,00012 months cost of goods sold: $70,00012 months gross margin dollars: $30,00012 months average inventory value: $15,000
$30,000 / $15,000 = 2.00
Vendor Inventory Average GMROIIName Turn GM %
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ingthatthesevendorsshouldbeanalyzedfurthersothatwecandeterminewhytheyareunderperforming.
There are generally two reasons for an underperforming vendorline.Itiseitheraninventoryturnproblemoraproblemwiththeaveragegrossmarginpercentageintheline.Itcouldbeacombina-tionofboth,butoneusuallyismoreglaringthantheother.Ifourinvestorsaregoingtobesuccessful,theyneedtolearnhowtofindtherootcauseofthepoorperformanceandthenconcentrateonfixingtheproblem.Thisspreadsheettoolmakesiteasiertothemtoachievethisgoal.
Creating this spreadsheet will take some effort. Data extraction,fromadistributionsoftwarepackagecanbetricky.Softwarepro-vidersoftenconfuseGMROIIwiththeoldTurnandEarnratio(TurnsxGM%).MakesurethatyoucalculateGMROIIusingtheformulaIprovidedabove.Asyoucansee,IutilizetheelementsofTurnandEarninthespreadsheettool.ItendtothinkthatGM-ROIIandT/Eworkbetterintandemthanseparately.
When using this tool to compare suppliers, or review competi-tivelines,makesuretogivecreditforrebatesandspecialpaymentterms.Theseshouldbothbeaddedintothegrossmarginsideofouranalysis.Rebatepercentagescanbeaddeddirectlytotheav-erage gross margin percentage in our spreadsheet. Use this newpercentage to calculate thegrossmargindollars innumeratorofourGMROIIformula.Withrespecttospecialpaymentterms,ordating,Igenerallyaddanother½percentforevery30daysofad-ditionaldating.Soifthemanufacturerhasofferedyou90daypay-mentterms,Iwouldadd1%tothegrossmarginpercentage.Thisreallyprovidesafairevaluation.
Ultimately,Iwanttoseethistypeofanalysisandsystemmainte-nance become a much greater percentage of our investor’s dailyworkload.Thecuttingofpurchaseordersshouldbeasystemdriventask. In the companies I coach, I challenge them to reduce thephysicalbuyingtonomorethan2hoursperday.Ofcoursetheactualnumberofhoursdependsonthenumberofpeopleyouhaveworkingintheteam,butIthinkyouseethedirection.
Youmaybeaskingyourself–Ifoundtherootcauseoftheproblem,nowwhatdowedoaboutit?Forthoseanswers,Iwouldrecom-mendthatyoureadacoupleofmyotherarticles:ImprovingGrossMarginsandImprovingInventoryTurns.Bothcanbefoundatmywebsitewww.thedistributionteam.com.GoodluckandknowthatIamalwaysheretohelp.
JasonBader is themanagingpartnerofTheDistributionTeam,afirmthatspecializesinhelpingdistributorsbecomemoreprofitable through strategicplanningandoperatingefficiencies.Thefirst20yearsofhiscareerwerespentwork-ingasadistributor.Today,heisaregularspeakeratindus-tryeventsandspendsmuchofhistimecoachingdistribu-tionexecutives.Formoreinformation,call503.282.2333orcontacthimbye-mailatJason@Distributionteam.com.AlsovisitTheDistributionTeam’swebsiteatwww.thedis-tributionteam.com. Jasonwill be apresenter at the2013NAILDConferenceandwillexpandonthisarticle.
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Toprovideasignificantenergysavingswithoptimal lightingquality, JetBlueAirwaysselectedMaxLite’sHighMax®High Output compact fluorescent(CFL) lamps for a series of retrofitprojects in its Orlando-based hangarandtrainingcenter.
With maintained lumens and crispcolor rendering throughout the long10,000-hour lifetime of the bulbs,MaxLite’s HighMax CFLs were idealfor JetBlue’s retrofit high-wattage ap-plications. These self-ballasted lampsareconstructedwithanindustry-lead-ing large, solid aluminum heat sinkforcooloperationandhigh-heatfluo-rescent U-bend tubes for optimizedstrength and longevity. The higherwattagemodelshaveanon-board in-ternalcoolingfanthathelpsmaintainlumen output, color rendering, andreducedwattageconsumption.
InsidetheJetBlueAirwaysHangar,75HighMax 200-watt CFL lamps wereused to replace 75 1000-watt metalhalide lamps in the high bay fixtures.Offering a substantial energy savings,thenewluminaireswereinstalledinthe
sheetmetalshop,theseatshopthatre-pairsairplaneseats,andtheareausedforpreparingenginesforreplacements.Inaddition,29HighMax200-wattCFLfixtureswerealsoselectedtoreplace291000-wattmetalhalidefixturesovertheapron,infrontofthehangarwhereem-ployeesworkontheaircraft.
Also offering a significant savings onenergyconsumption,50HighMax60-
wattCFLlampswereusedtoreplace50400-wattmetalhalidelampsintheparkinglotthat isusedbyemployeeswhoworkinthehangarandtrainingcenter.TheHighMaxlamps,whichareheavy-dutyforlongdurabilityinout-door applications, were retrofitted infixturesattachedto20-footpoles.
Replacing 30 200-watt metal halidelamps,30ofMaxLite’senergysaving,HighMax 40-watt CFL lamps weresuppliedandinstalledinwallmountedfixtures over thedoorways outside ofthe crew training center and hangarfacility.
CityElectric ofOrlando specified theMaxLite lamps, which completed amultitude of tests and conversions byJetBlueAirways,accordingtoR.J.Job-man, Facility Supervisor and SafetyLiaison,CorporateRealEstateforJet-Blue. Larry Meadows, a lighting salesrepforDynamicSalesAssociates,Inc.,representedMaxLiteduringtheproject.
Inadditionto theirenergyefficiency,HighMaxCFLlampswillsaveasub-stantial amount ofmaintenance timeandcosts.
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Toshiba International Corporation(TIC) recently announced that itsToshibaTGT LED Luminaires willreplace over 20,000 high-pressuresodium (HPS) street lamps in SanAntonio,Texas.CPSEnergyselectedToshiba’sLEDroadwaylightingafterextensive investigation and experi-mentation with multiple LED lu-minaireoptions.Ultimately,Toshibawas selected for its product perfor-mance and LED technology exper-tise, which includes development ofLED products that will be commu-nications-enabled, allowing for con-nectiontotheSmartGridandothercommunicationstechnologies.
TheToshibaTGTLEDLuminaireisa direct replacement for high-inten-sity discharge (HID) lighting, suchas high-pressure sodium or metal-halide,whichrequirefrequentmain-tenance and consume up to 70%moreenergythanLEDlightsources.Incontrast,Toshiba’sTGTLEDlu-minaire has a rated life of 100,000hours L85, and the photocells havearatedlifeof15years,whichmeanstheTGTluminairelastsupto5timeslongerwitha lowerlumendeprecia-tion than metal-halide and twice aslong as high-pressure sodium prod-ucts. San Antonio’s existing 250-watt HPS luminaires consume 310system watts and are being replacedbyToshiba’s 100-watt 42-chipTGTLED luminaires.Thanks toproductdurabilityandlowenergyconsump-tion, LED lighting provides one ofthelowestlifecyclecostsofanylight-ingtechnology.
Inadditiontotheenergyandmain-tenance savings,ToshibaTGT LEDLuminaires provide high color ren-dering, uniformity and small targetvisibility,allofwhichenhancepublicsafety.ConventionalHPSluminairesproducealowcolorrendering,whichmaymakeitdifficulttodiscerntruecolorsofcarsorsurroundings,where-as LED luminaires produce a moreaccuratecolorrendering.Additional-ly,LEDluminairesproducesuperiorlight uniformity, which means thelightisdirectedwhereit’sneededwithlesslightlossormisdirectedlightand
moreuniformlightlevelswithbetteraverage tominimum footcandles, ascompared to HPS luminaires. Themonochromatic nature of HPS alsomakes the ability to detect contrastdifficult.Thisaffectsadriver’sabilityto see small objects or obstructionson the road, which could representa safety hazard.ToshibaTGT LEDLuminairesalsooutperformconven-tionalHID luminaires byprovidingsuperior vertical luminance. This isanimportantsafetyfeaturebecauseitaffectstheabilitytoseefaceswheninaparkinglotoronsidewalks.
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13 WAyS to BUiLDyour ‘Expert’ Brandfor FREE!By Tim McMahon, Jr.
Everyoneofusisanexpert(orhasadesiretobeanexpert)insome-thing.Youcouldbe (orat leastclaimtobe)an ‘expert’ socialmediamarketer likemyself.Youcouldalsobeanexpertwriter,accountant,lawyer,fitnessprofessional,consultant,designer,businesscoach,thera-pist,orperhapsevenanexpertlightingdistributor!
However,mostofusapplythatexpertiseONLYtowardshelpingsome-oneelse(anothercompany)becomemoresuccessful...andoftentimesinverynon-publicways.Quiteoftenwepracticallyavoidlettingothersknowhowgreatwetrulyarebecausewedon’twanttobeoneofthose‘braggers’.Buthere’sthekey:Peoplebuyfromotherpeople.Notcom-panies.Notlogos.Notevencatchyslogans.Weneedtoshareourexper-tise...ourgeniusideas...ourincrediblepersonality...andweneedtodoitoftenandinmultipleformatstocatchourprospectseyesandears!
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Youmaybewonderinghowtocreateane-book,avideoblog,orevenavirtualconference.Ifyou’reattendingthisyear’sNAILDConferenceinMarch,youcouldhavetheopportunitytohearmespeakaboutthebestfree(orveryinexpensive)toolsofthetrade.Fornow,startidentify-ingyourmessage,thecontentyouwanttoshare,andcomepreparedinMarchtogetsocial!
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Halco Lighting Technologies® Announces Expanded Line of ProLED® PAR38 Lamps
HalcoLightingTechnologies®announces theirexpandedofferingofPAR38 lampsaspartof theiraward-winningProLEDproductline.
Now offering a range of color temperatures and beamspreads,thecompanyhasrecentlyaddedseveralSKUsof16Wand20WProLEDPAR38lampstotheiroffering.Allnewlampsaredimmabledownto5%includingtwoSKUsthatareEnergyStarapprovedandratedat25,000hours–16WPAR38withFloodbeamspreadin3000Kand20WPAR38withFloodbeam spread in3000K.With a longlifeof40,000hours,thebroadassortmentincludesFlood,NarrowFloodandSpotbeamspreads,availablein2700K,3000K,4000Kand5000Kcolortemperatureoptions.De-signedtoreplace90Wequivalents,theselampsproduce82CRIandarebackedwitha5-yearlimitedwarranty.
Halco’s expandedproduct lines are alsoavailable inPro-LEDPAR16,PAR20andPAR30lamps.
Halco Lighting Technologies® Introduces Dimmable ProLED® Chandelier Lamps
Halco Lighting Technologies® introduces our ProLED®B11chandelierlamps,providinglongerlifethantradition-alsourcesandblendingwithpopularchandelierfinishes.
Designed for accent, display and retail applications, ourdimmableProLEDB11 chandelier lamps feature cream,chrome&brasshousingoptionstomatchexistingchande-lierfinishes.Theyoffer25,000-hourlifeandqualityhighpowerLEDwith superior thermal construction for long Continued on page 25
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New Products
Satco Introduces Department of Energy (DOE) Compliant Halogen Excel PAR Lamps
SatcoProducts,Inc.hasreleaseditslatestlineofPARlamps,Hal-ogenExcelwithXenon technology.This advanced line features a39WattPAR20replacingthe50WPAR20;both39and60WattPAR30 in short and long neck, which replace 50W PAR30 and75WPAR30respectively;andPAR38lampsinWattagesof39,60,70,and80providingreplacementsforthecurrent45,75,90,and120Wattlamps.
SatcoHalogenExcel lampsare fullydimmable,mercury-free, areinstant-onandmeetallDOEefficiencyrequirements.Inaddition,thefamiliarlookandlightoutputofthelampmakesthemafamil-iarchoiceforconsumers.Butwithenergysavingsofupto30%overexistingPARlampsthereisnocomparisontotheoldertechnology.They represent an easy, logicalway for consumers andbusinessestorealizeimmediateenergysavingsatareasonablecostofentryallwhilebeingenvironmentallysound.
SatcoHalogenExcelPARlampsarethemostcost-effectivereplace-ments for traditionalHalogenPAR lampsand represent thenextstepinenergyefficientHalogentechnology.
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March 17 – 20NAILD36thAnnualConferenceHiltonScottsdaleResort&Villas
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April 9 – 12 IMARK
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April 23 – 25 LightfairInternational
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2014April 6 – 10
NAILD 37th Annual ConferenceHyatt Pier Sixty-SixFort Lauderdale, FL
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Industry updates
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Business Financing Now Available for Energy-Efficient Lighting Upgrades
Forthefirsttime,PacificLampWholesaleisofferingbusi-nessesfullfinancingforenergy-efficientlightingupgrades.
ThroughitspartnershipwiththeEnergyTrustofOregon,PacificLampWholesalehashelpedhundredsofbusinessessaveon energy costsbyupgrading tomodern energy-ef-ficient fixtures and lamps. These lighting upgrades are asmart investmentbecause theypay for themselves inen-ergycostsavings,ofteninlessthanoneyear.
NowPacificLampWholesale is able tooffer these ener-gy-efficient upgrades with attractive financing terms. BypartneringwithTIPCapital,PacificLampcanworkoutflexible payment and leasing arrangements that enablebusinessestomaketheseinvestmentswithnoout-of-pock-etexpense.
RAB Lighting Earns IMARK Group’s Supplier of the Year Award
RABLightingwasrecentlychosenSupplieroftheYearbytheIMARKGroup,thelargestmember-ownedmarketinggroupofindependentlyownedelectricaldistributorsintheU.S.TheawardrecognizesRAB’seffortsoverthepastyeartosupporttheIMARKmembers.
SupplieroftheYearawardwinnersareselectedbyIMARK’smore than 1,100 member companies. The criteria usedintheselectionprocessincludesannualsalesgrowthandoverallperformance;marketingsupportforIMARKpro-grams,newproductpromotionsandcommunicationsac-tivities;membertrainingthroughIMARKUniversity;andcreativeeffortstoservenewmembers.
“ThefactthatRABwaschosenbyourIMARKcustomersasSupplieroftheYearmakesthisawardespeciallymean-ingful tous,”saysTerriDumas,VicePresident,StrategicAccounts at RAB Lighting. “We also recognize that thisisn’tjustanacknowledgementofoursalesteam,butavoteofconfidenceforourentireorganization.EachandeveryRABemployeeiscommittedtodeliveringworld-classcus-tomerservicethatcreatesabuyingexperiencethatisfast,easyandhassle-free.”
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The LED Revolution at EiKO continues as our ground-breaking LITESPAN™ line of LED Fixtures expands to include Cobrahead and Area Street Lights and Plate Downlights, in addition to our other state-of-the-art offerings including:
• Canopy • Parkade• Flood • Post-Top• High Bay • Wallpack
And don’t forget about our ever-expanding line of LITESPAN™ LED lamps – now including powerful next-generation LED T8 Linear lamps!Bright enough to replace any traditional fluorescent, these T8 Linear lamps are energy-efficient and environ-mentally friendly with a whopping 50,000 hour life, and available in a wide variety of sizes and wattages, including U-Bends and UL-Certified 2–6’ Straight Tubes.
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