- > 2021 ERA Virtual Conference Highlights
Jan. 14, 2021
Source: Electronics Representatives AssociationWe are excited to share the 2021 ERA Conference Digital Brochure, an interactive resource designed to provide you the latest program, session and speaker updates on the 2021 ERA Virtual Conference, scheduled March 1-3.
This dynamic brochure allows you to preview the latest highlights from the …
- > New ERA Member Resource – Manufacturers’ Rep Toolkit
January 11, 2021
Source: Electronics Representatives AssociationERA is pleased to announce a new members-only resource that aligns the many tools available to ERA members with the distinct manufacturers’ rep value that these tools support — a Manufacturers’ Rep Toolkit.
ERA has developed these many different tools — videos, white papers, PowerPoint presentations …
- > ERA Quick Connections – January 2021, V1
January 2021, Volume 1
ERA’s Quick Connections is issued twice a month. ERA invites you to share recent newsworthy items and calendar dates with your fellow members at info@era.org.Manufacturing Data Reports
Manufacturing data reports from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) are released at the beginning of every month and can be … - > ERA Announces Passing of Bobby Hudson
December, 2020
Source: Electronics Representatives AssociationERA is saddened to report the passing of Bobby Hudson on Nov. 29, 2020. He was 92.
Hudson owned the rep firm of Arva-Hudson in Bellevue, Wash. He served as an officer in the Cascade Chapter (now Pacific Northwest). Hudson was a national vice president of ERA …
- > ERA Announces Updates to Chapters of the Year and COLT Programs
December 21, 2020
Source: Electronics Representatives AssociationERA is pleased to announce updates to the Chapters of the Year and COLT (Chapter Officers Leadership Training) programs.
Due to safety restrictions for in-person meetings in 2020, many ERA Chapters have transitioned their in-person chapter activities to virtual events. To reflect these changes, the new …
- > Business and Sales Expert Phil M. Jones to Speak at the 2021 ERA Virtual Conference
Dec. 8, 2020
Source: Electronics Representatives AssociationThe ERA Conference Committee announced that Phil M. Jones will present the March 3 General Session “Exactly What to Say … Now” at the 2021 ERA Virtual Conference, scheduled March 1-3.
As the business world is currently looking to pivot, reinvent and evolve, it is not …
- > ERA Water Cooler: Startups, Incubators, and Accelerators: How Best to Navigate this Complex but Necessary World!
Dec. 8, 2020
Source: Electronics Representatives AssociationAn audio recording of the Dec. 1 ERA Water Cooler, “Startups, Incubators, and Accelerators: How Best to Navigate this Complex but Necessary World!,” is now available on the ERA website.
This ERA Water Cooler session focused on the world of startups and the best practices for …
- > Chief Global Economist Bernard Baumohl to Present at the 2021 ERA Virtual Conference
Dec. 2, 2020
Source: Electronics Representatives AssociationThe ERA Conference Committee announced that Bernard Baumohl, Chief Global Economist at the Economic Outlook Group, will be the Tuesday, March 2, 2021, General Session speaker at the 2021 ERA Virtual Conference, “Stronger Together: Reconnecting & Reinventing for Success,” scheduled March 1-3.
Baumohl’s session, “The Changing …
- > ERA Mourns the Loss of Murray Toback
December 1, 2020
Source: Electronics Representatives AssociationERA is saddened to announce the passing of Murray Leonard Toback of Deer Park on Nov. 9, 2020. He was 81.
Prior to starting his own rep firm, MLT Associates Inc., Toback worked for P. Saftler & Associates and served on the Electro Show Board. He …
- > TTI’s Michael Knight to Deliver the First General Session at the 2021 ERA Virtual Conference
Nov. 24, 2020
Source: Electronics Representatives AssociationThe 2021 ERA Conference Committee announces that it has selected Michael Knight, President of the TTI Semiconductor Group and Senior Vice President of Business Development at TTI Inc., to present the first General Session — “Musings on the Future of the Electronics Industry and the …
- > ERA Podcast — A Peek Behind the Curtain of the 2021 ERA Virtual Conference
Nov. 20 2020
Source: Electronics Representatives AssociationA group of more than 50 talented and enthusiastic industry reps, distributors and manufacturers who serve on the 2021 ERA Conference Committee, or one of its four sub-committees, have been working tirelessly to develop a dynamic and fully immersive educational and networking experience, bringing you …
- > ERA Water Cooler: Tips for Trusted Industry News Among the Chaos
Nov. 20, 2020
Source: Electronics Representatives AssociationAn audio recording of the Nov. 17 ERA Water Cooler, “Tips for Trusted Industry News Among the Chaos,” is now available on the ERA website.
In this program, three media experts discuss how to verify news while removing bias in a news content analysis. The panelists …
- > Now Available: 2021 ERA Virtual Conference Sponsorship Opportunities
Nov. 19 2020
Source: Electronics Representatives AssociationThe Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) invites you to become a sponsor of the 2021 ERA Virtual Conference, “Stronger Together: Reconnecting & Reinventing for Success,” scheduled March 1-3.
Your sponsorship will support the conference’s vital educational programming and provide electronics reps, manufacturers and distributors the opportunity to …
- > Gerald Newman Named Recipient of the ERA Lifetime Achievement Award
Nov. 10, 2020
Source: Electronics Representatives AssociationThe Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) announces that Gerald Newman, a partner in the law firm of Schoenberg Finkel Beederman Bell & Glazer LLC and ERA Legal Counsel, is the recipient of the ERA Lifetime Achievement Award.
The award was presented to Newman during the ERA Mid-Year …
- > ERA Water Cooler: Staying Connected to Your Employees
Nov. 6, 2020
Source: Electronics Representatives AssociationAn audio recording of the Nov. 3 Water Cooler session, “Staying Connected to Your Employees,” is now live on the ERA website. Over the course of the year, how we stay connected to employees has changed drastically. This program welcomed three ERA members discussing …
- > 2021 ERA Virtual Conference Keynote Speaker Announced
November 2, 2020
Contact: Neda Simeonova / Communications Director / nsimeonova@era.orgThe Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) is excited to announce that the ERA Conference Keynote Sub-Committee has selected Kevin Brown as the keynote speaker to kick-off the 2021 ERA Virtual Conference, “Stronger Together: Reconnecting & Reinventing for Success,” scheduled for March 1-3.
Brown’s …
- > ERA Water Cooler: “Refreshing Your Website and Digital Image During COVID-19”
Oct. 23, 2020
Source: Electronics Representatives AssociationAn audio recording of the Oct. 20 ERA Water Cooler, “Refreshing Your Website and Digital Image During COVID-19” is now live.
In this session, two digital media experts discussed valuable tips for improving a company’s overall digital image. The conversation touched on topics such as what …
- > ERA Podcast — Association Collaboration: Women in Electronics
Oct. 15, 2020
Source: Electronics Representatives AssociationThe latest episode of ERA Talks, “Association Collaboration: Women in Electronics,” is now live. In this podcast episode, Jackie Mattox, founder and president of Women in Electronics (WE) discusses WE’s gender parity efforts, goals, expansion, history, and the collaboration with industry leaders and associations to …
- > ERA Water Cooler: A View of the Pandemic — Manufacturer’s Insight
Wed., Oct. 7, 2020
Source Electronics Representatives AssociationAn audio recording of the Oct. 6 ERA Water Cooler, “A View of the Pandemic — Manufacturer’s Insight,” is now live.
In this episode, two electronics manufacturers share their views on the pandemic. The discussion focused on what manufacturers expect from their reps and from …
- > In Memoriam of Joe Penna
ERA is saddened to report the passing of Joe Penna on Aug. 28, 2020 . He was 87.
Penna was the founder of the sales representative firm Precision Marketing Services Inc. (Florida). Originally from Linden, New Jersey, Penna joined the Air Force and was a member of one of the original …
- > ERA Quick Connections – September V2
September 2020, Volume 2
ERA’s Quick Connections is issued twice a month. ERA invites you to share recent newsworthy items and calendar dates with your fellow members at info@era.org.Monthly POS Reports
Budde Marketing, which provides monthly POS Index reports to ERA members, issued its latest summary, running from January 2018 through July … - > ERA Thanks Karin Derkacz for 50 Years of Service
September 28, 2020
Source: Electronics Representatives AssociationThe Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) congratulates Karin Derkacz on her anniversary of 50 years of service.
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Karin joined ERA on Sept. 28, 1970. During her five decades at ERA, Karin has been and remains …
- > 2021 ERA Conference Is Going Virtual
The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) and the 2021 ERA Conference Planning Committee are excited to announce that the 2021 ERA Conference will be a fully virtual event.
The transition of the 2021 ERA Conference from an in-person to a virtual event was necessitated by the pandemic, social distancing regulations and …
- > ERA Quick Connections – September V1
September 2020, Volume 1
ERA’s Quick Connections is issued twice a month. ERA invites you to share recent newsworthy items and calendar dates with your fellow members at info@era.org.Manufacturing Data Reports
Manufacturing data reports from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) are released at the beginning of every month and can be … - > Walter Tobin ‘Leader in Highlight’ Interview
Listen to the Women in Electronics’ latest WE Radio featuring Walter Tobin, CEO of ERA, who discusses the importance of recruitment at the college level and diversity across the industry. Tobin also shares current challenges facing manufacturers’ reps and ERA’s plans to support them.
Listen at https://www.buzzsprout.com/737771/4494515.
