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 on or about the first of every month and can be accessed …

Nov. 6, 2019
Source: Electronics Representatives Association

The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) Conference Committee has announced the two Tuesday, Feb. 25, General Sessions topics and speakers at the upcoming 2020 Conference — “Takin’ it to the Streets: Succeeding in a Dynamic Market.”

Sam Richter, an internationally recognized expert and speaker on sales, marketing …

Oct. 25, 2019
Source: Electronic Representatives Association

The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) Conference Committee has announced the two Monday, Feb. 24, General Sessions topics and speakers at the upcoming 2020 Conference, slated Feb. 23-25, 2020, at the AT&T Conference Center in Austin, Texas. The topics and speakers were carefully selected to reflect …

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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, …

Oct. 3, 2019
Source: Electronics Representatives Association

The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) 2020 Conference Committee announces that Connie Podesta, Hall of Fame speaker, award-winning author, former radio/TV personality, therapist, expert on the psychology of sales, leadership, change, accountability and engagement, and comedienne, will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming conference, scheduled …

August 9, 2019
Source: TTI, Inc.

Fort Worth, Texas – August 9, 2019 – TTI, Inc., a leading specialty distributor of electronic components, is proud to announce the TTI Family of Companies sponsorship at the Patron Level for the upcoming 2020 ERA Conference to be held in Austin, Texas, February 23-25, 2020, …

July 23, 2019
Source: Electronics Representatives Association

The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) announces that its board of directors has elected Craig Sanderson of Sager Electronics as the Sr. Vice President of Distribution to its Executive Committee (XCOM), which is charged with carrying out the policies of the association as directed by the …

July 17, 2019
Source: Electronics Representatives Association

The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) Conference Committee has announced the theme — “Takin’ it to the Streets: Succeeding in a Dynamic Market” — of the association’s 51st conference, scheduled Feb. 23-25, 2020, at the AT&T Conference Center in Austin, Texas.

Conference Committee Chair Mike Swenson, CPMR, …

The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) mourns the loss of Charles “Chuck” Henry Mathias, president of Mathias Associates Inc. in Longwood, Fla. Mathias passed away on June 19, 2019. He was 84.

Mathias served as president and delegate for the Florida-Sunshine Chapter of ERA. He also served as treasurer, and after he …

May 15, 2019 (revised 6/4/2019)
Source: Electronics Representatives Association

The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) has announced the appointment of the chair, vice chair and members of the committee tasked with the development of its 2020 Conference, scheduled Feb. 23-25, at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin, Texas.

The chair of …

April 26, 2019
Source: Electronics Representatives Association

The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) has announced the 2019 dates for its hands-on educational Chapter Officers Leadership Training (COLT) program. The one-hour webinar segment of the program will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, and the in-person meeting will be held in Chicago, Nov. …

April 25, 2019
Source: Electronics Representatives Association

The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) announced that it has added a new service provider, Upright, to its Recognized Resources.

Upright is a New York City-based team that supports businesses through web design, development, branding, content strategy and corporate innovations. With diverse backgrounds in the startup tech …

March 20, 2019
Source: Electronics Representatives Association

The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) has announced that its board of directors elected new national officers for the 2019-2021 term during its Feb. 27, 2019, meeting. They are: chairman of the board – Dave Norris of Norris and Associates; president – Chuck Tanzola, CPMR, of the …

March 12, 2019
Source: Electronics Representatives Association

At its 50th Anniversary Conference, held in Austin, Texas, Feb. 24-26, the Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) presented the third annual Tess Hill Award to Bob Evans, CPMR, president of EK Micro in Rolling Meadows, Ill.

Evans was recognized for his nearly 20 years of contribution to ERA …

March 11, 2019
Source: Electronics Representatives Association

At its 50th Anniversary Conference, held Feb. 24-26 in Austin, Texas, the Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) announced the chapters that have been selected as Chapters of the Year award recipients for their 2018 activities. The awards are based on four categories: Education, Membership/Member Services, Special …

Feb. 26, 2019
Source: Electronics Representatives Association (ERA)

The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) has announced that Mark Larson, vice chairman of Digi-Key Electronics is the recipient of ERA’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Lifetime Achievement Award was created to recognize individuals who play an integral role in supporting the manufacturers’ representative model in the …

Feb. 26, 2019
Source: Electronics Representatives Association

The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) has announced that David Norris, president of Norris & Associates Inc. of Hingham, Mass., is the 13th recipient of the Ray Hall Spirit of ERA Award. Norris is the association’s current president and has served on the ERA Executive Committee since …

February 6, 2019
Source: Electronics Representatives Association

The Chicagoland-Wisconsin Chapter of the Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) kicked off 2019 with an informative educational event held on Jan. 18, 2019, at the Rose Garden Cafe in Elk Grove Village, Ill. Nearly 30 chapter members attended the event.

The program featured guest speaker, Byron Holloway, sales …

February 5, 2019
Source: Electronics Representatives Association

The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) announced that the Genie Group has joined ERA as its latest global distributor member.

Genie Group has served distributors and suppliers as a buying group, master distributor and fulfillment center since 1984. Areas of focus include electronic components, wire and cable, security …

Jan. 22, 2019
Source: Electronics Representatives Association

The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) White Pin Group has announced that Ellen Coan, CPMR, of the Indianapolis-based C C Electro Sales Inc. is the 2018 recipient of the Jess Spoonts – ERA White Pin Scholarship Award. Coan will receive a $1,000 grant that can be …

The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) mourns the loss of Meara Eileen Hamlin, regional business coordinator at Digi-Key Corporation and distributor board member for Carolinas ERA. Hamlin passed away on Jan. 1, 2019, at her home surrounded by her family. She was 47.

Hamlin was born in Riverside, Calif., on Sept. 15, …

ERA PRESS RELEASE
Dec. 17, 2018
Source: Electronics Representatives Association

The Chicagoland-Wisconsin Chapter of the Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) completed its first annual charity toy drive during its member holiday networking event held on Dec. 6, 2018, at Miller’s Ale House in Schaumburg, Ill.

More than 25 chapter members participated in the event. The toy …

Nov. 26, 2018
Source: Electronics Representatives Association

The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) is excited to announce the latest graduates of its 2018 Chapter Officers Leadership Training (COLT) program. Following a one-hour webinar in October, ERA hosted 11 members and chapter leaders for the in-person portion of the COLT program, held in Chicagoland, Nov. …

Nov. 15, 2018
Source: Electronics Representatives Association

The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) has announced that its retired executive vice president and CEO, Raymond J. Hall, passed away on Nov. 13 in Findlay, Ohio. He was 80 and had recently undergone surgery to set a broken femur suffered in a fall.

Mr. Hall was ERA’s …

Nov. 13, 2018
Source: Electronics Representatives Associations

The Arizona Chapter of ERA is hosting a tabletop show, “Sonoran Technology Show and Gathering,” on Dec. 6, 2018, from 2:30 – 8:00 p.m., at the Hilton Phoenix Chandler, in Chandler, Ariz.

The event will feature a special presentation by ERA CEO Walter E. Tobin and …