Herman Trend Alert: Marketers Paying for Access to Consumers
Look for retailers and other service suppliers to get very creative in how they will add value and “pay” consumers for access and good reviews, beyond discounts and coupons.
AMN Executive Interview with Scott Stolberg, President and CEO, A&A Midwest
Scott Stolberg is president and CEO of A&A Midwest, a comprehensive source for cores, recycling and auto wrecking services. The company also offers engine and transmission hard parts under its EngineQuest and TransmissionQuest divisions. Started by Stolberg’s father and uncle, the company began business in Chicago in 1949. The privately held company continues to operate in Chicago, Las Vegas and Blue Island, Ill. Today, Stolberg talks about a major rebranding for the company as well as his thoughts on the future of reman.
Herman Trend Alert: 2012 Workforce/Workplace Forecast
Every year at about this time, The Herman Group issues its annual forecast. If it seems like much of this forecast is similar to last year, you are right. Due to prolonged economic challenges, employers are facing very similar conditions to last year.
Northwood’s Dr. Todd Thomas Conducts 2012 CEO Resolutions Survey
Thomas, associate professor at the DeVos Graduate School of Management at Northwood University in Midland, Mich., and author of the blog, Leadership Matters Now, polled CEOs with one, simple question: As you look ahead to 2012, what kind of New Year’s resolution will you be making?
Five Minutes With … Tom King, Vice President of Enrollment Management/Technical Training, Ohio Technical College
Every so often, our editorial staff selects one aftermarket industry professional to get to know a little better. In this new feature, participants are asked to respond to a series of questions that can be answered in about the same amount of time you might spend chatting at the office coffee pot or waiting for an elevator. This week, we hear from Tom King, vice president of enrollment management/technical training at Ohio Technical College in Cleveland, Ohio.
Executive Interview Odd Joergenrud, Regional President, North America, Robert Bosch LLC
In today’s Executive Interview, Odd Joergenrud, regional president, North America, Automotive Aftermarket, Robert Bosch LLC, shares with aftermarketNews an update on Bosch’s recent acquisition of Taiwan’s Unipoint and its latest partnership with NASCAR, in addition to talking about the important roles that R&D and IPR management play at Bosch.
Herman Trend Alert: Fascinating Implications of New (Internal and External) Customer Loyalty Studies
Just as loyalty toward “green” products and services has fallen victim to the continuing economic woes around the world, so has customer loyalty – both internal and external to organizations.
Five Minutes With … Dan Rader, Senior Product Director, Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance
Every so often, our editorial staff selects one aftermarket industry professional to get to know a little better. In this new feature, participants are asked to respond to a series of questions that can be answered in about the same amount of time you might spend chatting at the office coffee pot or waiting for an elevator. This week, we hear from Dan Rader, senior product director for the Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance, the headquarters for Auto-Value and Bumper-to-Bumper.
Herman Trend Alert: Employee Engagement Declining
Everyone agrees that employee engagement is critical to productivity and profit. That is why the recent news from employment agency Randstad is so concerning.
Herman Trend Alert: Young Buyers Attract Market Attention
Characterized as the new “Big Spenders,” youths, ages 8- to 24-years-old, are extremely engaged in all aspects of technology and media today. They exert a tremendous influence on their families’ purchases – $211 billion, to be exact.
Executive Interview with Max Dull, Vice President and General Manager, Beck/Arnley
Max Dull began his aftermarket career in 1979 as manager of an automotive repair facility. Since that modest beginning, he has been a general manager of an automotive warehouse distributor, a marketing manager, a product manager and has held a variety of management positions in logistics, global sourcing and distribution operations. In 2005, Dull formed Heritage Equity Group and purchased Beck/Arnley, becoming the company’s president and CEO. After successfully restructuring Beck/Arnley, Dull and Heritage Equity Group sold the operation to Uni-Select, Inc., at which time, Dull returned to his role of vice president and general manager. In today’s interview, Dull talks about Beck/Arnley’s new line of fluids for foreign applications and provides his thoughts on the changes in the foreign nameplate market today.
Herman Trend Alert: Consumers Abandon ‘Green’ Standards to Save Money
An extensive survey conducted by Grail Research finds that almost two-thirds (65 percent) of consumers changed their green buying habits due to the “Great Recession.”