Two articles combined… How to Make The Most Of Trade Shows and Are Trade Shows Still Worth It for Manufacturers? Timeless marketing wisdom on how to get the most ROI from your trade shows and a more recent article summary with great advice about sending the right people… sales, not marketing people.
This is one of the best articles I have ever read on the current state of American manufacturing. The author takes an in-depth look at one company that started a century ago. He compares and contrasts production methods and workers of not-too-long-ago versus workers of today. He compares and contrasts the skill levels of workers […]
Here is my take on a recent article I came across, “Desperately seeking Americans for factory jobs.” Machinists make about $60,000 a year. With overtime that income can get close to $100,000 a year. Thousands of these jobs are available right now. Tens of thousands of machinist jobs will become available over the next decade […]
A recent post on Skilled Labor Shortage issues in the LinkedIn group Fabricators & Manufacturers Association generated a robust discussion that is worth reading. From talking to many of you with SMB manufacturing companies over the years, I know that most of you have experienced trouble hiring qualified and committed workers across the skilled machining specialties. […]