March 6, 2013
Let’s start this one with a quick poll: In your opinion, has the pace of innovation accelerated or slowed in recent years? I read an article in Forbes magazine last week that opened with this quote from PayPal Co-Founder Peter Thiel: “We wanted flying cars. Instead we got 140 characters.” Thiel also says innovation has [...]
January 9, 2013
Crowdsourcing is a quick and cost-effective way for businesses to tap in to the collective brainpower of large communities of people. And when I say this, I’m speaking from experience: Madison’s Sparks Innovation Center has helped us streamline our new product development process – shortening the idea-to-market timeline. (Learn more about it here!) But, we’re not [...]
December 6, 2012I came across an interesting article in The New York Times last week that showcased Sharoda Paul, a 31-year-old social computing expert who recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Palo Alto Research Center. While most of her peers went on to consider jobs at big, high-tech Silicon Valley companies, like Google, she instead decided [...]
September 26, 2012
Beginning today, Ron Hill – our resident electrician and go-to guy for getting things done – will take over ‘My Madison’ once a month to share his infinite wisdom, opinions and commentary on what’s going on in the industry, an inside look at his daily life and whatever else he feels compelled to talk about. [...]
April 19, 2012
“Designing and building things for the United States military is a notoriously slow-moving and costly endeavor. The time from idea to manufacturing for a new armored personnel carrier or a tank is typically 10 to 20 years. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants to change that, and drastically so. It seeks to cut the [...]
March 26, 2012
It’s a tried and true philosophy here at Madison that the most important tools in an electrician’s toolkit are the ones that can get the job done without the hassle. We want to show you first-hand how our products can help you work smarter and faster than ever before … and what better way to [...]
November 16, 2011
Around this time last month, Madison’s crowdsourced approach to product development, the Sparks Innovation Center, was awarded the 2011 Spike Award for Manufacturing/Other from Kalypso LP. The fact that we were nationally-recognized as a forward-thinking electrical supplier is still incredibly humbling. We’re proud to represent the electrical industry and put our commitment to innovation in [...]
September 22, 2011
Getting involved in social media – launching this blog, included – has been a huge focus for Madison this year. We appreciate our subscribers’ support, and we appreciate you letting us fill your inboxes and RSS feeds with our posts. If you enjoy the news and resources we share here, we hope you’ll consider connecting [...]
September 12, 2011
What would you say to a product that relieves stress on the body, saves time on the job and reduces expenses? When Bruce Finch introduced us to his product – which did all those things – of course, we were intrigued! A few month’s later, the Ladder Horse is Madison’s newest signature product. Getting started [...]
August 16, 2011
We’re kicking off this week at NAED’s 2011 AdVenture Conference in Chicago, and loving it so far! Enjoying the networking and learning, but we’re also excited to announce that last night we were honored with four awards, including Best of the Best Overall Marketing in the manufacturer/supplier category, at TED Magazine’s Best of the Best [...]
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