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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS
1181 T I O N T I T L E )Lake N E C T I O N
( S E C Corporate C O N Drive
Saint Louis, MO 63132
www.naed.org
P: 888-791-2512
F: 877-312-9801
Look for an Enriched NAED PAR Report in 2014
TM
The NAED PAR ReportTM is consistently
ranked among the top tools in the
industry by members. This year, the
NAED will introduce enhancements
to the report to make it an even more
valuable resource. These adjustments
in the design will make it easier to
use as well as help to improve the
consistency of responses.
Enhancements include:
• Inline instructions that will help
you decide how to report expenses
in the “same buckets” as other
respondents, leading to more
consistent responses and higher
quality results.
• The new survey administrator,
Industry Insights, has processed
more than 100,000 survey
forms annually and have
extensive experience managing
benchmarking surveys for other
wholesale distribution associations.
• You will have the option of
submitting your data EXACTLY has
you have in the past – but will also
have the option of uploading your
data to Industry Insights via a secure
website.
• You will have access to a secure web
portal where you can access your
results, download reports and raw
data for use in your favorite business
intelligence software.
• The web portal will also feature
customizable dashboards and
reporting functionality.
• Participants can purchase a
personalized Company Performance
Report: a confidential, individualized
reports of a participant’s own
survey results shown alongside the
appropriate industry benchmarks.
For this survey to fully depict the
industry, it is critical that NAED
member companies participate. Your
company’s involvement helps raise the
bar for the entire electrical distribution
industry.
Participants can now use different
methods to participate—from the
traditional paper format, Excel-based
imports and the online research
portal—it’s easier to import data from
your business.
To learn more and to participate, visit
www.naed.org/par. The completed
surveys must be submitted by
April 15, 2014.
“PAR is one of the gifts the NAED offers to our company and to the industry. I can’t tell you how
excited I get when the PAR report arrives. It’s our report card—I can compare our company to
everyone else in the industry. It is invaluable to have this collective information, to look at your
company and be able to compare yourself to other companies. It allows you to see what you are
doing well, and what you need to work on. It’s something everyone should participate in.”
-Maureen Barsema, vice president & CFO, B J Electric Supply, Inc.
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