Automotive Distribution Network Names Gil Gunn Vice President Of Product
Gunn’s automotive career began when he was just 10 years old selling auto parts in a jobber store. From there, he managed a parts store in college and later ran a jobber location with service bays in the back. Gunn moved on to working as a factory rep, eventually becoming vice president of sales and marketing for J.C. Hamilton Co., before joining Parts Plus in 1993.
Bosch Spark Plugs Launches ‘The Gut-Check Challenge’ On Facebook
From now until July 18, a new online competition launched by Bosch Spark Plugs at www.facebook.com/boschautoparts tests real automotive know-how and spark plug smarts of auto enthusiasts, technicians and do-it-yourself (DIY) motorists in the U.S.
The First Summer Blockbuster Flop: The Facebook IPO?
We all really need to pull back a bit and look at what this company has done, writes Mandy Aguilar. Summer is finally here! I know this well, not because it’s hot (I live in the tropics and is always hot), I know because the summer movie blockbusters ads have taken over the airways.
The First Summer Blockbuster Flop: The Facebook IPO?
We all really need to pull back a bit and look at what this company has done, writes Mandy Aguilar.
Editor’s Ink: It’s All About Market Intelligence
In the 1983 movie “War Games,” starring Matthew Broderick, a giant military supercomputer named “WOPR” – which stands for War Operation Plan Response – sat in an underground facility and strategized about war. Think the aftermarket is any less exciting?
CARQUEST Names Gates 2011 Supplier of the Year
RALEIGH, N.C. – At its 2012 Supplier Summit, CARQUEST Auto Parts named Gates Corp. as its 2011 Supplier of the Year. The annual award was recently renamed the Larry McCurdy Award, in memory of McCurdy, an industry leader and former board member of General Parts International Inc. McCurdy passed away in 2010. CARQUEST’s Supplier of
Program Groups Overview: Leveraging
Each year, Counterman magazine surveys the state of the program groups to assess the general health of program distribution. Consolidation that occurred in the last few years has been absent lately, as the groups have hunkered down to allocate resources where needed and sharpened their data-mining skills. There’s been an increasing emphasis on data in the past few years, something that will only continue. This year, we asked the heads of five groups for their take on where program distribution is headed.
National Pronto Association Adds New Member
Auto Electric & Carburetor Co. joined Pronto on June 1.
Speakers And Panelists Announced For AAPEX Exhibitor Summit
The AAPEX Exhibitor Summit is designed to help exhibitors achieve the biggest return on investment possible from AAPEX, and is offered at no cost.
MAM Software’s OpenWebs Records Busiest Month
More than 140,000 orders were placed through the system in May, a record-breaking figure that illustrates the vast breadth of traffic handled by OpenWebs, the company says.