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KOKI Solder America Appoints Horizon Sales as Manufacturers’ Representative

05/19/2026 | KOKI Solder America
KOKI Solder America is pleased to announce a new partnership with Horizon Sales, who will now serve as the company’s manufacturers’ representative across Wisconsin, Illinois, and Florida.

The Marketing Minute: If Your Marketing Budget Gets Cut in Half, Then What?

05/13/2026 | Brittany Martin -- Column: The Marketing Minute
Hypothetically, let’s say your marketing budget gets cut in half tomorrow. (I’m stressed just thinking about it!) But here’s the real question: Would your actual marketing strategy change, or just the amount of money behind it? Because those are not the same thing. Markets go up and down. Budgets can tighten. If your entire marketing approach depends on the biggest, flashiest, most expensive options available, that’s not really a strategy. It’s just spending. A strong marketing strategy should remain consistent regardless of spending levels.

Punching Out: How Are the Big Boys in Electronics Doing?

05/12/2026 | Tom Kastner -- Column: Punching Out!
Let’s see what the public companies are up to in the PCB and EMS industries. In North America, there are only a couple of publicly traded PCB companies: TTM Technologies and Firan Technology Group. On the EMS side, there are a few more: Flex, Jabil, Celestica, Sanmina,, Benchmark, Fabrinet, Kimball Electronics, Plexus Corp, Nortech Systems, and Key Tronic Corp. From an M&A standpoint, these public companies have been fairly quiet in the past five years. FTG completed two deals in 2022 (IMI and Holaday), Flex had three deals, Jabil had five deals, and Sanmina had one deal.

It's Only Common Sense: See Your Marketing as a Discipline, Not a Department

04/27/2026 | Dan Beaulieu -- Column: It's Only Common Sense
What does marketing mean to you? Is it a corner office with cool posters on the wall? Is it the person running your LinkedIn page or the trade show booth with the shiny graphics and the bowl of candy? Yes, marketing is those things, but it’s more than that. It’s a discipline, and if you treat it like a department, you’re already losing.

Standard of Excellence: Engineering Is the New Sales—How Technical Collaboration Wins Business

04/15/2026 | Anaya Vardya -- Column: Standard of Excellence
When it comes to complex, high-performance electronics, the line between sales and engineering has all but disappeared. Customers want more than a quote. They’re not simply buying boards; they’re buying understanding, so engineering is now the front line of customer trust, problem-solving, and long-term success. There was a time when sales meant persuasion, and engineering meant production. Today, the two are inseparable.