February 6, 2020 Aftermarket Success: How to Address Customer Expectations What's your competitive advantage?You'd be surprised how often people immediately jump into product features when I ask that question. The digital economy is here, and customer...
January 27, 2020 Optimizing your Exhibit ROI: Trade Show Spending for Results The majority of exhibitors are looking for ways to stretch their investments in exhibit marketing. Or, stated another way, they’re trying to figure out how to get more bang for...
January 9, 2020 Building Momentum: AEM Announces Strategic Goals and Priorities Welcome to a new decade of building momentum for our industry! 2020 promises to be an exciting year as we embark on our new 3-year strategic plan and focus on our top priorities...
December 16, 2019 I Make America Celebrates Record Year of Advocating for Equipment Manufacturers It’s been a busy year for AEM’s national grassroots campaign. Throughout the year, we’ve hosted more dozens of policymakers, added more than 6,900 new supporters, and sent more...
December 12, 2019 The Possibilities of Meeting Infrastructure Opportunities Highlighted by Singapore Conference For the third year in a row, I attended the annual “Year in Infrastructure Conference” presented by the Bentley Institute. This is a global gathering of leading executives in...
December 2, 2019 5 Keys to Selling a Digital Service Product This is part three in a three-part blog series from enterprise software thought leader Dr. Timothy Chou. Part one can be found here. Part two can be viewed here. There are no...
November 11, 2019 Why Your Next Great Hire Should Be a Veteran Are you tired yet of pulling from the same employment pool? If the answer is yes, then you are ready to explore the new world of veteran recruitment. If you think that you’ve...
November 7, 2019 Here Come the Swarms (of Robots) The concept of swarming is as old as life itself. Now engineers are rapidly moving swarming into the machine world, and its impact will be enormous. At a symposium concerned...
November 4, 2019 Pobody's Nerfect: Watching Your Bottom Line for Errors I have a couple of easy quiz questions for you...Are you one of those people who knows what’s in your personal bank account, right down to the last dollar? Or are you more of a ...
October 21, 2019 Seeing is Believing: 3 Ways Manufacturers Can Change the Public's Perception of the Industry Sometimes being new brings fresh perspectives on old ideas.In my ongoing efforts to understand the construction sector and think about how AEM can play a part in changing the...
January 12, 2021 5 Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2021 Both the immediate and long-term future of the manufacturing industry will be defined by the development of a number of ever-evolving and prominent trends. These trends are...
March 18, 2021 Industry Executives Make Strong Case on Capitol Hill AEM’s Advocacy Team and 35 executives made a forceful case for pro-growth, pro-jobs policies as part of the 2021 AEM March Virtual Fly-in.The group engaged in more than...
January 12, 2021 5 Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2021 Both the immediate and long-term future of the manufacturing industry will be defined by the development of a number of ever-evolving and prominent trends. These trends are...
June 7, 2021 Equipment Manufacturers Meet with Transportation Secretary Buttigieg U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg met with more than two dozen equipment manufacturing executives and AEM staff to discuss how President Biden’s American Jobs Plan...
August 2, 2021 The Era of Precision Agriculture Has Arrived The USDA has identified three pillars of sustainability for the agriculture industry: reduced environmental impact, increased productivity and yield, and a better overall...
May 17, 2021 Target This Overlooked Talent Pool to Help Meet Workforce Demands By Julie Davis, AEM Director of Workforce DevelopmentIt’s no secret that manufacturers across the nation are struggling to fill open positions. With workforce shortages slowing...
June 14, 2021 5 Common Modern Dairy Industry Myths Debunked By Austin Gellings, AEM Agricultural Services ManagerThe dairy industry is one of the most prominent and impactful forms of agriculture in the United States today. As with...
January 11, 2021 5 Predictions for an Unpredictable 2021 What’s in store for the construction industry? How will OEMs and rental companies adapt to better serve their customers? How are customer needs changing? And in the face of a...
February 18, 2021 AEM Puts Focus Squarely on Equipment Manufacturing While most of the questions for President Biden were about the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic recovery, AEM made sure that the focus was squarely on equipment manufacturing...
January 7, 2021 AEM Subsidiary HAI Welcomes Todd Snell as Vice President and COO Hargrove & Associates, Inc. (HAI) announces the addition of Todd Snell as the company’s new Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective as of Jan. 1.A...