KYKLO Blog

As the calendar rolls into the fourth quarter, KYKLO continues to march towards better and more efficient service to our clients and the industry in general. This effort includes the type of system enhancements and refinements you have come to expect....

This might be a great time to insert some worn out cliché. “Time passes quickly when you’re having a good time…” or “The whole thing seems like yesterday…” might be appropriate. But the journey from concept to business model, to successful tech start-up, and onto continued international growth and expansion...

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We have noticed, everyone and their proverbial brother is tossing out examples of greatness these days. Let’s call them best practices; many people are turned off by the whole best practice thing. Lots of times these are simplified to the point of providing little, if any, value. Other times, the...

KYKLO understands the nuances of e-Commerce. We have assisted distributors in pushing their efforts forward literally around the globe. Pulling on the old axiom, distributors are “middlemen”, we have evaluated the needs of customer segments, sizes, and buying influences. Determined to continue our journey, we decided to take a deeper...

Women in Engineering at KYKLO June 23rd was Women in Engineering Day. International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) is a special day for women engineers to celebrate their achievements. Possibly more important, it is a day for those who work with these talented folks to recognize the contribution of their female...

Can you name a 100-year-old company launched as a bicycle and sewing machine repair company? Here is a hint: Today this company is a leading provider of advanced sensors, networking with IO-Link, and today plans on leading the charge in digitalization and IIoT. Give up? The answer is Balluff. Following...

Like the swallows returning from their 6,000-mile trip to Argentina to the mission at Capistrano, face-to-face association meetings are returning. We are so happy about the situation that we are walking around the office with giddy smiles and goofy grins on our faces. We attended the Spring 2021 AHTD Meeting....

Progressive manufacturers have long realized the value of developing and driving joint marketing plans with their distributor partners. When manufacturers and their channel work together, both parties prosper regardless of the business climate. In times of brisk economic growth like we are experiencing right now, joint marketing not only yields...

Close your eyes and think Panasonic. The word conjures up dozens of images; everything from high-end televisions, microwaves, phone systems, and cameras may swirl through your mind. Panasonic is one of the largest and most diversified high-technology manufacturers in the world. Not just a consumer product company, they are immersed...

Economists have been calling for a period of substantial growth in 2021 as we roll from the Pandemic shutdown to the new normal. The majority of these experts were calling for something over three-and-a-half percent with a few citing numbers approaching the five mark. The latest word from Goldman-Sachs points...

Finally, and after much anticipation, the COVID vaccines are becoming available. Depending on your location, the first responders, those with underlying conditions, and other necessary workers have been vaccinated and the elderly have scheduled their shots. According to news reports the government plans to have inoculated over 100 million people...

Phoenix Contact differs from their competition. First, they practice a limited distribution approach channel: about half that of their traditional competitors. Secondly, the vast majority of their business goes through this exclusive channel. As a global leader in the automation and interconnect industry with over 60,000 products in their portfolio,...

How are your New Year’s Resolutions going? If you are like most people, the turning of the calendar is a time for reflection and setting goals for the future. According to a days old survey, most folks are thinking about how to improve their life and appearance. Here are the...

The Global Pandemic has accelerated change in the Distribution Industry. The once slow but steady march towardsdigitalizationand webstores is now an outright sprint. During the time millions of people were locked down in one form or another of quarantine, the use of internet shopping exploded. Your world, once...

Hey boys, girls, grown-ups of all ages, and my distributor friends, too. This is your Jolly Old Pal, Santa. I slipped away from chair duty down at the mall and magically hijacked the controls of KYKLO’s Newsletter Machine. Remember. I know when you are sleeping, and I know when you’re...

Distributors and their supply partners search for better ways to support their mutual customers, find new prospects, develop prospects into customers, and generally drive growth to both of their businesses. Historically, and before the internet, joint calls were the only form of cooperative selling. Marketing efforts, while serving to develop...

Pro-face is a recognized leader in Human Machine Interface and Industrial Personal Computers. Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and a Schneider Electric company, they maintain a global and local presence to provide world class availability, support, and service. Further, Pro-face uses a network of technology focused knowledge-based distributors to bring...

KYKLO and WAGO USA have teamed up to build a more robust customer experience with WAGO distributors in North America. Under the terms of the newly signed agreement, KYKLO will provide proprietary services to further enhance the customer experience at distributors using KYKLO’s ecommerce platform. KYKLO will optimize customer communications...

The seed round was led by Felicis Ventures’ Sundeep Peechu and IA Ventures’ Jesse Beyroutey Buffalo, NY, Nov 16th, 2020 — As COVID-19 continues to accelerate the need for digital operations, the e-commerce and sales management company KYKLO is announcing a $8.5 million seed round to continue to bring electrical...

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc., a leader in the Americas industrial automation market has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with distributor digitalization experts KYKLO to provide close support for their Americas distributor channel. Under the agreement, Vernon Hills, Illinois based Mitsubishi Electric Automation will promote KYKLO digital services to its...

KYKLO and Festo, a global leader in the pneumatic and electrical automation industry, have jointly developed a plan to drive improved customer service through Festo’s North American distributor channel. The agreement calls for KYKLO to provide enhanced offerings to Festo’s extensive network of knowledge-based technical distributors. This effort will give...

Pausing from a series of excitingly busy days (weeks, months and, even years), we realized KYKLO is another year older. We have reached a milestone; five years of KYKLO. We could insert any number of old cliches: Time passes quickly when you’re having a good time… It seems like only...

It’s the end of a tough day. Lately it seems like every day sets a new worlds record for issues. Your head barely touches the pillow before you drift off into deep slumber. In what seems like 10 minutes, your tumultuous dreams include an eerie sound from outer space. The...

Are you doing mid-year reviews? As we roll into mid-summer, many distributors are in the process of doing mid-year reviews with their teams. Under even the best of circumstances, distribution experts recommend periodic reviews of team performance. In these tumultuous times, the practice is even more important. Our friend Frank...