Growth Slowed For MAFSI Reps In Third Quarter, 2017 Forecast Is 4.4%

After a remarkable six-quarter run during which the MAFSI Business Barometer increased an average 4.9% per quarter, the growth rate slowed in the third quarter to 3.6% versus the same quarter last year. Other indicators, including those tracking quotation and consultant activity, also slowed though they remain in very positive territory. Still, the reps remain…

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Working The Channels

I’ve spent some quality time during the past month with other parts of the channel. In early October, I hung out with nearly 30 consultants at the Consultants Rock Tour in Seattle, hosted by Cres Cor, Franke Foodservice, Lakeside Manufacturing, Hatco and Wood Stone. They had me out there to moderate a Q&A session that…

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