First Avnet Experience with NASCAR Almost Ends Up in Victory Lane
Trevor Bayne almost stole the race Saturday in last seconds…and went from 35th to 3rd in Chicago. Our Avnet/BMA car looked great. Could see our logos easily and was on TV for at least 5 minutes. After...
View ArticleVallee wows BMA Crowd on Communication Tips
Last week, the Business Marketing Association (BMA) held its annual B2B marketing conference in my home town, Chicago. Most topics for 3 days centered around the increasing importance of organizing...
View ArticleTen Reflections
I’m 62 today, easy to reflect on positive things…of course my parents, family on both sides, wife and son and my belief in God, and good health or I would be struck by lightning. Beyond my luck and...
View ArticleToy Foundation Program Continues to Help Needy and Catalyst to Other Avnet...
Pardon me while I show off… My family and I for 21 years have organized a toy foundation golf outing in Chicago for 21 years and 11 in In Phoenix for needy kids. Our main sponsor have been Avnet and...
View ArticleTop 10 Reasons I’m Thankful
Did u know that America’s founding father’s felt the turkey should be our nation’s bird until they figured out the bald eagle was a smarter choice. The eagle easily would win in a cage match. Also...
View ArticleFirst Rock and Roll Concert was on March 22nd 1952, celebrate with Avnet, BMA...
Let’s have some fun. Celebrate the first rock and roll concert’s 60th anniversary in March of 1952 in Cleveland by telling us who you think were the best songs in those 60 years. The scene outside the...
View ArticleBMA and Avnet will be hosting first marketing event in Beijing, May 17th
To serve the BMA as chairperson in its 90th year has been a priceless experience. The opportunities to work with our stellar national board of passionate corporate, agency, and vendor stars has been...
View ArticleAvnet Technology Marketing Summit attracts marcom leaders in the industry
140 attended the first time event for our industry…The Avnet Technology Marketing Summit was an exclusive two-day conference focused on bringing together distribution sales and channel leaders and...
View ArticleWhat Will Happen in Al’s Retirement/Bucket List ?
In case you missed the news I’m retiring at the end of this week…I will write my last blog post thanking folks on Thursday. But now instead of looking back, lets look ahead…in my world starting June...
View ArticleThis my last Soft Pitch for Avnet.
I retire with great memories-fun-friendships…thank you for the privilege to communicate to all of you…some more than others. When Michelle and I started this blog, no one else was doing them in our...
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