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Serving OH, MI, IN, W. PA, WV and KY
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Our Philosophy
ESI is characterized by sound financial management, motivation and plans for business continuity. We pride ourselves in being “businessmen in sales,” not just salesmen in business. ESI provides stability, trust and confidence that enhances our relationships with customers throughout the territory. For more information, please contact us via email here.
- ESI was founded in 1972 by Harry J. Abramson.
- ESI establishes goals for each principal and meets our objectives.
- ESI has world class synergistic component lines.
- ESI has one of the finest sales support teams in the industry.
- ESI has an ongoing sales and self-development program.
- ESI has earned respect both locally and nationally.
- ESI works effectively with our distribution partners.
- ESI is not dominated by any one line (largest is 13%).
- ESI thoroughly understands the electrical component business.
- ESI understands the passive components and electromechanical business.
Selling On Quality Not On Price
- SOQNOP is Electronic Salesmasters Inc.’s philosophy of doing business
- SOQNOP stands for the quality of the service that ESI avails
- SOQNOP stands for our ability to honor commitments
- SOQNOP stands for our ability to do consultive selling
- SOQNOP sellings reflect our successful past and promising future
- SOQNOP doesn’t mean the lowest price, but rather the greatest value
Accommodations
We invite you to book reservations at these local hotels, which offer a special rate to Electronic Salesmasters visitors.
Cleveland
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cleveland East Beachwood
3663 Park East Drive
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
+1 216-464-5950
Courtyard Cleveland Beachwood
3695 Orange Place
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
+1 216-765-1900
Columbus
Columbus Marriot Northwest
5605 Blazer Parkway
Dublin, Ohio 43017
+1 614-791-1000
The corporate rate code for the Columbus Marriot Northwest is ESI. This rate can be booked by going to the booking link below and typing in this code.
Detroit
Courtyard Detroit Novi
42700 West 11 Mile Road
Novi, Michigan 48375
+1 248-380-1234
Grand Rapids
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Grand Rapids Airport
4747 28th Street SE
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49512
+1 616-957-0100
Indianapolis
Courtyard Indianapolis Carmel
37 W. 103rd Street
Indianapolis, IN 46290
+1 317-571-1110
Pittsburgh
Courtyard Pittsburgh North
150 Cranberry Woods Drive
Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania 16066
+1 724-776-1900
Harry’s Articles
- Where is Our Industry Headed?
- Demand Creation is too often Exaggeration
- A Rep’s View of Email Overload
- The Triple Whammy
- An Open Letter to the Industry I Love
- The Perfect Buyer in the Eyes of a Rep
- The Perfect Distributor in the Eyes of a Rep
- The Perfect Forecast in the Eyes of a Rep
- The Perfect Principal in the Eyes of a Rep
- The Perfect Regional Sales Manager in the Eyes of a Rep
- The Perfect Rep in the Eyes of the Industry
- The Perfect Sales Meeting in the Eyes of a Rep
- The Perfect Trade Association in the Eyes of a Rep
- Commission Rates Consequences
- Who Owns the Customer? Distributors, CEM’s or no one?
- Why Sales Managers No Longer Aspire To Be Reps
- The Perfect Distributor in the Eyes of a Rep (Revisited)
- The Times They Are REALLY A-Changin’
- Perfect “No Nonsense” Distribution–in the Eyes of a Rep
- Perfect Business Ethics in the Eyes of a Rep
- The Perfect Activity Report in the Eyes of a Rep
- The Changing Ways That Distributors Are Doing Business
- When You Don’t Make The Numbers, Who’s To Blame
- The Distribution Paradigm Shift
- Extreme Jobs and the Reps Who Love Them
- Why Globalization is Imperfect
- Perfect Commission Rate Considerations
- The Perfect Flaws of Internet Auctions
- This is What I Believe . . . A Rep’s View
- The Perfect Rep Council
- The Perfect Top Ten Rep Myths
- A Perfectly Objective View of the Electronic Rep’s Future
- A Painfully Perfect View of GM’s Future
- A Perfect View of Imperfect China
- A Perfectly Logical Concern for Reps: The Diminishing Number of U.S. EE’s
- A Perfect Time for this Rep to Vent
- A Perfect View of “Exporting America”
- Working With Principals
- Perfect “How Come Quickies”