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IDEA Expands the Harmonized Data Model Across Hundreds of New Product Categories

HDM update harmonized electrical product data

IDEA continues to improve the quality, consistency, and usability of product content across the electrical industry through its Harmonized Data Model (HDM) initiative. 95% of Attributed SKUs Standardized by Year-End IDEA completed 155 new harmonized UNSPSC categories in May, with another 227 categories in development and targeted for completion by early Q4. By year-end, HDM…

Data to Dollars: The IDEA LinkedIn Newsletter Is Live

The first issue of Data to Dollars, IDEA’s new LinkedIn newsletter, is out now. Mark McGready, Director of Data Analytics and Solutions, makes the case that most B2B marketing initiatives fail for a specific and fixable reason. It’s a short read and gets you thinking. New issues publish the first week of every month. Subscribe…

An eBiz keynote worth rethinking your strategy for, Legrand’s data turnaround, and meet the new ProjectNexus lead: Tech 360 Newsletter June 2026

It was a big week for the electrical channel. NAED, IDEA, and Pull Logic announced ProjectNexus, the first industry-owned supply chain visibility solution for the electrical channel, at NAED National. Also in this issue:

ProjectNexus, eBiz 2026, and More: Tech 360 Newsletter May 2026

It was a big week for the electrical channel. NAED, IDEA, and Pull Logic announced ProjectNexus, the first industry-owned supply chain visibility solution for the electrical channel, at NAED National. Also in this issue:

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