What is your Show strategy? Preparing for the SEMA Show is a tremendous task with many logistical and operational details to consider. It is important to start planning now! Join the SEMA Education Institute (SEI) and SEMA Show management for a webinar, Thursday, July 18, at 10:00 a.m. (PDT).
British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee is credited with inventing the World Wide Web in 1989 when he implemented the first successful communication between a Hypertext Transfer Protocol client and a server via the Internet. He had this to say about data ownership: “Customers need to be given...
An Interview With the Outgoing Chairman of SEMA’s Board of DirectorsAfter many years of service in a number of different roles, Paul “Scooter” Brothers took office as SEMA’s Chairman of the Board in 2011. His time in the Chairman’s seat has been marked by a successful transition through difficult...
Year-Long Celebration to Focus on Increased Member InvolvementThis year marks the 10th anniversary of SEMA’s Political Action Committee (SEMA PAC). To commemorate 10 years of protecting the industry in Washington, D.C., SEMA PAC will be unveiling exciting new initiatives. To take full advantage of...
One of the World’s Largest Vehicle Markets SEMA News recently traveled to Moscow to take a look at the center of the specialty-equipment market in the world’s largest country in terms of area (more than 6.6 million square miles). Russia is one of the fastest-growing emerging market economies and one...
By now you have likely heard about the SEMA Data Co-op (SDC), which officially launched its full production system April 1 after a year-long beta phase. Open to all suppliers and receivers, this information repository makes the development, safe storage and universal export of industry product data...
Here’s the big news: The SEMA Data Co-op is currently building SEMA Search, an online product look-up tool powered by the SDC product information library.Scheduled for roll-out in November of this year, SEMA Search will allow member retailers, including countermen and sales consultants at brick-and...