Wake Up with WIRE-Net! ThomasNet.com to Demonstrate Free New Resources at April 3 Breakfast


WIRE-Net Members Have Opportunity to Share Best Practices in Online Marketing and Sales at Free Event



Cleveland, OH – Attention, WIRE-Net manufacturing members: Wake up with WIRE-Net, and return to your office with free new tools for productivity! In today’s fast-paced business environment, you need to be able to work quickly and efficiently to find the exact products you need. In response, ThomasNet.com has added content, tools, and groundbreaking Product Search technology to its powerful product sourcing platform, and is sponsoring a breakfast meeting to share them.



During this free Wake Up with WIRE-Net meeting on April 3, 2013, Kristin Carty, Audience Outreach Manager, ThomasNet.com, will demonstrate these powerful new resources. Her presentation will comprise part one of a two-part program, with the second session focused on online marketing and sales. Participants will have a chance to network, share their best practices, and hear from ThomasNet executives about ways to improve their Internet and social media strategies to engage more potential buyers.



About the Re-launched ThomasNet.com

ThomasNet.com is industry’s only free platform for supplier discovery and sourcing of components, equipment, MRO (maintenance, repair and operations) products, raw materials, and custom manufacturing services. The website’s new Product Search technology aggregates detailed information on more than 100 million parts.



By defining precise attributes such as applications, materials, dimensions and tolerances, buyers can find the precise products that match their needs. The new site also makes it easier to identify local suppliers, quality certified suppliers, and companies that meet buyers’ supplier diversity requirements.



When and Where

The breakfast meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 3rd from 7:30 am to 9:00 am in the WIRE-Net classroom at 4855 W. 130th Street, Suite One, Cleveland. WIRE-Net members can register at http://www.wire-net.org/forms/eventenrollment/eventenrollment.aspx?ID=1808. For questions, please contact Julie King at 216.588.1438.



About ThomasNet

Thomas is an information and technology company. For over a century we’ve led the way in connecting manufacturing and industrial buyers and sellers.



Buyers worldwide, including engineers, purchasing agents, facilities managers and more, rely on ThomasNet.com for product sourcing and supplier discovery. This free online platform combines semantic product search technology with information rich company profiles enabling educated supplier selection. ThomasNet News is a family of online publications and electronic newsletters delivering the latest news and trends affecting manufacturing and industry. ThomasNet News’ goal is to give manufacturers the market intelligence they need to run their businesses effectively, and includes the flagship Industry Market Trends (IMT) along with several market-specific journals, including Machining Journal. For suppliers (manufacturers, distributors and service providers) we provide strategic website development, tools and technology to help them better manage and share product and service data internally and externally.



Thomas' suite of Enterprise Solutions enables companies to effectively manage digital product data for syndication across a variety of enterprise-wide systems and sales channels to meet their strategic business needs. The Navigator Platform, our proprietary technology, is the central place through which we help our clients manage their information. The Platform enables CAD publishing, online catalogs, and syndication of detailed product data to channel partners. We offer Custom SPEC for the unique needs of custom manufacturers. Through our Digital Media Group we help companies build brand awareness and generate leads with our social media, email marketing and SEO programs.





About WIRE-Net:



WIRE-Net is a membership-based, non-profit economic development organization that provides services to manufacturing leaders to strengthen their businesses, create healthy communities and fuel economic growth. For information, visit www.wire-net.org

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