NECA 2025: Hear from the Editors of EC&M and Electrical Wholesaling
The editorial staff of EC&M and Electrical Wholesaling magazines had the chance to attend NECA, explore the show floor, meet readers, and attend educational sessions. Scroll below to watch their video highlights, and wish them a safe journey back home from the show!
Jim Lucy, editor-in-chief of Electrical Wholesaling
Jim shares some of his top takeaways from this year's show. He had the chance to visit a variety of booths and attend some educational sessions, which he always enjoys. Listen to hear what he learned and is looking forward to next year.
Ellie Coggins, managing editor of EC&M
At this year's show, Ellie spent most of her time at the EC&M booth meeting readers and promoting the Everyday Electrician across our social media channels! Her key highlights included getting to film some fun social media footage with Trevor Ottmann, the Everyday Electrician, for our Instagram and TikTok accounts.
Michael Morris, editor of EC&M
Last but not least, Michael highlights a few of the things he enjoyed at NECA in Chicago. He spent a lot of time exploring the show floor and creating galleries of some of the most interesting products to share with our audience, mostly in the lighting and electric vehicle (EV) space. He also got the chance to watch Trevor win a contractor speed installation challenge at the ABB booth!
About the Author
Jim Lucy
Editor-in-Chief, Electrical Wholesaling & Electrical Marketing
Over the past 40-plus years, hundreds of Jim’s articles have been published in Electrical Wholesaling, Electrical Marketing newsletter and Electrical Construction & Maintenance magazine on topics such as electric vehicles, solar and wind development, energy-efficient lighting and local market economics. In addition to his published work, Jim regularly gives presentations on these topics to C-suite executives, industry groups and investment analysts.
He launched a new subscription-based data product for Electrical Marketing that offers electrical sales potential estimates and related market data for more than 300 metropolitan areas. In 1999, he published his first book, “The Electrical Marketer’s Survival Guide” for electrical industry executives looking for an overview of key market trends.
While managing Electrical Wholesaling’s editorial operations, Jim and the publication’s staff won several Jesse H. Neal awards for editorial excellence, the highest honor in the business press, and numerous national and regional awards from the American Society of Business Press Editors. He has a master’s degree in communications and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Glassboro State College, Glassboro, N.J. (now Rowan University) and studied electrical design at New York University and graphic design at the School for Visual Arts.
Michael Morris
Michael Morris is Editor for EC&M. He is also Editor for EC&M's sister publications Electrical Wholesaling and Electrical Marketing. Email him at [email protected].