The Bishop Report

To keep abreast of changes and events in the worldwide connector industry, one of the best and most relied upon sources of information is The Bishop Report. Published monthly, The Bishop Report provides current and timely information on many key industry topics.

The accelerated pace of new emerging markets, daily announcements of new technologies and product innovation, and the constant change in major electronic markets, will have more than a passing effect on your company and the connector industry as we move into the 21st century. The Bishop Report takes these topics head-on, and gives you up-to-date information and data to keep you aware of the changes happening in the world connector industry.

Each year, Bishop & Associates analyzes the electronic connector market for all major and developing countries. This information is published and supplied to the electronics, and electronic connector industry in a variety of ways. The Bishop Report is one of those vehicles, providing a cross section of all research conducted by the firm. Each year, The Bishop Report furnishes regional, country, and product line information on the North American, Japanese, Asia-Pacific, and European connector markets. In the coming year, The Bishop Report will supply detailed information for each of these world connector markets.

The key to developing any detailed market information on the world connector market, is a complete analysis of the many worldwide electronic equipment markets. Bishop & Associates maintains, and updates annually, extensive databases on all worldwide electronic equipment markets. This information is developed and maintained at the country level, which provides the most accurate base for all component and connector projections.

An important feature of The Bishop Report is the "How's Business" updates on the performance and profitability of the connector industry. Each quarter, Bishop & Associates recaps' information derived from public and proprietary sources to provide the industry with current, and projected trends in both sales and profits. Information on public connector companies is supplied at the company level, enabling the subscriber to evaluate each company individually, as well as comparing their own sales and profit results to the rest of the industry.

During your annual subscription, The Bishop Report will provide numerous connector growth projections at a regional, country, equipment, market, and product category level. The Bishop Report is a major source of growth estimates for the U.S. and world electronic connector markets.

Each year, Bishop & Associates dedicates one issue of The Bishop Report to the performance of connector suppliers worldwide. This information is extracted from an annual study published by Bishop & Associates on "The World's Top 100 Connector Suppliers." Supplier information is furnished by region of the world, product category, and end-use markets. Complete information is always provided on the top 10 worldwide suppliers, with individual sales by region of the world, sales by end-use markets, and sales by product category. In 2000, this information will be provided in The Bishop Report during the third quarter of the year.

As a monthly section of The Bishop Report, "Market & OEM Trends" furnishes a recap of articles and other information from many industry and independent publications related to electronic equipment, electronic equipment OEMs, and electronic connector products. The section provides excellent market statistics on regional and global markets for current, and emerging connector and equipment products.

The Bishop Report also provides "Key Connector Industry Benchmarks." The industry benchmark is a graphic or pictorial snapshot conveying a variety of information on the world connector market. Topics range from key industry results to, customer preference surveys, sales and profit results, cost of goods sold, SG&A, ROE, ROA, inventory turns, and others.

Throughout the year, The Bishop Report will furnish information for end-use equipment markets with country, regional, and worldwide summaries. Recent issues of The Bishop Report have provided detailed end-use market information on the Japanese, Taiwanese, and French electronic connector markets.

The "Significant Events" section of The Bishop Report furnishes a recap of important information and events related to the suppliers and distributors of electronic connectors. Bishop & Associates reviews industry publications, summarizing events having a bearing on the connector industry.

Each month The Bishop Report keeps you updated on key executives within the connector industry. This section of The Bishop Report provides current information on promotions, changes in responsibility, and moves involving connector supplier and distributor executives.

Your subscription to The Bishop Report includes the "Connector News Brief." The news brief is a service that keeps you up-to-date on all significant events happening within the worldwide connector industry. Each subscriber receives the "Connector News Brief" by fax, in this way, you receive information and news on a timely basis.

The goal of The Bishop Report is to keep you current on important issues that have a direct influence on the global connector industry.