Once again we hear that industrial commodities are in short supply and pricing has gone up for any one of many reasons – this is a cycle we have seen before of course and will settle out in time. Do you remember the year that the Chinese bought up all the scrap steel on the planet – or the time that copper theft was a major crime wave?
What it indicates of course is that manufacturing has rebounded from COVID and we will now be in a period of shortage with extended deliveries and increased pricing – but it will be important to remember that everyone is in the same situation. So it is not a good idea to stop marketing on the basis that “we can’t deliver” because neither can anybody else.
Now is the time to keep your marketing going, do your best for every customer and they will thank you for it when business rebounds.
