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Maximize Your Operation With the Right Warehouse Design and Layout
Operations

Critical Skills for Front-Line Leaders in Distribution

You get tested when power and systems go out and you’ve got three hours to figure it out before you miss every commitment.
  • Will Quinn
  • August 26, 2025
Distribution Technology

Beating Delivery Delays with Smart Logistics: Why Distribution’s New Competitive Edge Lives in the Last Mile

Smart logistics technology isn’t replacing human expertise, it’s amplifying it.
  • Brian Hopkins
  • August 26, 2025
AI in Distribution

Palmer Holland Rolls Out AI Product Platform to Streamline Product Data

Palmer Holland, a Cleveland-based specialty chemical and ingredient distributor, has launched an AI-driven product knowledge platform aimed at streamlining how customers and suppliers access
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • August 26, 2025

Upcoming Programs

  • Upcoming Program

How Distributors are Driving Employee Engagement

Join us on Sept 10, 9 PT/12 ET, as we explore how top-performing distributors are building engagement that fuels performance and loyalty.
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  • Upcoming Program

Economic Update: Forecasts and M&A Trends Shaping Distribution

Join us on Sept 11, 2025 at 9PT/12ET as we navigate both economic forecasts and M&A trends with Economist Alex Chausovsky.
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  • Upcoming Program

The Sales Rep’s AI Playbook: What’s Working in Distribution Today

Join us on Sept 17, 2025 at 9PT/12ET as we delve into what real AI adoption looks like in the field today and how
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  • Upcoming Program

The Distributor’s “Technology Dreamstack”

Join us on Sept 24, 2025 at 9PT/12ET as top technology leaders will help you prioritize and make smarter technology decisions.
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AI in Distribution

Pattern Group’s $400 Million IPO Puts Distributors on Notice as Brands Double Down on Marketplaces

Pattern uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to process more than 46 trillion data points and add 100 billion more each week.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • August 25, 2025
2013 state of e-commerce in distribution
Distribution Technology

The E-Commerce Revolution is Pushing Distribution Toward a Digital-First Future

As a catalyst for transformation, e-commerce strategies can be tailored for distribution and leveraged to facilitate improvements across customer experience, sales enablement, and supply
  • Travis Rothstein
  • August 23, 2025
Distribution Sales Strategy

Riding the Distributor Sales Culture into Commodity Hell

In this article, we detail the problems of sales cultures in mature B2B markets.
  • Scott Benfield
  • August 20, 2025

Recent Reports

The State of Customer Experience in Distribution

Transforming Wholesale Distribution with AI

State of CRM and Sales Analytics in Distribution

2025 State of Technology in Distribution

Digital Strategy

5 eCommerce Hurdles and How Distributors Can Clear Them

In this panel discussion, distributors share how they overcome common ecommerce challenges.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • June 26, 2023
Digital Strategy

Should Distributors Trust AI to Make Product Recommendations?

AI can offer customers the jumpstart they need to make informed decisions.
  • Benj Cohen
  • June 21, 2023
Digital Strategy

The Goal of Digital Strategies Should Be to Remove Friction for Customers

The hows and whys of starting the digital journey.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • June 19, 2023
Distribution Sales Strategy

Can Distributors Break Free from Age-Old Patterns Holding Sales Teams Back?

Distribution sales is changing. Mike Kunkle outlines how and what distributors should do about it.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • June 13, 2023
Strategy

Distribution Is at a Strategic Inflection Point: What Will You Do About It?

It’s time to prepare for the industry’s next wave.
  • Karthik Chidambaram
  • June 8, 2023
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Distribution Sales Strategy

How Distributors Can Exit “The Sales Prevention Business”

Distribution is in danger of being in the sales prevention business.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • June 6, 2023
Distribution Marketing

4 Basic Principles to Get Pricing for Profit Right

Dr. Al Bates touches on the principles to take into account when formulating pricing strategies.
  • Al Bates
  • June 1, 2023
How to Meet Disruption Head On with the Right Warehouse Management and Delivery Technology
Operations

How to Meet Disruption Head On with the Right Warehouse Management and Delivery Technology

Powerful warehouse and delivery tools can help distributors turn the tables in their favor.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • May 22, 2023
10 Areas Distributors Must Prioritize for Digital Success
Digital Strategy

10 Areas Distributors Must Prioritize for Digital Success

Here’s how to ensure your digital capabilities are competitive.
  • Ian Heller
  • May 22, 2023
How to Use Sales Enablement to Build a Culture of Continuous Improvement
Distribution Sales Strategy

How to Use Sales Enablement to Build a Culture of Continuous Improvement

Maximize the impact of sales enablement by focusing on developing a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • May 16, 2023
Building an Ecosystem of Trust in the Supply Chain
Operations

Building an Ecosystem of Trust in the Supply Chain

Learn why distrust causes each channel member to operate with less visibility and efficiency.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • May 11, 2023
Why Distributors Need to Own the Shop Floor
Distribution Technology

Why Distributors Need to Own the Shop Floor

Using technical solutions to own the shop floor is a win-win for distributors and customers.
  • Jeff Pomerantz
  • May 10, 2023
Operations

Dirk Beveridge: Why Distributors Need to Let Go of Outdated Talent Strategies

Dirk Beveridge shares what to do about the persistent challenge of attracting talent.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • May 9, 2023
What Distributors Can Learn from Netflix’s Big Bet
Distribution Sales Strategy

What Distributors Can Learn from Netflix’s Big Bet

Distributors can learn from the evolution of the technology-powered online movie distributor.
  • Benj Cohen
  • May 2, 2023
4 Ways to Engage Employees in Driving More Sales to the Bottom Line
Distribution Technology

4 Ways to Engage Employees in Driving More Sales to the Bottom Line

Don’t know where to start with distribution technology? Our technology leader panel has some ideas.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • May 1, 2023
3 Ways Distributors Can Build Financial Resilience in the Face of a Downturn
Strategy

3 Ways Distributors Can Build Financial Resilience in the Face of a Downturn

Is your team prepared for the potential of an economic storm?
  • Chris Tsai
  • April 27, 2023
Distribution Technology

Why Distributors Must Prioritize and Master Reverse Logistics

Learn how to overcome reverse logistics challenges.
  • Will Quinn
  • April 20, 2023
How to Maximize Your Distributor Workflows for a Better Customer Experience
Operations

How to Maximize Your Distributor Workflows for a Better Customer Experience

Don’t disrupt customer experiences with poor internal workflows.
  • Mark Stevens
  • April 17, 2023
Maximize Your Operation With the Right Warehouse Design and Layout
Operations

Maximize Your Operation With the Right Warehouse Design and Layout

How inventories are stored makes a substantial impact on workflows and productivity.
  • Mark Stevens
  • April 7, 2023
Teach Your Sales Managers Diagnostic Skills
Distribution Sales Strategy

Teach Your Sales Managers Diagnostic Skills

Distributors need to invest in developing front-line sales managers.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • April 3, 2023
Distribution Sales Strategy

How AI Can Support a Greater Customer Experience – and Drive Greater Margins

Offer better service and a more consultative experience with the help of AI.
  • Benj Cohen
  • April 3, 2023
5 hurdles on a racing track
Operations

5 Common Employee Issues That Keep Getting More Challenging

Post-pandemic, businesses are finding these five areas of employee engagement more challenging than ever.
  • Tom Vander Well
  • March 27, 2023
Construction equipment in a dirt lot with the sunsetting
Wholesale Change Show

A B2B Marketplace – Where You Can’t Order Online

Ryan Loos, Chief Financial Officer at ConEquip Parts & Equipment, talks with Distribution Strategy Group about growth without an ecommerce footprint.
  • Ian Heller
  • March 23, 2023
Hands in a circle
Operations

The Power of Follow-up: How COE Distributing’s Culture is Driving Rapid Growth

J.D. Ewing, CEO of COE Distributing, shares his advice for distributors.
  • Ian Heller
  • March 23, 2023
B2B eCommerce

The Benefits of a Purpose-Built B2B eCommerce Payment Process

Addressing the inefficiencies in the online payment process is the key to incredible revenue-generating opportunities.
  • Bar Geron
  • March 13, 2023
Want to Do More with Less – Despite the Labor Shortage? Embrace Technology
Distribution Technology

Want to Do More with Less – Despite the Labor Shortage? Embrace Technology

How can technology free your team up to do more important tasks?
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • March 7, 2023
increase sales interactions
Distribution Sales Strategy

How Distributors Can Maximize Sales Interactions

Find out how to become a force-multiplier for your company.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • March 6, 2023
losing customers
Distribution Marketing

How Many Customers Did You Lose Last Year?

The cost of losing customers goes beyond just the lost revenue.
  • Mark Peck
  • March 2, 2023
Operations

HR Strategies in Distribution: Rethink the Status Quo

To attract and retain good people, we have to rethink our language surrounding employee management.
  • Dirk Beveridge
  • March 2, 2023
3 Principles to Move Customers in the Right Direction
Distribution Sales Strategy

The Psychology of Choice: 3 Principles to Move Customers in the Right Direction

Behavioral economics is the key to selling better, marketing with more intent and persuading others.
  • Lincoln Smith
  • March 1, 2023
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