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Google 2025 AI Business Trends
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Google’s AI Trends Report – What It Means For Distributors  Google’s latest AI trends report identifies five forces reshaping business in 2025. For wholesale distributors, these aren’t just tech industry abstractions—they’re competitive realities
  • Josh Palubicki
  • November 25, 2025
AI in Distribution

Why Your AI Pilots Keep Failing (And Why That’s Actually Fine) 

Expect most pilots to fail. Plan for it. Budget for it.
  • Brian Hopkins
  • November 24, 2025
AI in Distribution

Proton.ai, Revenue Optics Partner to Update Distributors’ Inside Sales Model

Both companies are expanding to support additional customers.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • November 23, 2025

Upcoming Programs

  • Upcoming Program

AI News and Gurus: Strategic Insights Lead From Google

Join us on Dec 2, 2025 9PT/12ET as we explore AI and the B2B landscape with Patricia Velázquez, Strategic Insights Lead from Google.
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  • Upcoming Program

Breakthroughs in Warehouse and Logistics Technology

Join us on Dec. 3, 2025 at 9PT/12ET to discover how breakthroughs in warehouse and logistics technology are transforming supply chains and operations.
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  • Upcoming Program

How Midsize Distributors Leverage Technology to Compete

Join us on Dec 10, 2025 at 9PT/12ET to learn how midsize distributors modernize systems and use AI to boost efficiency, and growth.
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  • Upcoming Program

AI for Distributors: 2025 Review and 2026 Preview

Join us on Dec 17, 2025 at 9PT/12ET to explore Real Use Cases and What’s Coming Next for AI in distribution.
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AI in Distribution

Applied AI for Distributors 2026: Why You Can’t Afford to Sit Out

Attend the only event on real-world AI execution in distribution.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • November 20, 2025
AI in Distribution

AI Capex Surge Signals a New Operating Reality for Distributors

Procurement budgets are tightening as organizations redirect capital toward AI infrastructure.
  • Mark Brohan
  • November 19, 2025
news home depot
AI in Distribution

Home Depot Highlights New AI Blueprint Takeoff Tool as Housing Weakens

Home Depot is accelerating its tech investments in the Pro segment, highlighted by a new AI-powered material estimation tool.
  • Mark Brohan
  • November 18, 2025

Recent Reports

State of eCommerce

Navigating Distribution’s New Landscape in 2025

Strategic Approaches for Sustainable Growth

Best Practices to Compete in a Changing Market

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
ROI Customer Experience
Distribution Marketing

How a Measured Approach to Customer Experience Can Drive Real ROI for Your Company

Companies that focus on Customer Experience often outperform those that do not.
  • Brian Hopkins
  • February 17, 2023
Hiring Salespeople
Distribution Sales Strategy

Advice You Need to Hear About Hiring Salespeople

Here’s how to hire the right people to achieve Olympic results.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • February 17, 2023
home run hitters
Distribution Sales Strategy

How to Turn Inside Sales Reps into Home Run Hitters

Mark Peck shares ways distributors can build and manage successful inside sales programs.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • February 16, 2023
700% Growth in 3 Years
Strategy

700% Growth in 3 Years: How Employee Engagement Powers Growth for Building Controls & Solutions

BC&S CEO Eric Chernik shares principles proven to achieve fast growth and strong financial return.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • February 13, 2023
Why VCs are investing in marketplaces
Digital Strategy

Why Venture Capital Firms are Investing in B2B Marketplaces

Distributors must step up or risk losing their hold on the B2B market.  
  • Benj Cohen
  • February 9, 2023
CRM Checklist
Distribution Sales Strategy

CRM Checklist for Success: What to Look for in a CRM

Sales reps should be looking at their CRMs upwards of 30 times per day.
  • Mike Marks
  • February 6, 2023
Relationship Selling May Be Dead, But Relationships in Selling Are Not
Distribution Sales Strategy

Relationship Selling May Be Dead, But Relationships in Selling Are Not

Relationship selling is dying, but relationships in selling is alive and well.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • February 3, 2023
Secrets to Driving Growth
Distribution Marketing

The Secret to Driving Growth: Understanding Your Customers Better

Get a picture of what the customer cares about before you start making changes.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • January 24, 2023
customer loyalty
Distribution Sales Strategy

How Distributors Can Win & Keep Customers in Today’s Market

Benj Cohen shares his take on McKinsey’s must-dos to win customer loyalty today.
  • Benj Cohen
  • January 23, 2023
Playing the Long Game
Operations

3 Strategies to Build a Business for the Next Generation – and the Next After That

It’s time to redefine the future of distribution. 
  • Dirk Beveridge
  • January 23, 2023
Where Well-Intended Customer Loyalty Surveys Go Wrong for Distributors
Distribution Marketing

Where Well-Intended Customer Loyalty Surveys Go Wrong for Distributors

Here are the traps to avoid when implementing a Net Promoter Score (NPS) program.
  • Mark Peck
  • January 20, 2023
Is eCommerce Your Best Bet for Recession-Proofing Your Business?
B2B eCommerce

Is eCommerce Your Best Bet for Recession-Proofing Your Business?

eCommerce can enhance productivity, bring in new business and improve market share during a slowdown.
  • Ryan Francis
  • January 17, 2023
Discovery Skills + Patience = The Superpowers of Selling
Distribution Sales Strategy

Discovery Skills + Patience = The Superpowers of Selling

B2B buying research studies consistently report that modern buyers are disappointed with their seller counterparts. Here’s why.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • January 17, 2023
The 2 Reasons Your Customers Won’t Buy Online
B2B eCommerce

The 2 Reasons Your Customers Won’t Buy Online

If you measure your ecommerce success with this ROI model, you’re doing it wrong.
  • Ian Heller
  • January 16, 2023
Digital Strategy

Distributor eCommerce Now 20% of Sales and Accelerating

eCommerce continues to grow as a percentage of sales for distributors: What’s driving the trend?
  • Ian Heller
  • January 12, 2023
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