Skip to content

Thought Leadership and Software for Wholesale Change Agents

  • Software
  • Articles
    • AI in Distribution
    • Digital Strategy
    • B2B eCommerce
    • Distribution Marketing
    • Distribution Sales Strategy
    • Distribution Technology
    • Distribution Industry News
    • Technology News
  • News
  • Programs
    • Upcoming Programs
    • On-Demand Programs
    • AI News & Gurus Show
    • Wholesale Change Show
    • The Discerning Distributor
    • Calendar
  • Reports
  • Speaking
Menu
  • Software
  • Articles
    • AI in Distribution
    • Digital Strategy
    • B2B eCommerce
    • Distribution Marketing
    • Distribution Sales Strategy
    • Distribution Technology
    • Distribution Industry News
    • Technology News
  • News
  • Programs
    • Upcoming Programs
    • On-Demand Programs
    • AI News & Gurus Show
    • Wholesale Change Show
    • The Discerning Distributor
    • Calendar
  • Reports
  • Speaking
Join Our List
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Page 14

Articles

Menu
  • About
  • Sponsorships
  • Consulting
  • Contact
With new products rolling out, a more streamlined operation, and demand building in key segments, the company believes it’s on track for a solid 2025.
AI in Distribution

Henry Schein, AWS Partner to Bring AI Intelligence to Dental Care

By combining cloud computing, data, and AI, Henry Schein is positioning itself as more than a healthcare distributor.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • November 4, 2025
Amazon’s AI-Powered Secrets to Success (and How Distributors Can Respond)
AI in Distribution

Amazon’s Agentic Commerce Push Redefines the Future of Wholesale Distribution

Amazon’s “agentic commerce” agenda signals the next transformation in digital distribution.
  • Mark Brohan
  • November 3, 2025
AI in Distribution

Generation X and AI: Why Experience Still Leads the Revolution in Distribution

If you’re a Gen X leader in distribution, this is your moment.
  • Brian Hopkins
  • November 3, 2025

Upcoming Programs

  • Upcoming Program

Using State of the Art Analytics to Understand Performance

Join us on Nov 5, 2025 at 9PT/12ET to learn how advanced analytics is reshaping performance management and strategic decision making.
Register Now
  • Upcoming Program

Data-Driven Transformation: From Chaos to Competitive Advantage

Join us on Nov 11, 2025 at 9PT/12ET to learn how leading companies are using AI and integrated solutions to create real business impact.
Register Now
  • Upcoming Program

From Order to Insight: Optimizing the Customer Journey

Join us on Nov 12, 2025 at 9PT/12ET to learn how tech leaders are modernizing operations, automating systems, and driving real digital transformation.
Register Now
AI in Distribution

Amazon Deploys AI Systems Blue Jay and Project Eluna to Reinvent Fulfillment

Amazon calls it a significant expansion of “physical AI.”
  • Mark Brohan
  • October 28, 2025
Operations

The New Era of Profit Maximization for Distributors

Distributors have access to a growing number of new technologies that enable them to work more efficiently and better understand their customers.
  • Gayle deDie
  • October 27, 2025
AI-Robot-Workforce.jpeg
AI in Distribution

The AI Revolution Isn’t What You Think: 4 Truths from the 2030 Playbook

The frontier of AI is moving beyond systems that simply analyze and recommend.
  • Brian Hopkins
  • October 21, 2025

Recent Reports

Navigating Distribution’s New Landscape in 2025

Strategic Approaches for Sustainable Growth

Best Practices to Compete in a Changing Market

Report: State of Distributor Pricing and Costing

Value management
Distribution Marketing

Value Management for Distributors, Part 1: The Problem with “Value”

Value can be defined, marketed and delivered in such a way that it improves profitability.
  • Scott Benfield
  • August 15, 2022
mike kunkle 2
Distribution Sales Strategy

How Do B2B Sellers Need to Adapt to Modern Buyers?

One of enablement’s key responsibilities is preparing and supporting your sellers to go to market.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • August 1, 2022
MSC Industrial’s Reimagined Value Proposition for a Digital World
Distribution Technology

MSC Industrial Supply’s ‘Next Chapter’

MSC Industrial Supply shares how they are redefining the way they support their customers.
  • Ian Heller
  • July 25, 2022
Distribution Industry Analysis

USESI CEO on How Improving Culture Drives Greater Profitability

Randy Eddy sat down with us to talk about why culture is so important and how to measure it.
  • Ian Heller
  • July 25, 2022
Forest with mountains and partly-cloudy sky in background
Distribution Industry Analysis

Annual Conference for Canadian Institute for Plumbing & Heating: Aligned, Collaborative and Value-Added

Everything about the event was first rate – from the destination to the food to the quality and productivity of the meetings.
  • Ian Heller
  • July 13, 2022
Are Distributors Experiencing Pandemic Myopia?
Distribution Industry Analysis

Are Distributors Experiencing Pandemic Myopia?

Are some distributors lulled by a false sense of security post-pandemic?
  • Dirk Beveridge
  • July 12, 2022
What the Heck is Sales Enablement & How Can It Help My Company?
Distribution Sales Strategy

What the Heck is Sales Enablement & How Can It Help My Company?

The goal of enablement is to support sellers and as a result, improve sales performance.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • July 12, 2022
winsupply
Distribution Sales Strategy

How Winsupply’s Entrepreneurial Model Drives Success

Monte Salsman, president of the Winsupply Acquisitions Group, joined us on a recent episode of the Wholesale Change show to talk about the company’s
  • Ian Heller
  • July 7, 2022
Struggling with Low-Quality Leads? You’re Not Alone
Distribution Marketing

Struggling with Low-Quality Leads? You’re Not Alone

Most distributors in a recent DSG report said they were unhappy with their lead-generating efforts.
  • Frank Hurtte
  • July 6, 2022
5 ways to uncover
Strategy

5 Ways to Uncover What Your Customers Really Want

Determining what your customers want is the foundation for an extraordinary customer experience.
  • Dean Mueller
  • June 29, 2022
wc-take-control-of-your-profitability
Strategy

The Solution to Fixing Profitability? Focus on Profit Peaks – Not Drains

We spoke with Byrnes about how distributors can take back control in this unpredictable market.
  • Jonathan Bein
  • June 20, 2022
spotify AI
AI in Distribution

How Spotify Uses AI to Create an Ultra-Personalized Customer Experience and What Distributors Can Learn from It 

Distributors can learn from Spotify’s success delivering a personalized listening experience for every customer.
  • Benj Cohen
  • June 14, 2022
wc-take-control-of-your-profitability
Wholesale Change Show

Wholesale Change: Take Back Control of Your Profitability, featuring Jonathan Byrnes (June 8, 2022)

Learn how distributors can evaluate and categorize their customer base – profit peaks, profit drains and profit deserts – and make a plan to
  • Jonathan Bein
  • June 8, 2022
dirk q&a
Strategy

Dirk Beveridge on How the Role of Leaders Must Change in Distribution 

Beveridge believes distributors have a unique opportunity to bring deeper meaning to their organizations.
  • Jonathan Bein
  • June 1, 2022
MSC Industrial’s Reimagined Value Proposition for a Digital World
Wholesale Change Show

Wholesale Change: MSC Industrial’s Reimagined Value Proposition for a Digital World (May 25, 2022)

In this webinar, Erik Gershwind, President and CEO of MSC Industrial Supply Co., talked about how the company has reimagined its value proposition, driven
  • Ian Heller
  • May 25, 2022
How Distributors Can Generate More Sales on Inbound Calls to CSRs?
Distribution Sales Strategy

How Distributors Can Generate More Sales on Inbound Calls to CSRs 

In some distribution companies, CSRs have become profitable sellers.
  • Benj Cohen
  • May 18, 2022
How Distributors Can Stop the Margin Drain
Distribution Marketing

How Distributors Can Stop the Margin Drain 

Al Bates talks the myths surrounding profitability, key margin drains and the steps distributors can take to climb out of their rut.
  • Jonathan Bein
  • May 17, 2022
Creating Relevancy in an Age of Disruption
Wholesale Change Show

Wholesale Change: Creating Relevancy in an Age of Disruption (May 11, 2022)

In this episode of Wholesale Change, Dirk shared why distributors must adopt new ways of leading their companies to build a sustainable business today.
  • Jonathan Bein
  • May 11, 2022
How to Select the Right Technologies for Your Customers’ Journey
Digital Strategy

How to Select the Right Technologies for Your Customers’ Journey 

Where do you start in evaluating your existing technology – and then building the right set of technology solutions for your customers based on
  • Jonathan Bein
  • May 10, 2022
B2B Apps Are Changing the Way Distributors and Contractors Operate
Digital Strategy

B2B Apps Are Changing the Way Distributors and Contractors Operate

Companies are developing solutions designed for industrial distributors to help them save time, boost productivity and cut expenses.
  • Dean Mueller
  • May 3, 2022
How Dakota Supply Group is Driving ‘Intentional Growth’ in Rural America 
Distribution Marketing

How Dakota Supply Group is Driving ‘Intentional Growth’ in Rural America 

Dakota Supply Group CEO Paul Kennedy talks about how the 124-year-old company drives value in rural markets across the Midwest.
  • Jonathan Bein
  • May 2, 2022
news economy
Wholesale Change Show

Wholesale Change: Can Distributors Get Out of the Profit Rut? (April 27, 2022)

Profitability expert Dr. Al Bates joined us on the Wholesale Change show to talk about why distributors are stuck in a profitability “rut” and
  • Ian Heller
  • April 27, 2022
Supply Chain
Distribution Technology

The 4 Drivers of Ongoing Supply Chain Disruption in 2022 

Labor shortages, port congestion and manufacturing delays are throwing off the supply chain’s delicate balance. Higher demand for products is exacerbating supply chain challenges.
  • Ravi Ravishankar
  • April 25, 2022
elements of distribution on a microchip surrounded by boxes
Distribution Sales Strategy

Webinar: State of Distributor Technology: A Guide for Growth (April 6, 2022)

In this free webinar, DSG Principals Jonathan Bein, Ph.D., and Ian Heller lead a presentation of the research, along with recommendations you can act
  • Jonathan Bein
  • April 19, 2022
The-Critical-Link-Between-Culture-and-Business-Results
Wholesale Change Show

Wholesale Change: The Critical Link Between Culture and Business Results, feat. Randy Eddy, CEO of U.S. Electrical Services (April 13, 2022)

Watch this episode to learn how Randy’s impressive focus on culture is directly tied to business results.
  • Ian Heller
  • April 14, 2022
why losing customers
Distribution Marketing

Don’t Have a Plan to Address Customer Churn? You’re Losing Money 

How distributors can spot customer-churn risks sooner and respond before customers have time to defect.
  • Jonathan Bein
  • April 12, 2022
How Zoro is Building Real Partnerships with Distributors with ‘No Competitive Risk’
Digital Strategy

How Zoro is Building Real Partnerships with Distributors with ‘No Competitive Risk’ 

Is there a way to compete with digital giants like Amazon while simultaneously expanding your customer base to markets you can’t reach through traditional
  • Ian Heller
  • April 4, 2022
steps ascending
Wholesale Change Show

Wholesale Change: Dakota Supply Group: Doubling Down on Service to Drive Organic Growth (March 30, 2022)

CEO Paul Kennedy about how the company’s focus on customer experience has driven profitable growth.
  • Ian Heller
  • March 30, 2022
How eCommerce Teams Can Drive More Revenue Through Their Website
B2B eCommerce

How eCommerce Teams Can Drive More Revenue Through Their Website

Distributors must deliver customers’ desired browsing and shopping experience to compete against big names like Amazon Business and other digital-first competitors.
  • Benj Cohen
  • March 28, 2022
stacks of shipping containers
Distribution Sales Strategy

Webinar: How to Manage and Recover from Supply Chain Disruptions (March 23, 2022)

In this webinar, we presented the findings from our survey and added our own expertise so you can learn the best practices to detect,
  • Ian Heller
  • March 25, 2022
Page1 … Page12 Page13 Page14 Page15 Page16 … Page25
Facebook-f Linkedin-in Twitter

Useful Links

  • About
  • Sponsorships
  • Consulting
  • Contact
  • About
  • Sponsorships
  • Consulting
  • Contact

Policies & Terms

  • Terms
  • Distribution Strategy Group Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms
  • Distribution Strategy Group Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy

Get In Touch

  • 303-898-8636
  • contact@distributionstrategy.com
  • Boulder, CO 80304 (MST/MDT)

© 2025 Distribution Strategy Group