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The Warehouse is My Classroom: Why Teaching is a Logistics Superpower

The warehouse is more than a place where goods move. It’s a place where people grow.
  • Will Quinn
  • May 7, 2025
AI in Distribution

Why Most AI Tools Don’t Deliver ROI for Distributors

Most AI tools are built with impressive capabilities, but not always with the end-user in mind.
  • Justin Johnson
  • May 2, 2025
Distribution Industry Analysis

How Distributors Can Navigate Tariff Impacts and Protect Margins

Distributors can quickly test multiple mitigation strategies and identify the most effective path.
  • Chandra Subramanian
  • May 2, 2025

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Technology Leader Panel: Emerging Digital Tools for Distributors

Join us on May 14, 2025 at 9 PT/12 ET as we delve into the latest digital technologies reshaping the distribution sector.
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Distribution Leader Panel – Flexible eCommerce Platforms: The Future of B2B Distribution

Join us on May 15, 2025, at 8 PT / 11 ET to discover how modern ecommerce platforms enable seamless integration, personalized customer experiences.
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Subject Matter Expert Series: Transforming Wholesale Distribution Warehousing with AI

Join us on May 20, 2025, at 9PT/12ET as Will Quinn delves into getting the most out of the systems you already have.
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Wholesale Change: The Future of AI in Distribution

Join us on May 21, 2025 at 9 PT/12 ET as we explore how AI is reshaping distribution and what practical steps you can
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Strategy

Envisioning a Bold, Bright Future for Distribution

What if distributors could transform their business model to unlock opportunities no one dares to chase?
  • Mark Dancer
  • May 1, 2025
Distribution Marketing

How Distributors Are Making Customer Experience Part of Their DNA

How Stellar Industrial and Palmer-Donavin are meeting customer expectations.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • April 30, 2025
Distribution Sales Strategy

How Well Do You Really Know Your Pricing?

Pricing data needs to be normalized and centralized to be actionable.
  • Jon Ladle
  • April 29, 2025

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2025 State of Technology in Distribution

From Silos to Synergy: Transforming B2B Distribution with Automation and Collaboration

Optimizing B2B eCommerce for Distributors: Strategies for Scalability, Supply Chain Visibility and Digital Integration

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2025 State of Distributor Profitability: Distributors’ Action Plan

Making Money with Small Customers: Defeating the Profit Drag
Inside Sales Strategy

Making Money with Small Customers: Defeating the Profit Drag

Companies typically start with small customers, grow some of them into large customers, continue to add new small customers and learn a lot from
  • dillon@3aspensmedia.com
  • November 11, 2014
2014 survey results
Digital Strategy

Distributor Marketing Survey 2014: Survey Results

Distribution Strategy Group conducted an electronic survey of 305 participants to better understand trends in distribution marketing. This survey was conducted with Modern Distribution
  • Jonathan Bein
  • October 31, 2014
making money with small customers balancing margin and cost
Inside Sales Strategy

Making Money with Small Customers: Balancing Margin & Cost

Distributors and wholesalers have been dealing with the “small order problem” for decades. Now, more than ever, mastering the policies and procedures that are
  • Jonathan Bein
  • October 2, 2014
2014 state of distirbutor marketing featured image
Digital Strategy

2014 State of Distributor Marketing: A Shift to Digital

The 2014 distributor marketing survey covered several areas of marketing, including planning, objectives, vehicles, channels and organization. Companies are using more digital marketing than
  • Jonathan Bein
  • September 19, 2014
Making Money with Small Customers: Channel Alignment
Inside Sales Strategy

Making Money with Small Customers: Channel Alignment

For most distributors, the top 10 percent of their customers represent 60 percent to 90 percent of that distributor’s revenue. Those customers are well
  • Jonathan Bein
  • August 20, 2014
making money with small customers
Inside Sales Strategy

Making Money with Small Customers

If you give a salesperson 100 accounts to call on, odds are he or she will actively work the top 20 to 30, receive
  • Jonathan Bein
  • July 16, 2014
E-Commerce: The Multichannel Factor
B2B eCommerce

E-Commerce: The Multichannel Factor

E-commerce demand generation is in transition. According to results from the third annual MDM Distribution E-Commerce Survey, while most distributors are increasing e-commerce revenue
  • Jonathan Bein
  • May 19, 2014
2014 state of e-commerce in distribution
Digital Strategy

2014 State of E-Commerce in Distribution: The Maturing E-Commerce Channel

This article examines the results of the 2014 State of E-Commerce in Distribution Survey and how the industry’s e-commerce offerings are maturing. Part 2
  • Jonathan Bein
  • April 10, 2014
four marketing moves to increase profit
Inside Sales Strategy

Four Marketing Moves to Increase Profit

Over the last 20 years, there has been a broad movement by distributors to make operational improvements such as supply chain management, process standardization,
  • Jonathan Bein
  • October 31, 2013
bridging the value gap
Value Proposition

Bridging the Value Gap

They are undifferentiated because they say and offer essentially the same thing as their competitors. They are not relevant because they have not been
  • Jonathan Bein
  • August 10, 2013
positioning - value matters
Value Proposition

Positioning: Value Matters

When we ask executives for the value proposition of their business, they usually provide a ready, confident and well-rehearsed answer. The answer consists of
  • Jonathan Bein
  • July 8, 2013
customers WANT to hear from you
Digital Strategy

Your Customers WANT To Hear From You

Customers have indicated a preference to receive communications in both digital and print formats. It’s not a surprise that they still want to receive
  • Debbie Paul
  • April 7, 2013
The 6 Cs of Unifying Your Employees Under One Message
Distribution Sales Strategy

The 6 Cs of Unifying Your Employees Under One Message

Some of the best distribution companies have unified the diverse voices that make up a business into one message, both internally and externally. I
  • dillon@3aspensmedia.com
  • February 28, 2013
why the trend is your friend
Inside Sales Strategy

Why the Trend Is Your Friend

Data points in time indicate a real trend either up or down less than half of the time. By tracking trends, we can do
  • dillon@3aspensmedia.com
  • February 21, 2013
The 3 Elements of Building a Profit-Driven Management Team
Inside Sales Strategy

The 3 Elements of Building a Profit-Driven Management Team

Ask the best private equity investors, or for that matter, any acquiring company such as chains, vertical convergers or platform investors – even independent
  • dillon@3aspensmedia.com
  • February 12, 2013
2013 state of e-commerce in distribution
Digital Strategy

2013 State of Distributor E-Commerce

E-commerce revenue as a portion of total revenue has grown significantly in the past year through the growth of existing e-commerce sites, as well
  • Jonathan Bein
  • February 3, 2013
Think of Your Company as a Portfolio
Inside Sales Strategy

Think of Your Company as a Portfolio

You are familiar with the portfolio concept if you own any kind of equity, bond, real estate or other investment fund. If you’re familiar
  • dillon@3aspensmedia.com
  • January 24, 2013
Additional Value Creation: The Real Bottom-Line Drivers in Distribution
Value Proposition

Additional Value Creation: The Real Bottom-Line Drivers in Distribution

Many independent distribution companies wonder why their gross margin, net profit and attendant multiples are inferior to their $2 billion-plus sales, national-market, publicly held
  • dillon@3aspensmedia.com
  • January 15, 2013
the value of thinking like an investor
Value Proposition

The Value of Thinking Like An Investor

In this article, I will discuss a useful approach, the Private Equity Investor Framework, which will help you think like an investor to improve
  • dillon@3aspensmedia.com
  • January 4, 2013
3 Marketing Moves Distributors Should Make
Digital Strategy

3 Marketing Moves Distributors Should Make

The vast majority of distributors who are still in business today have good direct salespeople without whom they would not be in business. Yet
  • Jonathan Bein
  • November 26, 2012
2012 state of distributor merchandising
Digital Strategy

2012 State of Distributor Merchandising

Although e-commerce initiatives are front and center for many distributors today, in-store revenue remains essential. Yet most distributors with walk-in trade place limited emphasis
  • Jonathan Bein
  • October 25, 2012
Segmentation by Net Profit for Customer Acquisition
Inside Sales Strategy

Segmentation by Net Profit for Customer Acquisition

Everybody knows that it is easier to sell to existing customers than it is to acquire new customers. A good segmentation of your markets
  • Jonathan Bein
  • September 9, 2012
the case for proactive selling
Inside Sales Strategy

The Case for Proactive Selling

If created and managed well, outbound and inbound calling programs can be very effective. What’s more, implementation does not have to be expensive or
  • Debbie Paul
  • June 6, 2012
2012 state of inside sales in distribution
Inside Sales Strategy

2012 State of Inside Sales in Distribution

For many, inside sales involves ordering, technical support, returns handling and credit management. Rarely does it involve proactive, outbound sales. Simply put, those with
  • Debbie Paul
  • May 29, 2012
Segmentation for Sales and Marketing Quick Hits
Digital Strategy

Segmentation for Sales and Marketing Quick Hits

When we ask successful distribution company executives about the sweet spots in their market, they readily provide a confident answer. The problem with the
  • Jonathan Bein
  • May 14, 2012
The Economics of Cross-Selling
Inside Sales Strategy

The Economics of Cross-Selling

Up-selling and cross-selling are the two primary means of growing an account. Among these, cross-selling is paramount. Here’s why: many distributors have regular customers
  • Jonathan Bein
  • May 5, 2012
Improve Customer Lifecycle Management with Simple Analytics
Digital Strategy

Improve Customer Lifecycle Management with Simple Analytics

One of the biggest challenges for any sales and marketing organization is when to reach out to a customer with an offer or promotion.
  • Jonathan Bein
  • April 5, 2012
Good Product Data: The Oxygen for Catalogs and E-Commerce
Digital Strategy

Good Product Data: The Oxygen for Catalogs and E-Commerce

Good product data is crucial for any successful distributor catalog or e-commerce website. This includes accurate and complete specifications of products as well as
  • Jonathan Bein
  • January 10, 2012
Web and Catalog: Fast Friends
Digital Strategy

Web and Catalog: Fast Friends

Catalogs and e-commerce are critical individual components in distributors’ marketing arsenals. Distributors that have taken advantage of clear synergies between the two are reaping
  • Jonathan Bein
  • December 10, 2011
Print Catalogs: Why They Are Alive and Well
Digital Strategy

Print Catalogs: Why They Are Alive and Well

Distributor measurements of effectiveness primarily include return on marketing investment, customer retention and lifetime value, and secondarily include share of wallet and internal rate
  • Jonathan Bein
  • November 11, 2011
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