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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

Operations

How Price Decreases Can Imperil Distributor Profitability

Al Bates examines supplier price reductions from two perspectives.
  • Al Bates
  • September 15, 2023
AI in Distribution

How AI Can Be Used Today in Distribution Sales

How are distributors using AI to increase sales today?
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • September 13, 2023
A Phased Approach to De-Risk Your Digital Transformation
Distribution Technology

A Phased Approach to De-Risk Your Digital Transformation

For digital transformations to work, prioritize learning and model validation.
  • Ryan Lee
  • September 12, 2023
AI in Distribution

The Natural Starting Point for AI Implementation in B2B

The best time to start AI is after you have a foundation for digital transformation.
  • Kathleen Leigh Lewarchick
  • September 8, 2023
Digital Strategy

Is Your Website Pricing Working for You – or Against You?

If you’re frustrating customers with bad pricing online, your website won’t reach its potential.
  • Scott Sinning
  • September 7, 2023
Distribution Technology

What It Means to Be Truly Data-Driven in Distribution

Most distributors are not making good use of their data.
  • Benj Cohen
  • September 6, 2023
AI in Distribution

The Promise and Perils of AI for Distributors: Who Can Write Better Song Lyrics? AI or Me?

It’s a man vs. machine battle of wordsmithing: Who will win?
  • Ian Heller
  • September 5, 2023
AI Will Eliminate Jobs and You Can’t Stop It
AI in Distribution

The Promise and Perils of AI for Distributors: AI Will Eliminate Jobs and You Can’t Stop It

Prepare to acquire new job skills if yours appear to be threatened.
  • Ian Heller
  • August 31, 2023
Distribution Technology

Are You Getting the Most from Your eCommerce Solution Partner?

Learn how to evaluate and select the right partner.
  • Adrian Folsom
  • August 31, 2023
AI in Distribution

The Promise and Perils of AI for Distributors: Open the Pod Bay Doors, Hal. I’m Getting Out.

How well does your company understand the risks of AI?
  • Ian Heller
  • August 28, 2023
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Distribution Sales Strategy

7 Reasons Why You Can’t Grow Sales More

Develop a purposeful, consistent approach to growing sales.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • August 25, 2023
AI in Distribution

The Promise and Perils of AI for Distributors: What is AI and What Does It Do?

A primer on what makes AI different, and where distributors will benefit most.
  • Ian Heller
  • August 21, 2023
Operations

MCE’s Ben Hensler Shares the Formula for Building a Successful Platform for Acquisitions

Ben Hensler on the secret sauce to create a platform for acquisitions and growth.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • August 15, 2023
Digital Strategy

How to Move from eCommerce 1.0 to 2.0: The Modernization of Distribution eCommerce

Here’s where ecommerce in distribution is going next.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • August 15, 2023
Digital Strategy

Does Your Website Fall Flat in Your Bid to Help Your Customers?

Distributors are losing influence with customers.
  • Brian Hopkins
  • August 14, 2023
Operations

The Future of Quality Certification Management is Digital

The days of inconsistent data sent in various formats via multiple methods are over.
  • Paul Decker
  • August 14, 2023
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Operations

Transform Distributor Order Entry with AI

How to increase order accuracy and speed by 90%+.
  • Benj Cohen and  Tim Yates
  • August 9, 2023
Distribution Technology

Tips from the Frontlines: Choosing and Leveraging the Best ERP for Your Distribution Business

Consider these 3 factors when selecting, implementing and leveraging an ERP.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • August 4, 2023
It’s Not the Customers Who Hate You That Are the Problem
Distribution Marketing

It’s Not the Customers Who Hate You That Are the Problem

Indifferent customers pose the biggest challenge to your business.
  • Ian Heller
  • July 28, 2023
Quality Certification Management
Operations

Quality Certification Management: The Pros and Cons of How Distributors Manage Quality Certifications Today

A look at the methods distributors use to manage quality certifications.
  • Paul Decker
  • July 27, 2023
Digital Strategy

How Marco Rubber Has Leveraged Technology to Drive 3X Growth

Martin Daley explains how technology led Marco Rubber to triple in size.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 24, 2023
Distribution Sales Strategy

Why Change Management is the Skill Sales Leaders Need Most

With a structured approach, improve your chances of successfully implementing change.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • July 21, 2023
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Distribution Marketing

Structured Market Growth for Distributors: Improving Profits with Alignment of Sales and Acquisitive Growth

Distributors need to embrace a new method for organic growth: structured market targeting.
  • Scott Benfield
  • July 18, 2023
Businessman holding and showing the best quality assurance. Quality control certification and standardization. ISO service concept.
Operations

Quality Certifications: Understanding Their Importance and Growing Adoption Among End-Users

Quality certifications can be a competitive value-add for distributors.
  • Paul Decker
  • July 13, 2023
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Operations

Why You Need to Be Intentional About Culture to Drive Growth

Palmer-Donavin CEO Robyn Pollina discusses her views on building a strong company culture.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • July 13, 2023
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Distribution Technology

Artificial Intelligence 2023 vs. eCommerce 1996: Which is Bigger?

A history lesson on why a head start in AI can give distributors an advantage.
  • Ian Heller
  • July 10, 2023
Marketplaces

Solving the Marketplace Payments Dilemma

Payments are a dilemma for distributors when it comes to marketplaces, but it doesn’t have to be.
  • Daniela Mzhen
  • July 7, 2023
Strategy

Making M&A a Win-Win for Buyers and Sellers in Distribution

Greenhill & Co.’s Newton Sears shares what buyers and sellers can expect in this market.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • June 30, 2023
Embrace the New Look of Sales in Distribution
Distribution Sales Strategy

Embrace the New Look of Sales in Distribution

Old ways of thinking about what drives sales are holding distributors back.
  • Mike Marks
  • June 29, 2023
Measuring Your Cost Per Lead
Distribution Marketing

Measuring Your Cost Per Lead: What Distributors Need to Know

Monitoring cost per lead helps you adjust marketing for better results.
  • Susan Merlo
  • June 26, 2023
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