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The Cost of Not Knowing the Voice of Your Customer
Digital Strategy

The Cost of Not Knowing the Voice of Your Customer

Each distributor must strike the right balance to meet their customers’ needs. The risk is too great to get the resource allocation between field
  • Jonathan Bein
  • December 6, 2018
Customers Don’t Always Want a Field Sales Rep, So Now What?
Distribution Sales Strategy

Customers Don’t Always Want a Field Sales Rep, So Now What?

As the world of distribution continues to shift to digital, the way that customers want distributors to communicate with them is shifting as well.
  • Debbie Paul
  • August 22, 2018
Podcast: Do You Know What Your Customers Want?
Distribution Marketing

Podcast: Do You Know What Your Customers Want?

Jonathan Bein, managing partner of Real Results Marketing, spoke with Lindsay Young on the 3 Aspens Media podcast, Attract. Engage. Grow., about the importance
  • Jonathan Bein
  • August 7, 2018
2017 State of Distributor Marketing part 2-Distributors Lack Marketing Differentiation featured
Distribution Marketing

2017 State of Distributor Marketing, part 2: Distributors Lack Marketing Differentiation

Most distribution companies take a similar approach to touting their position in the supply chain, with 80 to 90 percent of distributors believing their
  • Jonathan Bein
  • January 28, 2018
2018 state of distributor marketing move to digital
Digital Strategy

2018 State of Distributor Marketing, Part 1: Move to Digital Continues

While distributors are growing their use of digital vehicles, it may not be quickly enough. Many still rely on trade shows, print flyers and
  • Jonathan Bein
  • January 10, 2018
2017 State of Distributor Marketing, part 1: Distributors Increase Search Marketing Efforts
Digital Strategy

2017 State of Distributor Marketing, part 1: Distributors Increase Search Marketing Efforts

This article examines how distributors across sectors approach marketing, what they consider the most effective channels to be and the frequency with which they
  • Jonathan Bein
  • December 10, 2017
eat lunch be lunch or die
Digital Strategy

Eat Lunch, Be Lunch, or Die

What if I told you you are losing 5-10% of revenue a year? Furthermore, you might not have even noticed. In this blog post,
  • Jonathan Bein
  • August 23, 2017
2017 inside sales survey results
Distribution Sales Strategy

Inside Sales in 2017: Survey Results

69% of inside sales people are spending less than 10% of their time making proactive outbound calls. They are spending the majority of their time
  • Debbie Paul
  • April 22, 2017
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
  • Brian Hopkins
  • February 28, 2013

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The Cost of Not Knowing the Voice of Your Customer
Digital Strategy

The Cost of Not Knowing the Voice of Your Customer

Each distributor must strike the right balance to meet their customers’ needs. The risk is too great to get the resource allocation between field
  • Jonathan Bein
  • December 6, 2018
Customers Don’t Always Want a Field Sales Rep, So Now What?
Distribution Sales Strategy

Customers Don’t Always Want a Field Sales Rep, So Now What?

As the world of distribution continues to shift to digital, the way that customers want distributors to communicate with them is shifting as well.
  • Debbie Paul
  • August 22, 2018
Podcast: Do You Know What Your Customers Want?
Distribution Marketing

Podcast: Do You Know What Your Customers Want?

Jonathan Bein, managing partner of Real Results Marketing, spoke with Lindsay Young on the 3 Aspens Media podcast, Attract. Engage. Grow., about the importance
  • Jonathan Bein
  • August 7, 2018
2017 State of Distributor Marketing part 2-Distributors Lack Marketing Differentiation featured
Distribution Marketing

2017 State of Distributor Marketing, part 2: Distributors Lack Marketing Differentiation

Most distribution companies take a similar approach to touting their position in the supply chain, with 80 to 90 percent of distributors believing their
  • Jonathan Bein
  • January 28, 2018
2018 state of distributor marketing move to digital
Digital Strategy

2018 State of Distributor Marketing, Part 1: Move to Digital Continues

While distributors are growing their use of digital vehicles, it may not be quickly enough. Many still rely on trade shows, print flyers and
  • Jonathan Bein
  • January 10, 2018
2017 State of Distributor Marketing, part 1: Distributors Increase Search Marketing Efforts
Digital Strategy

2017 State of Distributor Marketing, part 1: Distributors Increase Search Marketing Efforts

This article examines how distributors across sectors approach marketing, what they consider the most effective channels to be and the frequency with which they
  • Jonathan Bein
  • December 10, 2017
eat lunch be lunch or die
Digital Strategy

Eat Lunch, Be Lunch, or Die

What if I told you you are losing 5-10% of revenue a year? Furthermore, you might not have even noticed. In this blog post,
  • Jonathan Bein
  • August 23, 2017
2017 inside sales survey results
Distribution Sales Strategy

Inside Sales in 2017: Survey Results

69% of inside sales people are spending less than 10% of their time making proactive outbound calls. They are spending the majority of their time
  • Debbie Paul
  • April 22, 2017
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
  • Brian Hopkins
  • February 28, 2013

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The Cost of Not Knowing the Voice of Your Customer
Digital Strategy

The Cost of Not Knowing the Voice of Your Customer

Each distributor must strike the right balance to meet their customers’ needs. The risk is too great to get the resource allocation between field
  • Jonathan Bein
  • December 6, 2018
Customers Don’t Always Want a Field Sales Rep, So Now What?
Distribution Sales Strategy

Customers Don’t Always Want a Field Sales Rep, So Now What?

As the world of distribution continues to shift to digital, the way that customers want distributors to communicate with them is shifting as well.
  • Debbie Paul
  • August 22, 2018
Podcast: Do You Know What Your Customers Want?
Distribution Marketing

Podcast: Do You Know What Your Customers Want?

Jonathan Bein, managing partner of Real Results Marketing, spoke with Lindsay Young on the 3 Aspens Media podcast, Attract. Engage. Grow., about the importance
  • Jonathan Bein
  • August 7, 2018
2017 State of Distributor Marketing part 2-Distributors Lack Marketing Differentiation featured
Distribution Marketing

2017 State of Distributor Marketing, part 2: Distributors Lack Marketing Differentiation

Most distribution companies take a similar approach to touting their position in the supply chain, with 80 to 90 percent of distributors believing their
  • Jonathan Bein
  • January 28, 2018
2018 state of distributor marketing move to digital
Digital Strategy

2018 State of Distributor Marketing, Part 1: Move to Digital Continues

While distributors are growing their use of digital vehicles, it may not be quickly enough. Many still rely on trade shows, print flyers and
  • Jonathan Bein
  • January 10, 2018
2017 State of Distributor Marketing, part 1: Distributors Increase Search Marketing Efforts
Digital Strategy

2017 State of Distributor Marketing, part 1: Distributors Increase Search Marketing Efforts

This article examines how distributors across sectors approach marketing, what they consider the most effective channels to be and the frequency with which they
  • Jonathan Bein
  • December 10, 2017
eat lunch be lunch or die
Digital Strategy

Eat Lunch, Be Lunch, or Die

What if I told you you are losing 5-10% of revenue a year? Furthermore, you might not have even noticed. In this blog post,
  • Jonathan Bein
  • August 23, 2017
2017 inside sales survey results
Distribution Sales Strategy

Inside Sales in 2017: Survey Results

69% of inside sales people are spending less than 10% of their time making proactive outbound calls. They are spending the majority of their time
  • Debbie Paul
  • April 22, 2017
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
  • Brian Hopkins
  • February 28, 2013
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