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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
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
5 phases
Digital Strategy

The 5 Phases of “Marketplacification”

The market strongly favors broad assortments and sticking to your own products is a big disadvantage.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • January 9, 2023
how to navigate
Distribution Sales Strategy

How to Navigate the Buyer Landscape

Understanding key factors in the buyer landscape.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • January 5, 2023
Digital Strategy

Distribution Leaders Offer 5 Tips to Get the Most from Your eCommerce

Distribution leaders share lessons learned on their ecommerce journeys.
  • Dean Mueller
  • December 21, 2022
How to Evaluate Potential Online Partners
Distribution Sales Strategy

Distributor Strategic Growth in the New Economy, Part 3: How to Evaluate Potential Online Partners

Build a process to evaluate online-channel partners to determine if partnering with them is profitable.
  • Scott Benfield
  • December 20, 2022
elephant in the room
Distribution Sales Strategy

The Elephant in the Room: Winging Sales Calls

How sales call preparation using a CRM solution is an efficient way to increase success.
  • Kurt Nelson
  • December 20, 2022
Distribution Sales Strategy

How to Get Business Value from Sales Training

Why sales training fails and how to adjust your approach.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • December 19, 2022
Launching New Products to Existing Accounts
Distribution Sales Strategy

Distributor Strategic Growth in the New Economy, Part 2: Launching New Products to Existing Accounts

Improve Return on Time Invested by focusing on new products and new technologies.
  • Scott Benfield
  • December 15, 2022
customers pushing back
Distribution Sales Strategy

Customers pushing back on fee-based services? Here’s how to negotiate

Frank Hurtte answers: How should you respond to customers who push back against fee-based services?
  • Frank Hurtte
  • December 15, 2022
Thinking Beyond the Singular Sales Call
Distribution Sales Strategy

Distributor Strategic Growth in the New Economy, Part I: Thinking Beyond the Singular Sales Call

As distributors consolidate, growth becomes far more complex than a singular sales call. 
  • Scott Benfield
  • December 6, 2022
Digitalization Q&A
Distribution Technology

How Digitalization Changed the Manufacturer-Distributor Relationship

Using your unique relationships to propel the customer journey into the future.
  • Alex Chausovsky
  • December 6, 2022
inside sales Q&A
Inside Sales Strategy

6 Keys to a Successful Proactive Inside Sales Program

Selecting the right support, technology and people for a successful inside sales program.
  • Ian Heller
  • December 5, 2022
multitasking
Distribution Sales Strategy

Why Cross-Selling is Hard (And 4 Actionable Ways to Make it Easier)

Even if reps increase their cross-sell efforts, without technology for support, they will not succeed.
  • Benj Cohen
  • December 5, 2022

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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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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
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
5 phases
Digital Strategy

The 5 Phases of “Marketplacification”

The market strongly favors broad assortments and sticking to your own products is a big disadvantage.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • January 9, 2023
how to navigate
Distribution Sales Strategy

How to Navigate the Buyer Landscape

Understanding key factors in the buyer landscape.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • January 5, 2023
Digital Strategy

Distribution Leaders Offer 5 Tips to Get the Most from Your eCommerce

Distribution leaders share lessons learned on their ecommerce journeys.
  • Dean Mueller
  • December 21, 2022
How to Evaluate Potential Online Partners
Distribution Sales Strategy

Distributor Strategic Growth in the New Economy, Part 3: How to Evaluate Potential Online Partners

Build a process to evaluate online-channel partners to determine if partnering with them is profitable.
  • Scott Benfield
  • December 20, 2022
elephant in the room
Distribution Sales Strategy

The Elephant in the Room: Winging Sales Calls

How sales call preparation using a CRM solution is an efficient way to increase success.
  • Kurt Nelson
  • December 20, 2022
Distribution Sales Strategy

How to Get Business Value from Sales Training

Why sales training fails and how to adjust your approach.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • December 19, 2022
Launching New Products to Existing Accounts
Distribution Sales Strategy

Distributor Strategic Growth in the New Economy, Part 2: Launching New Products to Existing Accounts

Improve Return on Time Invested by focusing on new products and new technologies.
  • Scott Benfield
  • December 15, 2022
customers pushing back
Distribution Sales Strategy

Customers pushing back on fee-based services? Here’s how to negotiate

Frank Hurtte answers: How should you respond to customers who push back against fee-based services?
  • Frank Hurtte
  • December 15, 2022
Thinking Beyond the Singular Sales Call
Distribution Sales Strategy

Distributor Strategic Growth in the New Economy, Part I: Thinking Beyond the Singular Sales Call

As distributors consolidate, growth becomes far more complex than a singular sales call. 
  • Scott Benfield
  • December 6, 2022
Digitalization Q&A
Distribution Technology

How Digitalization Changed the Manufacturer-Distributor Relationship

Using your unique relationships to propel the customer journey into the future.
  • Alex Chausovsky
  • December 6, 2022
inside sales Q&A
Inside Sales Strategy

6 Keys to a Successful Proactive Inside Sales Program

Selecting the right support, technology and people for a successful inside sales program.
  • Ian Heller
  • December 5, 2022
multitasking
Distribution Sales Strategy

Why Cross-Selling is Hard (And 4 Actionable Ways to Make it Easier)

Even if reps increase their cross-sell efforts, without technology for support, they will not succeed.
  • Benj Cohen
  • December 5, 2022

Recent Reports

Best Practices to Compete in a Changing Market

Report: State of Distributor Pricing and Costing

The State of Customer Experience in Distribution

Transforming Wholesale Distribution with AI

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
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
5 phases
Digital Strategy

The 5 Phases of “Marketplacification”

The market strongly favors broad assortments and sticking to your own products is a big disadvantage.
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • January 9, 2023
how to navigate
Distribution Sales Strategy

How to Navigate the Buyer Landscape

Understanding key factors in the buyer landscape.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • January 5, 2023
Digital Strategy

Distribution Leaders Offer 5 Tips to Get the Most from Your eCommerce

Distribution leaders share lessons learned on their ecommerce journeys.
  • Dean Mueller
  • December 21, 2022
How to Evaluate Potential Online Partners
Distribution Sales Strategy

Distributor Strategic Growth in the New Economy, Part 3: How to Evaluate Potential Online Partners

Build a process to evaluate online-channel partners to determine if partnering with them is profitable.
  • Scott Benfield
  • December 20, 2022
elephant in the room
Distribution Sales Strategy

The Elephant in the Room: Winging Sales Calls

How sales call preparation using a CRM solution is an efficient way to increase success.
  • Kurt Nelson
  • December 20, 2022
Distribution Sales Strategy

How to Get Business Value from Sales Training

Why sales training fails and how to adjust your approach.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • December 19, 2022
Launching New Products to Existing Accounts
Distribution Sales Strategy

Distributor Strategic Growth in the New Economy, Part 2: Launching New Products to Existing Accounts

Improve Return on Time Invested by focusing on new products and new technologies.
  • Scott Benfield
  • December 15, 2022
customers pushing back
Distribution Sales Strategy

Customers pushing back on fee-based services? Here’s how to negotiate

Frank Hurtte answers: How should you respond to customers who push back against fee-based services?
  • Frank Hurtte
  • December 15, 2022
Thinking Beyond the Singular Sales Call
Distribution Sales Strategy

Distributor Strategic Growth in the New Economy, Part I: Thinking Beyond the Singular Sales Call

As distributors consolidate, growth becomes far more complex than a singular sales call. 
  • Scott Benfield
  • December 6, 2022
Digitalization Q&A
Distribution Technology

How Digitalization Changed the Manufacturer-Distributor Relationship

Using your unique relationships to propel the customer journey into the future.
  • Alex Chausovsky
  • December 6, 2022
inside sales Q&A
Inside Sales Strategy

6 Keys to a Successful Proactive Inside Sales Program

Selecting the right support, technology and people for a successful inside sales program.
  • Ian Heller
  • December 5, 2022
multitasking
Distribution Sales Strategy

Why Cross-Selling is Hard (And 4 Actionable Ways to Make it Easier)

Even if reps increase their cross-sell efforts, without technology for support, they will not succeed.
  • Benj Cohen
  • December 5, 2022
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