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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
Price Cutting
Distribution Marketing

Price Cutting: The Profit Implications of ‘Taking It to the Street’

Distributor- and supplier-driven price cutting is destructive to profit.
  • Al Bates
  • December 2, 2022
no charge invoice
Distribution Sales Strategy

Distributor Services: Reinforcing Value with No Charge Invoices

Is adding a “No Charge” to invoices helping – or hurting distributors?
  • Frank Hurtte
  • November 21, 2022
Operations

Stop Using Yesterday’s Obsolete KPIs

Distributors need to work off new KPIs that match today’s market to achieve profitable growth.
  • Jonathan Byrnes
  • November 18, 2022
Four Acronyms that Can Improve Your Sales Effectiveness
Distribution Sales Strategy

4 Acronyms that Can Improve Your Sales Effectiveness

These four acronyms, and the concepts behind their meaning, will improve your sales force’s effectiveness.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • November 17, 2022
price increase
Distribution Marketing

5 Key Principles for Executing Your Next Price Increase

Here are five principles to keep in mind for your pricing strategy.
  • Pete Morelli
  • November 10, 2022
5 steps to rein in pricing
Distribution Sales Strategy

Stop Shaking Your Fist and Act: 5 Steps to Rein in Pricing

Here are five steps to take back control of your pricing.
  • Scott Sinning
  • November 7, 2022
Distribution Sales Strategy

How to Build Key Account Plans That Get Results

Check out this key account management process that gets results for distributors.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • November 2, 2022

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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
Price Cutting
Distribution Marketing

Price Cutting: The Profit Implications of ‘Taking It to the Street’

Distributor- and supplier-driven price cutting is destructive to profit.
  • Al Bates
  • December 2, 2022
no charge invoice
Distribution Sales Strategy

Distributor Services: Reinforcing Value with No Charge Invoices

Is adding a “No Charge” to invoices helping – or hurting distributors?
  • Frank Hurtte
  • November 21, 2022
Operations

Stop Using Yesterday’s Obsolete KPIs

Distributors need to work off new KPIs that match today’s market to achieve profitable growth.
  • Jonathan Byrnes
  • November 18, 2022
Four Acronyms that Can Improve Your Sales Effectiveness
Distribution Sales Strategy

4 Acronyms that Can Improve Your Sales Effectiveness

These four acronyms, and the concepts behind their meaning, will improve your sales force’s effectiveness.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • November 17, 2022
price increase
Distribution Marketing

5 Key Principles for Executing Your Next Price Increase

Here are five principles to keep in mind for your pricing strategy.
  • Pete Morelli
  • November 10, 2022
5 steps to rein in pricing
Distribution Sales Strategy

Stop Shaking Your Fist and Act: 5 Steps to Rein in Pricing

Here are five steps to take back control of your pricing.
  • Scott Sinning
  • November 7, 2022
Distribution Sales Strategy

How to Build Key Account Plans That Get Results

Check out this key account management process that gets results for distributors.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • November 2, 2022

Recent Reports

State of CRM and Sales Analytics in Distribution

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

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
Price Cutting
Distribution Marketing

Price Cutting: The Profit Implications of ‘Taking It to the Street’

Distributor- and supplier-driven price cutting is destructive to profit.
  • Al Bates
  • December 2, 2022
no charge invoice
Distribution Sales Strategy

Distributor Services: Reinforcing Value with No Charge Invoices

Is adding a “No Charge” to invoices helping – or hurting distributors?
  • Frank Hurtte
  • November 21, 2022
Operations

Stop Using Yesterday’s Obsolete KPIs

Distributors need to work off new KPIs that match today’s market to achieve profitable growth.
  • Jonathan Byrnes
  • November 18, 2022
Four Acronyms that Can Improve Your Sales Effectiveness
Distribution Sales Strategy

4 Acronyms that Can Improve Your Sales Effectiveness

These four acronyms, and the concepts behind their meaning, will improve your sales force’s effectiveness.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • November 17, 2022
price increase
Distribution Marketing

5 Key Principles for Executing Your Next Price Increase

Here are five principles to keep in mind for your pricing strategy.
  • Pete Morelli
  • November 10, 2022
5 steps to rein in pricing
Distribution Sales Strategy

Stop Shaking Your Fist and Act: 5 Steps to Rein in Pricing

Here are five steps to take back control of your pricing.
  • Scott Sinning
  • November 7, 2022
Distribution Sales Strategy

How to Build Key Account Plans That Get Results

Check out this key account management process that gets results for distributors.
  • Mike Kunkle
  • November 2, 2022
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