Powerful warehouse and delivery tools can help distributors turn the tables in their favor.
Distribution Technology
Here’s how to ensure your digital capabilities are competitive.
Using technical solutions to own the shop floor is a win-win for distributors and customers.
Distributors can learn from the evolution of the technology-powered online movie distributor.
Don’t know where to start with distribution technology? Our technology leader panel has some ideas.
Learn how to overcome reverse logistics challenges.
How can technology free your team up to do more important tasks?
Sales reps should be looking at their CRMs upwards of 30 times per day.
eCommerce continues to grow as a percentage of sales for distributors: What’s driving the trend?
The market strongly favors broad assortments and sticking to your own products is a big disadvantage.
To get the most from your new ERP, your team must understand and help you get through the Trough of Despair.
How Allied Beverage Group is building a technological ecosystem to better support their team.
Using your unique relationships to propel the customer journey into the future.
Even if reps increase their cross-sell efforts, without technology for support, they will not succeed.
To reap the benefits of technology like AI, companies must go above and beyond the initial tech investment to build ‘intangible assets.’
Distributors need to know the ins and outs of what ERP can do for them.
Hacking and cybercrime is a growing concern for distributors. Learn more about who is at risk and how you can keep your business safe.
Attend the wholesale distribution industry’s first matchmaking event for distribution executives on Nov. 2-4, 2022, to meet tech founders from B2B’s most exciting innovators.
MSC Industrial Supply shares how they are redefining the way they support their customers.
Distributors can learn from Spotify’s success delivering a personalized listening experience for every customer.
Upcoming Programs
Wholesale Change: The State of M&A in Distribution
June 14 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Join us for this Wholesale Change episode with our guest Newton Sears, Managing Director at Greenhill & Co., an advisory-focused investment bank dedicated to M&A, restructurings, financings and capital raising.
Newton and his firm work with many distribution firms and publish data about M&A activity within the industry. A frequent advisor to distributors, Greenhill offers expert insight executives can use to make better decisions about acquisition opportunities, recapitalizations, valuations and much more.
In our conversation with Newton, we’ll talk about:
- The state of the M&A market in distribution
- How industrial distribution is perceived in the capital markets
- What buyers of distribution markets focus on
- What sellers should be prepared for when they consider putting their companies on the market
Whether you’re a buyer or a seller, a current or prospective investor or if you just want to know how an expert investment banker identifies what makes a distribution company great, you don’t want to miss this conversation.
Sign up below to listen live on June 14 at 9 PT/12 ET (bring your questions) or listen to the recording.
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Join us for this Wholesale Change episode on June 14 with our guest Newton Sears, Managing Director at Greenhill & Co.
Distribution Leader Panel: Choosing and Leveraging the Best ERP for You
June 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Join us on June 27 at 9 ET/12 PT for our panel of distribution executives. We will get their views and expertise on how you can select the right ERP system for your company – and how to leverage it once it’s live.
We’ll discuss topics to consider when selecting the right ERP, such as distributor-specific functionality, scalability, integration capabilities, ease of use, mobile access, vendor reputation and support, business intelligence and much more.
We’ll also ask our panelists for tips for leveraging a new ERP system. Topics will include:
- Planning/prioritizing the implementation and ramp-up
- Training users and driving engagement
- Migrating and cleansing data
- Planning for continuous improvement
- Managing change
- Ensuring you regularly apply updates
- How you can measure success
Don’t miss this essential panel for distributors who are considering a new ERP – or might sometime soon. Sign up below to attend live – bring your questions – or to listen to the recording.
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Join us on June 27 for our panelists views and expertise on how you can select the right ERP system for your company.
Wholesale Change: Keller Logistics Group’s Mission – Bring It All Back to the Community
June 28 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Keller Logistics Group is killing it. The logistics and distribution business is targeting $190 million in sales this year, nearly double the sales of a decade ago. Their Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG)? $1 billion by 2032.
But for CEO Bryan Keller, his work isn’t just about revenue. It’s about how his company can give back to the communities in which they work. That’s what really drives him.
Keller will join us for the June 28 episode of Wholesale Change. In addition to talking about the logistics and warehousing market landscape with our hosts, Keller will share his philosophy of delivering for employees, customers and communities. Keller Logistics Group invested $300,000 in sponsorships to community organizations last year, created a non-profit to help local veterans in crisis and collaborated with a local organization to help at-risk students find their purpose in life while learning skilled trades to prepare them for a successful future.
You won’t want to miss this informational – and inspirational – episode of Wholesale Change. Join us June 28 at 9 PT/12 ET.
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On June 28, Bryan Keller of Keller Logistics Group talks giving back to the local community.
Wholesale Change: Channel Trends in Electrical Distribution
July 6 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
What does the increasing pace of M&A activity mean for distributors, manufacturers and reps? How will this change the ecosystem of the industry?
- Will the role of manufacturers’ reps evolve so they’re more like VARs?
- What happens to associations as distributors consolidate?
- How will manufacturers adapt as M&A activity continues?
Join us on the July 6 episode of Wholesale Change with our guest, distribution expert David Gordon. Outspoken, candid, expert and industry insider – David is all of these and more. He’s been the President of the Channel Marketing Group for more than 22 years and began publishing the leading independent blog in the electrical distribution industry, ElectricalTrends, 15 years ago. David also publishes US LightingTrends and, with Dorn Group, HVACRTrends.
David will join Ian Heller and Jonathan Bein for another spirited, unscripted conversation, so sign up below to attend live on July 6 at 9 PT/12 ET and ask questions – or to access the recording.
Related Events
Join us on the July 6 episode of Wholesale Change with our guest, distribution expert David Gordon.
Powerful warehouse and delivery tools can help distributors turn the tables in their favor.
Here’s how to ensure your digital capabilities are competitive.
Using technical solutions to own the shop floor is a win-win for distributors and customers.
Distributors can learn from the evolution of the technology-powered online movie distributor.
Don’t know where to start with distribution technology? Our technology leader panel has some ideas.
Learn how to overcome reverse logistics challenges.
How can technology free your team up to do more important tasks?
Sales reps should be looking at their CRMs upwards of 30 times per day.
eCommerce continues to grow as a percentage of sales for distributors: What’s driving the trend?
The market strongly favors broad assortments and sticking to your own products is a big disadvantage.
To get the most from your new ERP, your team must understand and help you get through the Trough of Despair.
How Allied Beverage Group is building a technological ecosystem to better support their team.
Using your unique relationships to propel the customer journey into the future.
Even if reps increase their cross-sell efforts, without technology for support, they will not succeed.
To reap the benefits of technology like AI, companies must go above and beyond the initial tech investment to build ‘intangible assets.’
Distributors need to know the ins and outs of what ERP can do for them.
Hacking and cybercrime is a growing concern for distributors. Learn more about who is at risk and how you can keep your business safe.
Attend the wholesale distribution industry’s first matchmaking event for distribution executives on Nov. 2-4, 2022, to meet tech founders from B2B’s most exciting innovators.
MSC Industrial Supply shares how they are redefining the way they support their customers.
Distributors can learn from Spotify’s success delivering a personalized listening experience for every customer.
Powerful warehouse and delivery tools can help distributors turn the tables in their favor.
Here’s how to ensure your digital capabilities are competitive.
Using technical solutions to own the shop floor is a win-win for distributors and customers.
Distributors can learn from the evolution of the technology-powered online movie distributor.
Don’t know where to start with distribution technology? Our technology leader panel has some ideas.
Learn how to overcome reverse logistics challenges.
How can technology free your team up to do more important tasks?
Sales reps should be looking at their CRMs upwards of 30 times per day.
eCommerce continues to grow as a percentage of sales for distributors: What’s driving the trend?
The market strongly favors broad assortments and sticking to your own products is a big disadvantage.
To get the most from your new ERP, your team must understand and help you get through the Trough of Despair.
How Allied Beverage Group is building a technological ecosystem to better support their team.
Using your unique relationships to propel the customer journey into the future.
Even if reps increase their cross-sell efforts, without technology for support, they will not succeed.
To reap the benefits of technology like AI, companies must go above and beyond the initial tech investment to build ‘intangible assets.’
Distributors need to know the ins and outs of what ERP can do for them.
Hacking and cybercrime is a growing concern for distributors. Learn more about who is at risk and how you can keep your business safe.
Attend the wholesale distribution industry’s first matchmaking event for distribution executives on Nov. 2-4, 2022, to meet tech founders from B2B’s most exciting innovators.
MSC Industrial Supply shares how they are redefining the way they support their customers.
Distributors can learn from Spotify’s success delivering a personalized listening experience for every customer.