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3 Technologies That Deliver 10X Returns for Distributors
Digital Strategy

3 Technologies That Deliver 10X Returns for Distributors

Based on our extensive work with distributors, we distill your list of technology choices to the investments that we believe can have the greatest
  • Jonathan Bein
  • December 1, 2020
If Marketplaces are a Must, Should You Build Your Own?
Digital Strategy

If Marketplaces are a Must, Should You Build Your Own?

Independent alternatives to third-party marketplaces like Amazon are emerging, and some distributors have found success selling through them. This has many wondering if they
  • Ian Heller
  • November 25, 2020
AI vs BI in Sales: Why Distributors Should Choose Artificial Intelligence
Digital Strategy

AI vs BI in Sales: Why Distributors Should Choose Artificial Intelligence

Today, distributors can choose from an array of sales tools that all promise data-driven results. In theory, this should help distributors understand their customers
  • Benj Cohen
  • November 20, 2020
The Difference Between Alibaba and Amazon: How Alibaba’s B2B Platform Works for Distributors
Digital Strategy

The Difference Between Alibaba and Amazon: How Alibaba’s B2B Platform Works for Distributors

John Caplan talks about how Alibaba’s customer-focused business model may be a better digital marketplace for U.S. distributors than Amazon Business.
  • Ian Heller
  • November 10, 2020
2 Trends to Watch in B2B: Item Recognition and Voice Ordering
Digital Strategy

2 Trends to Watch in B2B: Item Recognition and Voice Ordering

This post previews some of the key findings in the third report based on our research for the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors into how
  • Jonathan Bein
  • November 2, 2020
How to Fend Off Amazon with AI Strategies of Your Own
B2B eCommerce

How to Fend Off Amazon with AI Strategies of Your Own

Amazon Business is projected to make $52 billion in sales by 2023. For distributors to fend off this AI-powered giant, they’ll need to understand
  • Benj Cohen
  • October 22, 2020
Which distribution verticals are vulnerable to disruption
Distribution Technology

Why Some Distribution Verticals Are More Vulnerable to Disruption

To understand how vulnerable a distribution vertical is to disruption, look at the relationship between the product category’s complexity and the ability for the
  • Jonathan Bein
  • October 13, 2020
Burned But Not Destroyed: How Crises Foster Innovation
Distribution Industry Analysis

Burned But Not Destroyed: How Crises Foster Innovation

Recently, the Atlantic posted a story about the resilience of human societies in the face of disaster. The author made a strong historical argument
  • Bill Wade
  • October 7, 2020
Blockchain in Supply Chain Management: Why You Should Care
Digital Strategy

Blockchain in Supply Chain Management: Why You Should Care

This post summarizes some of the key findings in the second report based on our research for the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors into how
  • Ian Heller
  • September 23, 2020
The 3 Ingredients You Need to Build a Successful Marketplace
Distribution Industry Analysis

The 3 Ingredients You Need to Build a Successful Marketplace

Marketplaces are among the most successful business models of the modern era. From Amazon to Google to Grainger’s Zoro, there’s clearly good money in
  • Benj Cohen
  • September 21, 2020
The Role of AI in Building a Better B2B Sales Model
Distribution Sales Strategy

The Role of AI in Building a Better B2B Sales Model

Here’s why hybrid models are ideal for this new sales landscape, how outside sales reps are primed to dominate this disrupted environment, and what
  • Benj Cohen
  • September 2, 2020
Real Advice About AI in Distribution: Get Ready for the Next Tech Revolution
Digital Strategy

Real Advice About AI in Distribution: Get Ready for the Next Tech Revolution

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not just “advanced technology” – it’s a learning technology that improves on its own without human intervention. AI relies on
  • Ian Heller
  • August 10, 2020
Digital adoption in B2B markets
Digital Strategy

Digital or Die: The Time is Nigh for Distributors to Embrace eBusiness

The gates are closing. It’s now or never for digital adoption in B2B markets. The sharp increase in online engagement with customers in March
  • Jonathan Bein
  • July 31, 2020
Why Distributors Can’t Innovate – and How You Can Start
Digital Strategy

Why Distributors Can’t Innovate – and How You Can Start

Distributors are learning how to build cultures that drive innovation; don’t wait. The disruptors are at the gate and the battle for distribution supremacy
  • Ian Heller
  • July 15, 2020
After the Crisis: What Distributors Must Do Next
Digital Strategy

After the Crisis: What Distributors Must Do Next

Despite the many columns and webcasts predicting distribution’s post-pandemic “new normal,” it’s going to be a long time before our industry settles back into
  • Ian Heller
  • April 23, 2020
7 Things Distributors Can Do Right Now with Digital to Combat the Impact of COVID-19
Digital Strategy

7 Things Distributors Can Do Right Now with Digital to Combat the Impact of COVID-19

My colleagues have written some great articles about the uncertainty around the COVID-19 outbreak. This article is geared toward what distributors can do right
  • Dean Mueller
  • March 24, 2020
Digital Strategy

The Secret Method to Creating the Perfect Amount of Simple

This is a sample intro paragraph and can be used to introduce readers to your article. This is an example of a WordPress post,
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • February 19, 2020
Why Distributors Need To Update Google My Business Listings
Distribution Technology

Why Distributors Need To Update Google My Business Listings

Just getting a listing is no longer enough. Google confirmed a few days ago that businesses must have activity within a six-month period or
  • Dean Mueller
  • June 10, 2015
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 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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3 Technologies That Deliver 10X Returns for Distributors
Digital Strategy

3 Technologies That Deliver 10X Returns for Distributors

Based on our extensive work with distributors, we distill your list of technology choices to the investments that we believe can have the greatest
  • Jonathan Bein
  • December 1, 2020
If Marketplaces are a Must, Should You Build Your Own?
Digital Strategy

If Marketplaces are a Must, Should You Build Your Own?

Independent alternatives to third-party marketplaces like Amazon are emerging, and some distributors have found success selling through them. This has many wondering if they
  • Ian Heller
  • November 25, 2020
AI vs BI in Sales: Why Distributors Should Choose Artificial Intelligence
Digital Strategy

AI vs BI in Sales: Why Distributors Should Choose Artificial Intelligence

Today, distributors can choose from an array of sales tools that all promise data-driven results. In theory, this should help distributors understand their customers
  • Benj Cohen
  • November 20, 2020
The Difference Between Alibaba and Amazon: How Alibaba’s B2B Platform Works for Distributors
Digital Strategy

The Difference Between Alibaba and Amazon: How Alibaba’s B2B Platform Works for Distributors

John Caplan talks about how Alibaba’s customer-focused business model may be a better digital marketplace for U.S. distributors than Amazon Business.
  • Ian Heller
  • November 10, 2020
2 Trends to Watch in B2B: Item Recognition and Voice Ordering
Digital Strategy

2 Trends to Watch in B2B: Item Recognition and Voice Ordering

This post previews some of the key findings in the third report based on our research for the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors into how
  • Jonathan Bein
  • November 2, 2020
How to Fend Off Amazon with AI Strategies of Your Own
B2B eCommerce

How to Fend Off Amazon with AI Strategies of Your Own

Amazon Business is projected to make $52 billion in sales by 2023. For distributors to fend off this AI-powered giant, they’ll need to understand
  • Benj Cohen
  • October 22, 2020
Which distribution verticals are vulnerable to disruption
Distribution Technology

Why Some Distribution Verticals Are More Vulnerable to Disruption

To understand how vulnerable a distribution vertical is to disruption, look at the relationship between the product category’s complexity and the ability for the
  • Jonathan Bein
  • October 13, 2020
Burned But Not Destroyed: How Crises Foster Innovation
Distribution Industry Analysis

Burned But Not Destroyed: How Crises Foster Innovation

Recently, the Atlantic posted a story about the resilience of human societies in the face of disaster. The author made a strong historical argument
  • Bill Wade
  • October 7, 2020
Blockchain in Supply Chain Management: Why You Should Care
Digital Strategy

Blockchain in Supply Chain Management: Why You Should Care

This post summarizes some of the key findings in the second report based on our research for the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors into how
  • Ian Heller
  • September 23, 2020
The 3 Ingredients You Need to Build a Successful Marketplace
Distribution Industry Analysis

The 3 Ingredients You Need to Build a Successful Marketplace

Marketplaces are among the most successful business models of the modern era. From Amazon to Google to Grainger’s Zoro, there’s clearly good money in
  • Benj Cohen
  • September 21, 2020
The Role of AI in Building a Better B2B Sales Model
Distribution Sales Strategy

The Role of AI in Building a Better B2B Sales Model

Here’s why hybrid models are ideal for this new sales landscape, how outside sales reps are primed to dominate this disrupted environment, and what
  • Benj Cohen
  • September 2, 2020
Real Advice About AI in Distribution: Get Ready for the Next Tech Revolution
Digital Strategy

Real Advice About AI in Distribution: Get Ready for the Next Tech Revolution

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not just “advanced technology” – it’s a learning technology that improves on its own without human intervention. AI relies on
  • Ian Heller
  • August 10, 2020
Digital adoption in B2B markets
Digital Strategy

Digital or Die: The Time is Nigh for Distributors to Embrace eBusiness

The gates are closing. It’s now or never for digital adoption in B2B markets. The sharp increase in online engagement with customers in March
  • Jonathan Bein
  • July 31, 2020
Why Distributors Can’t Innovate – and How You Can Start
Digital Strategy

Why Distributors Can’t Innovate – and How You Can Start

Distributors are learning how to build cultures that drive innovation; don’t wait. The disruptors are at the gate and the battle for distribution supremacy
  • Ian Heller
  • July 15, 2020
After the Crisis: What Distributors Must Do Next
Digital Strategy

After the Crisis: What Distributors Must Do Next

Despite the many columns and webcasts predicting distribution’s post-pandemic “new normal,” it’s going to be a long time before our industry settles back into
  • Ian Heller
  • April 23, 2020
7 Things Distributors Can Do Right Now with Digital to Combat the Impact of COVID-19
Digital Strategy

7 Things Distributors Can Do Right Now with Digital to Combat the Impact of COVID-19

My colleagues have written some great articles about the uncertainty around the COVID-19 outbreak. This article is geared toward what distributors can do right
  • Dean Mueller
  • March 24, 2020
Digital Strategy

The Secret Method to Creating the Perfect Amount of Simple

This is a sample intro paragraph and can be used to introduce readers to your article. This is an example of a WordPress post,
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • February 19, 2020
Why Distributors Need To Update Google My Business Listings
Distribution Technology

Why Distributors Need To Update Google My Business Listings

Just getting a listing is no longer enough. Google confirmed a few days ago that businesses must have activity within a six-month period or
  • Dean Mueller
  • June 10, 2015
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

Recent Reports

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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

3 Technologies That Deliver 10X Returns for Distributors
Digital Strategy

3 Technologies That Deliver 10X Returns for Distributors

Based on our extensive work with distributors, we distill your list of technology choices to the investments that we believe can have the greatest
  • Jonathan Bein
  • December 1, 2020
If Marketplaces are a Must, Should You Build Your Own?
Digital Strategy

If Marketplaces are a Must, Should You Build Your Own?

Independent alternatives to third-party marketplaces like Amazon are emerging, and some distributors have found success selling through them. This has many wondering if they
  • Ian Heller
  • November 25, 2020
AI vs BI in Sales: Why Distributors Should Choose Artificial Intelligence
Digital Strategy

AI vs BI in Sales: Why Distributors Should Choose Artificial Intelligence

Today, distributors can choose from an array of sales tools that all promise data-driven results. In theory, this should help distributors understand their customers
  • Benj Cohen
  • November 20, 2020
The Difference Between Alibaba and Amazon: How Alibaba’s B2B Platform Works for Distributors
Digital Strategy

The Difference Between Alibaba and Amazon: How Alibaba’s B2B Platform Works for Distributors

John Caplan talks about how Alibaba’s customer-focused business model may be a better digital marketplace for U.S. distributors than Amazon Business.
  • Ian Heller
  • November 10, 2020
2 Trends to Watch in B2B: Item Recognition and Voice Ordering
Digital Strategy

2 Trends to Watch in B2B: Item Recognition and Voice Ordering

This post previews some of the key findings in the third report based on our research for the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors into how
  • Jonathan Bein
  • November 2, 2020
How to Fend Off Amazon with AI Strategies of Your Own
B2B eCommerce

How to Fend Off Amazon with AI Strategies of Your Own

Amazon Business is projected to make $52 billion in sales by 2023. For distributors to fend off this AI-powered giant, they’ll need to understand
  • Benj Cohen
  • October 22, 2020
Which distribution verticals are vulnerable to disruption
Distribution Technology

Why Some Distribution Verticals Are More Vulnerable to Disruption

To understand how vulnerable a distribution vertical is to disruption, look at the relationship between the product category’s complexity and the ability for the
  • Jonathan Bein
  • October 13, 2020
Burned But Not Destroyed: How Crises Foster Innovation
Distribution Industry Analysis

Burned But Not Destroyed: How Crises Foster Innovation

Recently, the Atlantic posted a story about the resilience of human societies in the face of disaster. The author made a strong historical argument
  • Bill Wade
  • October 7, 2020
Blockchain in Supply Chain Management: Why You Should Care
Digital Strategy

Blockchain in Supply Chain Management: Why You Should Care

This post summarizes some of the key findings in the second report based on our research for the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors into how
  • Ian Heller
  • September 23, 2020
The 3 Ingredients You Need to Build a Successful Marketplace
Distribution Industry Analysis

The 3 Ingredients You Need to Build a Successful Marketplace

Marketplaces are among the most successful business models of the modern era. From Amazon to Google to Grainger’s Zoro, there’s clearly good money in
  • Benj Cohen
  • September 21, 2020
The Role of AI in Building a Better B2B Sales Model
Distribution Sales Strategy

The Role of AI in Building a Better B2B Sales Model

Here’s why hybrid models are ideal for this new sales landscape, how outside sales reps are primed to dominate this disrupted environment, and what
  • Benj Cohen
  • September 2, 2020
Real Advice About AI in Distribution: Get Ready for the Next Tech Revolution
Digital Strategy

Real Advice About AI in Distribution: Get Ready for the Next Tech Revolution

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not just “advanced technology” – it’s a learning technology that improves on its own without human intervention. AI relies on
  • Ian Heller
  • August 10, 2020
Digital adoption in B2B markets
Digital Strategy

Digital or Die: The Time is Nigh for Distributors to Embrace eBusiness

The gates are closing. It’s now or never for digital adoption in B2B markets. The sharp increase in online engagement with customers in March
  • Jonathan Bein
  • July 31, 2020
Why Distributors Can’t Innovate – and How You Can Start
Digital Strategy

Why Distributors Can’t Innovate – and How You Can Start

Distributors are learning how to build cultures that drive innovation; don’t wait. The disruptors are at the gate and the battle for distribution supremacy
  • Ian Heller
  • July 15, 2020
After the Crisis: What Distributors Must Do Next
Digital Strategy

After the Crisis: What Distributors Must Do Next

Despite the many columns and webcasts predicting distribution’s post-pandemic “new normal,” it’s going to be a long time before our industry settles back into
  • Ian Heller
  • April 23, 2020
7 Things Distributors Can Do Right Now with Digital to Combat the Impact of COVID-19
Digital Strategy

7 Things Distributors Can Do Right Now with Digital to Combat the Impact of COVID-19

My colleagues have written some great articles about the uncertainty around the COVID-19 outbreak. This article is geared toward what distributors can do right
  • Dean Mueller
  • March 24, 2020
Digital Strategy

The Secret Method to Creating the Perfect Amount of Simple

This is a sample intro paragraph and can be used to introduce readers to your article. This is an example of a WordPress post,
  • Distribution Strategy Group
  • February 19, 2020
Why Distributors Need To Update Google My Business Listings
Distribution Technology

Why Distributors Need To Update Google My Business Listings

Just getting a listing is no longer enough. Google confirmed a few days ago that businesses must have activity within a six-month period or
  • Dean Mueller
  • June 10, 2015
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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