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From Master Distributors to Marketplaces Part 2
B2B eCommerce

From Master Distributors to Marketplaces Part 2: Berkshire eSupply is an “Upside Down” Marketplace

Berkshire eSupply benefits by making its products available on hundreds (and potentially thousands) of websites operated by small and midsize industrial distributors. It’s a great plan,
  • Ian Heller
  • December 10, 2021
safety
Distribution Industry Analysis

How Arbill Built Its Product & Service Strategy on an Unwavering Foundation of Safety First

Safety distributor Arbill has developed a deep set of services, including training and compliance, as well as a private-label product line to meet customers’
  • Ian Heller
  • August 16, 2021
Distributors’ Customers Prefer Manufacturers’ Websites and Search Engines
Digital Strategy

New Study: Distributors’ Customers Prefer Manufacturers’ Websites and Search Engines

Distributors continue to fall behind in building websites that meet their customers’ needs better than other choices, such as search engines and manufacturers’ digital
  • Ian Heller
  • July 27, 2021
Why Frank Hurtte Believes Fee-Based Services Are Do-or-Die for Distributors
Distribution Marketing

Why Frank Hurtte Believes Fee-Based Services Are Do-or-Die for Distributors

In his book, The Distributor’s Fee Based Services Manifesto: Why You Need to Consider Charging for Your Services, distribution expert Frank Hurtte argues that distributors face a tough challenge. As market
  • Ian Heller
  • June 24, 2021
How to Select, Sell and Deliver the Right Value-Added Services for Your Business
Distribution Marketing

How to Select, Sell and Deliver the Right Value-Added Services for Your Business

It is increasingly important for distributors to add value and differentiate themselves from the competition. Peter Neuberger, CEO of United Performance Metals, shared with
  • Ian Heller
  • June 15, 2021
It’s Not Your Grandfather’s Industry Anymore
Digital Strategy

It’s Not Your Grandfather’s Industry Anymore

This post previews some of the key findings in the first report based on our research for the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors into how
  • Ian Heller
  • June 4, 2021
Differentiation by Design: Moving the Distribution Industry into 21st Century Goes Beyond Digital
Distribution Sales Strategy

Differentiation by Design: Moving the Distribution Industry into 21st Century Goes Beyond Digital

Peter Jackson, CEO of Miller Industrial Supply, came up in the world of consumer marketing and design before breaking into industrial distribution when he
  • Ian Heller
  • May 17, 2021
A Way Around Amazon: Portfolio Management for Distributors
Distribution Sales Strategy

Wholesale Change: A Way Around Amazon: Portfolio Management for Distributors (April 14, 2021)

Learn how distributors can analyze transactional and customer-provided data to generate industry-specific insights, develop robust benchmarks and tailor advice to match customer objectives.
  • Ian Heller
  • April 14, 2021
Business person shaking hands with a field worker
Digital Strategy

2021 State of Sales in Distribution: How Consultative Sales Will Differentiate Distributors in the Post-Pandemic Normal

In this free whitepaper, we outline how distributors can build a more consultative and adaptive sales force to differentiate in 2021 and beyond.
  • Debbie Paul
  • March 24, 2021
B2B Customer Surveys: How to Get Actionable Feedback from Customers
Distribution Marketing

B2B Customer Surveys: How to Get Actionable Feedback from Customers

Distributors who regularly solicit their customers’ input via customer surveys gain important insights for decision-making.
  • Debbie Paul
  • February 17, 2021
How to Get Your Brand Out of the Graveyard
Distribution Marketing

How to Get Your Brand Out of the Graveyard

You’ll know you’re stuck in a brand graveyard if your customers only buy a small percentage of your product offering, only buy big products
  • Jonathan Bein
  • November 30, 2020
Prevent Customers From Leaving You
Distribution Sales Strategy

Prevent Customers From Leaving You

For some companies, an annual increase of 1% in customer retention over each of the next ten years results in 20% increase in annual
  • Robert Kelley
  • November 12, 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
Products and Marketing Mix
Distribution Marketing

What is Your Product? Knowledge, Information and Service

Here’s what to consider when considering what “product” means to your distribution business and your customer relationships.
  • Robert Kelley
  • September 10, 2020
The Art of Sales Prospecting When You Can’t Be There: A New Challenge for Field Sales in Distribution
Distribution Marketing

The Art of Sales Prospecting When You Can’t Be There: A New Challenge for Field Sales in Distribution

Distributors’ field sales teams are adapting to a new way of reaching prospects now that they cannot just get in the car to visit
  • Debbie Paul
  • August 12, 2020
Is ‘Fulfillment by Amazon’ the Beginning of the End for Distributors?
Digital Strategy

Is ‘Fulfillment by Amazon’ the Beginning of the End for Distributors?

Distributors worry that Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is assuming key distributor roles and erasing them from the equation. The service picks, packs, ships and
  • Jonathan Bein
  • July 13, 2020
Painless Profitability Improvements: Our Favorite Profit-Driving Hacks for Distributors
Distribution Marketing

Painless Profitability Improvements: Our Favorite Profit-Driving Hacks for Distributors

Distributors: Are you looking for some simple, straightforward and painless ways to make adjustments that improve your profitability? Here are a few of our
  • Jonathan Bein
  • July 8, 2020
Want to Differentiate Your Value-Added Services? Go Beyond Logistics
Distribution Marketing

Want to Differentiate Your Value-Added Services? Go Beyond Logistics

Understanding and monetizing value-added services in wholesale distribution is critical to competing today. But many distributors tend to have a limited worldview when it
  • Jonathan Bein
  • June 30, 2020
What’s a Good Customer Profile Worth? A lot.
Distribution Marketing

What’s a Good Customer Profile Worth? A lot.

Most distributors keep busy enough just handling incoming calls, emails and, in many cases orders from their website. But how do we know if
  • Robert Kelley
  • June 17, 2020
The Importance of Value-Added Services in Distribution Today
Distribution Marketing

The Importance of Value-Added Services in Distribution Today

If you’re like most distributors, you already provide several value-added services at no cost to your customers. But have you analyzed the cost and
  • Jonathan Bein
  • June 2, 2020

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All decision-makers know that data, rather than emotions, must act as the main driver for running their business. 

The challenge is that today’s business leaders are inundated with data – their own company performance metrics, market data, economic data, customer data and people data. There’s so much information available that it’s overwhelming.  

So, how can executives, business owners and management team members leverage the data at their disposal to improve their decision-making?  

This session – on March 28, 2023, at 9 PT/12 ET – will leverage Alex Chausovsky’s expertise as a multi-decade seasoned data analyst, market researcher and consultant to teach practical and actionable methods for leveraging data to improve decision-making at all levels of the company.  

Session attendees will learn how to:  

  • Improve strategic planning by utilizing company revenue, unit volume, etc. to identify trends, track business-cycle momentum, and see around the corner for the next three to six months.  
  • Leverage market intelligence and economic data to identify leading indicators and segments of the business that will under- and outperform in the short, medium and long term.  
  • Deploy data for your No. 1 asset – people – to improve your business’s attractiveness to new talent, streamline your hiring activities and improve retention for your existing workforce.  
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Great warehouse management and delivery capabilities are table stakes for every distributor. Just to keep up with competitors, you must:

  • Keep accurate records of what’s in stock
  • Know where every product is in the warehouse
  • Prevent shrink from poor picking practices or theft
  • Maintain accurate addresses for all customer locations
  • Track shipments in real-time to ensure they arrive on time
  • Keep employees safe
  • Drive warehouse and delivery productivity to manage costs 

It takes great technology solutions to be competitive on capabilities and productivity. But the technology options continue to expand and distributors need to understand what’s available and what’s coming next.  

Join us on April 19th 9 PT/12 ET, when experts from technology leaders at Infor share best practices they’ve gleaned from working with thousands of distributors. They’ll also describe emerging options you can use to win business by providing customers with better capabilities than your competitors.  

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    April 26 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
  • Technology Leadership Panel: Solutions that Enable Great Digital Strategies

    May 9 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
  • « Wholesale Change: Building Trust in the Channel, feat. Kevin Short, President & CEO, ORS Nasco
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Managing cash flow and driving profitability is a critical component of any distributor’s operations. The goal is to: 

  • Work more efficiently 
  • Speed the order-to-cash cycle 
  • Optimize the procure-to-pay cycle 
  • Gain full visibility into financial management 
  • Expand margins 

Distributors know that to drive more to the bottom line, as well as fuel future growth, they need state-of-the-art technologies:   

  • Pricing/Margin 
  • Sales Order Management
  • Financial Management 

Distributors must have these systems in place to increase profits, reduce risk and drive operational efficiency. 

Developing and implementing these architectures takes expertise. Tune in April 26, 9 PT/12 ET, to hear from our experienced panelists, who will help you make the most of them. 

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  • harness data

    How to Harness Data for Better Decision-Making 

    March 28 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
  • Technology Leadership Panel: WMS & Delivery Technologies

    April 19 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
  • Technology Leadership Panel: Solutions that Enable Great Digital Strategies

    May 9 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
  • « Wholesale Change: Building Trust in the Channel, feat. Kevin Short, President & CEO, ORS Nasco
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From Master Distributors to Marketplaces Part 2
B2B eCommerce

From Master Distributors to Marketplaces Part 2: Berkshire eSupply is an “Upside Down” Marketplace

Berkshire eSupply benefits by making its products available on hundreds (and potentially thousands) of websites operated by small and midsize industrial distributors. It’s a great plan,
  • Ian Heller
  • December 10, 2021
safety
Distribution Industry Analysis

How Arbill Built Its Product & Service Strategy on an Unwavering Foundation of Safety First

Safety distributor Arbill has developed a deep set of services, including training and compliance, as well as a private-label product line to meet customers’
  • Ian Heller
  • August 16, 2021
Distributors’ Customers Prefer Manufacturers’ Websites and Search Engines
Digital Strategy

New Study: Distributors’ Customers Prefer Manufacturers’ Websites and Search Engines

Distributors continue to fall behind in building websites that meet their customers’ needs better than other choices, such as search engines and manufacturers’ digital
  • Ian Heller
  • July 27, 2021
Why Frank Hurtte Believes Fee-Based Services Are Do-or-Die for Distributors
Distribution Marketing

Why Frank Hurtte Believes Fee-Based Services Are Do-or-Die for Distributors

In his book, The Distributor’s Fee Based Services Manifesto: Why You Need to Consider Charging for Your Services, distribution expert Frank Hurtte argues that distributors face a tough challenge. As market
  • Ian Heller
  • June 24, 2021
How to Select, Sell and Deliver the Right Value-Added Services for Your Business
Distribution Marketing

How to Select, Sell and Deliver the Right Value-Added Services for Your Business

It is increasingly important for distributors to add value and differentiate themselves from the competition. Peter Neuberger, CEO of United Performance Metals, shared with
  • Ian Heller
  • June 15, 2021
It’s Not Your Grandfather’s Industry Anymore
Digital Strategy

It’s Not Your Grandfather’s Industry Anymore

This post previews some of the key findings in the first report based on our research for the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors into how
  • Ian Heller
  • June 4, 2021
Differentiation by Design: Moving the Distribution Industry into 21st Century Goes Beyond Digital
Distribution Sales Strategy

Differentiation by Design: Moving the Distribution Industry into 21st Century Goes Beyond Digital

Peter Jackson, CEO of Miller Industrial Supply, came up in the world of consumer marketing and design before breaking into industrial distribution when he
  • Ian Heller
  • May 17, 2021
A Way Around Amazon: Portfolio Management for Distributors
Distribution Sales Strategy

Wholesale Change: A Way Around Amazon: Portfolio Management for Distributors (April 14, 2021)

Learn how distributors can analyze transactional and customer-provided data to generate industry-specific insights, develop robust benchmarks and tailor advice to match customer objectives.
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2021 State of Sales in Distribution: How Consultative Sales Will Differentiate Distributors in the Post-Pandemic Normal

In this free whitepaper, we outline how distributors can build a more consultative and adaptive sales force to differentiate in 2021 and beyond.
  • Debbie Paul
  • March 24, 2021
B2B Customer Surveys: How to Get Actionable Feedback from Customers
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B2B Customer Surveys: How to Get Actionable Feedback from Customers

Distributors who regularly solicit their customers’ input via customer surveys gain important insights for decision-making.
  • Debbie Paul
  • February 17, 2021
How to Get Your Brand Out of the Graveyard
Distribution Marketing

How to Get Your Brand Out of the Graveyard

You’ll know you’re stuck in a brand graveyard if your customers only buy a small percentage of your product offering, only buy big products
  • Jonathan Bein
  • November 30, 2020
Prevent Customers From Leaving You
Distribution Sales Strategy

Prevent Customers From Leaving You

For some companies, an annual increase of 1% in customer retention over each of the next ten years results in 20% increase in annual
  • Robert Kelley
  • November 12, 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
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  • October 13, 2020
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What is Your Product? Knowledge, Information and Service

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  • Robert Kelley
  • September 10, 2020
The Art of Sales Prospecting When You Can’t Be There: A New Challenge for Field Sales in Distribution
Distribution Marketing

The Art of Sales Prospecting When You Can’t Be There: A New Challenge for Field Sales in Distribution

Distributors’ field sales teams are adapting to a new way of reaching prospects now that they cannot just get in the car to visit
  • Debbie Paul
  • August 12, 2020
Is ‘Fulfillment by Amazon’ the Beginning of the End for Distributors?
Digital Strategy

Is ‘Fulfillment by Amazon’ the Beginning of the End for Distributors?

Distributors worry that Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is assuming key distributor roles and erasing them from the equation. The service picks, packs, ships and
  • Jonathan Bein
  • July 13, 2020
Painless Profitability Improvements: Our Favorite Profit-Driving Hacks for Distributors
Distribution Marketing

Painless Profitability Improvements: Our Favorite Profit-Driving Hacks for Distributors

Distributors: Are you looking for some simple, straightforward and painless ways to make adjustments that improve your profitability? Here are a few of our
  • Jonathan Bein
  • July 8, 2020
Want to Differentiate Your Value-Added Services? Go Beyond Logistics
Distribution Marketing

Want to Differentiate Your Value-Added Services? Go Beyond Logistics

Understanding and monetizing value-added services in wholesale distribution is critical to competing today. But many distributors tend to have a limited worldview when it
  • Jonathan Bein
  • June 30, 2020
What’s a Good Customer Profile Worth? A lot.
Distribution Marketing

What’s a Good Customer Profile Worth? A lot.

Most distributors keep busy enough just handling incoming calls, emails and, in many cases orders from their website. But how do we know if
  • Robert Kelley
  • June 17, 2020
The Importance of Value-Added Services in Distribution Today
Distribution Marketing

The Importance of Value-Added Services in Distribution Today

If you’re like most distributors, you already provide several value-added services at no cost to your customers. But have you analyzed the cost and
  • Jonathan Bein
  • June 2, 2020

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From Master Distributors to Marketplaces Part 2
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Berkshire eSupply benefits by making its products available on hundreds (and potentially thousands) of websites operated by small and midsize industrial distributors. It’s a great plan,
  • Ian Heller
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How Arbill Built Its Product & Service Strategy on an Unwavering Foundation of Safety First

Safety distributor Arbill has developed a deep set of services, including training and compliance, as well as a private-label product line to meet customers’
  • Ian Heller
  • August 16, 2021
Distributors’ Customers Prefer Manufacturers’ Websites and Search Engines
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New Study: Distributors’ Customers Prefer Manufacturers’ Websites and Search Engines

Distributors continue to fall behind in building websites that meet their customers’ needs better than other choices, such as search engines and manufacturers’ digital
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  • July 27, 2021
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Why Frank Hurtte Believes Fee-Based Services Are Do-or-Die for Distributors

In his book, The Distributor’s Fee Based Services Manifesto: Why You Need to Consider Charging for Your Services, distribution expert Frank Hurtte argues that distributors face a tough challenge. As market
  • Ian Heller
  • June 24, 2021
How to Select, Sell and Deliver the Right Value-Added Services for Your Business
Distribution Marketing

How to Select, Sell and Deliver the Right Value-Added Services for Your Business

It is increasingly important for distributors to add value and differentiate themselves from the competition. Peter Neuberger, CEO of United Performance Metals, shared with
  • Ian Heller
  • June 15, 2021
It’s Not Your Grandfather’s Industry Anymore
Digital Strategy

It’s Not Your Grandfather’s Industry Anymore

This post previews some of the key findings in the first report based on our research for the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors into how
  • Ian Heller
  • June 4, 2021
Differentiation by Design: Moving the Distribution Industry into 21st Century Goes Beyond Digital
Distribution Sales Strategy

Differentiation by Design: Moving the Distribution Industry into 21st Century Goes Beyond Digital

Peter Jackson, CEO of Miller Industrial Supply, came up in the world of consumer marketing and design before breaking into industrial distribution when he
  • Ian Heller
  • May 17, 2021
A Way Around Amazon: Portfolio Management for Distributors
Distribution Sales Strategy

Wholesale Change: A Way Around Amazon: Portfolio Management for Distributors (April 14, 2021)

Learn how distributors can analyze transactional and customer-provided data to generate industry-specific insights, develop robust benchmarks and tailor advice to match customer objectives.
  • Ian Heller
  • April 14, 2021
Business person shaking hands with a field worker
Digital Strategy

2021 State of Sales in Distribution: How Consultative Sales Will Differentiate Distributors in the Post-Pandemic Normal

In this free whitepaper, we outline how distributors can build a more consultative and adaptive sales force to differentiate in 2021 and beyond.
  • Debbie Paul
  • March 24, 2021
B2B Customer Surveys: How to Get Actionable Feedback from Customers
Distribution Marketing

B2B Customer Surveys: How to Get Actionable Feedback from Customers

Distributors who regularly solicit their customers’ input via customer surveys gain important insights for decision-making.
  • Debbie Paul
  • February 17, 2021
How to Get Your Brand Out of the Graveyard
Distribution Marketing

How to Get Your Brand Out of the Graveyard

You’ll know you’re stuck in a brand graveyard if your customers only buy a small percentage of your product offering, only buy big products
  • Jonathan Bein
  • November 30, 2020
Prevent Customers From Leaving You
Distribution Sales Strategy

Prevent Customers From Leaving You

For some companies, an annual increase of 1% in customer retention over each of the next ten years results in 20% increase in annual
  • Robert Kelley
  • November 12, 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
Products and Marketing Mix
Distribution Marketing

What is Your Product? Knowledge, Information and Service

Here’s what to consider when considering what “product” means to your distribution business and your customer relationships.
  • Robert Kelley
  • September 10, 2020
The Art of Sales Prospecting When You Can’t Be There: A New Challenge for Field Sales in Distribution
Distribution Marketing

The Art of Sales Prospecting When You Can’t Be There: A New Challenge for Field Sales in Distribution

Distributors’ field sales teams are adapting to a new way of reaching prospects now that they cannot just get in the car to visit
  • Debbie Paul
  • August 12, 2020
Is ‘Fulfillment by Amazon’ the Beginning of the End for Distributors?
Digital Strategy

Is ‘Fulfillment by Amazon’ the Beginning of the End for Distributors?

Distributors worry that Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is assuming key distributor roles and erasing them from the equation. The service picks, packs, ships and
  • Jonathan Bein
  • July 13, 2020
Painless Profitability Improvements: Our Favorite Profit-Driving Hacks for Distributors
Distribution Marketing

Painless Profitability Improvements: Our Favorite Profit-Driving Hacks for Distributors

Distributors: Are you looking for some simple, straightforward and painless ways to make adjustments that improve your profitability? Here are a few of our
  • Jonathan Bein
  • July 8, 2020
Want to Differentiate Your Value-Added Services? Go Beyond Logistics
Distribution Marketing

Want to Differentiate Your Value-Added Services? Go Beyond Logistics

Understanding and monetizing value-added services in wholesale distribution is critical to competing today. But many distributors tend to have a limited worldview when it
  • Jonathan Bein
  • June 30, 2020
What’s a Good Customer Profile Worth? A lot.
Distribution Marketing

What’s a Good Customer Profile Worth? A lot.

Most distributors keep busy enough just handling incoming calls, emails and, in many cases orders from their website. But how do we know if
  • Robert Kelley
  • June 17, 2020
The Importance of Value-Added Services in Distribution Today
Distribution Marketing

The Importance of Value-Added Services in Distribution Today

If you’re like most distributors, you already provide several value-added services at no cost to your customers. But have you analyzed the cost and
  • Jonathan Bein
  • June 2, 2020
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