September 2010

Getting Started with Social Media

Subscriber Only, Technology / Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier

Bob DeStefano, president of SVM E-Business Solutions, outlined the steps companies can take to integrate social media into their business strategies.

The first step is creating an online presence. Sign up for accounts on social media sites. Begin building your network on LinkedIn by connecting with people you know and …

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The Social Media Challenge: ROI

Subscriber Only, Technology / Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier

In a recent MDM survey, just half of respondents said they were using LinkedIn. Even fewer used online tools such as Twitter and Facebook. This article will examine why B2B companies have resisted using social media to further business goals and presents expert analysis and examples on how distributors can benefit from these tools. The author also analyzes results from a recent survey on how MDM readers use social media.

Even as business-to-consumer companies are finding ways to capitalize upon the growing social media trend, many business-to-business companies are struggling with how they can use social media sites such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

In a recent MDM survey, about 42 percent of respondents – distributors and manufacturers – said their companies were not using social media. The reasons ranged …

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Power Transmission/Motion Control Product Sales Fall in July

Economic Trends, Featured Breaking News, Free, News, Power Transmission/Motion Control/Fluid Power, Research & Analytics, Subscriber Only, Top Distributor Sectors / MDM Staff

But sales in U.S. and Canada are still up from last year in July.

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U.S. Market Analysis: Abrasives 2009

Market Analysis, Research & Analytics, Subscriber Only, Top Distributor Sectors / MDM Staff

Abrasives represented a market in 2009 of $xxx billion, according to estimates by Industrial Market Information.

These charts show the top ten industries, by SIC code, consuming these products; and the 2009 end-user consumption of these groups sorted by the nine government market regions.

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