MDM News Digest 4419
News briefs from Sept. 26 – Oct. 10.
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Industrial manufacturers remain optimistic about growth in 2015.
New location bolsters company’s presence in Oregon, Northern California.
Blackhawk Industrial Opens Sales Branch in Portland Read More »
Lower fuel prices again drives down monthly prices.
U.S. Import & Export Prices Down in September Read More »
Year-to-date sales up 11.7 percent.
Fastenal Sales Up 14.3% in 3Q Read More »
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Distributors that lack a digital strategy can find themselves falling behind their competitors as e-commerce and other digital platforms become more important to customers. Linda Taddonio of InsiteCommerce discusses the need to develop a digital strategy and ways to jumpstart the development of that strategy in the recent MDM Webcast, Navigating the Digital Landscape for Distribution.
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The culture of a company is one key to its success, and changing leadership can create a challenge to developing that successful culture. Joel Trammell, author of The CEO Tightrope, discusses how distribution company executives and leaders can influence company culture to obtain the most useful ideas and criticisms from their workforces.
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What can baseball and Scotland possibly have to do with each other? More than you might think.
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For the last several years, Lawson Products has been focused on turning its sales trajectory back to the positive through streamlining the organization and focusing on the “legacy” that launched the company. President and CEO Michael DeCata recently spoke with MDM Editor Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier about the initiatives being undertaken by the distributor and the results of those efforts.
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