2014

Commentary: New Year’s Resolutions and ‘Truthiness’

Data & Analytics, Research & Analytics, Technology / Tom Gale

"Truthiness" describes using intuition or gut feeling to define "truth" without regard to facts, data or even logic. Today, there's a lot of truthiness surrounding big data, market planning and customer relevance.

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Tech, Talent & Efficiency: Distributors’ Top Concerns for 2014

Research & Analytics / Lindsay Konzak

This article provides an overview of distributors’ top business and industry concerns as we move into 2014. The results in this report are based on the 2014 MDM Industry Outlook Survey, sponsored by NetSuite.

More details from the 2014 MDM Industry Outlook will be provided in the upcoming Jan. 16, 2014, webcast, the 2014 Distribution Industry Outlook.

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Changes distributors made in 2013 to be successful
The top concerns identified by distributors for 2014
Revenue expectations by sector for 2014

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Distributors’ Technology Plans in 2014

Companies, Research & Analytics, Technology / Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier

Many distributors have struggled with where to invest limited dollars to meet the demands resulting from the rapidly growing role of technology in the industry. This article looks at distributors’ current technology challenges and plans, identified by respondents to the 2014 MDM Industry Outlook Survey, sponsored by NetSuite.

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