September 24, 2020 - Modern Distribution Management

September 24, 2020

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M&A in the Time of COVID-19: Lawson Products Executives Talk Business Growth Strategy Amid Upheaval

The pandemic didn’t stop Lawson Products from pursuing the largest acquisition in its history. Mike DeCata, president and CEO, and Brian Hoekstra, vice president, mergers and acquisitions, spoke with MDM about the company’s latest deal, how they navigated it during a global pandemic and how their M&A appetite remains strong even amid today’s economic upheaval.

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Commentary: Pump Up the Empathy, Get Customers’ Attention

Bringing your sales and marketing teams together on customer communications and interactions is a great way to ensure you are capturing a broader picture of what clients are going through right now.

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Download this Issue as a PDF: September 25 2020

This issue of MDM Premium features our annual Market Leaders listings of the top distributors in the U.S. See the rankings in key categories, and learn how several of the ranked companies put themselves in a strong market position in 2019 that has fared them well throughout the disruption of 2020.

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