Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier, Author at Modern Distribution Management - Page 23 of 36

Posts By Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier

With the U.S. economy still struggling to fully recover and global markets more accessible than ever, more companies are exploring expanding their businesses across borders. Global business development expert and author Mona Pearl recently spoke with MDM about why this is an important trend, how middle-market companies should approach such a task and how to overcome some common mistakes made along the way.

Middle-market companies face a unique set of challenges in an increasingly global business environment. They don’t have the same resources available to them as large multinational corporations, yet when looking to expand, they’re finding the need to compete on that same global stage.

“It’s really not an option if they want to keep being in business. Nothing is going back to where it was,” says Mona Pearl, a global business development expert and author of Grow Globally: Opportunities for Your Middle-Market Company Around the World. 

“It’s going to be…

This article, based on interviews with distributors and manufacturers and the 2011 MDM Reader Survey outlines and analyzes key trends and issues affecting how distributors will do business in 2012.

Looking back at the headlines of 2011, there’s little doubt the economy is still front of mind for most distributors and manufacturers. The difference this year is that attention has turned from the U.S. to the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in Europe and its potential impact on the rest of the world.

However, the economy is no longer the primary concern. MDM readers ranked human resources issues – particularly those around…

Recently, the European Power Transmission Distributors Association hosted its annual meeting in Budapest, Hungary. Jean-Marie Fink, managing director of JMF Consulting, Mougins, France, attended the meeting and in this article shares insights on trends in the European manufacturing and distribution industry.

While international businesses have to contend with many unique operational issues – from import/export regulations to varied labor laws – the underlying challenges they face are universal. At the European Power Transmission Distributors Association’s annual convention in Budapest, Hungary, earlier this year, distributors discussed their top concerns and the key trends facing their industry.

Top Concerns for Europe
Current economic condi …

This is the fifth and final article in MDM’s Emerging Technologies Series. This article examines trends in e-commerce and how distributors are approaching the challenges associated with implementing an effective e-commerce strategy.

Often when e-commerce is mentioned, Amazon.com comes to mind. And while that model is extremely successful in the business-to-consumer market, it’s a stretch for some to see how that model…

While a lot of attention has been on Washington D.C. in recent months, politics wasn't the top point of discussion at the Power Transmission Distributors Association's 2011 Industry Summit in Washington. Instead, with an uncertain economy and continued consolidation, most of the attention was paid to change: where is the industry at and where is it going – and how do distributors and manufacturers best "Capitolize on Change"?

"Let's face it, there's been nothing but change over the last few years," said David Mayer, PTDA president and vice president of marketing for Kaman Industrial Technologies Corp., Windsor, CT. "And as strong as we are, …

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