Focusing on eCommerce in past years, AD's Dec. 5-7 event brought in the marketing side for the first time. Mike Hockett shares his biggest takeaways from attending.
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In an exclusive interview with MDM, the MRO supplies distribution giant detailed its ongoing partnership with NASA and how it’s supporting the Artemis missions that will return humans to the moon for the first time since 1971.
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Whether discussing in-person vs. remote work or strategizing how to recruit and retain employees, labor issues remain critical for distributors.
MDM’s latest webcast explored how to get complete buy-in from sales staff who might be concerned that digital tools are adding responsibilities or replacing roles. The answer comes in showing staff what they stand to gain from executing your digital strategy.
The industrial manufacturing barometer fell another 1.2 points from October, continuing its year-long slide.
The rare, bipartisan legislation heads to President Biden's desk, where his expected signature would avert what NAW calls a catastrophic labor strike.
The distributor said the added funds will enable it to reinvest in the business and pursue further organic growth and targeted acquisitions.
Bob Zamarripa was OneSource Distributors’ Chairman and CEO until 2013 and has served on numerous other boards of leading industrial distributors and manufacturers.
The precision tools maker said the move from Waukesha, Wisconsin, was done to be closer to its growing customer base.
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President & CEO John Mark discusses BlackHawk’s go-to-market strategy, how it differentiates in the markets it serves and its continued aggressive growth strategy. He also talks about the importance of culture and leadership challenges today.
The findings detail what portion of distributors are part of a buying group and how many have rebate programs with their top suppliers.
Keynotes from basketball legend Bill Walton and economist Alan Beaulieu accompany educational sessions and plenty of networking opportunities.
It adds approximately $100 million in revenue to CED.
Mike Hockett takes a deep dive into the new normal of different working environments in distribution and recaps a lively B2BOnline debate session on this topic.
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Distributors and their suppliers say they continue to see strong demand for industrial and commercial products, with no real slowdown in sight.
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Acquisitions and technology investments remain viable ways for distributors to bet on themselves to outperform competitors, but they aren’t the only options available. Here, Mike Hockett outlines those and other investments worth particular consideration ahead of a forecasted economic slowdown.
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The distributor has also enacted a handful of other cost-cutting actions as homebuilding has soured throughout 2022.
See what the association had to say about the initial results of Nov. 8's midterm elections, many of which were very polarizing.
The content at PTDA’s Annual Summit in late October went heavy on recruiting and retaining best practices. Here, Mike Hockett chats with association CEO Ann Arnott to discuss key takeaways from the event, which included the nontraditional methods distributors can leverage to find and keep needed staff in a time when labor is hard to come by.
