- January 16, 2025 at 1 p.m. Eastern
Join us for the data and insights on how to best benchmark your sales and growth expectations and navigate the conflicting market signals shaping 2025.
- Sponsored by: Oracle NetSuite
Webcasts
- November 12, 2024 at 1 p.m. Eastern
Join as we discuss a commerce platform that can help grow and eliminate many inefficiencies in your business. We’ll share features and functionalities that will help increase your average online order value, and customer use cases.
- Sponsored by: Adobe
- November 7, 2024 at 1 p.m. Eastern
B2B buyer expectations are evolving, and wholesale distributors and manufacturers face increasing pressure to adapt to eCommerce demands while managing complex product data challenges. These demands will only continue to grow, as 87% of buyers will turn to competitors if they can’t find the information they need.
That’s why, in this webcast, we will explore the common concerns and critical trends reshaping B2B commerce. These include the rise of omnichannel experiences; the growing importance of product information management (PIM); and how the right technology systems can streamline data, enhance customer experience and future-proof your business.
Join us to learn how to navigate these challenges and develop a resilient, data-driven strategy that will prepare your organization for the future of B2B eCommerce.
- Sponsored by: Akeneo
- April 30, 2020
Whether you are planning to evaluate a new ERP or are in the decision-making phase of choosing the right partner, join us to help you develop an honest assessment of your business process and the key consideration points of an ERP upgrade.
- Sponsored by: Epicor
- April 14, 2020
With COVID-19 disruptions and cash flow in question, DSO is more important than ever. Watch our webcast where we will discuss Order-to-Cash excellence and you will learn how automation can help distributors.
- Sponsored by: Esker
- April 9, 2020
In light of social distancing and other restrictions mandated by the COVID-19 pandemic, your team’s ability to engage with customers is more challenged than ever. This webcast will cover alternative steps to build a new sales approach and plan to maintain strong support levels, give your sales team a solid game plan, and protect your core customer relationships.
- Sponsored by: Enavate
- March 19, 2020
Join industry veteran MDM’s John Gunderson for this hour-long webcast as he outlines best practices in ERP functionality, implementation, support, development, financial viability and technology.
- Sponsored by: Oracle NetSuite
- February 27, 2020
Learn how top B2B distributors are using analytics to manage their negotiated customer contract pricing to improve win rates and increase profitability.
- Sponsored by: Zilliant
- February 6, 2020
Mike Marks of Indian River Consulting Group and MDM CEO Tom Gale take a look at what distributors are doing to create more customer-centric and integrated sales processes that make more money in today’s complex market environments.
- Sponsored by: Sage
- January 16, 2020
Hear our 2020 outlook as we analyze the latest economic trends, emerging growth opportunities and how the competitive landscape is shifting – and how distributors and manufacturers can capitalize on all of these trends.
- Sponsored by: Oracle NetSuite
- December 4, 2019
In this webcast, we will outline what it means to be an effective channel partner as technology developments continue to reshape the manufacturer/distributor relationship.
- Sponsored by: Oracle NetSuite
- November 14, 2019
What does your playbook look like to leverage this disruptive environment and grow in 2020? Join Indian River Consulting Group’s Mike Marks and MDM’s Tom Gale as they break down the new talent, weapons and models required to tactically compete in 2020 and beyond.
- Sponsored by: Kerridge Commercial Systems
- October 24, 2019
Download this MDM Webcast and learn how to improve automated systems for key suppliers and how an improved quotation program will build a sustainable model that can take cost out of the quotations process.
- Sponsored by: QSTRAT
- October 3, 2019
Managing data in more effective ways can yield dramatic financial results. Join MDM’s John Gunderson and Tom Gale in this free one-hour webcast as they outline the most common challenges and address ways to overcome them.
- Sponsored by: Epicor
- September 12, 2019
In this MDM webcast we will outline how small distributors can build the capabilities of large distributors at a fraction of the cost, time and effort. We will review exclusive MDM market research to understand the pain points, knowledge gaps and frustrations that $100-million and below distributors face as they attempt to build digital capabilities that are comparable to those of large distributors.
- Sponsored by: Oracle NetSuite
- August 29, 2019
For 10 years, MDM has been the leader in providing the definitive annual listing of the largest industrial distribution companies, their executive teams and exclusive analysis of the competitive shifts taking place across more than a dozen distinct sectors across industrial and construction product channels. Download the recorded webcast to review the rankings and major market moves across more than a dozen sectors.
- Sponsored by: Oracle NetSuite and Sage
- August 1, 2019
Nearly everything you sell will soon be available quickly and easily from other companies, like marketplaces and manufacturers who ship direct to customers. John Gunderson, VP Analytics & E-Business at MDM, will interview a key B2B distributor on the steps they are taking to avoid digital disruption.
- Sponsored by: Zilliant
- July 11, 2019
After another strong year of revenue growth in 2018 for distributors, MDM is forecasting a meaningful downshift in the second half of 2019 and for the year overall. Join us to get a better picture on how distribution end markets are shaping up for the second half of the year and the major economic trends impacting distribution channels.
- Sponsored by: Oracle NetSuite
- June 27, 2019
Traditional order management practices are inherently costly and inefficient, especially when it comes to the wholesale distribution industry. Fortunately, companies are learning that AI-driven automation is an effective solution to unlocking traditional order management processes.
- Sponsored by: Kerridge Commercial Systems
- May 23, 2019
Companies are learning that AI-driven automation is an effective solution to unlocking the unrealized value in traditional order management processes. Join us for an educational webinar with Esker Business Development Manager, Nick Carpenter, and Esker customer Jack Jurkowski, CIO of EBP Supply Solutions, as they walk you through the digital transformation of the distribution company's order management processes.
- Sponsored by: Esker
- May 2, 2019
The webcast will focus on how distributors are using AI and machine learning to leverage existing data to improve business functions. With statistics on the rate of adoption and estimates on how machine learning can make a positive impact on sales and profits, we’ll explore AI’s role in distribution business operations.
- Sponsored by: Epicor
- April 11, 2019
As customers increasingly rely on distributor websites for customer data and purchasing, it’s becoming more difficult to manage pricing between channels. MDM recently conducted a survey of distributors to get their experiences and opinions on these issues and others.
- Sponsored by: Oracle NetSuite and PROS
- March 28, 2019
Too many distributors get caught in operational silos of purchasing, inventory management and sales functions; they don't fully optimize service levels while minimizing capital investment. Join us for this one-hour webcast as Brad Johnson of Building Products Distribution - Supply Chain Analytics outlines best practices for more strategic purchasing and inventory management practices.
- Sponsored by: Sage
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