September 24 2010
Volume 40, Issue 18
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In a recent MDM survey, just half of respondents said they were using LinkedIn. Even fewer used online tools such as Twitter and Facebook. This article will examine why B2B companies have resisted using social media to further business goals and presents expert analysis and examples on how distributors can benefit from these tools. The author also analyzes results from a recent survey on how MDM readers use social media.
Even as business-to-consumer companies are finding ways to capitalize upon the growing social media trend, many business-to-business companies are struggling with how they can use social media sites such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
In a recent MDM survey, about 42 percent of respondents – distributors and manufacturers – said their companies were not using social media. The reasons ranged …
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Bob DeStefano, president of SVM E-Business Solutions, outlined the steps companies can take to integrate social media into their business strategies.
The first step is creating an online presence. Sign up for accounts on social media sites. Begin building your network on LinkedIn by connecting with people you know and …
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This is an exclusive summary of Part 3 of the MDM Webcast series, Build an Effective Sales Organization for the Recovery, available on DVD. In this session, Mike Marks and Steve Deist of Indian River Consulting Group spoke on Tools for Effective Sales Management. This article looks at the foundation for implementing changes to the sales process.
Distributors can take different approaches to implementing change to its sales organizations. But most successful change shares five characteristics, says Steve Deist of Indian River Consulting Group.
“These are lessons we’ve learned though actual implementations over 10-plus years,” he says.
Lessons
1. Align with …
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At the Morgan Keegan Industrial/Transportation Conference last week, Chicago-based distributor Grainger outlined its plans to continue building on both its product portfolio and its service offerings.
Product Expansion
Grainger U.S. President Michael Pulick says the company is aiming for up to 500,000 products in its portfolio. That would be up from 85,000 in 2005.
In recent years, the distributor has added products in plumbing, fleet maintenance and metalworking, among others. It has also added to current categories with products that boast different features or functions.
Grainger also plans to continue growing its private label offering, Pulick says. Right now,…
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Clifton is remembered as a generous and thoughtful professional in his work for the distribution industry.
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Abrasives represented a market in 2009 of $xxx billion, according to estimates by Industrial Market Information.
These charts show the top ten industries, by SIC code, consuming these products; and the 2009 end-user consumption of these groups sorted by the nine government market regions.
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Wholesale revenues, inventories increase in July.
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News briefs from Sept. 11-Sept. 25, 2010
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This is the pdf of this issue of Modern Distribution Management. Apply the full $24.95 pay-per-view cost toward an annual subscription, which includes two issues a month plus access to more than eight years of online archives and market data. Call 1-888-742-5060 or email info@mdm.com to subscribe. Subscribers log-in to download this issue.
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In a recent MDM survey, just half of respondents said they were using LinkedIn. Even fewer used online tools such as Twitter and Facebook. This article will examine why B2B companies have resisted using social media to further business goals and presents expert analysis and examples on how distributors can benefit from these tools. The author also analyzes results from a recent survey on how MDM readers use social media.
Even as business-to-consumer companies are finding ways to capitalize upon the growing social media trend, many business-to-business companies are struggling with how they can use social media sites such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.
In a recent MDM survey, about 42 percent of respondents – distributors and manufacturers – said their companies were not using social media. The reasons ranged …
- Premium
Bob DeStefano, president of SVM E-Business Solutions, outlined the steps companies can take to integrate social media into their business strategies.
The first step is creating an online presence. Sign up for accounts on social media sites. Begin building your network on LinkedIn by connecting with people you know and …
- Premium
This is an exclusive summary of Part 3 of the MDM Webcast series, Build an Effective Sales Organization for the Recovery, available on DVD. In this session, Mike Marks and Steve Deist of Indian River Consulting Group spoke on Tools for Effective Sales Management. This article looks at the foundation for implementing changes to the sales process.
Distributors can take different approaches to implementing change to its sales organizations. But most successful change shares five characteristics, says Steve Deist of Indian River Consulting Group.
“These are lessons we’ve learned though actual implementations over 10-plus years,” he says.
Lessons
1. Align with …
- Premium
At the Morgan Keegan Industrial/Transportation Conference last week, Chicago-based distributor Grainger outlined its plans to continue building on both its product portfolio and its service offerings.
Product Expansion
Grainger U.S. President Michael Pulick says the company is aiming for up to 500,000 products in its portfolio. That would be up from 85,000 in 2005.
In recent years, the distributor has added products in plumbing, fleet maintenance and metalworking, among others. It has also added to current categories with products that boast different features or functions.
Grainger also plans to continue growing its private label offering, Pulick says. Right now,…
- Premium
Clifton is remembered as a generous and thoughtful professional in his work for the distribution industry.
- Premium
Abrasives represented a market in 2009 of $xxx billion, according to estimates by Industrial Market Information.
These charts show the top ten industries, by SIC code, consuming these products; and the 2009 end-user consumption of these groups sorted by the nine government market regions.
- Premium
Wholesale revenues, inventories increase in July.
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News briefs from Sept. 11-Sept. 25, 2010
