I’ve been to more than a dozen industry events over the past few months – association annual events, technology summits, marketing group meetings. It’s great to see some momentum starting to build that’s great to see. There are also some common threads in the conversations taking place at these events. In one form or another, every distributor is rethinking the right model for 2010 and beyond – one that’s leaner, more productive, but built on the strengths, values and relationships that built a successful company in the first place.
Commentary: Distributors Rethink Model for 2010 and Beyond
I’ve been to more than a dozen industry events over the past few months – association annual events, technology summits, marketing group meetings. It’s great to see some momentum starting to build that’s great to see. There are also some common threads in the conversations taking place at these events. In one form or another, every distributor is rethinking the right model for 2010 and beyond – one that’s leaner, more productive, but built on the strengths, values and relationships that built a successful company in the first place.
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Tom Gale
Tom Gale has been an MDM researcher and industry analyst for 30+ years on independent distribution channel trends, consolidation, technology and competitive landscape. He is a frequent speaker and moderator on these topics at company, marketing group and association meetings in North America and Europe.
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