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Adam Fein on Surviving the Recession

On his blog, Pembroke Consulting's Adam Fein gives us his take based on his experiences at the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors meeting last week on how the best companies are surviving the recession."
 
He says:
 
"As I see it, the winners are those companies with the will, the skill, and the till to survive this recession. Here are some specific ideas I heard from executives at the wholesaler-distributors that are growing faster (or shrinking more slowly) than competition."
 
His ideas: Work harder, enforce profit discipline, stay connected, acquire distressed competitors, and keep perspective (ie, ...

On his blog, Pembroke Consulting’s Adam Fein gives us his take based on his experiences at the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors meeting last week on how the best companies are surviving the recession.”
 
He says:
 
“As I see it, the winners are those companies with the will, the skill, and the till to survive this recession. Here are some specific ideas I heard from executives at the wholesaler-distributors that are growing faster (or shrinking more slowly) than competition.”
 
His ideas: Work harder, enforce profit discipline, stay connected, acquire distressed competitors, and keep perspective (ie, things will turn around).
 
Read more on each of these ideas at his blog, Distribution Trends.”

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