Interesting article in Electrical Wholesaling, “Amazon Business is Growing. Do Distributors Have a Plan” written by Unilog essentially saying you need to either join or fight Amazon Business because they …
Amazon Business is a Nominal Electrical Distributor Competitor Read More »
Over the past six months we’ve seen a number of distributors upgrade their websites – either the “look and feel”, evolve to a webstore or upgrade both. Why the investments? …
Spinning products to improve customer experience Read More »
Recently I participated in a networking group that included a number of MRO buyers. The subject was trends in the MRO space. Granted many of the attendees were larger MRO …
As we turn the page into 2019, welcome to new opportunities, new challenges, new initiatives and perhaps some new ways of doing business / serving your customers to ensure a …
10 Channel Dynamics as Turning the Page into 2019 Read More »
Conventional wisdom is that Amazon Business is not good for MRO and construction distributors.They are a technological behemoth that knows nothing about “our space” and are only successful because they …
Distributors. Has Amazon Business Been Good for You? Read More »
Amazon Business is talked about regularly within distribution industries in general and especially in the MRO space. Barely a meeting goes by with a manufacturer where the topic of \”what …
Protecting Price and the Channel in an Online Marketplace World (Amazon) Read More »
When times are tough people often say “cash is king”. This can frequently determine which companies survive and thrive during difficult economic times and those that suffer. Nowadays, as companies …
For the past few years many have talked about eCommerce and have made investment plans. Now a number of these investments are coming to fruition and the conversation is evolving …
eCommerce Creating a Distribution Dividing Line? Read More »
Recently there have been a number of distributors who have launched upgraded websites with eCommerce capabilities. Reportedly launch times range from 4 to 28 months … and maybe more (Kirby …
eCommerce continues to be a heavily discussed issue within the electrical industry with distributors, in aggregate, investing millions of dollars and manufacturers redesigning sites, investing to build, manage and enhance …
Revenue Generation, Content Key Takeaways from B2B Online Conference Read More »
