The Next Phase of Acquisitions?
At the NAED Annual meeting I asked distributors, manufacturers and others who typically hear about mergers / acquisitions what they were hearing. Not so much about specific companies but more …
Growth Strategies
Arrival of the “Alt Channels”- Amazon and Zoro Advertise
Much has been researched, written and talked about the emergence of alternate (alt) channels. Amazon Business is regularly mentioned and Grainger\’s eCommerce initiatives are lauded. Now comes Zoro Tools, which …
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Industrial Market Drivers, Can You Compete Differently
Over the past few weeks distributors and manufacturers are reporting an uptick in their industrial business and, in some cases, a significant increase. The reasons vary from \”general optimism\” to the …
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Affordable eCommerce for Smaller Distributors
As everyone knows, there has been much discussion regarding eCommerce and how it is \”vital\” for the survival of distributors. It\’s essential to compete against Amazon. And small distributors (<$25M) …
Looking Forward – Industry Outlook for Basic Sales Forecasting
Only 30 days left in the year. And with all of the year-end things to do and possibly meetings you had to attend, many are just getting around to doing …
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Construction Outlook: up 5% in 2017; Building Construction Up 8%!
The recent Dodge Construction Outlook report produced by Dodge Data & Analytics is an interesting read. Not only does it provide some historical perspective but provides the understanding for why …
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Construction Process Disruption & 2017 Dodge Construction Forecast
Many at last week\’s Dodge Data & Analytics Construction Outlook conference, which coincided with the AD North American Meeting at the same hotel, over 170 manufacturers and retailers attended to …
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Attend Free Advanced Business Planning Webinar
Earlier this year Channel Marketing Group conducted research regarding joint business planning and released the results earlier this fall. Some of the key findings revealed that: Manufacturers talk sales; distributors …
Entering and Managing In the IoT Space
Last week we shared information, highlighted the potential opportunities and discussed potential distributor involvement in the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) arena while also featuring …
Are you ready for the IoT?
Whether it is IoT or IIoT, the Internet of Things is all the rage. You can\’t pick up a trade publication without seeing an article on either topic. And in …