Making AI Real Intelligence
AI has been all the rage since ChatGPT was unveiled. Not only is it the talk of every conversation relating to technology, price management, operational improvement, customer service, marketing and …
Market Insights
Data Centers, a Sustainability Growth Opportunity
As the world embraces digitalization … everything from eCommerce to AI and more, the need for data centers appears to be growing logarithmically! It is a significant growth opportunity for …
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Can Yesterday’s Pricing Strategies Drive Tomorrow’s Profitability?
Pricing is an important element of a distributor’s go-to-market approach. If you’re not, at least, competitive, you know what will happen to sales. But if you are too low, getting …
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GRN Coastal – Helping The Industry With Talent
Every manufacturer, rep, and distributor leader knows, in their core, that the HVACR industry is a people business. People do business with people. Further, it’s the people in your business …
Opinion- WATSCO Results show how WATSCO continues to focus on digital programs
WATSCO highlighted their continued commitment to digital enablement in their Q3 Results and recent investor conference presentations. In the world of distribution many private or PE companies do not report …
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Increasing Warehouse Output While Managing Costs
With business returning to a more “normal” pace, defined as “slow growth” looking forward, leading distributors are focused on improving the operational / warehouse aspects of their business. While national …
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Retrofits Can Cut Carbon Emissions
This year has been a challenging year for many with sales not meeting expectations, especially relating to new construction … and the lack of continually price increases makes comparisons challenging. …
Opinion- WATSCO Q2 Results show slowing sales but WATSCO continues to focus on digital programs
WATSCO highlighted their continued commitment to digital enablement in their Q2 Results in August. In the world of distribution with so many private or PE companies that do not report …
Distributors – Planning Marketing Strategy for 2024
The HVAC market has experienced a dramatic slowdown compared to the past few years, which, with the benefit of hindsight, some of the slowdown / decline should have been expected …
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MDM Top 25 HVACR Distributors
Each year, Modern Distribution Management (MDM) sources and publishes a Top 25 list for each of 17 distribution verticals, including the electrical industry. Top 25 (x 17) Despite challenged supply …