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AI in Distribution: A Reality Check Before You Commit the Budget

April 21, 2026 by Chuck Labow Leave a Comment

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The conversation around AI in distribution has moved past the pilot stage.  Budgets are being committed, vendors are promising transformation, and the stakes on getting it right are higher than ever.  Justin Johnson, founder and CEO of Motivate, offers a practical reality check for distributors weighing where AI actually moves the needle and where it just creates motion without … [Read more...] about AI in Distribution: A Reality Check Before You Commit the Budget

Prokeep Launches Distributor Order Automation With AI-Powered Quoting

February 10, 2026 by Chuck Labow Leave a Comment

Prokeep Order Automation platform turning customer messages into ERP-ready quotes for distributors

Distributors talk a lot about speed.  Faster quotes.  Faster answers.  Faster fulfillment.  But the gap between talking about speed and actually building it into the quoting workflow is still wide at most branches.  Prokeep is trying to close that gap with a new distributor order automation platform that uses AI to convert incoming customer messages into ERP-ready quotes, and … [Read more...] about Prokeep Launches Distributor Order Automation With AI-Powered Quoting

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