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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

AI for HVAC Distributors: A Practical Field Guide from Pilot to Profit

February 3, 2026 by Chuck Labow Leave a Comment

AI Platforms for Distributors eBook Cover — A Comprehensive Review

For HVAC-R distributors dealing with margin pressure, labor constraints, and increasingly complex quoting environments, AI is rapidly moving from curiosity to operational necessity. After nearly a year of research, interviews, and vendor evaluations, I am pleased to announce the release of The AI-Enabled Distributor: From Pilot to Profit: A Field Guide written specifically for … [Read more...] about AI for HVAC Distributors: A Practical Field Guide from Pilot to Profit

AI for Distributors: Supporting the Entire Sales Team

January 27, 2026 by Chuck Labow Leave a Comment

Distributor sales team using AI platform across counter, inside sales, and field operations

The conversation around this approach has moved past the question of whether to adopt it. The real question now is how to deploy AI for distributors in a way that actually supports the people doing the work. Too many solutions focus on one slice of the sales process while ignoring the rest. That approach creates silos, not scale. Jason Sullivan is the Founder and CEO of … [Read more...] about AI for Distributors: Supporting the Entire Sales Team

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