Business Optimization

    January 29, 2020

    How great sales leaders leverage technology in the sales process

    Sales leaders juggle many responsibilities at once, balancing company goals with the needs of both their team members and the consumer. The role requires empathy,... Read More
    December 11, 2019

    How Product Substitution can Strengthen Client Relationships

    As MDM Publisher Tom Gale recently wrote, more distribution companies are shifting what was once a traditional internal operational function — inventory management — into a... Read More
    November 21, 2019

    Successful succession planning for distributors

    Succession planning involves savvy talent management, with the goal of ensuring that the right people are in the pipeline for future leadership roles. While it can be... Read More
    November 12, 2019

    How to cut costs without sacrificing customer service

    After the latest MDM-Baird quarterly distributor survey showed a slowdown in revenue growth, many companies may have scrambled to identify areas where they could cut back to... Read More
    November 5, 2019

    The cost of workarounds in your software system

    Chances are that your team is employing workarounds in your system for day-to-day tasks that enable them to get things done for your customers. Read More
    October 29, 2019

    The 5 strategies independent distributors are using to fight back

    A recent McKinsey & Company report, “The Coming Shakeout in Industrial Distribution,” found industrial distributors are facing challenges that are causing many to rethink how... Read More
    October 4, 2019

    What distributors can learn from MDM’s 2019 Top Distributors lists

    Each year, Modern Distribution Management (MDM) releases the list of the top distributors in each segment. And each year, the big get bigger, reflecting successful... Read More
    September 16, 2019

    How Microsoft AI Builder Helped Pepsi Distributor Build an App

    Everyone knows that to create sophisticated, workable workplace solutions, you need trained professionals, and a lot of code. Read More

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