Chosen from dozens of talented nominees over a month-long online nomination process, the latest MDM Future Leader Award winners represent the cream of the crop among the field of under-40 distribution talent.
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Elizabeth Galentine is editor in chief of Modern Distribution Management. Prior to joining MDM in 2018 as Editor, Elizabeth Galentine ran her own content services agency and led the editorial team for a national employee benefits media company for nearly 10 years.
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The latest group of MDM Future Leader Award winners are setting the stage for the next generation of distribution with their focus on technology-based initiatives.
Practical tips to improve your self-confidence, stress tolerance and influence — all of which have suffered during the global pandemic.
There is a strong business case for more gender diversity in workplace leadership.
EQ creates a sense of psychological safety, where people feel safe to speak up, share ideas, to give and receive feedback.
There is a strong business case for more gender diversity in workplace leadership.
As we near the end of 2020, this issue of Premium brings a chance to reflect on many categories of business performance. From the traditional building blocks of growth bound to set 2021 off on the right start, to more 'soft' elements of emotional intelligence and the importance of being allies in the workplace, you will find key takeaways to improve your quality of work.
Strategic activity from leading distributors like Ferguson, Grainger and Fastenal led to the most-read blogs of October 2020.
Excluding an outlier, the overall sales change is still positive but at 1.3%.
Our last quarterly data issue of 2020 includes promising stats on the future state of the economy, with some work left to do to get the industry back to where it was pre-pandemic. Dive into the latest MDM-Baird Distribution Survey results, as well as a preview of our MDM Analytics market forecast and wholesale revenues, sales and inventory trends data.
A strong individual online presence can mean good things for your distribution company.
A strong individual online presence can mean good things for your distribution company.
U.S. manufacturers are digitizing at twice the rate of other businesses, Alibaba.com survey finds.
It took the company more than a year of preparation to make the move.
Mark Collett will remain president of Bloom.
If we were to assign a theme to this issue of MDM Premium, it would be new beginnings. The articles you will find in the October 10 issue address keys to sales team transformation, including how to look differently at the function and job requirements of your sales department. We also speak with the new president of EPDA on his vision for distribution in Europe and how the industry will reshape itself in the wake of COVID-19.
We have the opportunity to question the efficiency and effectiveness of our daily routines now like never before.
We have the opportunity to question the efficiency and effectiveness of our daily routines now like never before.
Indian River Consulting Group’s Mike Marks argues that sales transformation cannot happen for a distributor without releasing these long-held beliefs.
The company has completed the purchase of substantially all the assets of Avon Supply Co., a plumbing and heating wholesale distributor primarily serving the greater Boston market.