Trying to turn inside salespeople into salespeople is typically a miserable failure.
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Caring about employees and running a good business arent mutually exclusive
Raises questions about one of the most successful and widely-admired companies in history is a little weird. But we find ourselves doing just that at MDM as we evaluate the impacts of Amazon Business on wholesale distribution.
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In this special issue, we provide an analysis of the cash-generating business model that fuels Amazons growth, stock valuation and marketplace strategy. We feel it is critical for distributors to understand how Amazon is dependent on skyrocketing revenue as well as the potential impact on its marketplace sellers when that growth slows down.
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- Fulfillment by Amazon
- Disintermediation Risks
- Implications for Distributors
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The rise of the hybrid retailer/distributor continues.
Project selling is a value-added service that building products distributors can offer their customers that truly differentiates them from pure digital (online only) competitors. Who will sell the project of building moats for your company?
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Sales people still matter.Help them adapt.
This is not a rumor, its a suggestion and its not one Ive previously heard.
While it may be difficult, its not hopeless.
If you want huge success, then help your employees succeed.
The first stage in addressing a crisis to realize one exists
Data is no substitute for field experience.
High gross margin and EBITDA percentages are often seen as measurements of management quality.
Make your home office an asset for your field and for your customers.
Its hard to imagine distributors without reps or drivers, but this issue explores both possibilities. Subscribers should log in below to read this article.
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Learn the behaviors of your customer base.
Establishing a degree requirement when you recruit for jobs may do more harm than good.
Distributors have not developed the AI expertise to compete with Amazon yet
Slides that no one can read are worse than no slides at all
