Bluon founder and CEO Peter Capuciati stops by the MDM Podcast to discuss the unique transformation he and his company took from a focus on R&D to reducing friction between HVAC distributors and technicians.
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Mike Marks and Tom Gale examine a California lawsuit against Amazon, the broader trade practices at play for distributors and the broader issues for how distributors can differentiate with stronger value propositions.
Your end customers have less time than ever to spend with manufacturer and distributor account managers. They’ve changed — have you?
Business disruption also pertains to leadership, which has been challenged significantly as the manner in which employees are willing to work in is at an inflection point.
Our latest QuickTake podcast discusses how distributors’ roles go beyond reacting to threats and opportunities that many have been preoccupied with since the pandemic arrived.
There's an old saying that GPS has gotten more people into trouble than out of trouble. They lose sight of the bigger picture. The same can be said for investments in technology and other big change projects
Red flags remain, but strong 2Q financial reports from major companies have quelled some immediate fears of a possible recession.
We chat with Dee Merriwether, CFO of Grainger, which took the top spot on MDM’s Top 2022 Industrial Distributors list. Our conversation covers the MRO giant’s risk mitigation, pricing strategy, how analytics have shaped its digital offerings and more.
MDM reported more than two-dozen mergers and acquisitions during the month of August. Read about them all here.
The lawsuits accuse 3M and a subsidiary of selling faulty combat earplugs that damaged the hearing of veterans who used them.
Mike Hockett recaps some of the interesting findings from a new report on what distributors need and expect from ERP vendors, which showed providers must perform well or risk those customers looking elsewhere.
With only a month until our SHIFT conference in late September, here's a rundown of the in-person industry events on our radar this fall. Which ones are you attending?
Martin Supply President and ISA Chairman David Ruggles stops by to discuss digital initiatives from both his company and the association, as well as progress the greater industrial distribution sector has made on that front.
Inc.'s annual list of America's fastest-growing private companies is now available, and it includes plenty of distributor representation.
An expert says lawsuits filed by veterans who blame hearing issues on defective earplugs could bankrupt the company, but 3M calls the interpretation ‘flawed speculation,’ according to Bloomberg.
Our long-awaited annual rundown of the top distributors across 17 industrial, construction and commercial products sectors is available to view and download.
We chat with the CEO of Germany-based power transmission distributor Ludwig Meister, a family-run company that took an inside-out journey to transform its operations over the past decade.
Formerly known as Electrocomponents plc, London-based RS Group will add Monterrey, Mexico-based Risoul.
The industry understands the benefits that industrial vending presents, but what about picking a vendor for it? Here's how to evaluate.
In this MDM Podcast, ETIM North America's Mary Shaw provides insight into the state of data standardization for manufacturers, distributors and end users, along with the benefits of standardizing product data industrywide.
