Four ways that investing in technology now can help your distribution business emerge from the recession stronger than before.
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Develop a strategic plan that allows you to be intentional in your actions through introspection, idea generation, execution and ongoing evaluation, according to Channel Marketing Group's David Gordon.
Three of MDM’s five most-read blogs published last month focused on e-commerce and digital, while the tenuous economic situation plus Ferguson’s 2021 forecast also grabbed readers’ attention.
In general, taking a long-term perspective on challenging times in life yields more positive memories than negative ones. It brings us life lessons that we can apply to make our future brighter.
Boost online engagement and bring prospective customers to you by creating the digital, content-rich journey that your customers are looking for.
Here are the Top 10 (plus one) digital commerce enhancements you can make to successfully navigate the post-COVID-19 environment.
Marc Strandquist, the recently appointed president and CEO of Optimas OE Solutions LLC, has been in the fasteners industry his entire professional career. He spoke with MDM about his path, his new company and his outlook for the industry.
MDM has compiled some recent economic outlooks for 2021, most of which are promising, but we’d love to know what you expect for your distribution business and the industry as a whole next year.
Many distributors are under the assumption that if they load a bunch of content onto their website and/or into one-off marketing emails, they’ve done their job. But such a Create It and They Will Come strategy can be a waste of time and resources.
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And other critical reasons why e-commerce investment is the smart choice for nearly all distributors, from Channel Marketing Group's David Gordon.
Duncan-Parnell, Radwell International and Stellar Industrial Supply all benefited from company-wide data analysis efforts to keep customer relationships strong and build more efficient business practices.
Donnie Williamson joins MDM as Manager, Data Analytics, with a background at McNaughton-McKay Electric Company.
In the latest MDM interview, Barry Litwin, CEO of Systemax — the publicly traded parent of Global Industrial and other businesses — discussed the company’s 3Q performance, what’s driving growth in 2020 and the “permanency” of pandemic-related products.
The news has mostly been good since our last update on the reports affecting wholesale distribution, manufacturing and the overall economy, but as coronavirus cases rise, so do fears of a so-called “COVID-19 cliff.”
Optimize operations, prevent theft and prioritize employee health with the assistance of IoT at work, says Sigfox USA's Eddie Meyersick.
Practical tips to improve your self-confidence, stress tolerance and influence — all of which have suffered during the global pandemic.
If public companies are saving on T&E, how much of a T&E increase will they be able to justify to Wall Street if it reduces earnings and doesn’t increase sales?
How owning customers’ attention and their data pays off big for the massive e-commerce site.
