Amazon’s Best Kept Secret: eProcurement Integrations
Applico’s Alex Moazed shares takeaways from its report that examines new findings on Amazon Business and eProcurement.
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March M&A Roundup: Activity Slows After Blistering Start to 2023
The pace of mergers and acquisitions among industrial distributors and manufacturers stalled in March following several strong months.
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How Distributors Can Enhance the Buying Experience with PIM
MDM’s latest webcast explored how distributors can leverage PIM software to provide customers with a better buying experience.
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MDM Podcast: Debunking Skilled Trade Myths with Toolfetch’s Andrew Brown
We chat with Toolfetch.com co-founder Andrew Brown to dispel misconceptions about the skilled trades, why he’s so passionate about supporting them and how they tie in with distribution.
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Data: Execs Say Supply Chain Tech Investments Haven’t Delivered Yet
New PwC research revealed that most firms are struggling to effectively implement supply chain technology. This article dives into the findings.
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A Digital Shelf Strategy: The Key to Commerce Success
Randy Mercer discusses how a company’s ‘digital shelf’ impacts customers’ in-store shopping habits, and how to enhance the strategy behind it.
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Modernize Your Employee Value Proposition with People Over Profit
Seeing employees as more than merely ‘assets’ or ‘capital’ can go a long way in attracting and retaining staff, argues Dirk Beveridge.
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MDM Wants to Tell Your Company’s Story
If your company has a story worth sharing, we want to hear about it. Get the details on our new on-site distributor profile series.
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QuickTake: What AI & ChatGPT Really Mean for Distributors
MDM CEO Tom Gale and Indian River Consulting’s Mike Marks discuss the latest AI model, GPT-4, and how it might impact the distribution industry.
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LAST CALL: MDM Top Distributors Submissions Deadline Extended to April 28
Submit your company’s info via our convenient Top Distributors Survey to ensure we consider it on our rankings lists. Find the survey link and much more feature info here.
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QuickTake: Levers to Increase Enterprise Value
Dorn Group’s James Dorn and Tom Gale recap some of the key themes from MDM’s recent Distribution M&A Summit and outline the most pertinent areas of improvement for EBITDA margin, growth and value.
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MDM’s Spring 2023 Industry Events Preview
As Mike Hockett looks forward to another busy spring travel season, get a rundown of the in-person events on MDM’s radar over the next few months.
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Premium Monthly: M&A, Nearshoring & Less Economic Fear Lead February Content
During February, mergers and acquisitions continued to be a prime topic, thanks in part to MDM’s 2023 Virtual M&A Summit.
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February M&A Roundup: Pace Slows in Still-Impressive Month
After almost 50 deals in January, MDM highlighted just 29 during February, which still would have been a relatively high amount during any month over the past few years.
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QuickTake: Three Gap-Makers in 2023
MDM’s Tom Gale and IRCG’s Mike Marks discuss three things — talent inertia, artificial intelligence and culture — that are defining the competitive landscape of 2023.
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5 Questions for Distributors to Ask Themselves
Sikich director Jeremy Centner discusses a range of topics that distribution execs should pay attention to in 2023, including cybersecurity, employee productivity and omnichannel.
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MDM Podcast: How One Distributor’s ‘Swagger’ Powers its Talent Pipeline
Mike Hockett chats with Packer Fastener Co-Founder and CEO Terry Albrecht about how the distributor’s culture and youth-driven energy have worked wonders for talent recruitment and retention.
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What Distributors Can Learn from How Meta Uses AI
Distributors aren’t looking to create an avatar in the metaverse, but they can ride the AI wave in other advantageous ways.
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Twists & Turns Define 2023 Distribution M&A Landscape
Deal activity outpaces most expectations, but valuations and market dynamics have shifted dramatically from the previous two years of a hot seller’s market environment. Here are some key themes emerging for the year ahead for buyers and sellers alike.
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MDM Podcast: NAW Voices — What Are Distributors Seeing Out There?
From a trio of short interviews at the recent NAW Executive Summit, distributor leaders tell us about their top challenges and how demand is faring as of early 2023.
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