Ignore the Hype: Market Signals Positive Path Ahead
Industrials are outperforming other parts of the market.
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Peer Feedback: 8 Tips to Improve Your Sales Meetings
Keeping everyone engaged and on track is a common problem at distributor sales meetings.
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What Faster Air Liquide-Airgas Closing Means for Sector
Mixed channel dynamics happening sooner than expected for industrial gases companies.
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Recommended Reading: How to Use Logistics to Fend Off Amazon
Transportation, fulfillment critical to meet changing market demands.
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Recommended Reading: Don’t Fall Prey to ‘Irrational Exuberance’ with E-Commerce
Effective e-commerce strategies require patience and persistence.
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E-Commerce Tightening Industrial Real Estate
Migration to online shopping drastically affecting vacancies and rents, but relief on the way.
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Fastenal Invests in Vending, Slows Hiring
Vending allows company to grow, despite weak economy.
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Recommended Reading: Top 5 Articles from 1Q
Inside sales, pricing and business investment draw distributors’ focus in the first quarter.
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MSC Expects Growth, Despite Weak Demand
Company reports continued share gains and increased e-commerce sales.
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Report: Market Volatility, Consumer Spending Dampen CFO Optimism in 1Q
Outlook still positive for 2016, but at a lower level than previous surveys.
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Focus on Business Problems to Fix Culture
HBR: Cultural change occurs only after tackling business challenges.
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‘Bleeding of Manufacturing Jobs’ Offshore Halted
While 2015 stemmed the tide of offshoring jobs, reshoring taking a slower track.
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3M Outlines Reduction Strategy
Company focused on cutting costs, lean processes.
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Expand Employee Training Focus to Improve Customer Relationships
Often too little investment is given to non-sales training.
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MAPI: ‘More Downside than Upside’ for Economy
Headwinds dampen quarterly economic and manufacturing outlook.
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5 ‘Small’ Moves Have Big Returns for Wolseley
CEO: ‘Our business does not yield to grand gestures.’
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Recommended Reading: Invest in Employee Development to Keep Top Talent
New hires want an opportunity to grow and contribute within an organization.
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Peer Feedback: 5 Tips to Get Sales Cowboys on Board with New Tech
How to overcome the resistance to new processes and technology.
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HD Supply Invests in Talent to Drive Growth
Company to open a leadership development facility.
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Recommended Reading: Hire Right Talent to Manage Supply Chain
Distributors benefit from appointing right people to oversee product, information flow.
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