The manufacturers do not have as much money as they used to! Really? So many responses to that statement come to my mind. Unfortunately, in today’s politically correct atmosphere I am not at liberty to use most of them, so […]
Distributors thinking about tomorrow need to be thinking about their warehouse of tomorrow. And in a technology world, this means considering smart warehouse technologies. Smart warehouses can be implemented in phases. The key is understanding the emerging technologies as they […]
Electrical distributors are at a unique moment in time where they have an opportunity to leverage technology to utilize the data it can unleash to accelerate profitability and sales cost-effectively. Being in an information age is only beneficial if the […]
In an industry where profit is defined as pennies, adding pennies to the bottom line makes the difference between a net loss, an average year or being a top performer, the issues we raised earlier in the week that can […]
The year has started with seemingly every manufacturer raising prices due to meta pricing. There is a myriad of reasons ranging from a strong residential market to COVID affecting mines and transportation; from production shortfalls to China’s consumption; from the […]
Inventory and people are a distributors largest investment. Finding a way to improve the productivity of both is key to improved sales and net profitability. With rising inventory valuations due to commodity price increases and recognizing that the pandemic may […]
After the recent NEMRA meeting and listening to the presentations from the marketing groups and the national chains, the question of “strategic relationships” came to mind. What is the most important factor in choosing relationships between a distributor, manufacturer and […]
EDI isn’t just for distributor / manufacturer interactions. It can also effectively be used to reduce operational costs between independent manufacturer representatives and manufacturers while keeping the rep informed on all of the critical information needed to ensure superior customer […]
Gene Biben, formerly President and CEO of Biben Sales, joined Channel Marketing Group earlier this month. Gene’s avowed desire is to “give back” to the industry, to help people work together. He will help reps achieve their goals and manufacturers […]
January 1 marked the turning of the calendar and with it we think “a new year.” 2020 was an “interesting” year. Few, if any, recall the first 75 days of 2020 and the promise, or concerns, that ushered in the […]
David Gordon
Channel Marketing Group
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