Capacity vs Productivity We’ve been running a series of posts that engage you to think about your business much earlier than is customary. Why? Some distributors voice an opinion that they seem to have reached the maximum output of their […]
With some wondering about how Amazon Supply and the Big Boxes might affect their business in 2015, now is a good time to pre-plan how you face your customer online in 2015. Instead of reacting, now is a good time […]
Before and over the Labor Day weekend there were several press releases and articles that rolled in regarding purchases and problems in business software. INFOR completes Saleslogix purchase: We’ve thought for a while that as some ERP software packages have attempted […]
ERP companies are integral to the success of electrical distributors as they control, or impact (in no particular order) order processing, inventory, pricing, supply chain issues (EDI, VMI, SPAs), delivery (and routing), accounting / finance, purchasing, credit, invoicing, collections, customer […]
On July 28th, Reuters posted an article that, according to sources, CVC (a private equity firm) has emerged as the front runner to buy Epicor from Apax Partner, LLP. for $3 billion. The article emphasized that the deal is not finalized […]
Usage of the fax machine began to peak in the late 1980s and continued into the early 2000s, with email becoming prevalent in 1993. Now, why mention this? Consider about 35+ years ago. Fax machines were not too prevalent. Contractors, […]
Much is made of distributors needing commerce enabled websites … and it is true and is becoming a customer expectation. While ERP companies say they can support distributors in this endeavor, few distributors speak well of their ERP companies providing […]
The May 6th issue of The Wall Street Journal ran an article that Apax Partners (the private equity owner of Epicor) was seeking to sell Epicor for between $2.5 – $3.5 billion. Apax Partners is a London based buyout firm […]
The answer, obviously and increasingly, is yes. Every department within your company is investing in technology. Consider: The network that is used for daily duties (i.e. Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, etc and the various hardware players) Phones (VOIP networks as well […]
You may remember the Wendy’s commercial called “Where’s the beef?” The essence was competitive hamburger chains had small burgers. With e-Commerce initiatives we could ask “where’s the content?” While launching an initiative can be costly (time and financial), the bigger […]
David Gordon
Channel Marketing Group
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