Check out this overview for distributors of what’s going on in the PPE, first aid kit, dropped object prevention and heat stress front.
Expert Perspective
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MDM Podcast: Ted Cowie Reflects on 40 Years in Industrial & Safety Sales
Having retired at the end of May, Ted Cowie joins to reflect on evolving sales strategies during his four decades in the industry, particularly in his 10+ years at Motion.
Top Distributor Sectors
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MDM’s 2024 Top Distributors Lists to Launch on June 13
Our free Top Distributors webcast is followed by the go-live of our downloadable PDF and web listings that same day.
Mergers & Acquisitions
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MDM’s May M&A Recap: New Recent High for Distributor Deal Activity
After a few solid but unspectacular months for deal volume, May spiked to the most distribution deals tracked by MDM since at least the start of 2023.
Leaders from ABC Supply and Uline took the No. 1 and 5 spots on the annual Forbes list, topping well-known celebrities.
Leadership
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Give Your CIO a Break: Think Beyond Digital Transformation
As they adjust to evolving customer demands, many companies are putting too much pressure (and hope) on the shoulders of their CIO and distribution technologists of all stripes to “make it so.”
Technology
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MDM Podcast: What’s Tech Got to Do with It?
As a primer for MDM’s July 10 Virtual Sales Summit, this episode dives into the transforming landscape of distribution sales models and the deeper challenges that reps face in the marketplace today.
Human Resources
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Can Gig Work Help Distributors in the Warehouse?
Consumer apps like Uber, Lyft and Doordash have taken the gig economy to new heights. Here, we discuss how distributors can also take advantage.
Significant trends are emerging across distribution channels as we close in on the halfway mark of 2024. Here’s the first in a series of snapshots on how MDM’s research and programming is tracking ways leaders...
Expert Perspective
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MDM Podcast: Why Green Mountain Electric Supply Has No End Goal
Two executives from the U.S. northeast distributor join to discuss the strategy behind its rapid recent growth and how it’s made it all work.
Sales & Marketing
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How Intelligent Tools Help Sales Reps Counter Customer Churn
Dive into four use cases of how artificial intelligence can help sales better understand the cause of customer churn and how to counter it.
Expert Perspective
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A Tribute to Jonathan Byrnes of Profit Isle
Tom Gale details the life and business impact of Jonathan Byrnes — a highly-regarded author and industry consultant who died on May 7.

