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.
During February, mergers and acquisitions continued to be a prime topic, thanks in part to MDM’s 2023 Virtual M&A Summit.
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.
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.
Sikich director Jeremy Centner discusses a range of topics that distribution execs should pay attention to in 2023, including cybersecurity, employee productivity and omnichannel.
Distributors aren’t looking to create an avatar in the metaverse, but they can ride the AI wave in other advantageous ways.
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...
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.
M&A deals involving building supply facilities fell from 178 in 2021 to 164 in 2022, with lumber companies accounting for the most activity last year.
Rather than scaling back the role of sales reps in the age of self-service, Kevin McGirl advises on how distributors can update their image in the buyer’s mind.
We chat with ISA President Brendan Breen to preview ISA23 in April, how the association has evolved to focus on year-round engagement and what he’s hearing from members about business conditions.
Analysis of the latest M&A deals and exclusive results from the 4Q22 Baird-MDM Industrial Distribution Survey highlight January’s report.
