Last month I participated on Prokeep’s webinar on order quotation and order automation. For a pre-launch event, the attendance was great.
Winning Nowadays Goes to the Quickest – Customers Don’t Have Time to Waste
Customers want speedy responses to quote and questions.
The reason – they are running fast. Not enough time, or maintenance labor, to get all the work done so they need distributors to be responsive. And end-users have told us that quick quote responses, especially on stock material which they “need now” is critical. Or, in other words, remember the phrase “the early bird gets the worm?”
In essence, speed “kills”. It kills the competition. It enables you to take orders off the street. And for projects, if you can get your quote in early you may be able to either set the bar or create an environment, presuming you are a valued and trusted resource, to get feedback to refine your quote (if needed.) Worst case the customer values you got your quote in early for them to review.
Prokeep’s new Order Automation platform is another layer to their overall strategy to help distributors win business more cost effectively.
They’ve built a tool that’s fast, accurate, integrated with key ERP systems, tested, and, most importantly, cost effective.
Instead of hunting SKUs and building quotes manually, your team gets instant access to pricing, availability, and product specs. AI suggests add-ons. The busy work disappears. The ramp time to actually having an impact accelerates. Careers advance. Businesses become more valuable. People become more valuable.
And for those using their Order Engine and text management systems to communicate with customers, the platform works seamlessly.
While some distributors are concerned about AI security, when you are using a 3rd party platform from a trusted supplier (Prokeep has been supporting distributors since 2018 … so they are an “old” hand.)
Join Jack Carrere, CEO of Prokeep, and I on Thursday, March 12th at 2:00 ET. Jack will share me, as well as feedback from a customer. I’ll talk about what I’m hearing from contractors and distributors.
And if you can’t make it, register anyways and you’ll receive a link to the presentation to review afterwards.
Attendees will also get a free copy of Channel Marketing Group’s The AI-Enabled Distributor (available for $39) for free (must attend to receive.)
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