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CRM … Today’s Marketing Backbone

November 28, 2024 by David Gordon Leave a Comment

Marketing for distribution today requires more nuance than ever before. It is no longer solely counter days, events (especially golf!), flyers, short-term promotions and logoed items. It's more about strategy, analysis, targeting customers, determining messaging, tailoring offers to selected audiences, promoting your value proposition and more. Further, giving a flyer to … [Read more...] about CRM … Today’s Marketing Backbone

Are / Can Industrial Distributors Be Demand Generators?

November 25, 2024 by David Gordon Leave a Comment

Distributors Demand Drivers

Recently I visited a manufacturer client who asked me about “the channel”. Specifically, they wanted to know: “What drives distributor product selection, what is the food chain, what’s the value of each?” “Are distributors proactive in creating opportunities and selling our types of products?” In all transparency, this is a manufacturer who is owned by a PE firm and … [Read more...] about Are / Can Industrial Distributors Be Demand Generators?

Prokeep Helps Capture the Text and Turn it Into Dollars

November 4, 2024 by David Gordon Leave a Comment

Capture the Text Prokeep

As distributors seek cost-effective ways to improve customer experience, improve productivity and have a cost-effective sales tool, while doing all of these digitally, Industrial Trends is pleased to welcome our newest partner, Prokeep. Prokeep offers a unique solution to distributors, which can also cost-effectively and easily be used by manufacturer representatives, which … [Read more...] about Prokeep Helps Capture the Text and Turn it Into Dollars

Driving Share and Sales with Customer Loyalty Reward Programs

August 25, 2024 by David Gordon Leave a Comment

Contractor Loyalty Rewards

Industrial distributors and manufacturers are fighting to retain market share and seek growth in a challenging market. Typically, the most profitable strategy to strengthen, deepen and broaden opportunities within existing customers. An effective tool to achieving this is also a time-tested strategy for many Industrial distributors and some manufacturers ... contractor … [Read more...] about Driving Share and Sales with Customer Loyalty Reward Programs

Is Your Marketing a QSR or Fine Dining?

June 2, 2024 by David Gordon Leave a Comment

Drive Through Marketing

For many small to mid-sized Industrial distributors, marketing has often been an after-thought. Something to support sales. It’s understandable given the business started with salespeople and, for a business to succeed, orders need to be quoted, captured, and processed. That’s the role of sales. But, for companies to grow, it takes having a strategy and creating awareness so … [Read more...] about Is Your Marketing a QSR or Fine Dining?

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