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Digital Marketing
e-commerce

How to Avoid a ‘Digital Washout’

Executives who understand the need for the sales culture to change and support online technology are less apt to waste their software investment, avoid a digital washout and maintain vendor support.
September 7, 2016
Scott Benfield
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E-commerce ordering and using marketing analytics from online transactions to grow sales are an ever-growing part of wholesale-distribution operations. For example,...
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Promotions
Business Management

Promotions Should Always Be on Your To-Do List

Wholesaling continues to get more complex, but we think there is one basic that should not be ignored.
September 7, 2016
Rich & Jen Schmitt
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Wholesaling continues to get more complex, but we think there is one basic that should not be ignored. While the list...
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Business Management

The Wholesaler’s Keys to Success

9 (or 10) ways to help build relationships with customers in order to help grow your business.
August 11, 2016
Rich & Jen Schmitt
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As we have worked with wholesalers in a consultative role over the years, and as we have provided ideas to...
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Business Management

Removing Costs in a Changing Industry

Our great but humble industry needs to figure out how to remove costs from the supply chain
July 12, 2016
Rich & Jen Schmitt
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As many readers may remember, our family has been in this industry for more than 100 years. Rich’s grandfather, R.R., came...
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Up and Down Stock Market
Investment Strategies

When the Market Plays ‘Chutes and Ladders’ Up the Stairs, Down the Elevator

There is an old saying on Wall Street that the market climbs up the stairs, but comes down on the elevator. 
July 11, 2016
Roger S. Balser
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One of the most frequent questions I’m asked in the course of my business is, “Why does the market behave...
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Prenuptial Agreement
Legal Pipeline

Is Breaking Up Hard to Do?

June 8, 2016
Steven Nudelman
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Think of a construction contract  as a “prenuptial” agreement between parties. The termination provisions in a construction contract address the...
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Business Management

How to Plan for the Next Generation

Put an effective plan in place that will allow your son or daughter to assume the helm with good odds of moving forward.
May 10, 2016
Rich & Jen Schmitt
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If you haven’t talked to Rich recently, you may not know that he recommends against the folly of having parents...
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Business Management

First-Line Supervisors Are the Heart of a Growing Business

April 6, 2016
Rich & Jen Schmitt
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  Last month we discussed the importance of first-line supervisors to a growing wholesale business.  In fact, we said it...
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Investment Plan
Investment Strategies

Stick with the Plan, Stan

April 6, 2016
Roger S. Balser
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Augusta National Golf Club will once again play host for the 2016 Masters Tournament, slated to begin April 7. If...
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Business Management

Common Mistakes to Avoid in Growing a Wholesale Business

March 14, 2016
Rich & Jen Schmitt
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As we discussed last month, planning for growth is an important part of actually growing. Some companies are just lucky...
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