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ecommerce
e-commerce

The e-Commerce Imperative and Rise of Channel Conflict

Distributors are getting better at e-commerce, albeit slowly, and not fast enough to head off difficultly with manufacturers.
October 11, 2016
Scott Benfield
Eighteen months ago, yours truly finished a long-term project on the West Coast. Coming back to my home in the...
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401K
Investment Strategies

Are you Properly Managing your 401(k)?

A ‘self-directed’ 401(k) or ‘self-directed brokerage account’ allows participants to work with an investment advisor to finally receive the advice and guidance they needed (and deserved) to preserve and plan for their retirement.
October 11, 2016
Roger S. Balser
The 401(k) savings tool has come a long way since its inception, offering more options and versatility than ever before....
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Skydiving
Designer’s Guide

Skydiving and Air Pistons: It’s Just Math

Addressing the challenge of designing a net for the ultimate skydive wasn’t a light task for this engineer. 
October 7, 2016
Timothy Allinson
You may have seen that, back on July 31st, a daredevil skydiver named Luke Aikins performed a world record skydive...
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Law
Legal Pipeline

Public Bidding and Promissory Estoppel

September 8, 2016
Steven Nudelman
First-year law students, all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, have a tendency to cling to legal maxims or theories as they begin...
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Trusted Partnership
The McNeeley View/Economics

Supplier: “Thank You, Now Goodbye!”

September 8, 2016
Don McNeeley
I have been at this industrial distribution thing for a long time, which in turn provides a historical perspective.  Through...
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Buy or Sell
Investment Strategies

Long-Term Indicators Can Provide Buy or Sell Signals

There are several charts that I regularly monitor just to gauge the temperature of the market.
September 7, 2016
Roger S. Balser
Since the late 1990s, we’ve  been using a “point-and-figure” charting method at Balser Wealth Management, LLC with very good success....
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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
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
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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Radiant Insider

DHW Production for the New Millennium

August 11, 2016
Bob "Hot Rod" Rohr
For as long as I can remember, domestic hot water (DHW) production in the U.S. has mainly been handled by...
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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
As we have worked with wholesalers in a consultative role over the years, and as we have provided ideas to...
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