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Home » distribution management

Articles Tagged with ''distribution management''

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Kevin and Jason Trimbach Named 2J Supply’s COO, CEO

Kevin and Jason represent the Trimbach family’s third generation of leadership
December 6, 2018
The Dayton, Ohio-based wholesale HVACR distribution company, which was founded in 1962 by Kevin and Jason Trimbach’s grandfather, Jerry Trimbach, and business partner Jim Winget, now staffs 119 employees.
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Trucking, Shifting Expectations Drive HVACR Distributors to Adjust - The ACHR News

Trucking, Shifting Expectations Drive HVACR Distributors to Adjust

Retiring drivers, a reluctant younger generation, and the ‘Amazon effect’ create three-way stop
Robert Beverly
December 3, 2018
Consider how two-day delivery was coined “Prime” by a vendor like Amazon, but in some cases, that is now eclipsed by same-day delivery. Rationally, people know the circumstances might be different, but those speedy experiences still have an effect on how much patience feels like enough when ordering equipment or parts.
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Scott Ritchey - The ACHR News

Relationship Skills: Examining the HVAC Distributor/Contractor Dynamic

Robert Beverly
December 3, 2018
The “it” in this case isn’t the goal of working hard to succeed in the distributor business or even joining forces with other distributors. Ritchey is talking about the measures and programs his company invests in with one objective: assisting HVAC contractors in building and maintaining their own successful businesses.
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Five Ways Territory Managers Can Skyrocket Sales

100 percent of your sales success depends on your dealers’ ability to sell your products
Steve Howard
Steve Howard
November 30, 2018
Selling is about building value, and bidding is about competing on price. Dealers who bid replacement jobs are more likely to sell low-margin products, acquire fewer positive referrals, and go on credit hold quicker.
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Robertson Supply

Ferguson Enterprises Acquires Robertson Supply

The plumbing wholesaler will rebrand as Robertson Supply, a Ferguson enterprise
November 29, 2018
With 70 years of history, Robertson Supply, a residential and commercial plumbing wholesaler, has eight locations spanning Idaho and Oregon.
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Doug Riley of The Thos. Somerville Co. - Distribution Trends

Meet the Wholesaler: Doug Riley

A Meteoric Rise from the Bottom to the Top
Herb 2018
Herb Woerpel
November 12, 2018

The Thos. Somerville Co. was founded in 1861. Doug Riley started with the company as a temporary worker in 1985. His meteoric rise reached its ceiling in 2015, when he was named CEO and president.


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How to Effectively Sell a Price Increase Again and Again and Again

The delivery of such bad news calls for tact, diplomacy, and concern for the wellbeing of all parties involved
Barry Wright
Barry Wright
November 6, 2018
Price increases are caused by numerous factors, including tariffs, tightness in supply chains, the cost of freight, shortage of drivers, constraint of product, the never-ending threat of interest rates, and more
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Matt Griffin of Combat Flip Flops - Distribution Trends

Combat Flip Flops CEO Set to Keynote 2018 HARDI Annual Conference

Finding Peace By Walking in the Shoes of the War Torn
Herb 2018
Herb Woerpel
November 5, 2018
Following five years of death and destruction that led him through four deployments — three to Afghanistan and one to Iraq — Griffin’s chaotic lifestyle flip-flopped. Literally.
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Business loop

Three Challenges Distributors Face While Capturing Market Share

When it comes to the market share pie, it’s only natural to want a bigger piece
Devin HMI
Devin Ferreira
November 2, 2018
Examining the challenges dealers and distributors are bound to face when attempting to implement a market-share-centered incentive program.
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rear view

The Financial Blind Spot of Most Distributors

What do line-item profit analytics reveal?
Bruce Merrifield
Bruce Merrifield
October 30, 2018
Why do most distributors choose to not believe in and then fix the losses hiding within their aggregated and averaged-out financial numbers?
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