We talk with Matt Johnson of Spinstak Growth Agency. which helps industrial distributors and manufacturers adopt ecommerce and best practices around inbound and outbound marketing. He has a long history in this industry, growing up in a family-owned sign manufacturer, Accuform Signs. He’s also worked with a lot of family-owned distributors. It’s gi…

We talk with Brad Telker, the vice president of the Applied Systems Group for CFM Distributors, a distributor of heating, cooling and refrigeration products. He also founded the CFM Sales Academy, a related blog you can find at cfmsalesacademy.com, featuring great sales content for B2B companies in the construction industry. A mechanical engineer b…

We talk with Ranga Bodla, head of industry marketing for the cloud ERP platform NetSuite (a business unit of Oracle). NetSuite has recently launched Grow Wire, an online publication with articles, podcasts, video, research and more not for the goal of self-promotion but simply to provide resources to companies they want to reach. It’s the ultimate …

We talk with Jonathan Bein, managing partner of Real Results Marketing and one of the brains behind a number of research studies in wholesale distribution illustrating trends in B2B marketing, digital adoption and ecommerce. Jonathan and his partners are also the authors of a must-read, "What Customers Want: A Distributor’s Guide to Customer Buying…

Nina Baker is marketing specialist at Tribute Software, a niche ERP provider in the fluid power distribution channel. She does a great job of engaging prospects even when they’re not in a positionto buy or switch suppliers. That’s critical in software, which companies buy infrequently. Websites/resources mentioned: 3aspensmedia.com blog.tribute.com…

John Dupra is co-founder of Revel Woods at revelwoods.com. Revel Woods is a company that was borne out of his family’s business, Installers Warehouse, a hardwood flooring wholesaler-distributor. Revel Woods is a new approach to e-commerce and digital in a traditional industry. Dupra and his colleagues took inspiration from clothing delivery service…

Dirk Beveridge is the founder of UnleashWD, a boutique consulting company out of Barrington, Illinois. His mission: to help distributors rethink what it means to be sustainable, relevant and profitable in this age of rapid change and disruption. He truly believes that the leaders of distribution businesses find themselves at a point and time in the…