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The MDM Podcast

Learn the trends and strategies that will keep you in the lead for the long haul.

Nov 17, 2021

In this podcast, Tracy Buelow, senior director of business development at Zoro, talks about the business elements that are essential to the success of e-commerce platforms and the pandemic's lasting effect on distributors' approach to e-commerce.


Nov 10, 2021

What separates businesses that are successful at recouping inflationary pressures versus those that aren't? Drawing from more than a decade of experience in B2B pricing, sales and strategy consulting, Will Humsi, partner at consultancy Simon-Kucher, shares ways distributors can be strategic about their pricing strategy...


Oct 27, 2021

A lot has changed in distribution training best practices in the decade-plus since Jinny Kcehowski took over internal employee training at Curbell Plastics. And that was before the pandemic sent everything virtual. In this podcast, Kcehowski discusses how to use training as a retention technique, pitfalls to avoid and...


Oct 20, 2021

Distribution sales strategist Mark Roberts has one question for you: Do you really need more sales people? Perhaps the real question should be: How can I make the most out of my existing sales team? Roberts breaks down the latest thinking on distribution sales team effectiveness, including how to determine who might be...


Oct 12, 2021

In this podcast, Motion President Randy Breaux talks about the lessons learned last year and this year, and what he sees coming down the pipe in 2022. There has been an abundance of lessons learned by distributors ever since the pandemic hit last year, but Motion President Randy Breaux says some of the biggest include a...