For decades, the lifeblood of the wholesale distribution industry was the phone call. Whether it was a contractor calling from a job site to check stock on a specific PVC fitting or a technician checking the status of an emergency furnace part, the desk phone and the counter remained the primary hubs of communication. But […]
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The Power of One: Why a Unified Growth Platform Outpaces Fragmented Point Solutions
Walk into any wholesale distribution branch at 7:00 AM, and you’ll see the same scene: phones ringing, counter staff juggling three different screens, and sales reps trying to track down a text message a contractor sent to their personal phone three hours ago. In the rush to modernize, many distributors have accidentally built a “Frankenstein” […]
Beyond the Inbox: Why Your Distribution Business Needs a Unified Messaging Strategy
Take control of your customer connections by moving past fragmented tools and adopting a centralized communication powerhouse. In the fast-moving world of wholesale distribution, communication is the fuel that keeps the engine running. Yet, for many businesses, that fuel is leaking through the cracks of a dozen different platforms. Your sales reps are texting from […]
Reduce Manual Support Work: How ProAssist AI™ Scales Your Wholesale Team
Audit your current sales operations and you might be surprised by what you find. In the high-stakes world of wholesale distribution, your sales representatives are your most valuable assets. Yet, research indicates a staggering reality: sales professionals spend only about 30% of their time actually selling. The remaining 70% is swallowed by a relentless tide […]
SMS Marketing for HVAC Distributors: A Complete Playbook
Dive into the most effective communication channel in the modern wholesale landscape. For HVAC distributors, the challenge isn’t just stocking the right parts; it’s ensuring your busy contractors know those parts are available exactly when they need them. While your competitors are still clogging up email inboxes that never get checked on the job site, […]
Explore AI Order Entry for Distributors: Transform Automated Order Processing in Wholesale
Dive into the modern warehouse, and you will see a world defined by precision logistics, automated sorting, and high-tech inventory management. Yet, peek into the back office, and the scene often looks remarkably different. In many wholesale distribution businesses, highly skilled employees spend hours every day manually re-keying data from emailed PDFs, Excel spreadsheets, and […]
Proton.ai Closes $20M in Funding
Boston-based artificial-intelligence-powered growth platform Proton.ai has closed $20 million in Series A funding, led by Felicis Ventures. Proton said the funding will help it expand its AI-powered growth platform for distributors that compete in the “increasingly digital world with an AI-powered sales enablement solution created for the unique dynamics of B2B distributors.” Farmacia Sevilla España […]