Dealing with Emotions is a skill that is easy to master. Dave Neely will share his experiences in dealing with life and his Emotional Intelligence (EI) Competencies for staying positive almost no matter what life hands you. He will leave you inspired and optimistic about your future.

There is no crystal ball, but forecasting is the next best thing you can do to predict your business’s economic future.  EMDA has partnered with other distribution associations as part of the AEA (Association Education Alliance) to offer a monthly series of ITR reports and Q&A sessions to address economic trends. EMDA is offering a…

Certified Professional Manufacturers Representative (CPMR) is for anyone providing outsourced sales functions to manufacturers, regardless of industry. It is a professional designation earned by an individual, not a firm. I just wanted to drop you a note about my experience with CPMR. I attended the 101 course virtually last week. It was a great experience and use…

This series, Adding Value in a Post-Pandemic World: New Leadership Strategies for Distributors, will help to arm distributors with new modes of thinking along with information that can help them build robust strategies with staying power. With signs that masks, social distancing and, especially, vaccinations, may put COVID-19 in the rear-view mirror in 2021, we…

There is no crystal ball, but forecasting is the next best thing you can do to predict your business’s economic future.  EMDA has partnered with other distribution associations as part of the AEA (Association Education Alliance) to offer a monthly series of ITR reports and Q&A sessions to address economic trends. EMDA is offering a…

Overnight the traditional workplace culture shifted when the pandemic forced our country's workforces into work-from-home models. Neverending videoconferences haven't helped you and your colleagues be more efficient... they're just wasting your time. Join Your Nerdy Best Friend, aka Beth Z, for proven techniques for focus and productivity, along with the tools to lead your team…

There is no crystal ball, but forecasting is the next best thing you can do to predict your business’s economic future.  In this presentation, Alan Beaulieu will discuss commodity pricing using the raising price of copper to give context to what’s happening in the market. He will discuss upside pressure and bounce-back pressure; transition to…

This series, Adding Value in a Post-Pandemic World: New Leadership Strategies for Distributors, will help to arm distributors with new modes of thinking along with information that can help them build robust strategies with staying power. Suppliers are increasingly selling direct, customer demographics are skewing younger and many distributors are struggling to keep up. Distributors…

This series, Adding Value in a Post-Pandemic World: New Leadership Strategies for Distributors, will help to arm distributors with new modes of thinking along with information that can help them build robust strategies with staying power. In this webinar, Emerging and Traditional Technology Requirements, we will review a variety of IT architectures based on various…

Amazon Business is projected to make $52 billion in sales by 2023. How are they doing it? With AI-powered product recommendations, search, and advertising. What can suppliers and distributors learn from Amazon’s success? Like Amazon, they can use AI to improve conversion and customer experience across their sales channels.