Border States has named company veteran Tyler Klose as its pricing strategy manager. Klose's job will be to "ensure our customers have the best experience possible when visiting one of our physical locations" with consistent and market-relevant pricing, the North Dakota-based electrical products distributor said in a news release.
The growing difficulty in spotting counterfeit goods means one in 20 products purchased is a counterfeit. Organizations such as the Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection and government initiatives like the Inform Consumers Act offer some guidance in avoiding counterfeits, but frequent trips to review parts production and constant monitoring and verification are key.
Capturing better data and improving inventory management are just two benefits of bringing automated systems to warehouses, writes Robert Brice of RFgen Software, a provider of mobile barcoding solutions. "The reality is distributors and manufacturers understand the impact digital automation can have on the organization, but are struggling to put it into action," writes Brice, noting that only 16% of respondents to a survey said their companies' digital resources are up to the tasks presented.
On-time truckload deliveries have increased by 8% since November 2022, but the 77% average on-time rate in March remains 11% lower than pre-COVID days, according to project44 analysis. "It appears that the worst is over, but there is still a long road to recovery," says the report.
In this podcast, Melanie Deziel, author and founder of StoryFuel, discusses how business-to-business marketers can create a content strategy that builds trust with audiences. "Corroborate, demonstrate, and then educate," Deziel says, explaining how content should use evidence to prove claims and incorporate expert and user testimonials.
Workplace misunderstandings often stem from assuming others' malintent, such as when you're uninvited to a meeting, writes workplace growth and development consultant Julie Winkle Giulioni. By always striving to assume positive intent instead, leaders "preserve precious mental, emotional and relational resources" -- and also model that behavior for their team, Winkle Giulioni notes.
Growing away from a more directive form of leadership to one based on being empathetic to employees is a three-part journey of recognizing the need for growth, learning new skills and then successfully integrating them, write London Business School professor Herminia Ibarra, and Spencer Stuart advisors Claudius A. Hildebrand and Sabine Vinck. The journey is not linear, they write, and recommend mapping out your path, realizing there will be setbacks and finding supporters who will give you their honest feedback.
