TricorBraun will buy Price Container and Packaging, a family-owned rigid packaging distributor, and operate it as Price Container in Washington state and Salt Lake City. The deal will close next month.

UPS subsidiary Ware2Go, which offers warehousing and fulfillment services, is partnering with Google Shopping. For companies that use the Wage2Go network, customers will see promises of free, fast delivery within their Google ads.

A digital skimming group called UltraRank is targeting supply chain players, as well as individual websites -- an unusual approach -- and has hit roughly 700 targets, Singaporean cybersecurity firm Group-IB reports. Another unusual element of the operation is UltraRank's affiliated card shop, ValidCC, which monetizes stolen data and claims to have made up to $7,000 per day.

WPBeginner's Syed Balkhi describes six common mistakes in business-to-business content marketing and offers fixes. They include only using one content format, which can be rectified with a content calendar that displays formats and topics, and creating content that has no goal, which can be fixed by working from a strategy.

Research from Privitar reveals 78% of Americans are worried about safeguarding personal information and 42% won't share it for any reason. Some 40% say brand trustworthiness is their top reason for being loyal customers, while 31% say a brand protecting their data is their top reason, and Privitar CEO Jason du Preez says the research shows "the growing need for brands to focus on building and maintaining this trust, starting first and foremost with protecting customer data."

We live in a different world, and managers need to "level up" by rethinking old habits, especially their desire to dictate employee growth, writes Art Petty. "Individuals with the cognitive abilities and confidence to find ways to level up in the face of novel challenges don't want traditional training, and they don't want to be constrained by arcane evaluation and advancement processes and nonsensical job-leveling schemes," he writes.

Decision-making should include several factors, including a self-examination of who will be affected and your emotional state, but a pros-and-cons list won't be helpful, writes Dan Rockwell. "The pros and cons method doesn't work because you discount options that don't support the decision you've already made," he writes.

Distributors: NAW is working with Distribution Strategy Group to get input from distributors' customers on a range of disruptive technologies: AI, 3D Printing, blockchain and more. Here is how you can help: Please send a brief survey to your customers -- we want input directly from purchasing professionals and other business buyers. We need to complete this research as quickly as possible, so please email your customers ASAP. You may access the NAW survey link here, and we've also included some text you can use to communicate with your customers. Thank you!

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In his post, Pradip Krishnadevarajan, co-author of NAW's "Customer Stratification: Best Practices for Boosting Profitability," says he's found through speaking with distributors today, that customer stratification has been incredibly helpful in mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. He goes on to describe eight examples in today's COVID-19 world, and points out that following the proper framework, as outlined in the book, is key to making the most of your efforts. Read his post.