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Sally Beauty Holdings has named board member Denise Paulonis as CEO, starting Oct. 1. Paulonis, who has been chief financial officer at Sprouts Farmers Market, will be Sally Beauty's first female CEO and succeeds Chris Brickman, who will act as a consultant through March.
Full Story: Retail Dive (9/1),  The Dallas Morning News (tiered subscription model) (9/1) 
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ScanSource has created a financial services app called Find Your Focus that its partners can use to handle invoicing and collections. The distributor is also offering ScanSource Services+, which helps partners adopt new services throughout the entire sales process.
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Operations and Technology
Beverage distributors should consider using battery-electric trucks to make deliveries in urban areas because they are better suited for stop-and-go traffic and generate lower levels of emissions and noise, Jeff Cioletti writes. "By keeping things urban, we're able to reduce the batteries needed, allowing for more payloads -- and that works from a physical standpoint," says George Miller of electric truck manufacturer BYD.
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Survey: Going green is difficult for smaller carriers
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Midsize and small trucking companies want to reduce carbon emissions, but many find the cost of electric trucks unmanageable, the results of a survey show. The survey by Convoy found about a third of companies want to reduce emissions, but nearly 56% say cost is a barrier and more than 35% cite lack of infrastructure.
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Sales and Marketing
Every content marketing strategy should be based on three pillars -- why, who and how -- and Jodi Harris illustrates how using winning examples from the 2021 Content Marketing Awards. Harris breaks down content marketing campaigns from SAP, Northwell Health and other brands, showing how content planning delivers results.
Full Story: Content Marketing Institute (9/1) 
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Brands can stretch their video budgets and extend their lifespan by splitting creations into shorter reels that highlight elements such as testimonials or product introductions, writes BreezeMaxWeb President and CEO Andrew Faridani. Try integrating videos into blog posts and website landing pages, make some edits and turn them into podcasts and post originals and blooper reels to social media, Faridani suggests.
Full Story: Forbes (tiered subscription model) (8/31) 
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The Business Leader
A more effective method of recharging and regaining energy starts with not just stopping activity, but also creating time and space to reflect, writes Dan Oestreich. "Reignition isn't mindless passion; it's mindful passion," he writes.
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It has been a long time but, finally, we will be together again! Designed for C-suite executives, these roundtables provide actionable strategies that will increase your company's competitive advantage. Companies belonging to this community are from distribution firms that exceed $1 billion in annual sales. You'll engage in thought-provoking conversations with your peers and hear from industry experts on topics that will ultimately increase your profits! Register today.
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B2B Card-Not-Present Transaction Fees Increased by Credit Card Brands
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Interchange rate increases and changes to rate tiers implemented in April are the largest in a decade, according to Bloomberg News. The fees target payment types common in the wholesale distribution industry. Stream the "Restructured Rate Tiers and Increased B2B Card-Not-Present Transaction Costs" podcast from Unified Payments Group to learn more.
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