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Alicia Branham: Are you running on all cylinders?

Use social media to enhance customer service and show off your team’s expertise.

March 11, 2022

In the here and now, end-users want and need more information than ever. Although the information has changed — it is now slick, lean and coming at warp-speed — one thing remains the same: It is still being delivered to people’s doorsteps. It is being delivered to LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, because most consumers have moved to this neighborhood: Social media.

ASA Northeast to host 2022 Summit

January 7, 2022

If your ASA Northeast is reviving its longstanding summer conference that operated under the former WANE banner.
The 2022 ASA Northeast Summit takes place June 14-15 at the Live! Hotel and Casino at the Philadelphia Stadium District.

ASA announces exclusive partnership with Dell Technologies

September 29, 2021

Dell Technologies will be recognized as the exclusive ASA Association Partner for small business IT and computer equipment solutions.

AD eCommerce Summit spotlights increasingly digital-savvy independent distributors

September 13, 2021

AD’s 5th annual eCommerce Summit, held Aug. 23-25 at the Gaylord National Resort in Fort Washington, Maryland, set a new benchmark for digital sophistication in AD’s independent distributor community. This year’s summit spoke to a new trend among its members: more companies ready to harness next-level tools and accelerate their digital growth.

Natalie Forster: Work from home culture

Culture remains important to your next gen pool of recruits.

Natalie Forster

August 30, 2021

We’ve all discussed work from home in terms of productivity, and how some employees want to stay working at home, others are itching to get back into the office, and many companies have adopted a hybrid approach. But I hadn’t thought too much about how company culture can be affected in this new work from home world.

Leak detection is no luxury

Leak detection technology becoming mandatory, customers should know all facts.

Ian Greene

May 11, 2021

Plumbing leak detection technologies with automatic shutoff have been available for years. But recently, more customers are demanding devices and a greater number of brands are entering the market.

Technology relations

Contractors and distributors discuss CAD systems, BIM modeling and reliance on eCommerce.

Natalie Forster

May 9, 2021

In an effort the help distributor members better understand the needs and adapt to evolving expectations of contractor customers, the American Supply Association’s D.NEXT Lab team at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign conducted research focused on contractor purchasing habits, ordering and receiving preferences at distributors, big-box retailers and online.

Natalie Forster: Screen time

Making the most of your increased blue light exposure.

Natalie Forster

February 15, 2021

Anyone else cringe a little when you get the weekly iPhone notification: “Your weekly screen time report is available?” I for one, am always hoping to see, “Your screen time was down by X%,” but that’s not often the case.