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Pricing is the tip of the profit spear

Understanding the art of negotiating will take you places.

September 1, 2012

It is often said profit is made on the buy side of the equation in wholesale distribution. That is a true statement. However, it only holds true if you are disciplined enough not to give that profit advantage away during the quoting and pricing process.

Letter From The ASA President: Abundance of opportunity

September 1, 2012

NetworkASA 2012 will help you stay ahead of future trends in our industry.

These 10 tips will help your professional life

Newby advice from Dan Holohan.

September 1, 2012

One of the coolest things about growing old is that you get to give advice to people who haven’t asked for it. It’s also safe to talk to young ladies, because they all see you as their grandfather.

Letter From The ASA President - Still a relationship-based industry

August 1, 2012

It is refreshing to see that our industry still values relationships.

Food for thought

Al Levi

August 1, 2012

How suppliers can help contractors reduce their warehouses.

Don't get burned

Scott Benfield

August 1, 2012

Wholesalers who dismiss outside research and new models of commerce may be playing with fire.

Beat the heat

Education is paramount when dealing with high-temperature working conditions.

Mary Prahler

August 1, 2012

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States resulting in hundreds of fatalities each year.

Novel thoughts

Pulitzer authors chronicle heating professionals’ importance.

August 1, 2012

While researching people who subscribe to magazines, an advertising company came across an elderly farmer who recently began subscribing to both National Geographic and Playboy.

New kids on the block

Generation Y is easier to understand than you think.

Mike Miazga

August 1, 2012

Southern Wholesalers Association convention in Panama City Beach, Fla., in late June. As Hira pointed out, to qualify for the Generation Y designation you need to have a birth year between the late 1970s and 1995. My early 1970s birth year bumps me back to the Generation X category (1964-1977).

Understanding the future

Getting to know Generation Y can benefit your business in the long run.

Joshua Brown

August 1, 2012

Welcome Generation Y! That’s right everyone, Generation Y has infiltrated your companies and it’s about time that you start understanding it a little bit more.