106 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK DISTRIBUTION ONE 4004 Church Road, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 TEL 856-380-0629 FAX 856-222-0061 EMAIL info@distone.com WEB www.distone.com UN-LIMIT YOUR DISTRIBUTION SALES AND SUSTAINABILITY WITH E-COMMERCE Looking to ensure your long-term distribution success? Implement an E-Commerce plan today. Before the internet, distributors worked tirelessly to cultivate relationships with the goal of sustaining a reliable network of returning customers. Being able to depend on customer “stickiness” enabled distributors to establish successful territories for themselves. Today, however, modern distribution is trending away from this model thanks to substantial competition from companies like Amazon and the simple convenience of internet searches. Though internet selling opens your products up to large new markets, it also removes the need to engage another human directly. Strong relationships can certainly still be built, but customer stickiness often becomes less... sticky. Because the internet provides so many buying choices, your customers may be more receptive to testing the waters with unknown vendors based upon positive online reviews. In fact, many buyers prefer the convenience of purchasing from an online cart than exchanging emails or sitting through a sales meeting. So how then do you build customer stickiness in the current climate? Distributors need to implement an E-Commerce platform that incorporates proven user experience tactics for modern buyers. Let’s internalize this for a moment. Consider your own personal preferences when buying products on the web: You want to easily access product information; you want the best price available; and you want it delivered quickly. So with that in mind, do you like to... ¤ Flip through a large paper catalog? Your customers don’t want to do this either. Your products must be listed on an E-Commerce website that provides fast search results with product images and descriptions along with intuitive product recommendations. ¤ Call a salesperson for quantity and availability? Don’t make customers jump through hoops. Your E-Commerce solution should display accurate, realtime stock information onscreen. It should also provide fulfillment estimates in-line with what competitors are offering. Moreover, your customers should have insight into recent order statuses and order history. ¤ Sit through a sales meeting to learn pricing? Not for every purchase. Your E-Commerce platform must speak directly with your ERP business software to display your product costs and associated pricing breaks. ¤ Use a computer or mobile device? Both are crucial to E-Commerce success. Buyers currently research on mobile (53% of traffic with 32% of revenue) and purchase on desktop (37% traffic with 56% of revenue) 1 . Furthermore, your E-Commerce platform must be fully mobile responsive to satisfy younger users. “Users who have a negative experience in your mobile store are 62% less likely to purchase from you in the future.” 2 As a distributor, your inventory is already loaded with salable products. So why not make those products available to the widest audience possible through new E-Commerce channels? BUSINESS FOCUS ARTICLE CONTINUED ON PAGE 174
in the Summer 2019 issue of 6 DISTR
6 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK Nautic P
10 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK Laurenc
14 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK Guy Ave
26 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK Bruno M
30 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK BENERI
34 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK Rob LaP
38 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK SPECIAL
44 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK ELGIN F
THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK 47
50 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK GLOBALF
156 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK WÜRTH
158 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK ROMAN
160 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK SOUTHE
162 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK WESTER
164 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK BEACON
FASTENER FAIR USA - WELCOME RECEPTI
THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK 169
172 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK PWFA C
174 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK DISTRI
fastenerlinks BRINGING YOU THE FAST
fastenerlinks BRINGING YOU THE FAST
fastenerlinks BRINGING YOU THE FAST
THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK 183
THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK 185 SOUTHE
188 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK BRUNO
190 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK ROBERT
THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK 193
196 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK SEFA S
Würth Industry North America (WINA
THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK 201
204 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK JOE DY
206 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK SPIROL
THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK 209
FASTENER FAIR USA DETROIT, MI - MAY
FASTENER FAIR USA DETROIT, MI - MAY
FASTENER FAIR USA DETROIT, MI - MAY
THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK 219 METROP
FASTENER TECH ’19 - DONALD E STE
advertisers index B BRIKKSEN STAINL
advertisers index L THE LAB MATERIA
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
SHARE A PAGE FROM THIS MAGAZINE OPTION 1: Click on the share tab above, or OPTION 2: Click on the icon (far right of toolbar) and then click on the icon (top right of the page). |
Copyright © Distributor's Link, Inc. All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy