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BY GARY BENDER The U.S. industrial gas industry is approaching a supply inflection point that has received little attention. While…

BY GENE MARKS This column originally appeared in Forbes Ask any owner of a small or midsized company about AI…

I currently invest roughly a quarter of my professional time working on applying AI in B2B markets. Given today’s hype…

Things are changing fast. Virtual online channels are moving the bar for efficiency in distribution ever higher. Customers are demanding…

By Steve Guglielmo and Hector Villarreal GAWDA’s Technology Committee was announced just over a year ago, and the new committee…

Finding your theme for success in the year ahead. Anew year and new place in time. Are you searching for…

In the last issue of Welding & Gases Today (Q1 2024) I outlined the excitement behind the latest wave of…

Many distributors have approached transformation in a piecemeal fashion. Most have only so many resources available and focus on one…

Keeping tabs on one’s competitors is not a bad idea, particularly when they come from alternate channels and are somewhat…

ADAPTABILITY  As I start the New Year, I like to make observations about the previous year. Looking back, 2023 was…

BY TOM BADSTUBNER, MARILYN DEMPSEY, MICHAEL DODD, RICK SCHWEITZER, AND STEVE GUGLIELMO GAWDA’s Consultants discuss their work on regulatory committees…

Part of developing a comprehensive digital marketing campaign is understanding how customers and potential customers are using the Internet to…

Last year saw the explosion of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), a new mainstream technology kick started by the launch of…

For decades, companies across industries would seek out manufacturing possibilities around the world – taking advantage of less expensive labor,…

In 2022, the focus was on digital transformation. Do you have ecommerce? Are you using a CRM solution? Have you…

According to a report from Digital 360 Commerce (“B2B marketplaces are shaping the future of B2B ecommerce,” Digital 360 Commerce,…

ChatGPT and other AI (artificial intelligence) tools represent a major game changer for business in a way comparable to the…

by Thomas J. Armitage, site-seeker, inc. If your business has a physical storefront, there’s a huge opportunity to get in…

By Mike Marks, Indian River Consulting Group As we’re all aware: The supply chain is no longer as dependable as…

By McKinnon Shisko, Indian River Consulting Group In April 2019, a large national consulting firm surveyed 1,000 executives of large firms (classified…