Five interesting Facts & Statistics About B2B Distribution
B2B Sales is changing because buyers are changing – mainly in the way they buy. Companies in B2B distribution are particularly affected by the changes in customer behaviour and their competitive environment. The shift in customer behaviour…
Implementing and Using Dynamic Pricing in B2B: A Path to Thriving in the Digital Age
AI in Wholesales and Industrial Distribution: The Winds of Change in B2B Sales. In the world of B2B sales, where specialist wholesalers in Germany cater to 5,000 to 10,000 customers and juggle an inventory of 20,000 to 100,000 items, the…
How to avoid the Causality Trap of Black-Box Machine Learning
Sales Acceleration with Predictive Analytics Software: How to avoid The Causality Trap of Black-Box Machine Learning. Successful B2B managers use AI-based predictive analytics software to accelerate sales. However, they often want to find…
Wholesale in Transition: Maximising Sales Profitability through AI Measures
How AI and predictive sales software can help you sell more products and adjust your prices faster than your competitors. Congratulations! As a sales manager or managing director of a specialised wholesaler in Germany, you have made it this…
Intelligent, Predictive Pricing: the Key to B2B Wholesale Success
Digitalisation is a blessing and a curse, an opportunity, and a threat. Nearly 900 German wholesale companies took part in a recent study by Roland Berger and the German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services Association (BGA). Almost all of…
Return on sales in B2B Wholesale – What is it and how to increase it?
"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare. It is because we do not dare that they are difficult." Lucius Annaeus Seneca, c.4 BC-c.65 AD. Some of Germany's biggest B2B wholesalers have doubled their Return on Sales (ROS)…
B2B Wholesale & Distribution in Germany: Insolvency.
In the ten years leading up to 2020, the German wholesale industry saw a decline of around 34,000 businesses, as reported by the Statistisches Bundesamt. So has the total number of companies in wholesale trade (excluding trade in motor…
How to Set More-Realistic Sales Targets using Historical Data
How to set more-realistic sales targets using historical data and Predictive Analytics. To replace the legendary Jack Welch as CEO, the General Electric (GE) Board had selected Jeffrey Immelt in November 2000. As he took the reins, Immelt set an…
How can AI help with labour shortage in B2B wholesale and manufacturing?
The importance of predictive sales software to address the skills shortage in Germany's specialist wholesale sector. The shortage of skilled workers in Germany has reached alarming proportions and is particularly affecting the specialist…
The Top 3 Predictive Sales Analytics Software for B2B Wholesalers in Germany
The rise of e-commerce has put much pressure on B2B wholesalers in Germany to optimize their sales strategies. With around 5,000 to 10,000 customers with 20,000 to 100,000 articles, it is challenging for wholesalers to predict customer behaviour,…