Distribution Strategy Group

AI capabilities continue evolving rapidly across operations, sales, and service. Leaders need quick, accurate updates on what’s ready for deployment. This episode highlights emerging capabilities, practical use cases, and risk considerations for distributors adopting AI in Q2. Key Takeaways: ☑️ New AI tools emerging in Q2 ☑️ Use cases with immediate business impact ☑️ AI-driven customer-experience enhancements ☑️ Guardrails for responsible AI usage ☑️ Market signals guiding AI investment Register today to stay ahead of rapidly evolving AI expectations: https://hubs.ly/Q049mWSx0 Brought to you by HawkSearch

April 7. One hour. Everything that matters in AI for distributors this quarter. Steven Javor of Schneider Electric Canada and Jonathan Meyer of HawkSearch join Brian Hopkins and Brooks Hamilton to break down emerging tools, real use cases, and the guardrails that keep AI working in your favor. Register now: https://hubs.ly/Q049mRB00

Personalization in B2B has always been about knowing your customer. AI adds a new layer: knowing how to talk to them. You naturally adjust how you communicate depending on who you're talking to. AI can do the same — using prompts to shape tone, approach, and response style based on the type of customer interacting with your system. It's not just personalized content anymore. It's personalized communication. That distinction matters more as customer-facing AI becomes part of the sales and service experience. Watch On-Demand: https://hubs.ly/Q048HvGn0 Brought to you by White Cup, HawkSearch, Infor

AI capabilities in distribution look different than they did six months ago. New tools are deployable. Customer experience expectations are shifting. And the risk profile of getting it wrong is higher than it was. AI News and Gurus on April 7 cuts through the noise — what's new, what's ready, and what distributors should actually act on right now. Register Today: https://hubs.ly/Q049mZ6W0 Brought to you by HawkSearch

AI capabilities continue evolving rapidly across operations, sales, and service. Leaders need quick, accurate updates on what’s ready for deployment. This episode highlights emerging capabilities, practical use cases, and risk considerations for distributors adopting AI in Q2. Key Takeaways: ☑️ New AI tools emerging in Q2 ☑️ Use cases with immediate business impact ☑️ AI-driven customer-experience enhancements ☑️ Guardrails for responsible AI usage ☑️ Market signals guiding AI investment Register today to stay ahead of rapidly evolving AI expectations: https://hubs.ly/Q049mTb60 Brought to you by HawkSearch

Companies that combined B2B commerce with AI saw 6.1% incremental digital sales growth. Companies that didn't? 2.9%. That's not a rounding error. That's more than double the incremental growth — and it compounds as adoption matures. The data from Deloitte Digital's research is clear: distributors that have made the move are already pulling ahead. The gap between leaders and laggards in digital commerce and AI is real, and it's widening. Watch on demand: https://hubs.ly/Q048xFb90 Brought to you by HawkSearch

Steven Javor leads digital customer experience and eCommerce for Schneider Electric Canada. He's one of the sharper voices on how AI is changing the way B2B buyers discover and purchase. On April 7, he joins AI News and Gurus to talk about what's actually deployable in Q2 — use cases with real business impact, guardrails worth putting in place, and the market signals worth paying attention to right now. Register Today: https://hubs.ly/Q049mqbl0 Brought to you by HawkSearch

A leader at a large distribution company recently said it plainly: if an AI project doesn't tie directly to a line on the P&L, it's getting set aside. That's not cynicism. That's smart prioritization. The distributors making real progress with AI right now are the ones being specific — product expansion suggestions for existing accounts, buying cycle predictions, alerts when an expected order doesn't show up. Targeted insights that give sales reps something actionable, not just informational. If your AI initiative can't point to a P&L line yet, that's worth asking before the next pilot launches. Watch On-Demand: https://hubs.ly/Q048HzYz0 Brought to you by White Cup, HawkSearch, and Infor

Join us next week for the latest in AI for distributors. Brian Hopkins and Brooks Hamilton will be joined by Steven Javor from Schneider Electric and Jonathan Meyer from HawkSearch. The panel will discuss how AI capabilities continue to evolve rapidly across operations, sales, and service. Leaders need quick, accurate updates on what’s ready for deployment. AI News and Gurus is where you'll get your AI questions answered. This episode highlights emerging capabilities, practical use cases, and risk considerations for distributors adopting AI in Q2. Key Takeaways: ☑️ New AI tools emerging in Q2 ☑️ Use cases with immediate business impact ☑️ AI-driven customer-experience enhancements ☑️ Guardrails for responsible AI usage ☑️ Market signals guiding AI investment Register now: https://hubs.ly/Q049mt_n0

Supply chain disruptions, demand volatility, and shifting trade policies have made inventory planning one of the most difficult challenges distribution leaders face today. The old models of forecasting and replenishment were built for a more predictable environment, and many distributors are finding that those models no longer hold. This Technology Leader Panel brings together industry experts to examine how distribution companies are rethinking their approach to inventory planning when certainty is in short supply. Panelists will discuss the tools, strategies, and decision-making frameworks helping distributors protect service levels while managing working capital more effectively in turbulent conditions.