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A Message from our President

June President Message

Welcome to summer! The year is almost halfway over, and it has been about 2 months since the Industry Advancement Summit in Nashville ended. Nashville was an exciting city for the Summit with plenty of activities after hours.  We had over 260 members filling 47 meeting opportunities over 3 very productive days.  The golf tournament was enjoyed by 48 members.  The “Running of the Bulls” went smoothly and is always a highlight of the opening day. We ended the day with great views from the rooftop and a very talented local country singer. The Board met on the closing Thursday night with overall positive reviews of the hotel and Summit.  I want to thank again the event sponsors: Codelocks, Ilco, KSP, Keyline and Strattec.

Over the summer and fall the Committees and Board will meet and plan. We will look at future Summit locations and Ben Silver Seminar speakers.  We will discuss other training and information that can benefit the membership. We will also look at the Committee membership and make sure we are accommodating everyone that wants to be active. We welcome all input of ideas as well as members looking to get more involved.

Thank you to everyone who continue to make the Industry Advancement Summit such a great success: our SHDA staff, our sponsors, and of course the members who carve out time from busy schedules. Save the date for 2025. We’ll be meeting at the Hilton Phoenix Tapatio Cliffs Resort on April 28 through May 1, a new location in the Phoenix area.

 

Lance Johnsen
SHDA President

Industry News

Business Model Innovation: How Distributors Are Challenging Convention to Delight Customers, Disrupt Competitors, and Drive Revenue

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Distributors are increasingly bullish on business model innovation. Our latest MDM Research on business model innovation finds that wholesale-distributors are prioritizing investments in business model innovations that fundamentally redefine where they play and how they win.


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Richmond, VA—Estes is enhancing its My Estes shipping tools—Rate Quote, Bill of Lading, and Pickup Request—to offer a more streamlined freight shipping experience for its customers. These shipping tools now offer helpful features that move customers seamlessly between requesting a rate quote, creating a BOL, and scheduling a pickup without needing to enter their freight details multiple times.

Upcoming Events

July 9, 2024
3:00PM - 4:00PM EDT

UID Year-Round: Future-Ready - Disruption-Proof Your Business for the Workplace of Tomorrow

Presenter: Claudia St. John, Founder and CEO of The Workplace Advisors, Keynote Speaker, Author

Webinar

September 4, 2024
3:00PM - 4:00PM EDT

UID Year-Round: "Building Trust Through Better Communications"

Presenter: Jason Bader, principal of The Distribution Team

Webinar

November 20, 2024
3:00PM - 4:00PM EDT

UID Year-Round: "Economic & Labor Update for 2025"

Presenter: Alex Chausovsky, Vice President of Analytics and Consulting, Miller Resource Group

Webinar

Savings 4 Members

Savings 4 Members

SHDA partnered with Savings4Members to provide you with access to cost-savings programs to help you spend less time worrying about expenses, including fuel. Use Savings4 Members to save at major gas brands across the country. Fuel is just one area to save; through Savings4Members you have access to various discounts with national vendors to help you buy and save on other products and services you use daily.

Associates: Share Your Expertise on Products, Training

Did you know you can share your product-specific training program and material on the SHDA website? Join fellow members and help keep SHDA's education portal robust and informative for distributors. It's easy: just email your content to info@shda.org.


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