Business Strategy

Indian River Consulting Group's Mike Marks was featured in a National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors webcast last week: Six New Pathways to Create Shareholder Value. The...

Indian River Consulting Group’s Mike Marks will be featured in an upcoming webinar from the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW): Six New Pathways to Create...

Indian River Consulting Group’s Mike Marks was recently featured in an article from Modern Distribution Management, Integrated Supply’s Next Phase, by Associate Editor...

In a recent webinar with Modern Distribution Management Publisher Tom Gale, IRCG’s Mike Marks joined Julia Klein, CEO of specialty building materials distributor CH Briggs to...

Many distributors have faced or are facing the challenge of deciding whether they want to transition from the classic lifestyle business management that evolved from the...

Spreadsheets can’t give you a strategy for market differentiation and increased profits.

We’re all familiar with the SWOT analysis and what that “S” represents: your company’s strengths. Common answers to the question of what a company’s strengths often...

IRCG's Steve Deist was recently featured by MDM in its weekly Management Tip of the Week for distributors.

"Analytics are important for every business. You want to base your decisions on facts, on data, rather than anecdotes." That’s the message Indian River Consulting Group’s...

Indian River Consulting Group's Mike Marks facilitated an engaging panel of electrical distribution industry leaders and an electrical contractor during the annual National...

This blog is the final of five looking at the five keys to unlocking profitable growth. The final key to a successful market access strategy is to invest in new capabilities.

This blog summarizes the most important lessons that our consulting firm has learned about effective pricing in wholesale distribution.

This blog is the fourth of five in a series looking at the five keys to unlocking profitable growth. The fourth key to a successful market access strategy is to understand true...

This blog is the third of five looking at the five keys to unlocking profitable growth. The third key to a successful market access strategy is to measure the right things.

This blog is the second of five looking at the five keys to unlocking profitable growth. The second key to a successful market access strategy is to provide different levels of...