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Now that you know <a href="https://www.prospectsoft.com/blogarticle/497/What-is-Stock-Aware-CRM">what Stock-Aware CRM is</a> and <a href="https://www.prospectsoft.com/blogarticle/526/10-Reasons-Why-Wholesalers-Need-Stock-Aware-CRM">why</a> Wholesalers, Distributors &amp; Manufacturers can&rsquo;t live without it, let us run you through some of the common misconceptions that we see and hear all too often...</p>
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      <div class="tags"><a title="B2B" href="/blogsearch?tag=B2B">B2B</a>, <a title="CRM" href="/blogsearch?tag=CRM">CRM</a>, <a title="CRM Implementation" href="/blogsearch?tag=CRM Implementation">CRM Implementation</a>, <a title="Distributors" href="/blogsearch?tag=Distributors">Distributors</a>, <a title="Manufacturers" href="/blogsearch?tag=Manufacturers">Manufacturers</a>, <a title="Wholesalers" href="/blogsearch?tag=Wholesalers">Wholesalers</a></div>
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    <h2><a title="10 Reasons Why Wholesalers Need Stock-Aware CRM" rel="bookmark" href="/blogarticle/526/10-Reasons-Why-Wholesalers-Need-Stock-Aware-CRM">10 Reasons Why Wholesalers Need Stock-Aware CRM</a></h2>
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          By Jessica Heald on Fri 28 June 2019<span class="category cat_CRM">
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Wholesalers, Distributors and Manufacturers who sell physical products from stock B2B experience very unique operational challenges, meaning ordinary CRM's fall short of what they require. Here are just 10 reasons why Stock-Aware CRM is an absolute must-have for these types of businesses!</p>
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    <h2><a title="What is Stock-Aware CRM? (Part 2: Sales Teams)" rel="bookmark" href="/blogarticle/524/What-is-Stock-Aware-CRM-Part-2-Sales-Teams">What is Stock-Aware CRM? (Part 2: Sales Teams)</a></h2>
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          By Jessica Heald on Tue 04 June 2019<span class="category cat_CRM">
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      <p class="preview"><img alt="" src="https://www.prospectsoft.com/prs-main/sitenews/blogimages/stock-aware-sales-team.png?nocache=134644&action=download" /> <br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;">Hopefully, you&rsquo;ve managed to have a quick read of Part 1 first&hellip;if not, <a href="https://www.prospectsoft.com/blogarticle/497/What-is-Stock-Aware-CRM">here it is</a>!<br />
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So now that we&rsquo;ve established the type of business you operate, let us briefly tell you why your Sales teams need a different type of CRM to meet their unique requirements.</span></p>
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    <h2><a title="The Perfect Trio of Solutions for Wholesalers &amp; Distributors " rel="bookmark" href="/blogarticle/523/The-Perfect-Trio-of-Solutions-for-Wholesalers--Distributors-">The Perfect Trio of Solutions for Wholesalers &amp; Distributors </a></h2>
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          By Jessica Heald  on Mon 03 June 2019<span class="category cat_WholesaleDistribution">
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              <a title="Wholesale &amp; Distribution" data-category="WholesaleDistribution" href="/blogsearch?category=WholesaleDistribution">Wholesale &amp; Distribution</a></span></p>
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Trying to use a &lsquo;one size fits all&rsquo; solution for all aspects of your business? Stop! Let us introduce you to the perfect trio of solutions for your B2B stock business&hellip;</p>
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          By Manufacturing.net on Mon 29 April 2019<span class="category cat_Manufacturing">
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<p>The digitisation of consumers' purchasing habits is a reason, now more than ever, for manufacturers and business owners to further connect and build direct relationships with the end users via B2B commerce platforms - they're an integral part of the industry, vital for success!</p></p>
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    <h2><a title="9 Ways to Transform Warehouses " rel="bookmark" href="https://www.mhlnews.com/warehousing/9-ways-transform-warehouses">9 Ways to Transform Warehouses </a></h2>
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<p><img alt="" src="https://www.prospectsoft.com/prs-main/sitenews/blogimages/9%20ways%20to%20transform%20warehouses.png?nocache=105035&action=download" style="top: 139px; width: 783px; height: 376px;" /></p>
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<p class="field field-name-field-penton-content-summary field-type-text-long field-label-hidden" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; line-height: 29px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-top: -5px; font-size: 1.3125rem;"><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI'; font-size: 18px; color: #3f3f3f;">From multilingual voice-picking and augmented reality to specialised robots, revolutionary technologies are changing picking practices.</span></p>
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      <div class="tags"><a title="IoT" href="/blogsearch?tag=IoT">IoT</a>, <a title="Picking" href="/blogsearch?tag=Picking">Picking</a>, <a title="Technology" href="/blogsearch?tag=Technology">Technology</a>, <a title="Warehouses" href="/blogsearch?tag=Warehouses">Warehouses</a></div>
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    <h2><a title="The biggest B2B eCommerce mistakes to avoid" rel="bookmark" href="https://memeburn.com/2019/02/biggest-b2b-ecommerce-mistakes/">The biggest B2B eCommerce mistakes to avoid</a></h2>
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          By memeburn on Wed 17 April 2019<span class="category cat_eCommerce">
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI'; font-size: 16px; color: #3f3f3f;"><img alt="" src="https://www.prospectsoft.com/prs-main/sitenews/blogimages/the biggest b2b ecommerce mistakes to avoid.png?nocache=090031&action=download" /></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 22px; color: #65696a; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI'; font-size: 18px; color: #3f3f3f;">B2B ecommerce marketing has rapidly grown over the last few years, offering plenty of potential as a sales channel for traditional industries.&nbsp;<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Despite this potential, however, there is still a lack of understanding within this market. Many etailers assume that B2B and B2C eCommerce work in the same way. Although there are many similarities, there are also many unique challenges within the B2B market that require a highly developed strategy in order to see growth year-on-year...</span></span></p></p>
      <div class="tags"><a title="B2B" href="/blogsearch?tag=B2B">B2B</a>, <a title="eCommerce" href="/blogsearch?tag=eCommerce">eCommerce</a>, <a title="Sales" href="/blogsearch?tag=Sales">Sales</a></div>
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    <h2><a title="4 Tips to Cut Costs in a Warehouse " rel="bookmark" href="https://www.inddist.com/article/2019/01/4-tips-cut-costs-warehouse">4 Tips to Cut Costs in a Warehouse </a></h2>
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          By Industrial Distribution  on Fri 12 April 2019<span class="category cat_WholesaleDistribution">
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI'; font-size: 18px; color: #3f3f3f;">Maximising profits is the main point of running a business. If you&rsquo;re running a warehouse, this will probably be your main goal, too. Competition is plentiful, and you&rsquo;re always on the lookout for a way to get ahead. But how do you make bank without harming productivity or the quality of your work?</span></p></p>
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    right: 20px;
    height: 60px!important;
    border-radius: 100px!important;
    overflow: hidden!important;
    background: #045980!important;
    -webkit-transition: width .4s ease .2s,-webkit-box-shadow 80ms ease-in-out!important;
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}
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}
.intercom-launcher-discovery-frame,  .intercom-launcher-frame {
    -webkit-animation: intercom-launcher-frame-appear .25s ease!important;
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}

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    background-size: 32px 36px;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: center 14px;
    opacity: 1;
    -webkit-transform: rotate(0deg) scale(1);
    transform: rotate(0deg) scale(1);
}

#intercom-container .intercom-launcher-close-icon, #intercom-container .intercom-launcher-open-icon {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 100%;
    -webkit-transition: opacity .08s linear,-webkit-transform .16s linear;
    transition: opacity .08s linear,-webkit-transform .16s linear;
    transition: transform .16s linear,opacity .08s linear;
    transition: transform .16s linear,opacity .08s linear,-webkit-transform .16s linear;
    background-position: 50%;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
</style>
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