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Sales & CRMJuly 22, 2026· 5 min
The Promo Distributor's Guide to AI Automation (2026)
What a working distributor rep actually automated, what paid off first, and the eight system categories that matter. Written from a desk that runs these systems daily, not from a vendor's slide deck.
Read the postSales & CRMAugust 22, 2026· 5 min
I Measured My Own Software. Most Of It Was Empty.
Nine months of live use, a real team, my own software. Every field a human had to type was empty. The one question to ask at your next demo.
Read the postSales & CRMAugust 5, 2026· 6 min
CommonSKU Alternatives: An Honest Comparison From Someone Who Uses It
A working promo rep compares CommonSKU against Facilisgroup Syncore, Antera, ShopWorks, DistributorCentral, spreadsheets, and building your own. What each one is actually good at, what it costs you, and the question that decides it.
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