Using GEO Data to Build Smarter Sales Territories and Target the Right Accounts 3 min read ● Silk Team Sales Territory Design and GEO Data: How Location Intelligence Drives Better Outcomes For many B2B manufacturing and distribution organizations, sales growth isn’t achieved simply by hiring more representatives or expanding product lines. The real driver of [...]
Five Practical AI Use Cases Delivering Real Results for B2B Manufacturers and Distributors 3 min read ● Silk Team AI Is No Longer a Distant Concept for B2B Manufacturing and Distribution Artificial intelligence is no longer something reserved for innovation labs or long-term roadmaps. For B2B manufacturers and distributors, AI has become a practical tool [...]
Centralized Data: The Missing Piece Behind Successful AI and GEO Strategies 3 min read ● Silk Team Centralized Data Is the Essential Foundation for All AI and GEO Strategies Manufacturers and distributors are moving quickly to explore the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Geographic (GEO) Analytics. These capabilities promise better forecasting, more precise customer [...]
Rethinking AI in Manufacturing: From Hype to Real-World Impact 3 min read ● Silk Team What AI Really Means for Manufacturers — Beyond Industry 4.0 There is no shortage of conversation around artificial intelligence (AI) in manufacturing. Vendors highlight it in sales decks, speakers reference it on conference panels, and executives mention it in strategy [...]
The Power of "Where" and "How": Why GEO Analytics and AI are the New B2B Growth Engine 3 min read ● Silk Team The B2B marketplace has fundamentally changed as we move into the fast-evolving environment of 2026. The era of generic digital catalogs and broad, one-size-fits-all marketing is behind us. Generating revenue today is [...]
Beyond Record Keeping: How AI is Transforming Your ERP Data into a Strategic 3 min read ● Silk Team For decades, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have acted as the “brain” of modern businesses. They track every dollar, pallet, and payroll hour with precision. Yet for many leaders, that brain has felt more like a [...]
Why GEO Intelligence Matters More Than Ever for Multi-Location Distributors 3 min read ● Silk Team You’ve spent decades building a strong local presence. A contractor in Seattle operates with different timelines, terminology, and expectations than a plant manager in Miami—and that local nuance is what has historically set distribution businesses apart, even when managing [...]
From Data to Decisions: Practical Ways Distributors Can Use AI Today 3 min read ● Silk Team For decades, distributors have relied on gut instinct and massive Excel spreadsheets to guide decision-making. While those methods once worked, the realities of global supply chains and the pace of modern B2B commerce have made them increasingly unreliable. [...]
Beyond the Search Bar: How GEO and AI Together Are Reshaping B2B Commerce 3 min read ● Silk Team The digital environment has changed dramatically. Not long ago, the B2B buying journey followed a familiar, linear path: prospects searched Google, clicked through blue links, skimmed vendor websites, and downloaded white papers. As we move into [...]
Choosing the Right LLM Strategy for Your Manufacturing Organization 3 min read ● Silk Team With the growing number of Large Language Model (LLM) options available to manufacturing leaders, the question is no longer if AI should be used—it’s how it should be used responsibly. When the wrong LLM strategy is chosen, organizations often see [...]
