Spend Matters

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) comes in many forms and despite being a consistent ‘hot topic’ for well over a decade now, continues to grow and evolve each year in the procurement industry. In this series of articles, we explore the current state of AI in procurement technology, starting today with the Supplier Management (SxM) market.

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Suppliers Management Procurement Data 89

Spend Matters

MARCH 19, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) comes in many forms (for a complete history of AI in procurement see our recently published autogmentation series) and despite being a consistent ‘hot topic’ for well over a decade now, continues to grow and evolve each year in the procurement industry. Visit the site and log in/register to read.

Eprocurement 75

Eprocurement Risk management Procurement Risk 75

Spend Matters

MARCH 12, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) comes in many forms (for a complete history of AI in procurement see our recently published autogmentation series) and despite being a consistent ‘hot topic’ for well over a decade now, continues to grow and evolve each year in the procurement industry. Visit the site and log in/register to read.

Risk management 79

Risk management Procurement Risk Suppliers 79

IBM Supply Chain Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Generative AI is powering a new world of creative, customized communications, allowing marketing teams to deliver greater personalization at scale and meet today’s high customer expectations. Enterprise marketing teams stand to benefit greatly from generative AI, yet introduction of this capability will require new skills and processes.

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Data Strategy Ethics Quality 122

The Thomas Blog

AUGUST 15, 2022

Today, marketing without a business plan in place is nearly impossible if you want to drive results—and it's even more true in the manufacturing sector. You need to align your strategy of bringing in new clients with how you're planning to expand into new markets, work at capacity, and expand your company. Content Marketing And Videos.

Buyers 143

Buyers Real-time Visibility Purchasing Strategy 143

ivalua

MAY 17, 2023

Thank you to our guest speakers, Solution Consultants, and the Product Marketing team! Events, content, exciting product updates, and so much more! We came away with valuable insights that allow us to dream up exciting new possibilities! KEEN , Salomon , and Gibson Brands, Inc. What’s next?

Supply chain resilience 130

Supply chain resilience Agile and Lean Supply Chain Supply Chain Efficiency Supply Chain Optimization 130

IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

Early on, ecommerce marketing strategies touted the novelty of tax-free, online-only retailing that incentivized consumers to select an online channel both for convenience and better pricing options. But in a channel-less world, data should be used to inform more than FAQ pages, content marketing tactics and email campaigns.

Strategy 87

Strategy Ethics Purchasing Data 87

SCMDOJO

AUGUST 21, 2023

As TikTok and influencers gain prominence, they’re reshaping consumer behavior and marketing. In contemporary marketing, influencers act as brand advocates, showcasing products and services through creative, relatable content. Join the TikTok transformation for a riveting supply chain revolution!

Supply Chain Optimization 97

Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Agile and Lean Supply Chain supply chain software solutions 97

ivalua

APRIL 5, 2023

by Eloise Barnum Keep your eyes peeled – there’s more exciting content coming up! The 12 Customer/Partner Day breakout sessions featured Ivalua’s talented solution and product experts–bringing innovation and “groundbreaking” discussion topics into the mix!

Innovation 130

Innovation Collaboration Supply chain resilience Networking 130

Spend Matters

MARCH 18, 2024

Day one — which Spend Matters did not attend as it was for customers and partners only — consisted of solution-focused sessions covering various topics: AI and generative AI, risk management, external workforce management, etc. Enhanced communications to generate content for mass email communication to suppliers. 1,500 last year).

Procurement 91

Procurement Raw materials Sustainability Risk 91

Procurement Tactics

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Market analysis It can assist professionals by analyzing market trends and identifying potential opportunities or risks which can help them create a market analysis. ChatGPT lacks insights An article by The Insider quoted an academic that says that academic essays generated by ChatGPT lack insights about the topic.

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Procurement Market analysis Contract Suppliers 287

IBM Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 28, 2023

With nearly 5 billion users worldwide—more than 60% of the global population —social media platforms have become a vast source of data that businesses can leverage for improved customer satisfaction, better marketing strategies and faster overall business growth. positive, negative or neutral).

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Data Influencing Strategy Product development 58

The Thomas Blog

AUGUST 2, 2022

If you're looking to expand your business into other markets, make sure your products meet industry requirements and you take the time to earn (and renew!) Growing textile companies see benefits from building content with topics related to woven vs. non-woven products and their materials' processes. appropriate certification.

Buyers 144

Buyers Quality Ethics Export 144

Procurement Tactics

JUNE 28, 2023

It follows the principles of supply and demand as it is the driving force of commodity markets. Commodity Trading is responsible for facilitating price discovery which in turn, helps to establish fair market prices. Mintec Mintec provides market intelligence, commodity prices, and price forecasts across the agri-food supply chain.

Raw materials 178

Raw materials Supply Chain Efficiency Price Market analysis 178

IBM Supply Chain Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This year, the business challenge facing the GRAMMYs paralleled those of other iconic cultural sports and entertainment events: in today’s highly fragmented media landscape, creating cultural impact means driving captivating content across multiple digital channels. But until now, content production had been highly manual and laborious.

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Collaboration Data Innovation Networking 61

Spend Matters

JANUARY 5, 2024

Throughout the year our analyst team provides vendor-specific profiles and tech solution analyses as part of Spend Matters Insider content. In this roundup of Q4, we review the Vendor Analyses and other Insider content that the team produced in the previous quarter. We then look ahead to what members can expect in the coming months.

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e2e Procurement supply chain software solutions Contract 78

The Thomas Blog

JULY 12, 2022

Whether you are just starting with email marketing or you're already sending marketing emails every week, you know that emails are one of the best channels to sell — and smart marketers are always looking for new ways they can build relationships and grow revenue. Most Common Email Marketing Types. Welcome Emails.

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Buyers Purchasing Strategy Import 134

The Procuretech Podcast

APRIL 23, 2024

This week on The Procurement Software Podcast, host James Meads delves into the topic of why reviews and best-of lists may not be as helpful as they seem when choosing procurement software. The episode also touches on the lack of transparency in some top procurement tech listings, cautioning listeners to be wary of sponsored content.

Category management 40

Category management Procurement Change management Quality 40

Spend Matters

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Throughout the year our analyst team provides vendor-specific profiles and tech solution analyses as part of Spend Matters Insider content. In this roundup of Q3, we review the Vendor Analyses and other Insider content that the team produced in the previous quarter. We then look ahead to what members can expect in the coming months.

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Procurement e2e Contract Sourcing 90

Spend Matters

APRIL 4, 2024

Throughout the year our analyst team provides vendor-specific profiles and tech solution analyses as part of Spend Matters Insider content. In this roundup of Q1, we review the Vendor Analyses and other Insider content that the team produced in the previous quarter. We then look ahead to what members can expect in the coming months.

Procurement 83

Procurement Risk management Raw materials supply chain software solutions 83

The Good Spending

JANUARY 21, 2024

On the other hand, price is a standard measure that indicates the competitive market for such a product. This method allows SaaS businesses to remain competitive in the market while aligning their offerings' perceived value with others. Otherwise, it can be commoditized , i.e., undifferentiated from similar offerings in the market.

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Price Negotiation Strategy Buyers 59

The Good Spending

MARCH 3, 2024

By offering services that support the product throughout its lifecycle, companies can enhance customer satisfaction, build long-term relationships, and differentiate themselves in competitive markets. This is where the main topic of this post resides. Ultimately, they attempt to secure new revenue streams.

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Procurement Sourcing Category management Procurement strategies 59

Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Your Social Media Marketing Efforts. You’ll probably want to hire a social media marketing manager to handle the daily posts. You don’t want to bombard your followers with constant content, but you should still be consistently active, regardless of which platforms you’re using. You can automate this process as well.

Raw materials 79

Raw materials supply chain software solutions Supply Chain Optimization Purchasing 79

Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Content Marketing Strategy – The Decisive Guide! And what is marketing ? Certainly, marketing for a business client must contain slightly different content than that intended for the private consumer, although it depends to some extent on the channel through which the business is conducted. Subscribe Here!

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Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain software solutions Import Networking 96

Spend Matters

JANUARY 9, 2024

This content does not necessarily express the views or opinions of Spend Matters. After its initial buzz, some leaders who spent time with the technology learnt that its accuracy wasn’t quite there in certain cases, it relied on recycled content, and it couldn’t be trusted with confidential information.

Procurement 79

Procurement Buying process Suppliers Category management 79

The Procuretech Podcast

MAY 9, 2023

Join procurement content creator and consultant James Meads as he hosts weekly conversations with experts in the digital procurement space. So we're going to do more episodes on topics like change management, proposing a business case, influence and persuasion, and developing the right talent, so that implementation can be a success.

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Procurement Influencing Procurement team Leadership 40

Procurement Software

MAY 9, 2023

The amount of procurement related content has mushroomed since the pandemic, and the flourishing podcast scene is a great example of this. This procurement podcast from B2e Media Ltd covers topics on technology, supply chain and procurement. There are so many procurement podcasts out there. It’s hosted by Simon Lipscomb.

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Procurement supply chain software solutions Supply chain Sourcing 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 6, 2021

Tips to Improve Your Marketing Campaign! Market research techniques article and permission to publish here provided by Dan Martin. The answer to reaching your customers is marketing. Marketing comes in many forms such as billboards, commercials, and even dangerous publicity stunts. Knowing Your Target Market.

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Supply Chain Optimization Supply Chain Efficiency Supply chain Supply 98

The Good Spending

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Adverse selection occurs when buyers need help distinguishing between high-quality and low-quality products or services, leading to a market dominated by lower-quality offerings. So, their margins will be much higher than the average market to compensate for the risk of SaaS investments and related moral hazards.

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Negotiation Buyers Price Quality 59

The Good Spending

JANUARY 13, 2024

Recently, we wrote about the information asymmetry in SaaS negotiations : buyers tend to limit their spending on SaaS due to the need for more knowledge of its fair market price. More information on this and other exciting topics can be found in "The Technology Procurement Handbook." 100-million-dollar waste.

Contract management 59

Contract management Negotiation Contract Demand 59

IBM Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

AI systems like LaMDA and GPT-3 excel at generating human-quality text, accomplishing specific tasks, translating languages as needed, and creating different kinds of creative content. The exact nature of general intelligence in AGI remains a topic of debate among AI researchers. Mastering a topic? Struggling with a concept?

Data 90

Data Supply Chain Efficiency supply chain budgeting Supply Chain Optimization 90

Supply Chain Game Changer

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Content Marketing Strategy – The Decisive Guide! Marketing strategies article and permission to publish here provided by Nikki Gabriel. High quality marketing equals brand visibility which in turn should result in an increase in sales. Marketing, like the people it seeks to attract, is always changing.

Strategy 94

Strategy Agile and Lean Supply Chain Influencing Purchasing 94

Skill Dynamics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Getting the topic right. Training content must be fueled by customer insights. These insights, as well as market research, skill levels, portfolio gaps and more, should all be taken into account with the courses on offer to ensure that really meet the needs of customers and learners.

Management 52

Management Risk Supply chain Procurement 52

Let's Talk Supply Chain

APRIL 13, 2023

Broadening your company’s reach with staff augmentation experts Hunter Bell, Lean Solutions Group’s Sales Team Leader, had an insightful conversation in the Let’s Talk Supply Chan Podcast during the Home Delivery World event and discussed Lean Solutions’ services offering and one of the hottest topics in logistics today: staff augmentation.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain 52

Agile and Lean Supply Chain Real-time Visibility Logistics supply chain software solutions 52

Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 17, 2022

Content Marketing Strategy – The Decisive Guide! As the technologies develop, the means for promoting logistics services with a digital marketing strategy has also changed. For instance, logistics marketing heavily relies on digital channels of communication. What is logistics marketing?

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Logistics Strategy supply chain budgeting Budget 116

IBM Supply Chain Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

But AI is not just about being smart with technology, it is also about building trust and developing models responsibly; and so, IBM SkillsBuild also includes coursework on the important topic of AI ethics. At course completion, learners earn IBM-branded digital credentials that are recognized by potential employers.

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Ethics Import Networking 82

Skill Dynamics

JULY 15, 2022

Getting the topic right. Every training module is fueled by customer insights – for example, if we hear that customers are having difficulty with local sourcing or managing inflation, we will create modules, or more in-depth content, on these topics. Engaging learning formats.

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Supply chain Procurement Supply Risk 52