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Fortune’s Adam Lashinksy asks the question; Who is Oracle’s True Competition? by Jon Hansen
October 18, 2013
In what was a short but powerful post on LinkedIn, Fortune Magazine’s Sr. Editor at Large Adam Lashinsky posed a very interesting question; Who is Oracle’s True Competition? It wasn’t that the question in and of itself was ground-shaking journalism but, the reason or reasons behind his asking the question in the first place. During […]
Substance over sizzle: Can Elcom replicate its success with Scotland? by Jon Hansen
October 17, 2013
As many of you already know, beyond this blog I have written 5 books in total – two of which were as a ghostwriter. Remind me to tell you one day why I prefer the anonymity of assuming the ghostwriter persona. In the meantime, I think that it is safe to say that I know […]
How Tradeshift is using the power of factoring to drive adoption of its platform (Part 1) by Jon Hansen
October 12, 2013
Many, many, many years ago I was featured on a CBC television program for an innovative Employee Purchase Plan or EPP that I developed that generated more than $1 million of high margin business over a six week period for a major computer manufacturer. For those who may not be familiar with the EPP concept, […]
The Bandwagon Effect or why Spend Matters coverage of Coupa speaks to the growing creditability gap of “traditional” industry pundits by Jon Hansen
October 3, 2013
Back on September 18th, 2008 in a post titled “Moving Procurement Practice Beyond Adjunct Complexity” I gave a review of the Coupa solution. I outlined in detail why I believed that the company would become a major player in the then not too distant future. Sharing the news of my belief in the company’s inevitable […]
It’s the end of the world as we know it . . . at least for traditional analyst firms and bloggers by Jon Hansen
October 2, 2013
“It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” is a song by the rock band R.E.M. No, this hasn’t become a music blog – especially given the fact that I can’t carry a tune to save my life! However, the above referenced lyrics are more than appropriate in terms […]
When it comes to SciQuest, is the defection of Oregon and Colarado a sign that the WSCA wall is crumbling? by Jon Hansen
September 26, 2013
Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) Selects SciQuest to Improve Cooperative Purchasing . . . SciQuest Collaborative Procurement Empowers Multi-State Consortium to Streamline Purchasing Processes and Reduce Spending! It doesn’t seem that long ago that the above “news” was broadcast to the world by SciQuest via a press release. On a side note, and in the […]
BREAKING NEWS: Is the acquisition cup half full or half empty: A tale of two takeovers! By Jon Hansen
September 20, 2013
In business as in life, timing is everything. No sooner had I completed a 2-Part guest post for the Buyers Meeting Point Blog (Part 1 and Part 2), regarding the recent news that SciQuest had acquired CombineNet, and this morning I receive word from our newest sponsor Xchanging that they have acquired MarketMaker 4 (MM4), a […]
Procurement Insights 
Sun Tzu on why electronic bidding platforms for most vendors are a waste of time by Jon Hansen
October 23, 2013
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Absolutely agree! ‘Positioning’ for negotiations begins the moment initial contact is made, in whatever manner (phone, website etc.), by whomever (rarely the eventual negotiator). Policies and guidelines for ‘managed communications’ with (potential) suppliers are critical. Response from reader on LinkedIn to the question “The outcome of your negotiations are determined long before you come to […]