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Still Waters Run Deep: A Profile of cloudBuy’s Nilesh Gopali by Jon Hansen
May 5, 2015
One of the most exciting elements of Procurement Insights’ New Wave Companies Program, is that it does not provide an expansive list of vendors or, attempt to fall back on the familiar features, functions, benefits framework of the past. Let’s face it, the myriad of lists and quadrants over the years have done little in […]
Avoiding the dot.com bust: Why India’s new eCommerce boom isn’t a bubble by Jon Hansen
January 9, 2015
We are all likely familiar with the term those who fail to learn from the past are doomed to repeat it. There is also the saying that “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.” Just as an interesting aside, Albert Einstein is often times given credit for making this observation, […]
20 years in the making cloudBuy now starting to challenge the industry big boys by Jon Hansen
December 8, 2014
“This is an incredible win for a British company and is a massive challenge to the corporate players such as IBM who recently launched their B2B ecommerce solution. In winning the backing of the CII cloudBuy have taken a potentially non traditional approach to the market and one that might win them significant market share.” […]
Is eCommerce bad for the economy? by Jon Hansen
October 2, 2014
The other day I received an interesting phone call from Daniel Blaise who, after reading my coverage of the emerging eCommerce world, wondered if I had ever considered the possible downside of this “new” global reality. Downside? How could there be a downside? Blaise is the founder of nearest.com, which was established as a means […]
With the launch of #cloudtour 2014, the time for cloudBuy is now by Jon Hansen
October 1, 2014
New Wave 2014 company cloudBuy has just begun a 5 country, 30 day tour in which they will travel to Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore, Syndney and Hong Kong to talk about their unique B2B eCommerce platform. What makes them unique? Why after 20 years is the company, according to founder and Chairman Ronald Duncan, now in […]
Is Amazon The New Oracle or How The Emergence of The B2C World Marks The Official End of The ERP Era by Jon Hansen
September 12, 2014
Over the years I have written a great deal about why “traditional” ERP-based procurement solutions have, with a predictability that is almost as certain as the sun rising every morning, failed to deliver the expected results. One of the main reasons is user adoption – or the lack thereof. Back in 2007, when Microsoft made yet another […]
The New eCommerce B2B World: Redefining the Buyer – Supplier Relationship by Nilesh Gopali
August 5, 2014
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is part 2 in a 4 part series by cloudBuy’s Nilesh Gopali that has been published in the Brokers Forum of India magazine. You can access part 1 in the series through the following link; July issue, page 26 for article part 1 of 4 In my previous article Connecting the dots […]
Enhancing the retail experience for corporate buyers by Jon Hansen
July 14, 2014
Specifically, people started to ask the question “why can’t we have the same experience sitting at the office as we do at home?” Consumer experience it is safe to say has forever changed the business world’s approach to B2B engagement. – Ronald Duncan, January 8th, 2014 In The Cloud post I have with great interest […]
cloudBuy’s Nilesh Gopali writes about eCommerce innovation and the Indian economy
July 4, 2014
Editor’s Note: Nilesh Gopali was recently appointed to the position of Country Head, India for cloudBuy, based out of Mumbai. Below is the link to the first in a series of articles he has written for Brokers Forum magazine regarding how eCommerce innovation is both influencing and redefining the Indian economy. See July issue, page […]
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At what price supplier liquidity? by Jon Hansen
June 29, 2015
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Over the past year I have noticed the voluminous amount of virtual ink being dedicated to the subject of supplier liquidity. Perhaps in part driven by the introduction last summer, of the U.S. Government’s SupplierPay initiative, it is becoming clear that buying organizations have a new found awareness and even empathy, regarding the bottom line of those in their […]