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Recent Zycus video demonstrates that even though you are “on” social media doesn’t mean you are “in” social media by Jon Hansen

June 30, 2013

“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” Back in 2010 I produced a PI Inquisitive Eye Internet TV segment titled Spend Intelligence & Botox in which Zycus was the sponsor. Even though it was a test broadcast that was based on a […]

First Release of full PI Inquisitive Eye Internet TV Broadcast features Colin Cram Discussing UK Government Procurement Policy Shakeup

January 18, 2011

Cabinet Office minister, Francis Maude, speaking at a meeting attended by 31 major government suppliers including BT, Hewlett Packard, IBM and CapGemini, claimed that large-scale bespoke IT systems – many of which have gone significantly over budget in the past – would henceforth be replaced by less expensive and “off the shelf” offerings. In this […]

2010 Will Be A Tough Year to Top . . .

January 8, 2011

Recently the good people at WordPress, who are the gracious hosts for the PI Social Media Network’s stable of blogs . . . I guess that stable would be the right word, provided a rather exceptional report on individual blog performances for the past year. This was a great service on a number of levels, […]

23rd Annual Virginia Forum delivers insights into one of the few public sector success stories

November 14, 2010

Editor’s Note: While a somewhat severe allergic reaction has caused me to forgo my Virginia keynote on Monday, the PI Window on Business will still be on-site (thanks to our sponsor), to provide time delayed coverage of seven live sessions. Even though restricted to bed, I will also be providing daily coverage with blog posts, […]

3rd Annual Business of Government Summit (Event Page) Now Up

April 20, 2010

“Building a Transparent, Collaborative and High-Performance Government Capable of Addressing the Challenges of the 21st Century” NOTE: Please Visit the Event Page through the following 3rd Annual Business of Government Summit Link. Broadcasting Live from Washington, DC April 27th & 28th The PI Window on Business Show will be on the road covering the 3rd […]

Spend Intelligence and Botox . . . is the term spend intelligence fluff or, worse yet, misleading?

April 15, 2010

Since releasing the following PI Inquisitive Eye TV segment on the legitimacy of the term “Spend Intelligence” earlier this week, there have been in excess of 1,000 views. What is noteworthy is that this particular subject seems to have hit a nerve with readers, listeners and now viewers, reflective of the level of interest that […]

Spend Intelligence & Botox – PI Inquisitive Eye (Television Unscripted)

March 21, 2010

“Spend intelligence takes spend analysis a step further. It enables the enterprise to take what it knows from the spend data it has gathered and use it to act on forward-thinking initiatives. In other words, spend intelligence provides actionable information.” While some industry pundits have expressed the opinion that the reference to “spend intelligence” is […]

PI Inquisitive Eye (Television Unscripted) – Judy Bradt Interview from Mar. 15/10

March 19, 2010

This week we officially began broadcasting on the PI Inquisitive Eye TV Channel through a series of episodes in which we provided commentary on recent PI Window on Business segments that originally aired on the Blog Talk Radio Network. Blog Talk Radio has more than 7 million listeners each month, which is double where they […]

Ariba’s Expected Decision to Drop Supply Excellence Blog Illustrates How Disconnected the Vendor is from the World of Social Media/Networking

March 16, 2010

I have always enjoyed reading, on more than one occasion, Charles Dominick’s “Purchasing Certification Blog” for many different reasons.Charles, whose Next Level Purchasing equips procurement professionals with the leading edge insights and expertise to become “indispensable” resources for their respective organizations, brings a unique perspective to any discussion or subject matter being covered. Nowhere was […]