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Initial Questions Regarding Spend Matters SolutionMap
April 11, 2017
Spend Matters released its first SolutionMap, an essential tool for procurement executives and their teams to assess and understand vendor capability on an ongoing basis. – Press Release, April 10th, 2017 I received an e-mail from Azul Partners VP of Marketing Carina Kuhl in which she shared news regarding Spend Matters’ release of its first […]
Theranos and procurement continued . . .
May 9, 2016
“whose best interest does the procurement industry press serve . . . the solution providers or the procurement professional? You cannot serve both.” Or here’s another way to look at the dynamics of such relationships: “whose best interests do procurement professionals serve . . . the suppliers who serve our business customers, or our business […]
Answer: Theranos coverage . . . Question: What does the Silicon Valley press and the procurement industry’s media have in common?
May 6, 2016
But if you peel back all of the layers of this tale, at the center you will find one of the more insidious culprits: the Silicon Valley tech press. – from The Secret Culprit in the Theranos Mess by Nick Bilton, Vanity Fair News May 2nd, 2016 Back in 2010, I wrote a post that did […]
Are associations for sale to the highest bidder? by Jon Hansen
August 18, 2015
My last post Is The Busch Era Coming To An End . . . Should It Have Started In The First Place?, has generated some interesting feedback. Here are a few examples: “This was quality read and you’ve raised some thought provoking questions!” – Government Market Master Group Member “You really nailed it on Spend Matters and […]
Who is footing the bill for your market intelligence? by Jon Hansen
July 29, 2015
In my interview with Shel Israel back in 2010, we discussed how Twitter would monetize its growing popularity. The segment was aptly titled Can Twitter Make Money. For those who are unfamiliar with Israel, he is one of the country’s foremost authorities on social media, having co-authored the book Naked Conversations, How Blogs are Changing […]
Seeing SciQuest through special glasses? by JonHansen
July 3, 2015
“Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, one has issued a buy recommendation and three have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. SciQuest’s rating score has improved by 7.8% from three months ago as a result of a number of analysts’ ratings changes.” – July 2nd, 2015, Dakota Financial […]
Breaking The NIGP Code? by Jon Hansen
June 18, 2015
Back in the middle of April, I wrote a post titled What is the real cost of moving away from the NIGP Code? At the time, there seemed to be a notable reluctance on the part of NIGP Code licensees such as States, to make the switch to another taxonomy. According to feedback, this reluctance was based upon […]
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Spend Matters SolutionMap: A Thin Line Between Greatness And Irrelevance
April 21, 2017
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The response to my April 11th post, Initial Questions Regarding Spend Matters SolutionMap has been interesting, to say the least. To start, I have appreciated the openness of Azul Partners VP of Marketing Carina Kuhl to provide me with information – including the E-Procurement SolutionMap PRO articles that are only available to subscribers, to help me to better understand their service […]