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How to negotiate with procurement, with Mike Lander

Account Management Skills

In this episode, I chat to Mike Lander, CEO of Piscari, a former procurement director who now assists sales teams in negotiating with procurement departments. We also dive into a five-step framework to help you negotiate more effectively and shed light on some questionable tactics employed by less experienced procurement professionals.

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What is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Apptivo

The Finance and accounting module. The Finance and accounting module helps businesses understand the current financial status and the future outlook. The Sourcing and procurement module. This module helps with procuring the materials and services businesses Need to manufacture their goods, or the items they want to resell.

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How Project N95 streamlined its volunteer-staffed support using Zendesk

Zendesk

As we enter year two of “life after coronavirus,” procuring proper personal protective equipment (PPE) can be just as difficult as it was in the early days of the pandemic. People don’t know what’s legit, and they don’t know which suppliers are legit,” Anne Miller, executive director of Project N95 told the NYT.

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Selling to the C-Suite: Strategies for Reaching Executive Decision Makers

Brooks Group

By accessing this level, you position your solution more strategically and reduce the risk of being viewed as just another vendor or commodity supplier. Have experts on your team who can speak to different functional areas like finance, operations, marketing, etc. Bring cross-functional expertise. Follow up and persist.

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Find the right CRM Strategy for your Industry

Insightly

Customer Engagement and Communication: Effective communication is essential in the solar industry, where customers often have questions about solar installations, financing options, and maintenance. In the finance sector, trust, personalized service, and efficient operations are paramount.

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Find the right CRM Strategy for your Industry

Insightly

Customer Engagement and Communication: Effective communication is essential in the solar industry, where customers often have questions about solar installations, financing options, and maintenance. In the finance sector, trust, personalized service, and efficient operations are paramount.

CRM 52
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Current Challenges in B2B Wholesale

QYMATIX

Between supplier price pressure, supply chain problems and customer anger: Why wholesalers win with value-based customer management. Allocation problems on a larger scale have been virtually unknown since the balance of power in almost all sectors shifted away from the suppliers in favor of the demanders at the end of the 1960s.

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