B2B

Behind every successful ecommerce experience is relevant and accurate product information. A product goes through multiple stages such as ideation, research and design, pricing and configuration, marketing, and digital asset association before it is deemed ready for channels like ecommerce, marketplaces, and more. This process of taking a product from ideation all the way to […]

B2B medical sales involve the purchasing of medical supplies, including personal protection equipment (PPE) such as masks, gloves, goggles, and face shields, and typical customers are labs, hospitals, clinics, manufacturing companies, and clean rooms. These products protect the wearer from their environment where infection, disease, or dangerous chemicals may be present. In hospitals, the wearer […]

It’s funny how changing one term in a phrase can make us think so differently about something. On a recent panel discussion with Digital Commerce 360, I spoke about this exact paradigm change as it relates to the world of commerce. Product detail pages (PDP) have long been something that we in the commerce space […]

You know it’s critical to stay connected to your customers. And if you’re in B2B, it’s vital to strengthen relationships with your partners, too. But which tools and technologies are the best fit – and the best investment? Why Channel Software, Why Now Forrester interviewed Perficient for its recent report The Forrester Tech Tide: Channel […]

In our recent blog, Strengthen Your B2B Commerce Experience with CPQ & PIM, we learned how integrating a product information management (PIM) system with a configure price quote (CPQ) system can build efficiency and accuracy throughout the B2B buying process. Next, we’ll explore the benefits and delineation of responsibility between a customer relationship management (CRM) […]

In a previous blog, Digitally Catering to New Customers Post-COVID, I explored the impact COVID has had and is continuing to have on B2B healthcare organizations, specifically in areas such as commerce and site traffic for organizations that sell health/wellness products. I mentioned that there were two scenarios I can see unfolding as COVID continues […]

In our blog, Building Better B2B Commerce Experiences with CPQ, we explored how companies can benefit from implementing a CPQ system. To take it a step further, we’ll now explore how pairing a product information management (PIM) system with CPQ strengthens your tech strategy so you can build an effective B2B commerce experience. A PIM […]

Shipping address is a very important data point in online shopping, which is why improving the shopping cart experience with an address autocomplete feature is becoming more common on ecommerce websites. Adding the Google Places Autocomplete API to your online store’s checkout workflow can increase conversion rates, decrease abandoned shopping carts, and result in 20% […]

It goes without saying that the start of this new decade is unprecedented, unplanned, and flat out unwanted. Yet here we are, and we must find ways to think creatively and collaboratively moving forward. B2B healthcare organizations are at a very interesting crossroads. With all that has happened around the COVID-19 pandemic, leveraging technology and […]

Healthcare ecommerce has seen consistent growth over the past decade, and during the last couple of years, the Amazon effect within the healthcare space has caught everyone’s attention. Even though B2B healthcare companies have generally been quick to adapt to elevate digital and technological maturity, the involvement of marketplaces in the healthcare sector exposed the […]

What is CPQ? In the B2B industry, complicated products and a large catalog can make providing a quote a lengthy process, often generating inaccurate product configurations and quotes. The same order may vary in price depending on factors like your relationship with the client, the promotions you’re offering, product bundles, accounts with recurring orders, and […]

In a recent blog I wrote called “Your Ecommerce Customers Are About to Change,” I discussed the unique opportunity businesses have been presented with due to COVID-19. Specifically, looking at how their customers, among many other things, will change forever in this new normal that we are starting to see each day. I wanted to […]