Global supply chains and transport networks form the backbone of the global economy, fuelling trade, consumption and economic growth. When these supply chains get disrupted in some way it can potentially have major repercussions for companies and more importantly the global economy. Disruption to supply chains can prove very costly, as highlighted recently by significant [...]
Read More» When I was growing up I had no end of boy’s toys, Meccano for testing my engineering skills, Airfix kits for testing my patience with assembling intricate model aircraft and ships, Scalextric to hone my racing skills and then there was my Hornby model railway layout. I somehow persuaded my grandfather to convert the loft space in [...]
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Not every retailer is enjoying high levels of success with online sales. In fact, many are abandoning their storefronts altogether – particularly small and midsize retailers. Instead these companies are choosing to sell through third party marketplaces. In the US, mega-retailers such as Walmart, Sears, Best Buy, Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble each allow other [...]
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The sun shone in the UK at the weekend. This is big news after the coldest, wettest and most depressing spring for 50 years. I’d almost forgotten sunshine existed. So to celebrate my family decided outdoor activity, namely cycling, was a good idea. Now, if you are now wondering how this relates to B2B, read [...]
Read More» Are you just too busy to find the time to read the recent report “A rush and a push and the land is ours” about the challenges companies face as they look to escape slow growth at home and expand abroad? If so, below are my top 5 tips from the report. Companies are accelerating [...]
Read More» You don’t need to be Ernst Blofeld stroking his white Persian cat to know that Shadow IT sows dissent and chaos in the workplace, just like you had planned all along. Hidden factories, data loss, data leakage, holey firewalls and poorly (read: not) encrypted mobile devices are just some of the horsemen of the IT and [...]
Read More» Here is the latest from our B2B e-Commerce humor series for your enjoyment – focused on invoices.
Read More» Only a few years ago, global retailing was regarded as the exclusive domain of only the largest of retailers. Now, trading on the internet has given heart to even mid-size companies who are following up their digital ambitions with physical stores, whether directly managed or through local partners. This whole process has been accelerated by [...]
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In earlier All About B2B blogs, GXS’s Jerome Tillier and Curt Brill discussed the migration to ISO 20022 for SEPA and Corporate Actions. But did you know that there are other high-profile ISO 20022 migration efforts underway affecting financial services? I’ve created an infographic which explains what ISO 20022 is and how it benefits the [...]
Read More» This exam and revision stuff is getting to be a problem for me now. As “smarty pants” number One son dives deeper into his Economics text book he keeps learning new words I have never heard of and getting ideas I can’t even comprehend. Just occasionally he flaunts downstairs, no doubt still pining for the [...]
Read More» Amazon.com and Google (along with Facebook and Apple) have been at the forefront of the innovation curve over the past five years as they battle for supremacy in the technology sector. Both companies have challenged Apple with new tablet devices (Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Google’s Nexus). The two are competing head-to-head in the cloud computing [...]
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The Role of Service Providers One of the biggest complaints about B2B and perhaps true in the early days is that this method is too expensive for small and medium companies, and that these B2B programs were all driven by larger customers who essentially left their trading partners with little choice about participating. I’m not [...]
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Last week I attended the Euro Banking Association’s EBA Day 2013 in Berlin, a pan-European conference focussing on cross-border payments, collaboration between banks and payment infrastructures, partnerships and innovation. The city and the venue’s location were highly symbolic of the conference themes. The Berlin Estrel Convention Centre is located on the edge of the cold [...]
Read More» The title for this blog and newly launched report comes courtesy of The Smiths, a 1980’s alternative rock band. Not that I was a big fan but the title fits with the current interest with companies on international expansion. The thought of expanding your business into a BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) market may [...]
Read More» Unless you have been living under a rock or staying with the Flintstones over the past few weeks you may not have heard about the next big consumer electronics device called Google Glass. For years Apple has dominated the spending power of today’s tech savvy consumers, but is the tide about to change in favour [...]
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