Filed Under (B2B Sales Success) by Michele Aymold
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Michele joined BigMachines as a Marketing Specialist in early 2010. Her hobbies include email marketing, social media and event planning. Michele enjoys android apps, bike riding and being the mayor of BigMachines on foursquare. Michele is excited to be a BigMachines blog contributor. on 11-16-2010
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Science has yet to figure out a way to share knowledge through osmosis, but BigMachines Guided Selling sure comes close! Read the rest of this entry »
Filed Under (B2B eCommerce, B2B Sales Success, Industry News) by Michele Aymold
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Michele joined BigMachines as a Marketing Specialist in early 2010. Her hobbies include email marketing, social media and event planning. Michele enjoys android apps, bike riding and being the mayor of BigMachines on foursquare. Michele is excited to be a BigMachines blog contributor. on 09-28-2010
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This is a re-post from Acquiring Minds
The digital world is bringing great change to how buyers wish to interact with B2B sales teams.
B2B buyers who are at ease in researching, communicating, collaborating and buying on the internet are choosing to do business differently. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed Under (Configurator, Product Development, Proposal Generator, Quoting Software) by Tim Handorf
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Tim leads our product management team that is responsible for setting our product direction. Tim works closely with our customers to survey the market and drive valuable innovations into our products. Tim joined BigMachines in 2000 and spent seven years leading over 50 implementation projects giving him a deep understanding our customers' needs. Before joining BigMachines in 2000, Tim worked for 6 years with CNH Global (a $17 billion manufacturer of agricultural equipment). At CNH, Tim completed a manufacturing leadership program, led a manufacturing engineering group, and during his last 2 years at CNH managed an in-house supply chain software development group. Tim holds a BS in agriculture engineering from Iowa State University. on 08-31-2010
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Tags: B2B eCommerce,
BigMachines,
BigMachines Quoting,
Channel Sales,
Cloud Computing,
Configurator,
Development,
eCommerce Engine,
Product Configurator,
SaaS,
SaaS Sales Configurator,
Sales 2.0
Technology, sales and business processes are constantly evolving. For BigMachines, changing processes and enhanced technologies mean we have to constantly stay one step ahead to meet the needs and exceed the expectations of our customers. As a result, BigMachines has consistently added new features and enhanced capabilities to our products year after year. What follows is a high-level overview of some of the features and enhancements we have released since our founding in 2000. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed Under (B2B eCommerce) by Godard Abel
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Since its inception in 2000, Godard has led BigMachines on its mission to deliver innovative web software solutions to its customers and to build an enduring company with a great team. Prior to co-founding BigMachines, Godard was General Manager of the iNiku.com application service for Niku Corporation, a leading provider of enterprise applications for professional service automation that successfully went public in 2000 prior to being acquired by CA. Before entering the technology industry, Godard consulted for McKinsey & Company and advised leading corporations in the U.S. and Germany on strategy and business process improvement. Godard earned an MBA from Stanford University and both a BS and MS in engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). on 07-14-2010
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This is a re-post of an article on DemandGenReport.
Over the past decade, BtoC eCommerce has changed the landscape of selling products as leaders like Amazon.com have brought eCommerce to the mainstream — and the numbers are growing.
A 2009 survey of online consumer behavior conducted by Harris Interactive found that 48% of US online adults say that they are now conducting more online transactions than they did in the past. In the UK, the number is even higher as 53% of online adults say they are making more purchases online, with the ability to compare products and prices cited by 74% of these as the main reason. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed Under (B2B eCommerce, BigMachines Company News, Product Development) by Tim Handorf
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Tim leads our product management team that is responsible for setting our product direction. Tim works closely with our customers to survey the market and drive valuable innovations into our products. Tim joined BigMachines in 2000 and spent seven years leading over 50 implementation projects giving him a deep understanding our customers' needs. Before joining BigMachines in 2000, Tim worked for 6 years with CNH Global (a $17 billion manufacturer of agricultural equipment). At CNH, Tim completed a manufacturing leadership program, led a manufacturing engineering group, and during his last 2 years at CNH managed an in-house supply chain software development group. Tim holds a BS in agriculture engineering from Iowa State University. on 07-06-2010
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BigMachines 10.1 is here! Like earlier BigMachines releases, 10.1 was developed with direct input from our customers (submitted and discussed on the My BigIdeas online collaboration portal), feedback from our Customer Advisory Board, and roundtable discussions on our product roadmap during our annual BigIdeas conference. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed Under (Industry News) by Will Wiegler
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Will leads BigMachines' marketing programs, branding, and lead generation activities. Prior to joining BigMachines, Will directed marketing, technical publications, and software development teams at companies including Digital Equipment Corp, Spire Corporation and CUSeeMe Networks; directed usability research at User Interface Engineering; and developed go-to-market strategies and branding for tech start-ups including Konarka Technologies and AnVil Informatics. Will earned an MS from Syracuse University and State University of NY and a BS from Hobart College. on 01-13-2010
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Highlights from ComputerWorld’s “10 IT-related predictions for 2011” by Nancy Weil
ComputerWorld found only some of their 2010 predictions to be true, here’s a snippet of what they are predicting for 2011 and the Cloud.
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