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Another Podcast! The Red Review - Stop Being a Wanger

Another Podcast! The Red Review – Stop Being a Wanger

Posted on January 23, 2020June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
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7 Freshman Mistakes to Ditch in a Capabilities Presentation

7 Freshman Mistakes to Ditch in a Capabilities Presentation

Posted on January 22, 2020June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
A capabilities pitch can make or break a potential relationship.  So make sure you knock their socks off! Read More
WSW Event - GWPP Presents: Women in Procurement

WSW Event – GWPP Presents: Women in Procurement

Posted on January 18, 2020June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
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Have You Been a Victim of Scope Creep? Find out Why it's the Ultimate Business Betrayal and What You Can Do About it

Have You Been a Victim of Scope Creep? Find out Why it’s the Ultimate Business Betrayal and What You Can Do About it

Posted on January 15, 2020July 17, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
Everything is going fine until you get a call and find out "unfortunately, this is going to take a lot more than we initially thought." Cue an increase in pricing and scope to give you the ultimate business betrayal scope creep. Read More
Martech WEBINAR! Keys to a Successful Martech Procurement

Martech WEBINAR! Keys to a Successful Martech Procurement

Posted on January 14, 2020June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
Webinar on Martech Procurement: Please join Ms. Category Management and other amazing Sourcing Professionals in a Webinar in best practices in Sourcing the Martech Stack! Read More
Putting the "CURE" back in Procurement in 2020

Putting the “CURE” back in Procurement in 2020

Posted on January 7, 2020June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
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Tough Negotiations - Have You Been Stonewalled?

Tough Negotiations – Have You Been Stonewalled?

Posted on December 29, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
Find out how to breakthrough business negotiations, when you're a victim of the stonewalling technique. Read More
Improving Your Work Relationships in 2020

Improving Your Work Relationships in 2020

Posted on December 15, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
Work relationships aren't easy to manage. Therefore, find out what you can do to improve them for 2020 and beyond. Read More
Conspiracy Theories about Procurement - Fact or Fiction?

Conspiracy Theories about Procurement – Fact or Fiction?

Posted on December 8, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
December 2019 - Procurement Conspiracy Theories - Fact or Fiction? Click the link to find out if there are little green men in our back offices! Read More
When Fighting for Equality Isn't Enough #WSW

When Fighting for Equality Isn’t Enough #WSW

Posted on December 1, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
Dec-2019 - When Fighting for Equality Isn't Enough, Sometimes You Need to Re-Write History. Read More
Proactive Management of Agencies throughout the Product Life Cycle

Proactive Management of Agencies throughout the Product Life Cycle

Posted on November 20, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
Agencies - Best practices when managing creative and strategy ad agencies throughout the product lifecycle. Read More
There's no Participation Trophy for Showing up to Work

There’s no Participation Trophy for Showing up to Work

Posted on November 8, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
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Bring it on Nightmare Negotiators, I've Been Black Swan Trained!

Bring it on Nightmare Negotiators, I’ve Been Black Swan Trained!

Posted on November 6, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
Negotiation Training with one of the best, former FBI hostage negotiator Christopher Voss. Read More
Why SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) Matters - It's Your Business to Lose!

Why SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) Matters – It’s Your Business to Lose!

Posted on October 9, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
SRM is important, why? Suppliers assume they have the business because they are the incumbents. But remember it's your business to lose! Read More
Have We Stretched the Supplier Relationship Too Far?

Have We Stretched the Supplier Relationship Too Far?

Posted on October 4, 2019June 19, 2020 by DanaMarieSmall
Supplier Relationships 101 The title sums it up pretty well. Let’s think of the relationship between buyers and suppliers like a rubber band. We all know there is... Read More
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