Tag: mscategorymanagement
When Fighting for Equality Isn’t Enough #WSW
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
Agencies - Best practices when managing creative and strategy ad agencies throughout the product lifecycle. Read More
Bring it on Nightmare Negotiators, I’ve Been Black Swan Trained!
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!
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?
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
ProcureCon Marketing 2019 – Come See Me Speak and Keep Austin Weird!
ProcureCon Marketing - Join me on November 18-20th in Austin, Texas. I'll be presenting my case study of managing agencies through the product lifecycle. Read More
5 Clever Books to Sharpen Your Strategic Sourcing Skills
Boost your strategic know-how with these 10 books. Just don't fall asleep before you finish them! Read More
Women in Procurement: Are We Winning the Battle, only to Seemingly Lose the War?
Women in Procurement. It's akin to completing an Ironman. Read more to find out why we may have won some battles, but maybe losing the war. Read More
The Godfather: Procurement Lessons Inspired by the Mafia
July 19th, 2019. The Godfather. The Mafia. We can all learn something from their successful business management. So here's a guide to handling work like a mob boss. Read More
Backstabbing Co-Workers: How to Handle the Two-Faced Foe
Backstabbing coworkers. It's happened to all of us, so read more about how to maintain your integrity and best practices to deal with these two-faced foes. Read More
Playing poker can improve your negotiation skills, here’s how.
Poker v. Negotiation Skills. I consider myself a decent negotiator, but I've recently met my match. Read more to learn why an obsession with poker has made him a pro at negotiations. Read More
How to write an RFP that suppliers want to respond to
Writing an RFP in the digital age is no easy task. Especially when you have lots of information to share. Find out how to write an RFP suppliers will WANT to respond to! Read More
3 Epic Business Faux Pas you’ll be happy didn’t happen to you!
3 epic business faux pas that will make you cringe! Join me and laugh at my pain! Read More
It’s an Inside Job: The Dirty Little Secret of Sourcing Fraud
Sourcing Fraud. It's the dirty little secret and epidemic sweeping small businesses. So why haven't we heard more about it? Read more to find out. Read More
7 Amazing Fun Facts about Category Managers
7 (Seven) Fun Facts about Category Managers that you may not have known! Read More
Bull in a China Shop – #WSW
Ms Category Management explains what a Bull in a China shop should really mean Read More
Nightmare IT Negotiations
MsCategoryManagement blogs about IT Sourcing and Nightmare Negotiations Read More
10 Things to Avoid When Networking
10 things to avoid when networking from Ms. Category Management at mscategorymanagement blog Read More
2019 ANAFM Conference – Amazing Highlights
The 2019 ANA Financial Management Conference Review by Ms. Category Management Read More
Networking – Love or Hate?
Join Ms. Category Management in her 2019 blog to talk about Business Networking Read More
Insight into Ultra Rare Diseases
Ms Category Management explores ultra rare and rare disease marketing Read More
What’s Your Level of Transparency in Discussions with Sourcing Peers?
A blog from Ms. Category Management on the level of Transparency in Discussion with Sourcing Peers Read More
7 Deadly Sins of Sourcing
The 7 Deadly Sins of Strategic Sourcing - blog by Ms Category Management Read More
Sole Source Suppliers – How I saved $1 Million
How I Saved a $1M dollars with a Sole Source Supplier by Ms Category Management Read More
tealbook Global Launch – Lessons Learned
The first ever tealbook Global Launch and Lessons Learned Read More
When Technology is …
When technology is just... 10 issues by Ms Category Management Read More
Cvent – 1 Day Training
Review of my one day training with CVENT by Ms Category Managgment Read More
Right Data. For the Right Decisions. Using the Right Technology – RightSpend.
Learn more about Beekman Associates and their data driven marketing procurement tool - Rightspend. See what puts it into a category all of it's own. Read More
Pull Back the Advertising Cost Curtain
Pulling back the cost curtain on advertising agencies by Ms Category Management Read More
It’s Time to Stop the Meaningless Meeting Maniacs!
It's time to stop the Meaningless Meeting Maniacs! Blog by Ms Category Management Read More
Tealbook – The Groundbreaking Global Launch
The Global Launch of Tealbook by Ms Category Management Read More
The Sourcing Redemption
The Sourcing Redemption by Ms Category Management Read More
How Service Based Companies Increase Profit Part 2: How to Defend Against Them
Part 2: How Service Based Companies Increase Profit and How to Defend Against Them Read More
How Service Companies Increase Profit – Part 1
How Service Based Companies Increase Their Profit Part 1 - by Ms Category Management Read More
Rate Analysis Made Easy
Rate Analysis Made Easy by Ms Category Management (Salary+OH+Profit=Rate) Read More
Women Supporting Women #WSW
Women Supporting Women WSW - Christy Willmon Consulting blog by Ms Category Management Read More
The Prequel – Gone with the RFP
Gone with the RFP - The Prequel by Ms Category Management Read More
Paying Doctors and Nurses – Can be a GOOD Thing
Why Paying Doctors and Nurses can be a Good Thing - Change My Mind by Ms Category Management Read More
10 Terrible Gifts for Coworkers and Where to Find Them
10 Terrible Gifts for Coworkers and Where to Find Them - Another Holiday Blog by Ms Category Management Read More
How to Grow the Grinch’s Heart
How to Grow the Grinch's Heart - Suggestions for Suppliers by Ms Category Management Read More
Join Grumpy Cat and Get in the Holiday Mood….
Join Grumpy Cat to Get in the Holiday Mood with the 12 Days Christmas with Suppliers Read More
Ho, Ho, Ho – Here we go again!
Ho, Ho, Ho, Here We Go Again! What's in the Bag Santa? Sourcing Tools, SRM or a Sales and Marketing RFP? Read More
Women in the Workplace – Behind Enemy Lines
Women in the Workplace - Behind Enemy Lines. Read my stories and struggles with other Women in the Workplace and what I've done to overcome them. Read More
One Flew Over a Commercial Team’s Nest
One Flew Over a Commercial Teams Nest by Ms Category Management Read More
Gone with the RFP …
Gone with the Wind - WTF RFP by Ms Category Management Read More