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Manufacturers: Overcome CPQ Pitfalls and Streamline Sales Processes with Zilliant

Read this blog post to discover CPQ pitfalls and how Zilliant CPQ streamlines the sales process and improves buying experiences for manufacturers.

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How to Streamline Rebate Management in Finance and Accounting
Rebates | Pricing

How to Streamline Rebate Management in Finance and Accounting

Zilliant’s new Rebate Management solution simplifies the intricate process of creating, executing and analyzing off-invoice incentive programs. Flexible cloud-native software replaces spreadsheets and one-off agreements to streamline and optimize the process for the key stakeholders that are integra...

PODCAST: Manufacturers Need CPQ, A.S.A.P.
Manufacturing | Pricing

PODCAST: Manufacturers Need CPQ, A.S.A.P.

To set the stage for this week’s podcast, host Barrett Thompson, general manager of commercial excellence at Zilliant, cites an eye-popping stat from Gartner: Digital commerce platforms now account for 45% of organizations’ revenue and Gartner expects that 75% of B2B manufacturer...

Distribution

[WHITEPAPER] A Recipe for Intelligent Commerce in Foodservice Distribution

A global pandemic, supply chain disruption, increasing cost volatility, labor shortages, inflationary pressures, and the shift away from the more profitable independent operators to national chains are just a few of the challenges that have impacted foodservice distribution in recent years. Addition...

Sales | Pricing

PODCAST: Six Pillars of B2B Revenue Growth Management

David Moss, partner at PwC, made a return appearance to B2B Reimaginedthis week.David walked us through four strategies to combat inflation the last time we spoke to him, and he’s back to tackle another big topic – revenue growth management(RGM). David and host Lindsay Duran start by defining...

eCommerce | Pricing

[WEBINAR] Leveraging Your B2B eCommerce Pricing & Digital Channels

When the pandemic forced many B2B businesses to accelerate digital initiatives, this compounded challenges for companies that weren’t as digitally savvy or behind the curve when it came to eCommerce. “The crisis exposed a significant digital gap in certain areas … The dramatic demand mix change and...

#TBT: 3 Tips to Significantly Improve the Pricing Process
Pricing

#TBT: 3 Tips to Significantly Improve the Pricing Process

Enjoy this throwback post with some minor updates from February 2019, one of the most popular Zilliant blogs to date:The domino effect of external pressures such as COVID-19, inflation, tariffs, and disruptive competitors are making significant waves in the manufacturing/distribution game.This impac...

Economic Trends

Insights from Pricing Experts for Intelligently Responding to Inflation

Resurgent demand, coupled with industry’s inability to acquire raw materials, manufacture products, and stock distribution centers, is causing prices to soar on everything from diapers to steel. “The big question is whether shortages and price hikes are temporary byproducts of the pandemic, or if th...

#TBT: 3 Benefits of a Pricing Center of Excellence
Pricing

#TBT: 3 Benefits of a Pricing Center of Excellence

How do the leading B2B companies leverage pricing to power a more intelligent approach to commerce in their business? It starts by readying the organization for change. Enjoy this throwback post from June 2019, one of the most popular Zilliant blogs to date:Merriam-Webster defines the word “excellen...

#TBT: What Works When Traditional Price Elasticity Fails
Pricing

#TBT: What Works When Traditional Price Elasticity Fails

Curious about price elasticity in B2B? Enjoy this in-depth throwback post from November 2018, written by Zilliant pricing scientists and one of the most popular Zilliant blogs to date:Price elasticity is the core of pricing science, as it provides direction on how to adjust and modify historical pri...

Rebates

[WEBINAR] Streamline Rebate Management across Pricing, Sales and Finance

While rebates, or off-invoice discounts and incentives, are powerful method to motivate a customer base, build brand loyalty, and ultimately, increase revenue, the process of executing and managing rebates is a cumbersome and complex process. Deal structure variation, time lapse between rebates and...

Can Your Sales Team Pivot on a Dime?
Sales

Can Your Sales Team Pivot on a Dime?

One of the key points my Zilliant colleagues and I focus on when advising customers is the importance of keeping up with the relentless pace of new business triggers that impact the B2B world. This advice is informed by real customer insights – the folks we work with receive cost changes from suppli...

Sales

Meet the New B2B Sales Model

As I meet with sales and executive leaders in ourcustomer and prospectbase, two big themes emerge that are intertwined. First, the pandemic completely upended the role of B2B sales, with fieldrepsspendingmore time in front of a computerand less time face-to-face with buyers. Second, now that vaccine...

eCommerce

[WEBINAR] Behind the Changing Customer Journey

“COVID-19 has made it clear: Digitize everything and think digital-first whether you’re selling to consumers or business buyers. No longer is it acceptable to rely on traditional direct and indirect channels to grow revenue,” states Forrester’s B2B E-Commerce Playbook For 2021. This digital-first m...

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