Storified by Mark Perera · Mon, May 20 2013 01:13:30

Love the ‘I Love Procurement’ campaign by @ProcurementMag #procurement #iloveprocurement http://pic.twitter.com/a2EgHeVhdI · Mark Perera

Love it too RT @markperera: Love the ‘I Love Procurement’ campaign by @ProcurementMag #procurement #iloveprocurement http://pic.twitter.com/akpOGCcWN5 · Alison Smith

@PurchasingCoach it was a idea of Rudy from a few years ago, took its time to bubble to the top. #iloveprocurement

— Procurement · Mon, May 20 2013 01:13:30

@procurement it's has a liberating and feeling of pride about it #iloveprocurement

— Alison Smith · Mon, May 20 2013 01:13:30

The first ever Procurement Leaders World Procurement Congress will take place on 21–22 May 2013 at the prestigious Park Lane Hilton Hotel in London, UK.

Storified by Mark Perera · Sat, May 18 2013 12:09:52

World Procurement Congress 2013 - London

Hear how leading CPOs from the world's most forward-thinking companies are preparing and organising themselves and their teams for future...

Love the ‘I Love Procurement’ campaign by @ProcurementMag #procurement #iloveprocurement pic.twitter.com/a2EgHeVhdI · Mark Perera

@markperera variety, challenge, interaction, excel spreadsheets, making a difference, creativity #iloveprocurement

— Alison Smith · Sat, May 18 2013 03:58:46

#procurement · Mark Perera

Storified by Mark Perera · Tue, Jan 08 2013 10:14:25

Supplier Relationship Management Best Practices

An article in the spring edition of the CPO Agenda addressed the issue of SRM in turbulent times. Noting that now is not the time to put ...

Building Deep Supplier Relationships - Harvard Business Review

"The Big Three [U.S. automakers] set annual cost-reduction targets [for the parts they purchase]. To realize those targets, they'll do an...

RT @procurement: How do you measure the ROI of a supplier relationship management programme? http://buff.ly/ZkWRwb

— Vianin Roland · Fri, Jan 04 2013 12:40:17

What is Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)? | Old St Labs

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) is the discipline of working collaboratively with suppliers in order to maximise the value derived...

Storified by Mark Perera · Thu, Dec 20 2012 20:46:14

Oracle Buys Eloqua | SiriusDecisions Blog

On December 20, 2012, Oracle announced its intent to purchase marketing automation platform (MAP) provider Eloqua for $871 million, a 31 ...

The Impact of Oracle Buying Eloqua: 11 Power Players Weigh In http://wp.me/p2W4HD-3j via @radius

— Jonathan Parrott · Thu, Dec 20 2012 20:30:20

Oracle Buys Eloqua, Part 2 | SiriusDecisions Blog

Earlier today, Jonathan Block discussed here what Oracle's acquisition of Eloqua means for Eloqua and the MAP market as a whole. I agree ...

Oracle to Buy Eloqua in $810 Million Deal

Oracle agreed to buy software company Eloqua for about $810 million, adding to its cloud-based and market-analysis offerings.

Why Oracle bought Eloqua, and what it means http://shar.es/hhAGH #HowToSlowDownSalesForce #UCanAvoidOracleButTheyllBuyYourVendor

— JP · Thu, Dec 20 2012 20:08:06

Oracle Acquires Eloqua: A Do-Over For The Era Of Digital Disruption - Forbes

Rob Brosnan Today Oracle announced that it will acquire Eloqua, a marketing automation firm. Oracle positions the deal as a comprehensive...

Oracle Buys Eloqua: Can It Digest Another Cloud-Based App Vendor? by @antoneg http://rww.to/RHD9sb via @RWW

— Grover Ramirez · Thu, Dec 20 2012 20:18:31

Oracle Acquires Eloqua: A Quick Take on What it Means | Forrester Blogs http://blogs.forrester.com/lori_wizdo/12-12-20-oracle_acquires_eloqua_a_quick_take_on_what_it_means

— Gonzalo Mannucci · Thu, Dec 20 2012 20:27:43

@BizCloud Eloqua was one of the first marketing automation products that required tons of training. Hard to use and expensive

— CloudJobs · Thu, Dec 20 2012 20:27:46

Oracle buys cloud-based marketing software firm Eloqua for $871 million http://tnw.to/f0Zga by @robinwauters

— The Next Web · Thu, Dec 20 2012 05:08:24

Everyone knows it. @salesforce should have bought @Eloqua today, not Oracle. #epicfail

— Mike Rogan · Thu, Dec 20 2012 19:38:58

Oracle Picks Up Marketing Software Firm Eloqua for $871 Million http://on.mash.to/RGcM62

— Pete Cashmore · Thu, Dec 20 2012 06:47:46

Oracle to buy Eloqua for $23.50/shr in $871 million deal http://bit.ly/RG6Fi5 $ELOQ

— Forbes · Thu, Dec 20 2012 05:50:37

Not sure I would have pick Oracle as a good home for Eloqua. http://www.eloqua.com/oracle/

— Greg Clark · Thu, Dec 20 2012 20:00:14

Oracle + Eloqua = comprehensive customer experience cloud that enables business 2 create an end-to-end sales & support? http://onforb.es/12sfNJ4

— Uday Mannam · Thu, Dec 20 2012 19:52:16

Understanding value: Procurements impact on shareholder value

Storified by Mark Perera · Tue, Jun 19 2012 02:05:57

Why use Istagram? ;-) #leweb · Hugh MacLeod

#twitter #following #demographic #remix #cliches #soundbites #bullshit #pseudorockstars almost as #vacuous and awash with #pseudointellectuals as #tedx #whataloadofwank #echochamber #zzzzzz #powerpointlessness · Carl Rahn Griffith

Awesome quote: "pinterest makes junk look good" - Jamie Oliver, #LeWeb London 2012

— · Fri, Jun 15 2012 18:07:34

At #leweb @jamieoliver & @kevin talking about @instagram and social. · Tac Anderson

Tiny tiny Instagram's Jamie Oliver #LEWEB · pierre_vallet

"Instagram: because Twitter is too b*tchy" #LeWeb

— · Fri, Jun 15 2012 18:07:34

Jamie Oliver and Kevin Systrom on stage with @loic #leweb instagr.am/p/MDLoBRvLwo/ ·

#leweb startup competition starting at plenary stage 2. pic.twitter.com/GRuh9jKt ·

"The Internet's about being generous" @jamieoliver #leweb

— · Fri, Jun 15 2012 18:07:34

RT @ronpragides: Listening to @KevinSystrom and @jamieoliver at #LeWeb. We're now looking at Jamie's Instagram stream. He groks social. pic.twitter.com/YS246NQ4 ·

#LeWeb @jamieoliver needs to understand the difference between "monetization" and "advertising".

— · Fri, Jun 15 2012 18:07:34

Champagne flowing. Some lively discussion on procurement outsourcing, srm and measuring performance.#plnforum

— Steve Hall · Tue, May 22 2012 08:22:47

RT @david_rae: "If you enter a room and can tell who the procurement guy is, he's failed. Should be business people..." Firminich's Bhavesh Shah #plnforum

— Bhavesh Shah · Tue, May 22 2012 09:54:19

Closing remarks from j.f.baril...wrapping up a fine day. First day of the British summer too it seems. #plnforum

— Steve Hall · Tue, May 22 2012 09:06:24

Keep an eye out for @j_p_webb's session on social media and procurement at 4pm. #plnforum

— PLN · Tue, May 22 2012 07:45:42

"The 3 Ds of transformation: Dream, Design, Do". Closing #plnforum

— Procurement Future · Tue, May 22 2012 09:00:55

I'll be hosting the social media roundtable at the #plnforum in 50 minutes. Do come along if you are there!

— Jonathan Webb · Tue, May 22 2012 07:13:55

Interesting #plnforum session on commodity hedging. "It's not about gambling the P&L, but protecting the company from risk" Ed Fuchs at UB

— Jonathan Webb · Tue, May 22 2012 07:07:08

About to do a video interview with Sidney Johnson, last night's procurement leader award winner #plnforum

— Steve Hall · Tue, May 22 2012 07:09:13

If you want to meet the editorial team, we're at the energy station giving away red bull. Aren't we nice? #plnforum

— Steve Hall · Tue, May 22 2012 06:37:26

Accelerating procurement’s performance to increase shareholder value. Union League Club, Chicago

Storified by Mark Perera · Wed, Mar 28 2012 16:40:21

Blog: PL Forum Chicago: Business alignment at Kimberly Clark: With volatility and change being the new norm in... bit.ly/HoMVqJ

— · Wed, Mar 28 2012 10:47:07

Blog: PL Forum Chicago: Notes from J&J and an attractive start: ATTRACT. With that acronym, Joseph Sandor, pro... bit.ly/HfOxDN

— · Wed, Mar 28 2012 10:47:07

RT @IQNavigator: Proud sponsor at today's Procurement Leaders Forum

— · Wed, Mar 28 2012 10:47:07

Caroline Booth in the main room at #plforum

— · Wed, Mar 28 2012 10:47:07

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Procurement Leaders - My Blog : David Rae - PL Forum Chicago: Notes from J&J and an attractive start

ATTRACT. With that acronym, Joseph Sandor, professor of supply management at Michigan State University and chairman of the Procurement Leaders Forum in Chicago, summarized the major points of the first three presentations of the day today. The Forum - Accelerating procurementrsquo;s performance to increase shareholder value - is being held in Chicago at the historic Union League Club.

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Ton Geurts on the Procurement Leaders Panel #plforum · Mark Perera

Panel session at Procurement Leaders Forum pic.twitter.com/6YEX0Y4k · Mark Perera

Dispatch 3 from #plforum bit.ly/H0IgLQ

— · Tue, Mar 27 2012 16:12:59

Procurement Blog - PL Forum Chicago: Notes from J&J and an attractive start: ATTRACT. With that a... bit.ly/Hnm7XS #procurement

— · Tue, Mar 27 2012 16:12:47

Innovation starts with better insight - Han Melotte #plforum

— · Tue, Mar 27 2012 16:12:47

Four things on that Hans Melotte looks for in talent - Passion, enjoy change, invest in talent & speak to language of the business #plforum

— · Tue, Mar 27 2012 16:13:36

#plforum networking break, come find us to learn more about the app.

— · Tue, Mar 27 2012 16:13:36

Dispatch 2 from #plforum: bit.ly/HgeMuE

— · Tue, Mar 27 2012 16:12:59

#plforum An Intro to Finance Alphabet Soup for Procurement: the Joel Stern on stage live bit.ly/Hg5Aq4

— · Tue, Mar 27 2012 16:12:59

@markperera Thanks, sir. You are 30 minutes ahead of me on the Twitter update ... I need to catch up to the tweeting times. #plforum

— · Tue, Mar 27 2012 16:12:47

Jason coming at you live from Procurement Leaders: bit.ly/Hg5Aq4

— · Tue, Mar 27 2012 16:12:59

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LeWeb #1 European Industry event in London: the Olympic challenge

Storified by Mark Perera · Tue, Jun 19 2012 02:09:11

Jamie Oliver and Co-founder and CEO of Intagram (Kevin Systrom) at #LeWeb. · Charlie Hilton

Why use Istagram? ;-) #leweb · Hugh MacLeod

Now at #leweb stage: the creator of #instagram @kevin, @jamieoliver and @loic · Denys Zhadanov

At #leweb @jamieoliver & @kevin talking about @instagram and social. · Tac Anderson

Jamie Oliver speaks at LeWeb London 2012! pic.twitter.com/Ml7zQFYZ ·

Tiny tiny Instagram's Jamie Oliver #LEWEB · pierre_vallet

Jamie Oliver and Instagrams $1 billion dollar man Kevin Systrom at #leweb · Toby Gunton

Is this an interview or the mother and father of all product placements?! #LeWeb

— · Tue, Jun 19 2012 01:52:51

“@Rosalie_V3: Jamie Oliver spends 15 mins a day scanning comments left on his social networks rest he leaves to his team. #leweb” #sosfood

— · Tue, Jun 19 2012 01:52:51

Wow. A cook like @jamieoliver knows what a API is! I'm impressed. :-) #leweb

— · Tue, Jun 19 2012 01:52:51

Interesting to read #leweb tweets... apparently the new buzzword to deride is "nowcasting"...

— · Tue, Jun 19 2012 01:52:51

.@kevin wants #instagram to be able to show more of the past, to increase the life span of a picture #teaser #leweb

— · Tue, Jun 19 2012 01:52:51

LeWeb London venue looks gorgeous. What is it? A theater?

— · Tue, Jun 19 2012 01:52:51

All about exchange; data for offers/ads RT@Marthalanefox: 35% consumers happy to share private data if leads to targeted and good ads #leweb

— · Tue, Jun 19 2012 01:52:51

We have some exciting announcements planned for #LeWeb – keep your eyes on our timeline to get the news before anyone else.

— · Fri, Jun 15 2012 18:07:34

LeWeb live on youtube #leweb http://t.co/fAx73u2p

— · Tue, Jun 19 2012 01:05:19

@mikebutcher if you are near by me you can share using my router (I'll give you the password) #leweb

— · Tue, Jun 19 2012 01:05:19

"London is the fastest growing tech cluster in Europe" - Eric Van Der Kleij of @TechCityUK #leweb

— · Tue, Jun 19 2012 01:05:19

#leweb : Rohan silva senior policy advisor to 10 downing street : making the place in Europe to go for Internet entrepreneurship.

— · Tue, Jun 19 2012 01:05:19

RT @gapingvoid: Cultures are like people #leweb http://t.co/ZGNj3C6e

— · Tue, Jun 19 2012 01:05:19

Storified by Mark Perera · Mon, Mar 05 2012 14:39:01

Innovate to become customer of choice - Procurement Intelligence Unit

Oct 20, 2011 ... Innovate to become customer of choice. Currently at the PLN Forum in Vienna, innovation is the talk of the town. Inter...

How to be a customer of choice - CPO Agenda

The term “customer of choice” is widely used to describe how they want to be seen by their most important suppliers. But there is often...

Storified by Mark Perera · Tue, Jan 08 2013 08:35:57

Supply Chain Financing: the Importance of Invoice Factoring and Trade Finance - By: Stephen Perl, MBA, MS... http://tinyurl.com/7qheudb

— PMFbancorp · Sat, Jan 05 2013 13:50:03

Oxygen Finance

Your spend is vital. Oxygen acts as an enabler to generate income from this, your greatest untapped asset. We have developed a service to...

Supply Chain Finance – Optimize Working Capital and Mitigate ...

Ariba Supply Chain Finance – Provide your suppliers with access to affordable credit while you optimize your working capital and mitiga...

By not paying on time, large firms are forcing small companies to bankroll them – it is indefensible and has got to end http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/9634184/Payment-concerns-over-supply-chain-finance-move.html#

— Chuka Umunna · Fri, Oct 26 2012 03:01:10

Going beyond policy

Storified by Mark Perera · Thu, Oct 27 2011 02:34:45

Join the Bright Green Procurement Movement

Does green procurement mean a policy on your website, or possibly a few questions in your RFI? If so, then as professionals and ...