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7 B2B Ecommerce Trends + 13 B2B Brands Changing How Businesses Buy

BigCommerce

B2B ecommerce will reach $1.2 of all B2B sales in the U.S. Just by the end of 2017, Forrester expects B2B ecommerce to reach $889 billion and represent 11% of total B2B sales in the U.S. That’s a monumental shift from outbound sales to inbound strategies for B2B businesses. This is about growth.

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How B2B Companies are Preparing For an Economic Downturn

Kibo

Disruptive supply chains, high inflation, and a looming recession are just some of the hurdles on the horizons of B2B companies. It’s clear that B2B businesses have a complex landscape to navigate. How will the economic downturn impact B2B companies? How will B2B buying habits shift?

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B2B ecommerce: the four challenges to face for long-term growth

GetElastic

Commerce innovation is not just for retailers and consumer brands, business-to-business organizations must capitalize on the disruptive trends that are emerging. When B2B buyers leave the office, they become those same B2C buyers; and they all still demand remarkable customer experiences. It’s either innovate or die.

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Zoey Review- High-End B2B Ecommerce Platform?

Ecommerce Platforms

I don’t mean to sound like a buzzkill to some, but let’s face it- the big money lies with B2B ecommerce. But so is the fact that B2B is outdoing B2C in online revenue. trillion from online sales in 2017, B2B outdid it by not 100% or 200%- but a solid 234.78%. B2B ecommerce in 2017 had grown to a value of $7.7

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Commerce Trends for 2018: #1 Personalization in B2B

GetElastic

But what about personalization for B2B (business to business) sales? In 2016 Gartner predicted that B2B companies that incorporate personalization into digital commerce will increase revenues by 15%. However, B2B marketing and sales often must address a board room of decision makers, any one of whom may block or veto a sale.

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Brian Beck on Documenting Objectives When Choosing a B2B eCommerce Platform

GetElastic

This post is an excerpt from Brian Beck's Billion Dollar B2B Ecommerce: Seize the Opportunity , available now. The process of choosing an Ecommerce platform can seem overwhelming, particularly for B2B organizations that have little internal expertise or experience in Ecommerce. Form a customer advisory board.

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Ecommerce Solutions for the Unique Challenges of B2B Buyers

Digital Doughnut

There are many facets to the buying process that are unique to B2B. Unlike B2C, where I am an individual buying products for myself or for a friend and possibly shipping it to one location.

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