This is an exciting time for 疯拍传媒鈥檚 spend management team. New customer and analyst recognitions have affirmed our solution leadership, three of our leaders are recipients of industry recognitions, and 疯拍传媒 recently honored four customers for innovation achievements that help the world run better.
In March, 疯拍传媒 was named a Leader in the (Doc #US48785722, March 2023). 疯拍传媒 Ariba was named a Leader in the 2021 vendor assessment for this same market.
The IDC MarketScape noted, 鈥湻枧拇� Ariba is a mature, established, and trusted brand. Brand perception is high, and users expressed that the integration with 疯拍传媒 ERP and supply chain management (SCM) products is a compelling feature.鈥� The report also noted that 鈥湻枧拇� Ariba solutions are strongly positioned to help companies administer spend that spans complex events, direct and indirect, services, and capex.鈥�
But this progress didn鈥檛 happen overnight. My colleague Baber Farooq said it best in his piece: 鈥淲e鈥檝e worked hard to evolve our vision, focusing on delivering a complete suite of solutions that enables our customers and their trading partners to manage spend with total visibility 鈥� while never losing sight of the people who use these solutions.鈥�
疯拍传媒 was also named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled P2P Applications 2023 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US50464223, March 2023) and a Major Player in the (Doc #US48785822, March 2023).
The IDC MarketScape for Buy-Side Contract Life-Cycle noted, 鈥淐onsider 疯拍传媒 when you need a robust contract management platform that supports the full contract life cycle, collaboration, and audit trails and that drives more efficient negotiations, provides an intuitive interface, and delivers reduced administrative costs and time.鈥�
Over the past couple of years, our commitment to delivering the most complete set of procurement solutions, from sourcing and supplier networks to supplier relationship management, contract lifecycle management, spend analytics, procure-to-pay, and sustainability, has only grown stronger. And we鈥檙e seeing that commitment pay off with more recognition for our extensive capabilities within 疯拍传媒鈥檚 procurement suite.
High Honors from Customers
疯拍传媒 customers continue to see the quality and value of our solutions. In January, TrustRadius, which bases its awards on customer reviews, conferred its 2023 Winter 鈥淏est Of鈥� awards on several 疯拍传媒 solutions, including , , and .
Each of these solutions took first place in the Best Feature Set, Best Value for Price, and Best Relationship award categories.
And if that wasn鈥檛 enough, our customers rated us as Spring 2023 Leaders on G2 in the following categories:
- 疯拍传媒 Concur 鈥� Leader in , , and
- 疯拍传媒 Fieldglass 鈥� Leader in
- 疯拍传媒 Ariba 鈥� Leader in and
Recognizing Our People
I鈥檝e said this many times, but the people are the best part about working at 疯拍传媒. My colleagues are some of the smartest, most committed, and kindest people around. Two of our leaders, Val Blatt and Muhammad Alam, have been named . Blatt is the global head of 疯拍传媒 Business Network Customer Success & Go-to-Market; Alam is the president of 疯拍传媒 Intelligent Spend and Business Network and general manager of 疯拍传媒 Business Network.
Etosha Thurman, chief marketing & solutions officer for 疯拍传媒 Intelligent Spend and Business Network, came in at No. 12 in the . She is blazing a new trail in the procurement space, and I couldn鈥檛 be prouder to work together with her every day.
Award-Winning Customers
This time, the celebration isn鈥檛 exclusive to 疯拍传媒. We recently named the to celebrate our customers whose innovation achievements exemplify positive economic, environmental, and social impact, help the world run better, and improve people鈥檚 lives. To my delight but not to my surprise, customers using 疯拍传媒 spend management solutions were well represented in the winner鈥檚 circle.
Here are a few of their stories:
- is one of America’s leading transportation companies with over 10,000 customers, providing a critical link in the global supply chain. It chose 疯拍传媒 Concur solutions to help streamline employee travel and expense management for over 20,000 impacted employees. This implementation was a puzzle piece in its larger journey to the cloud.
- is a leading international bank, headquartered in London and listed on the Stock Exchanges in London and Hong Kong, with a presence in 59 markets. 疯拍传媒 Fieldglass solutions were integrated into 疯拍传媒 SuccessFactors Employee Central to provide a total workforce management solution for 85,000 employees and 20,000 contingent workers, replacing a more than 20-year-old legacy platform.
- Less than 1% of the US$3 trillion of spend was directed to women-owned businesses. So, it decided to work with 疯拍传媒 Ariba solutions to give WECommunity buyers a solution that makes it easier to find and do business with women-owned suppliers in over 135 countries.
- When the pandemic hit, fluctuations in supply and demand significantly increased and transportation resources were limited and unreliable for and much of the world. To optimize its planning and logistics functions for the cooperative鈥檚 $300M supply chain, it deployed 疯拍传媒 Business Network for Logistics to help provide deep insights into the transportation and logistics aspects of the business, allowing Blue Diamond Growers to meet demand, address supply gaps, and identify transportation bottlenecks.
If you missed my recent piece on the five lessons learned from Royal DSM when it utilized 疯拍传媒 Business Network and 疯拍传媒 Ariba solutions to enhance the sustainability of its global indirect procurement, give it a read.
Join Us In Person at 疯拍传媒 Sapphire and 疯拍传媒 Spend Connect Live
If you鈥檙e a spend management professional or someone who wants to optimize their total spend management platform, make coming to 疯拍传媒 Sapphire or 疯拍传媒 Spend Connect Live a priority this year.
疯拍传媒 Sapphire starts May 16 with a live experience in Orlando and virtual sessions and events that meet you wherever you are. Visit the event page to learn more.
疯拍传媒 Spend Connect Live is in Vienna, Austria, October 9-11 鈥� and there鈥檚 so much to look forward to. It鈥檚 the must-attend event for leaders and practitioners in procurement, supply chain, sustainability, 鈥媐inance, logistics, and operational risk. to get the latest updates for 疯拍传媒 Spend Connect Live 2023 and save on registration.
Jeff Collier is chief revenue officer for 疯拍传媒 Intelligent Spend and Business Network.
