BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: B2B
- business-to-business: relating to an advertising or marketing program aimed at businesses doing business with other businesses as opposed to consumers. The term is most commonly used in reference to commerce or business that is conducted over the Internet between commercial enterprises.
Wiktionary Definition for: B2B
- #business-to-business
Additional Resources
- Why Your B2B Marketing is So Lousy
- Ever wonder why most B2B marketing is so gawd-awful? The reason: most B2B marketeers wrongly believe that B2B products in the 21st century should be marketed the way that consumer products were marketed in the 20th century. Unfortunately, what made Coke and Nike successful doesn't work today, especially not with...
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- The Seven Myths of B2B Marketing
- One more post on this subject and then I'm moving on to more practical topics. I've gotten a lot of comments from my so-called "bashing" of Marketing, so rather than answering them individually, here is a list of the seven most common misconceptions about B2B Marketing: ...
- Blog posts 2008-01-04
- The True Meaning of B2B Sales
- The True Meaning of B2B SalesRE: The True Meaning of B2B SalesQUOTE: the sole concerns of top management: profitability, image and innovationI agree that top management thinks image is important, but I often think they're more concerned with their own image than the image of the company.Image and innovation are...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Zona Research Releases Benchmark B2B Marketplaces Directory; 840 Marketplaces and 242 Marketplace Enablers Identified and Categorized
- Business Editors and Internet Writers REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 19, 2000 Zona Research announces the release of B2B Marketplaces Directory 2000 and B2B Marketplace Enablers Directory 2000. This unique directory includes 840 global B2B Markets and 242 B2B Market Enablers, and underscores the rapid build out of the...
- Research articles 2000-07-19
- Zona Research Updates Benchmark B2B Marketplace Directory; 1029 B2B Marketplaces and 262 Marketplace Enablers Identified and Categorized
- Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 13, 2000 Zona Research announces the release of B2B Marketplaces and B2B Marketplace Enablers Directory, second edition. The revised directory now includes 1029 global B2B Markets and 262 B2B Market Enablers, a reflection of the continuing build out of the B2B...
- Research articles 2000-12-13
- RIM’s Balsillie: 'Not Religious' About Form Factors; B2B the Company’s Core
- The Research in Motion vs. Apple smartphone face-off makes for a good story, but the companies present an interesting business strategy question: Is it better to start in the enterprise and then go consumer or vice versa? In an interview with me at SAP Sapphire all resources...
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- The Delphi Group Releases Most Ambitious B2B-Focused Research to Date
- Business/Technology Editors BOSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 18, 2000 --600 end-users and 120 vendors surveyed --Results size B2B market and show Best Practices at leading B2B end-users Focusing on quantifying and understanding the B2B (internet-based business-to-business) market, The Delphi Group has released the findings of an extensive survey...
- Research articles 1970-01-01
- SeeBeyond Addresses Strategic Approach to B2B; ebizQ-hosted Webinar to Highlight Value of SOA-based B2B Hub in Enabling B2B Consolidation and Added ROI
- MONROVIA, Calif. -- SeeBeyond (Nasdaq:SBYN), provider of the world's first fully Integrated Composite Application Network ICAN suite for advanced integration and composite application solutions, today announced the first in a series of webinars hosted by ebizQ (www.ebizQ.net). Entitled "Consolidating B2B Services: Time to get Strategic," this webinar will highlight how...
- Research articles 2005-03-09
- 5 Simple Steps to B2B Sales Success
- 5 Simple Steps to B2B Sales SuccessRE: 5 Simple Steps to B2B Sales SuccessBill’s description of a successful sales process is good from a 50,000 foot view. At the same time, B2B sales, as we teach it to our clients, is heavily dependent on an ROI analysis. The numbers used...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Peregrine Systems ranked fourth among B2B e-procurement leaders by AMR Research; AMR estimates B2B e-procurement market to reach $8 billion by 2005.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-13 June 2001-PEREGRINE SYSTEMS: Peregrine Systems ranked fourth among B2B e-procurement leaders by AMR Research; AMR estimates B2B e-procurement market to reach $8 billion by 2005 C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12062001 In its technology market forecast report, AMR Research...
- Research articles 2001-06-13
- Dee Hock, Visa International Founder and Stan Davis, Visionary Author Keynote at Delphi's B2B Summit
- Business/Technology Editors BOSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 13, 2000 Plus, Business Models, Best Practices and Visionary Leadership for B2B markets, .coms, online collaborators and exchanges, November 28-December 1, 2000, at Amelia Island, FL "If you think B2B is something new, then you need to listen to Dee Hock...
- Research articles 2000-10-13
- Will Covisint Thrive As a B2B Exchange?
- Discussions about business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce exchanges are rarely heard these days. B2B exchanges could dramatically transform the way in which companies do business with one another. One such exchange to watch is Covisint, which is backed by Detroit's auto giants and other car companies. The article discusses the things that...
- White papers 2001-04-25
- Webcast: Cadbury Schweppes and B2B Process Management
- View this on-demand Webcast to see how Cadbury Schweppes is leveraging B2B Process Management to control the increasing complexity of their trading community -- complexity that's due to acquisition and growth. Find out how managed service providers can accelerate B2B collaboration with supply chain partners and reduce...
- Webcasts 2007-10-23
- Whiteboard Video: The B2B Marketing Challenge
- Whiteboard Video: The B2B Marketing ChallengeBasic, but the start of good strategyOne thing to add to this is the addition of the audience framework for communicating within this funnel.At our agency, Schermer Kuehl, we organize by a process we've named Streamlined Messaging. By Streamlining, you can organize the first part...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-24
- Ariba & Descartes Systems Group enter B2B alliance.(Brief Article)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF.--Ariba, Inc. and the Descartes Systems Group Inc. will link buyers, suppliers, and B2B marketplaces on Ariba's B2B Commerce Platform[TM] with transportation carriers, shippers and logistics providers connected to the Descartes MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF.--Ariba, Inc. and the Descartes Systems Group Inc....
- Research articles 2000-08-01
- Brazil: Telefonica invests US$30mil in B2B.
- Telefonica fixed telephone company will invest US$30mil in an e-business company in Brazil, subsidiary of Telefonica B2B. The new company also opened branches in Argentina, Mexico, and United States. In the next two weeks, the B2B's subsidiary may si Telefonica fixed telephone company will invest US$30mil...
- Research articles 2000-06-12
- CenterPoint Energy to Highlight Value of SOA-Based B2B Gateway in Enabling B2B Consolidation; SeeBeyond-Hosted Webinar Addresses Enablement of B2B Consolidation Resulting in Lower Risk and Improved ROI
- MONROVIA, Calif. -- SeeBeyond (Nasdaq:SBYN), provider of the world's first fully Integrated Composite Application Network Suite SeeBeyond ICAN Suite for advanced integration and composite application solutions, today announced it is hosting a webinar, featuring CenterPoint Energy and highlighting the value of an SOA-based business-to-business (B2B) Gateway. The webinar will discuss...
- Research articles 2005-08-10
- B2B Sales Pros Make Customers Smarter
- In yesterday's post, "The Internet Makes Customers Stupid," I explained how the Internet can delude customers into thinking that they know more than they actually do. The "stupidification" effect of the Internet is good news for sales pros because a good B2B sales pro makes it unnecessary...
- Blog posts 2008-10-30
- Australia's rosy outlook for B2B e-commerce.
- Mar 11, 2002 (ZDNet.com.au ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australia's business-to-business (B2B) electronic commerce will grow fast in the future. Market analysis company IDC says that B2B will grow at a compound annual rate of 70 percent to $A166.25 billion by 2006. B2B transactions reached...
- Research articles 2002-03-12
- Clarus eMarket selected to power Deloitte & Touche Digital B2B marketplace initiative; Central Europe's largest B2B exchange to go live in first quarter 2001.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-27 November 2000-Clarus: Clarus eMarket selected to power Deloitte & Touche Digital B2B marketplace initiative; Central Europe's largest B2B exchange to go live in first quarter 2001 C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:27112000 Reading, UK -- Clarus Corporation (NASDAQ: CLRS),...
- Research articles 2000-11-27
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