Friday, November 19, 2010

e-RFX and the corrugated packaging business

Hey corrugated manufacturers - Get out of your box and into the "cloud"!

The days of the "regional" box manufacturer are over. Old school sales methodologies are going the way of the horse whip; no solicitation, no receptionist, purchasing done at the corporate office, appointments only, hiding behind voice mail. "But wait, they buy boxes, I can see them on the loading docks". If you think your manufacturing facility is going to serve a radius of one to 150 miles, or a town, or one specific customer because of your equipment your doomed. If you believe a buyer won't change supplier because your a good guy, just wait. Competitors are shipping hundreds of miles into your backyard and you have no idea its happening. Those competitors are quoting your accounts right now.

The new buyer is online and building an e-RFx, RA, or a list of qualified bidders right now.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Wake up

Diane Sawyer and the whole CBS crew can kiss my ass. I listened to her spin, listened to George Snufalufagis' rhetoric, about how great freakin China is? Bullshit. Bullshit. I listened to these two romanticize how pure China is? Get LOST!
There is no comparison between the USA and China! F*ck off CBS.
Give me another Bushmills two cubes and splash of water

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

a peek at cBoxBid.com

A lot of buyers want to know the information needed and where to find it when they post an RFQ.

We did a time study using these instructions and my nine-year old nephew as the "buyer". It took him 10:37 to input the data using the 'hunt and peck' typing method.

This link shows steps 1 and 2 of 3 for posting a RFQ.

http://tinyurl.com/297p62q