Comments on: Strategic Partnering: Turning Suppliers Into Partners

By: computer_credit_financing

computer_credit_financing — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:33:43 +0000

Bravo, Bros! keep going like this, more good info again.

By: Andres Heuberger

Andres Heuberger — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:15:51 +0000

Upon first reading the post, I thought “Oh well, sounds good in theory but how do you apply that in our business?” But after thinking about it more, this is totally relevant and transferable to the translation industry – so I linked to it from our blog

By: Kris Bovay

Kris Bovay — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:43:19 +0000

Great examples. On #2, co-marketing/co-advertising: I was working with a client on a new marketing brochure and noticed that most of the equipment on his plant floor came from one supplier. (We were crafting the benefits and advantages of the services my client provided.) I suggested that we contact the equipment manufacturer for some promotional dollars – since these brochures were going to be helpful in promoting the equipment. The equipment manufacturer ended up paying for the cost of printing (and added a couple of thousand extra copies for his use). My client paid for design and copywriting only. This was a very good contribution/partnership.

By: Martin Lindeskog

Martin Lindeskog — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:46:16 +0000

Sorry for the typo. I am an experienced purchaser.

By: Martin Lindeskog

Martin Lindeskog — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:44:30 +0000

As an experienced purchased, this article is of great interest. This is an example of an integrated supply chain, creating a a win-win situation.

By: devoncallan (Devon Callan)

devoncallan (Devon Callan) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:46:00 +0000

@smallbiztrends Great post Anita http://tinyurl.com/al3r3z

By: KJ Rodgers

KJ Rodgers — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:44:16 +0000

These partnerships in a down economy can be the breaking point of becoming a scary statistic. Not only can it bring new customers into you business, but also the value of web traffic can dramatically increase through having a partnership page with outbound links. Which in turn gives a business more exposure, higher reaches, and more money. I think with a smart partnership, a business cannot go wrong

By: Web Design Dude

Web Design Dude — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:10:03 +0000

The relationship possibilities between you and your suppliers are legio. Building these relationships to your advantage is definitely good business practise. Thanks for a really cool post!