--- title: | Aspidistra Blogger (5) description: (5) --- # GOb2b Blogs Select Category 2017 b2b b2b e-commerce site B2B Ecommerce B2B ecommerce boost sales B2B evolution B2B growth B2B Micromoments B2B platform B2b reviews B2B Sales B2B search B2B Selling B2B v B2C b2c Benefits business opportunities ecommerce business platform Challenges Connect content marketing Covid-19 Recovery Credibility in B2B Customer Retention Distributors e-commerce e-commerce platform e-commerce sales strategy eCommerce Metrics Ecommerce Search Elevator Speech Feedback Finance for Ecommerce Forrester research ecommerce Funding GDPR Get Started gig economy Internet of Things iphone b2b Market Leader Marketing Navigation Omnichannel Online reputation Order Processing Pegasus Opera people buy from people perspective Product Data profitabilty b2b Responsive B2B responsive b2b ecommerce ROI ecommerce Sage Integrated sales cycle Search engine Search Engine Optimisation for B2B SEO sharing economy Short words B2B ecommerce Stock Position streamline B2B Transitioning to B2B Tweeting for ecommerce Twitter for Ecommerce Uncategorised Posts by: ## Aspidistra Blogger ![](https://blog.gob2b.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/competitorprofiling2.jpg) [e-commerce platform,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/e-commerce-platform) [B2B Ecommerce,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/b2b-ecommerce) [Uncategorised](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/uncategorised) ### [When is the last time you considered profiling your competition?](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/profiling-your-competition) Sep 30, 2016 7:29:11 PM Surprisingly few companies will actively profile their competitors, and yet it’s a vital and easy step in order to better understand the sales landscape, get new ideas, innovate and make important changes. [Aspidistra Blogger](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/author/aspidistra-blogger) [Read More](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/profiling-your-competition) ![](https://blog.gob2b.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/customercentric2.jpg) [e-commerce platform,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/e-commerce-platform) [b2b e-commerce site,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/b2b-e-commerce-site) [Uncategorised](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/uncategorised) ### [Is your business customer-centric?](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/b2b-customer-centric) Sep 24, 2016 7:25:12 PM In a survey by B2B International, it was shown that only 14% of B2B companies claim that their business is truly customer-centric!   That’s an enormous 86% who are not putting their customer right at the heart of their business. [Aspidistra Blogger](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/author/aspidistra-blogger) [Read More](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/b2b-customer-centric) ![](https://blog.gob2b.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/micromoments.jpg) [B2B Micromoments,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/b2b-micromoments) [B2B Ecommerce,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/b2b-ecommerce) [b2b e-commerce site,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/b2b-e-commerce-site) [Uncategorised](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/uncategorised) ### [Make the most of the Micro-moments.](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/make-the-most-of-the-micro-moments) Sep 22, 2016 7:24:53 PM Remember the heady days of the three dimensional web experience.? The platform, the quality of the offer, the medium by which it is viewed (mobile/tablet, etc)? [Aspidistra Blogger](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/author/aspidistra-blogger) [Read More](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/make-the-most-of-the-micro-moments) ![](https://blog.gob2b.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ROIGrid3pic.jpg) [e-commerce platform,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/e-commerce-platform) [B2B Ecommerce,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/b2b-ecommerce) [ROI ecommerce,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/roi-ecommerce) [Uncategorised](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/uncategorised) ### [Getting ROI on your B2B ecommerce activities. A useful grid for measurements.](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/roi-on-b2b) Aug 25, 2016 11:43:43 AM There’s something about courses that I love.  Usually I come away with a gem of an idea.  And sometimes it’s just the chance to take an external perspective to my business.  “Working on my business, not in it”. [Aspidistra Blogger](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/author/aspidistra-blogger) [Read More](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/roi-on-b2b) ![](https://blog.gob2b.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/connect.jpg) [B2B Ecommerce,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/b2b-ecommerce) [Connect,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/connect) [Omnichannel,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/omnichannel) [Uncategorised](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/uncategorised) ### [Want to sell more? You need to CONNECT more.](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/want-to-sell-more-you-need-to-connect-more) Aug 18, 2016 5:25:58 PM The growth of new digital devices and emerging social networks means that a company’s ability to reach and connect with their market must become ever more complex. [Aspidistra Blogger](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/author/aspidistra-blogger) [Read More](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/want-to-sell-more-you-need-to-connect-more) ![](https://blog.gob2b.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/finance.jpg) [Finance for Ecommerce,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/finance-for-ecommerce) [B2B Ecommerce,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/b2b-ecommerce) [business platform,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/business-platform) [Uncategorised](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/uncategorised) ### [Reports emphasise investment priorities for midmarket b2b ecommerce](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/reports-emphasise-investment-priorities-for-midmarket-b2b-ecommerce) Aug 11, 2016 7:02:09 PM A new report from research company, Forrester, highlights some key trends in the b2b ecommerce market for mid-size companies. Forrester surveyed 75 global b2b ecommerce decision-makers in the study, who were employed by businesses with a turnover of between £20m and £400m. [Aspidistra Blogger](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/author/aspidistra-blogger) [Read More](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/reports-emphasise-investment-priorities-for-midmarket-b2b-ecommerce) ![](https://blog.gob2b.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/twitter.jpg) [Twitter for Ecommerce,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/twitter-for-ecommerce) [B2B Ecommerce,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/b2b-ecommerce) [b2b e-commerce site,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/b2b-e-commerce-site) [Tweeting for ecommerce,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/tweeting-for-ecommerce) [Uncategorised](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/uncategorised) ### [Using Twitter to drive your b2b ecommerce business – part 1](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/using-twitter-to-drive-your-b2b-ecommerce-business-part-1) Aug 11, 2016 6:57:04 PM While there’s nothing new in using social media platforms like LinkedIn to promote your b2b ecommerce business and drive traffic to your site, Twitter is still a bit of an enigma for many companies. Yet it is a powerful and flexible marketing tool that can be used in multiple ways to support a range of different business objectives. [Aspidistra Blogger](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/author/aspidistra-blogger) [Read More](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/using-twitter-to-drive-your-b2b-ecommerce-business-part-1) ![](https://blog.gob2b.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/tools.jpg) [B2B Ecommerce,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/b2b-ecommerce) [b2b e-commerce site,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/b2b-e-commerce-site) [Uncategorised](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/uncategorised) ### [Top Google tools for your B2B ecommerce Business](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/top-google-tools) Jul 26, 2016 5:38:02 PM Despite the occasional Google-bashing by the media, in the final analysis, people LOVE using Google tools. Since its birth in 1995, and the first web-crawler being let... [Aspidistra Blogger](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/author/aspidistra-blogger) [Read More](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/top-google-tools) ![](https://blog.gob2b.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/smilingcat.jpg) [e-commerce platform,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/e-commerce-platform) [B2B Ecommerce,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/b2b-ecommerce) [b2b e-commerce site,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/b2b-e-commerce-site) [Uncategorised](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/uncategorised) ### [Probably the easiest sales call I have ever made.](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/easiest-sales-call-ever) Jul 19, 2016 5:24:03 PM **I want to share a conversation I had with a company a few weeks ago.  I had been invited to meet them by their sales director, and I found myself in a large airy board room, meeting the MD and company accountant across a glass table. The sales director was seated next to me.** [Aspidistra Blogger](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/author/aspidistra-blogger) [Read More](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/easiest-sales-call-ever) ![](https://blog.gob2b.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/canstockphoto18719308free.jpg) [e-commerce platform,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/e-commerce-platform) [b2b e-commerce site,](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/b2b-e-commerce-site) [Uncategorised](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/tag/uncategorised) ### [Think of your b2b ecommerce platform as a business application, not just an online store](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/not-just-online-store) Jul 15, 2016 3:01:46 PM If you’re considering moving to b2b ecommerce or upgrading an existing system, try to think of it in terms of designing a business application, rather than simply creating an online store. Customers will be using your ecommerce site in the course of doing a job, buying products on behalf of their company. Their purchasing decisions will be based more on practical considerations than emotions, and they’ll expect your site to perform with the logic and efficiency of any other web-based business tool they use. [Aspidistra Blogger](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/author/aspidistra-blogger) [Read More](https://blog.gob2b.com/blog/not-just-online-store)