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10/05/2025

Bags are packed! Books are stickered! Getting ready for the SIG | ORG Fall Summit in Scottsdale today! SIG

06/03/2025

Can you picture this book on your desk?
I can.

Learn how to add negotiation tools to your toolbox, implement e-auctions in a sustainable way, and how even the really tough categories (leadership conferences, anyone??) can see value from this unique and sophisticated tool.

If you haven't picked up your copy yet, my book Transform Procurement: The Value of E-auctions was published May 20th and is still hot off the presses. From the folks at Red Thread Publishing
https://www.amazon.com/Transform-Procurement-Auctions-Janice-Marquardt-ebook/dp/B0F79T6F25/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YHJ3VO2D3UDM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.EEndNUUSO2bPEuGGAfY7Fr99juFpbJLdN9qXktXFe0BYaudyBotwyRBtF4C2jpdGMmgjZ2vRaMHmw0qIbK7RzQ.Gwv7oEtQyAJigIdqCBXf_o0tCsz-l1LEQTiJ1L8r3dA

05/30/2025

So excited to be on my way this weekend to the Institute for Supply Management ISMWorld 2025 conference in Orlando where I get to share a stage with e-auction legend Roger Blumberg! If you'll be there, come see us speak and you'll get a copy of my book Transform Procurement: The Value of E-auctions courtesy of Synertrade!
And if you have FOMO, go pick yourself up a copy today!
In Roger's words, "In the tale of two companies, which do you want to be? With this book, you're on the path to making your e-auction program a powerful force for procurement value."
Published with the support and expert help of the highly engaged and engaging team at Red Thread Publishing
https://www.amazon.com/Transform-Procurement-Auctions-Janice-Marquardt-ebook/dp/B0F79T6F25/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YHJ3VO2D3UDM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.EEndNUUSO2bPEuGGAfY7Fr99juFpbJLdN9qXktXFe0BYaudyBotwyRBtF4C2jpdGMmgjZ2vRaMHmw0qIbK7RzQ.Gwv7oEtQyAJigIdqCBXf_o0tCsz-l1LEQTiJ1L8r3dA

05/28/2025

If you want to go from...
💵 accepting your suppliers’ first price to negotiating value with every bid.
💵 only negotiating a few of your bids to negotiating all of them.
💵 a limited negotiation toolset to a dramatically expanded arsenal
Transform Procurement: The Value of E-auctions is for you.
It's a quick read that will catapult you to procurement value and help you add to your negotiation toolbox ✨ sustainably ✨
Published by the excellent team at Red Thread Publishing

05/23/2025

While I doubt your bookshelf will look like the one in this graphic, perhaps my book Transform Procurement: The Value of E-auctions can be in good company with the other tools in your supply chain toolbox. From the excellent team at Red Thread Publishing, this book will change the way you approach procurement and revolutionize your supplier negotiations.

05/21/2025

It's out! It's out! My book Transform Procurement: The Value of E-auctions is now available on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. The e-book is still on introductory price until Friday, May 23rd, so grab your copy now! This book will help you:
📈 Gain buy-in from executives and resources needed for your e-auction program.
📈 Learn how to strategically manage suppliers and answer common questions.
📈 Understand the psychology behind e-auctions and how to build a winning team.
📈 Effectively set ceilings, bid decrements, reserves, and tie rules to maximize results.
📈 Create a solid scope of work and communicate with suppliers to ensure a smooth implementation.
📈 Discover how e-Auctions can be used for more than just materials.
📈 Measure and report on key metrics to track the success of your e-auction program.
📈 Train suppliers while strengthening relationships and improving value.
📈 Negotiate value with every bid and expand your negotiation toolset.

My eternal and never-ending thanks to the team at Red Thread Publishing for making this book a reality so you all can read it. Use it to go forth and build supply chain value!

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05/19/2025

Eternally grateful to Dr. Peter Ralston at my alma mater Iowa State University for his words about my book Transform Procurement: The Value of E-auctions.
"As Janice states in the book, let her past e-auction failures and SUCCESSES help you as you go down the e-auction path to deliver procurement value for your organization."
📈 Humbled to have Dr. Ralston's early eyes on my book, as I truly hope it can help you learn how to build a sustainable, valuable, and successful e-auction program.
📚 Currently out for e-book pre-order and the book releases on Tuesday, May 20th 🌟 TOMORROW! 🌟 Grab your pre-order copy at the introductory price now!
Published by the wonderful team at Red Thread Publishing
https://www.amazon.com/Transform-Procurement-Auctions-Janice-Marquardt-ebook/dp/B0F79T6F25/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YHJ3VO2D3UDM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.EEndNUUSO2bPEuGGAfY7Fr99juFpbJLdN9qXktXFe0BYaudyBotwyRBtF4C2jpdGMmgjZ2vRaMHmw0qIbK7RzQ.Gwv7oEtQyAJigIdqCBXf_o0tCsz-l1LEQTiJ1L8r3dA

05/17/2025

Currently available for preorder, and at an introductory price for just one more week! On May 23rd the price for Transform Procurement: The Value of E-auctions published by Red Thread Publishing increases from its current $0.99. Grab your next plane read - learn how e-auctions can bring negotiation back into your process and greatly increase supply chain 💲 value. 💲
Preorder today and it will drop into your Kindle App when it releases May 20th.

05/14/2025

Now available for e-book preorder! Go grab your copy of Transform Procurement: The Value of E-auctions for $0.99 before the price goes up on May 23rd and learn how you can bring negotiation back into your bid process. This book releases from publisher Red Thread Publishing on May 20th and will land straight into your Kindle app on the release date if you pre-order today.
https://www.amazon.com/Transform-Procurement-Auctions-Janice-Marquardt-ebook/dp/B0F79T6F25/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1YHJ3VO2D3UDM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.EEndNUUSO2bPEuGGAfY7Fr99juFpbJLdN9qXktXFe0BYaudyBotwyRBtF4C2jpdGMmgjZ2vRaMHmw0qIbK7RzQ.Gwv7oEtQyAJigIdqCBXf_o0tCsz-l1LEQTiJ1L8r3dA

05/12/2025

Tomorrow is the day my book opens for e-book preorder! Available at an introductory price of $0.99 only through May 23rd, grab your e-book copy before the price goes up.
📚 Transform Procurement: The Value of E-auctions is a quick read that will get you thinking about negotiation, your stakeholders, and e-auction metrics in new ways.
📕 E-book preorder opens Tuesday, May 13th (possibly already open by the time you read this!) and releases one week later on May 20th.
📔 Pre-order while you're thinking about it and it will drop into your Amazon Kindle app right when it comes out! (No Kindle required, just download the free app to your phone)
📚 Published by the team at Red Thread Publishing

05/09/2025

When was the last time you or your supply chain team ran a best-and-final-offer process with your suppliers? Now the harder question: when was the last time you negotiated ✨ Every Bid? ✨ Who has time for that?
There's another solution, overlooked and often not implemented well.
My book Transform Procurement: The Value of E-auctions comes out for e-book pre-order on May 13th and releases on May 20th
It's a quick read that will walk you through a successful e-auction implementation to bring negotiation back into your supply chain
Published by the delightful team at Red Thread Publishing

05/07/2025

Did you participate on my post about which book cover you liked best? If so, did you pick this one?

My book Transform Procurement: The Value of E-auctions is available for e-book preorder on Tuesday, May 13th and comes out on paperback and e-book on Tuesday, May 20th!
From the wonderful team at Red Thread Publishing