Gone
are the days when wholesale businesses have been based on in-person sales and
phone orders. There are many businesses realizing the benefits to ensure
success in competitive world and they have to focus more of the efforts on B2B.
B2B is estimated to reach value of $1.2 trillion by 2021, according to
Forrester. Client expects higher levels of service with high value orders that
B2C businesses can offer. Right systems, tools, and technologies are vital for
success.
POS Software
B2B
ecommerce is very popular but it is no denying the fact that your staff will
still be needed to meet clients and create orders in timely basis. This is
where you need POS system to keep
things smoother. You need to choose system which has mobile capabilities and
offline mode, your staff can create orders, look up products, create contacts,
and even invoice the orders, in the presence of business you are going to sell
to.
Back
Office Systems and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
To
succeed and protect margins in this competitive market, distribution, B2B and
wholesale businesses should have most efficient processes in back office. Things
like invoicing, order fulfillment, and accounting should be automated and
streamlined whenever possible. This is where back office systems and ERP are
important to ensure success. They can integrate well with desired ecommerce
platform along with other channels so you can complete sales properly via any
desired channel, be it phone, online, EDI, in the field or trade show.
Client Portals
You
should offer various types of sales processes when it comes to operate large
scale business. When some of the clients will be satisfied to buy from you
through modern ecommerce platforms, others can still access to their own client
portal, where they can track orders, place orders, request returns, and make
enquiries.
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