An interesting blog post by Ragda Bodla (Director, Industry Marketing, NetSuite Inc.) on Internet Retailer today is a good read: “What does Amazon know about succeeding in B2B? Basically, B2B buyers increasingly want the same shopping experience they have as consumers on B2C e-commerce sites. The same people who buy shoes online are also buying supplies for their companies, and they demand the availability, convenience and service [found] on consumer sites Tomkins said during a recent Tomkins International webinar: ‘Competing with the Big Dogs: Standing Up to Google and Amazon‘ . . . Five key B2C lessons distributors should learn to succeed in delivering the consumer-like experience its customers expect and are already receiving from competitors. . . “ continue reading full post on Internet Retailer website.