Choosing the best B2B commerce solution for manufacturing looks quite a bit different than if you were selling t-shirts. And there's one key question you have to answer honestly. "Can this platform handle the real complexity of how we sell today and tomorrow - without...
Why You Shouldn’t Build Your Own Self-Service Portal for Manufacturing Customers – or Reps, Dealers or Distributors
At some point, almost every manufacturers reaches the same conclusion. "We need a portal." Customers want to check order status. Sales wants fewer emails and manual reorders. IT wants control, security, and ERP integrity. So the idea surfaces—often quietly at first:...
AI-Guided Sales for Manufacturers Just Got Easier and Faster with Aleran Suggestive Selling
Manufacturing sales teams are under constant pressure. And this pressure intensifies when the products are complex, configurable or engineered-to-order and the sales cycle is long and nuanced. AI-guided sales for manufacturers sounds like it can help. But is it too...
Smarter Manufacturing Sales Workflows for Seamless B2B selling
Manufacturers are rethinking what “connected selling” really means. The tools that once handled transactions are now becoming engines of intelligence – linking data, workflows, and customer experiences across the entire sales cycle. According to the 2025 Built to Sell...
How B2B Portals for Manufacturers Empower Dealers and Distributors with Self-Service Ordering
Remember when placing an order with a manufacturer meant printing a form, faxing it over, or waiting days for someone to confirm pricing by phone? You probably don’t have to think too hard to picture it. Some manufacturers are still stuck in that loop: juggling...
Six in Ten Manufacturers Say AI Quoting & Pricing Tools Are Their #1 Modernization Goal
Remember when every conversation in manufacturing was about “digital transformation”? ERP this, CRM that, eCommerce everywhere. That was the playbook for modernizing sales and it was important work. But that chapter is closing. Today, the spotlight is shining brightly...
What New Data Reveals About the Best CPQ for Manufacturing
Manufacturers are at a crossroads. Buyer expectations are climbing, competition is heating up, and supply chains are as unpredictable as ever. But one silent killer is draining growth faster than all the rest: outdated manufacturing quoting processes. In our 2025...
AI for Manufacturers: Smarter Orders & Quotes
Manufacturers are entering a new era many are calling the Fourth Industrial Revolution – or Industry 4.0. For years, digital transformation meant ERP upgrades, CRM integrations, and eCommerce rollouts. But today, the next wave of modernization is clear: fully...
The High Cost of Slow, Manual Manufacturing Quoting
Manufacturers are at a crossroads. Buyer expectations are climbing, competition is heating up, and supply chains are as unpredictable as ever But one silent killer is draining growth faster than all the rest: outdated and slow manual manufacturing quoting processes....
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