Blogs - RED BEAR Negotiation Company

Due to inflation, the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar declined around 7.4% between 2021 and 2022. This unprecedented economic environment is pushing supplier, raw material, and shipping costs up and creating snags across virtually every aspect of business operations.

There’s no mistaking the unique environment facing CPG professionals in 2023.

As the world becomes more interconnected, it’s the telecommunications industry that is driving advancements in the communications technology that powers a new era of digital services.

RED BEAR Negotiation Training was on the ground at the ISM World Annual Conference last week.

A recent study showed that around 82% of supply chain leaders agreed that supply chain challenges would worsen or stay the same over the next year.

Energy negotiation training separates organizations that protect their margins in volatile markets from those that bleed value at the table. Geopolitical shocks and commodity price swings are no longer outliers. They are the operating environment. And yet most enterprise energy teams still walk into supplier discussions and contract renewals with the same playbook they used a decade ago.

In March of 2023, the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) fell 4.7%, marking a fourth month of contraction after a 30-month period of expansion.

The technology sector has always carried a reputation for disruption — and volatility.

Organizations have needed to navigate strained relationships, inflexible shipping constraints, and a heightened geopolitical environment in the post-COVID era.