Sarah Scudder

A Light at the End of the Tunnel

By now, most companies are well into planning for 2021, and this will undoubtedly be the most unique and challenging planning season that most business leaders have ever faced. For the past nine months, the COVID-19 pandemic has created an...

Read More

Where the Full Value of Marketing Procurement is Recognized

The relationship between marketing and procurement has often been tumultuous since “marketing procurement” appeared on the scene more than two...

Read More

How COVID-19 Has Affected Marketing Spending

As the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. began to spiral upward in March, most marketing and marketing procurement leaders quickly recognized that...

Read More

Where We Stand on the Path to Gender Diversity

I’ve been working in procurement for years, and I’m a passionate advocate for elevating the role of women in the procurement function. So I was...

Read More