{"id":156953,"date":"2007-03-19T16:12:21","date_gmt":"2007-03-19T20:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-cati-marketing.pantheonsite.io\/blog\/no_one_wants_to-3\/"},"modified":"2022-06-27T16:34:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T20:34:41","slug":"no-one-wants-to-buy-plm-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cati.com\/?p=156953","title":{"rendered":"No one wants to buy PLM&#8230;Part 1 of an infinite series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am a PLM sales person&#8230;and the title of this blog entry may imply that I am whining about my job. While I am not immune to the occasional emotional episode \/ mild tantrum, the title of this blog entry has a purpose. I assure you that this purpose has nothing to do with my emotional state.<\/p>\n<p>Companies that contact InFlow are generally not looking to buy a PLM solution. Rather, they are looking to solve complex issues in their organization. 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