business-to-business
noun
busi·ness-to-busi·ness
: a sector of business activity that focuses on commerce performed between businesses rather than between a business and a consumer
a company that specializes in business-to-business
Business-to-business, the sale of goods and services to other companies rather than to the public, has flourished for centuries.—
Joanne Legomsky
—usually used before another nounJoanne LegomskyBusiness-to-business sales rose 4.4% from a year earlier, but retail sales increased less than 1%.—The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journalbusiness-to-business companies
the business-to-business market
—abbreviation B2B
Examples of business-to-business in a Sentence
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Barik explained that LinkedIn has always excelled at business-to-business communication; however, recently, the company has chosen to focus on creativity in advertising and marketing, focusing specifically on sparking an emotional connection to the viewer.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 June 2024
The General Assembly will return at month’s end for a special session to act on relatively minor measures: a bill necessary to avoid a spike in motor vehicle assessments in several cities and another intended to make Connecticut more attractive to a special type of business-to-business bank.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2024
For twenty-four years now, Culture Holidays has been serving this smooth journey as the leading business-to-business tour operator, offering a wide range of travel solutions.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
Average revenue per user (ARPU) also improved for direct subscribers and business-to-business subscribers from partners including Brazilian mobile carrier TIM and French retailer Fnac Darty.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 29 Apr. 2024
Like any ambitious transformation, the evolution into business-to-business (B2B) can only be as successful as the people who power it.
—Katya Laviolette, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The company recently posted positive financial results for 2023, with revenue up 7.4% to $524 million and an 11.5% increase in subscribers (thanks to business-to-business partnerships).
—Marc Schneider, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2024
For the past three years, VC firm Notion Capital has published a top 100 list of Europe’s up-and-coming business-to-business software startups, most of them at the Series A Stage.
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The entire gain in subscriptions came from business-to-business partnerships, which grew by 1 million to 4.8 million.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2024
Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 June 2024
The General Assembly will return at month’s end for a special session to act on relatively minor measures: a bill necessary to avoid a spike in motor vehicle assessments in several cities and another intended to make Connecticut more attractive to a special type of business-to-business bank.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2024
For twenty-four years now, Culture Holidays has been serving this smooth journey as the leading business-to-business tour operator, offering a wide range of travel solutions.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
Average revenue per user (ARPU) also improved for direct subscribers and business-to-business subscribers from partners including Brazilian mobile carrier TIM and French retailer Fnac Darty.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 29 Apr. 2024
Like any ambitious transformation, the evolution into business-to-business (B2B) can only be as successful as the people who power it.
—Katya Laviolette, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The company recently posted positive financial results for 2023, with revenue up 7.4% to $524 million and an 11.5% increase in subscribers (thanks to business-to-business partnerships).
—Marc Schneider, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2024
For the past three years, VC firm Notion Capital has published a top 100 list of Europe’s up-and-coming business-to-business software startups, most of them at the Series A Stage.
—Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The entire gain in subscriptions came from business-to-business partnerships, which grew by 1 million to 4.8 million.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2024
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