Hands-on advice for responsible buying

Read how companies using Tropic saw a 400% ROI, over $76,000 in productivity improvement, and over $665,000 present value in SaaS contract savings over three years.

Explore 5 tips to increase your negotiation leverage from two procurement experts Michael Shields and Brad Veech.

Check out this employee profile and Q&A with Paul Lee, a Talent Sourcer at Tropic.

SaaS agreements are the handshake deal that helps everyone get what they need.

In the current economy, bottom-line efficiency beats top-line growth. That’s why Tropic is rolling out a new suite of products to help businesses spend responsibly.

Check out this employee profile and Q&A with Kory Lanzel, a Tropic Senior Regional Manager of Procurement Services.

Hear three tips from an expert about how procurement software supercharges an in-house procurement team.

Check out this employee profile and Q&A with Selena Makrides, a Tropic Group Manager of Customer Success.

Learn why Tropic has landed on several “top workplaces” lists and has a 5-star rating on Glassdoor.

The former Qualtrics procurement head and MX VP explains why procurement is vital for tech companies’ survival.

Learn all about SaaS ops - the art and science of purchasing, managing. and renewing (or canceling) SaaS subscriptions.

Now you can control both software purchases and non-software purchases -- like hardware, advertising, contractors, and more -- in Tropic.

In the age of SaaS sprawl, learn three practical tips for trimming, managing, and setting long-term goals for SaaS purchases.

Follow Team Tropic through 2022, when they put the “Tropic” in tropical.

Read about the year that was for Team Tropic, which expanded its leadership team and released a slew of new products.

Tropic Marketing Head Adam Feber outlines why SaaS vendor management is important, who typically handles it, and several common vendor management challenges.

Read about how Tropic's Discover feature helps companies battle rising software costs using data gathered from thousands of deals.

Read CEO and Co-founder David Campbell's essay in Forbes about how businesses can cut costs by cutting down on subscriptions.

This complete guide to spend management teaches you how to track, control, analyze, and optimize expenses.

Team Tropic howls at the moon.

Take a quick tour through industrial history to learn what's wrong with the state of SaaS software-buying. Plus: tips for how to manage SaaS purchasing effectively.

Learn more about Tropic’s latest Purchasing Portal updates, which help all employees submit requests for new purchases, collaborate with stakeholders, and view and take action on assigned tasks.

Read more about Tropic's partnership with Tranch, a B2B Buy Now Pay Later company that lets companies break up software payments over time.

Not all third-party SaaS buyers are created equal.

In this piece for HR.com, HR leaders can learn how to engage with technology teams as collaborative partners in budget discussions.

Read Tropic CEO David Campbell's take in Forbes on how fast-growing companies can save themselves from overspending on software.

In a new monthly series, Market Watch, Tropic explains procurement services and trending topics. Our first guest: Adi Dehejia, a business coach and fractional CFO.

In this essay for Forbes, Tropic CEO and Co-founder David Campbell explains why companies are scrambling to cut costs amid an uncertain economic backdrop.

Read CEO David Campbell's essay in Forbes about why the traditional procurement function wasn’t built for a world run on software.

Reasons why most startups should reevaluate their approach to procurement.

A recap of the year 2021 with Team Tropic.

Tropic raises a Series B funding round to continue transforming the procurement industry for a world that runs on software.

Learn tips from CEO David Campbell on how to gain leverage in usage-based contract negotiations through a tactic called future-proofing.

CEO David Campbell talks about Tropic's latest round of funding.

Tropic raised a Series A funding round as it transforms procurement to accommodate the new world of cloud-based software-buying.

Tropic's CEO and Cofounder David Campbell discusses the state of software buying, why the market is biased against buyers, and how procurement software can help.

In this guide for buyers, you'll learn what salespeople want and need from contract negotiations -- and set yourself up to negotiate more effectively.

Pick up pointers for startups about which software tools are worth keeping - and which don't make the cut.

Get practical advice for how to keep costs down and retain control when you're running a fast-growing company.

What's a fast-growing company's ace in the hole? Effective procurement services. Plus: get tips for setting up procurement at each stage of growth.

A retail executive offers 3 ways that retailers can cut software costs.