January 26, 2017 is the official birthday of Quotiss and the starting point of our exciting journey as a company! On this anniversary, we’d like to tell you a story of how it all began, starting from THE BIG IDEA. Marcin Zarzecki, CEO of Quotiss: “Container shipping is one of the most important industries in […]
by Marcin Zarzecki, CEO of Quotiss This is the second part of the article, which covers the numerous errors in the rates distributed by the shipping lines. In the first article, I illustrated that there is a clear lack of the unified standard across the carriers and even within the same carrier different offices use different […]
by Marcin Zarzecki, CEO of Quotiss There are many good things one can say about container shipping lines, but they are also very well known for sending very complex and unstructured rate sheets. During my time in Maersk, where I spent over 10 years in sales, I was often struggling with the challenges of the […]
The freight industry is one of the largest and most important industries in the world. With 150 million containers shipped annually around the globe, it acts as the lifeblood circulation for the economy. But despite the industry’s size and importance, the commercial aspect of this business still runs in traditional ways – offline and manual. […]
In the last couple of months, we see a growing interest in our product and based on the questions we receive, we’ve decided to write this article about Quotiss. As you read through, you will find out what Quotiss is and what it is not, and how exactly Quotiss helps freight forwarders to gain commercial […]
How are you doing with delivering on your sales targets this month, this quarter, or this year? No matter what is the current status of your sales pipeline, it’s essential to fill it up with the business opportunities on a regular basis. Most opportunities in container shipping start with a freight quote. Quoting freight rates […]
Digitalization of freight is one of the most popular topics in the industry media. Many startups are set for industry disruption, and many investors support the trend with millions of dollars in venture capital. Here are three facts that are commonly known: The container shipping industry is very important, very traditional, very manual and very […]
It’s not a secret, that when it comes to container shipping, there is quite a lot of potential for optimization. There are approximately 50 000 freight forwarders in the world. They buy space on ships from the shipping lines and sell this space to shippers, usually adding more services and charges on top. It’s also […]
The Most Popular Software in Container Shipping The most popular computer program in workplaces all over the world is undoubtedly Microsoft Excel. Released in 1985, Excel became a superstar tool, helping businesses become more efficient. Its advanced formulas turned manual processes that took weeks to complete into something that takes only a few hours. Today, […]
Everybody Loves Pizza! Over 5 billion pizzas are eaten every year in the world. It is 30 billion dollar business, and more and more new pizzerias are opening. Why is pizza so popular? Probably, one of the reasons is that ‘pizza model’ is universal and extremely simple! No matter which country you go to, pizza […]
