{"id":1847,"date":"2024-11-19T09:30:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T09:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ipec.org.uk\/?page_id=1847"},"modified":"2025-03-11T12:33:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T12:33:14","slug":"sentiment-analysis2","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/staging.temper.digital\/ipec-microsite\/news\/sentiment-analysis2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sentiment Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"  <div class=\"article-hero alignfull\">\n  <div class=\"article-hero__container\">\n\n    <div class=\"article-hero__inner\">\n\n      <div class=\"column left\">\n        <div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n          <!-- Breadcrumb NavXT 7.4.1 -->\n<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to IPEC.\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.temper.digital\/ipec-microsite\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">IPEC<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"content\">\n                    <h1><strong>Unlock the Power of Procurement<\/strong>: <strong>IPEC First Annual Sentiment Analysis 2024<\/strong><\/h1>\n        \n                <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"right\">\n        <div class=\"article-hero__author\">\n          <div class=\"article-hero__author-info\">\n                                                              <\/div>\n          <div class=\"article-hero__author-share\">\n            <p>SHARE:<\/p>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=\" target=\"_blank\">\n              <!-- LinkedIn share icon SVG here -->\n                                          <svg width=\"24\" height=\"25\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 25\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                              <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_3432_13094)\">\n                              <path d=\"M22.2234 0.193359H1.77187C0.792187 0.193359 0 0.966797 0 1.92305V22.459C0 23.4152 0.792187 24.1934 1.77187 24.1934H22.2234C23.2031 24.1934 24 23.4152 24 22.4637V1.92305C24 0.966797 23.2031 0.193359 22.2234 0.193359ZM7.12031 20.6449H3.55781V9.18867H7.12031V20.6449ZM5.33906 7.62773C4.19531 7.62773 3.27188 6.7043 3.27188 5.56523C3.27188 4.42617 4.19531 3.50273 5.33906 3.50273C6.47813 3.50273 7.40156 4.42617 7.40156 5.56523C7.40156 6.69961 6.47813 7.62773 5.33906 7.62773ZM20.4516 20.6449H16.8937V15.0762C16.8937 13.7496 16.8703 12.0387 15.0422 12.0387C13.1906 12.0387 12.9094 13.4871 12.9094 14.9824V20.6449H9.35625V9.18867H12.7687V10.7543H12.8156C13.2891 9.8543 14.4516 8.90273 16.1813 8.90273C19.7859 8.90273 20.4516 11.2746 20.4516 14.359V20.6449Z\" fill=\"#2E2D2B\"\/>\n                              <\/g>\n                              <defs>\n                              <clipPath id=\"clip0_3432_13094\">\n                              <rect width=\"24\" height=\"24\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.193359)\"\/>\n                              <\/clipPath>\n                              <\/defs>\n                              <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"article-hero__image\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cp-ipec.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_2063156102-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;strong&gt;Unlock the Power of Procurement&lt;\/strong&gt;: &lt;strong&gt;IPEC First Annual Sentiment Analysis 2024&lt;\/strong&gt;\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1847_fed0e2-4b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1847_fed0e2-4b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1847_fed0e2-4b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-lg, 4rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-md, 2rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(70% - 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