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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Value Selling Tools and the Buying Lifecycle

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Diagnostic Example: Microsoft Infrastructure Optimization Assessment Microsoft wanted to provide analysis and roadmap advice to help get more C-level engagements, engage earlier in the sales cycle, and shift customer perceptions from tactical product provider to strategic partner. New TCO Calculator: EMC SMB Virtual Solutions Advi.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: How TCO is a common sense sales and.

The ROI Guy

For example, freezing the CAPEX spending on server upgrades can result in higher on-going OPEX costs for energy consumption, maintenance, support issues and downtime. New TCO Calculator: EMC SMB Virtual Solutions Advi. Quite often arbitrary cost-cutting leads to inflated costs in the IT ecology. Latest Research.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B.

The ROI Guy

As a common example, an Internet empowered prospect will often self-diagnose their issues, but may not do so completely or accurately. New TCO Calculator: EMC SMB Virtual Solutions Advi. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Provocation-Based Selling: Loosening the Status-Qu. Latest Research.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Tech Marketers May Need to Rethink.

The ROI Guy

For example, in organizations where the CEO/President is the final decision-maker, ROI is “Extremely&# or “Very Important&# among 92% of respondents, but that number drops to 86% in organizations where Staff makes purchase decisions.&# New TCO Calculator: EMC SMB Virtual Solutions Advi. Latest Research.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Hard and Soft ROI - The differences and.

The ROI Guy

Some examples of direct (hard) benefits are: 1. Improved up-sell / cross-sell is a good example of an indirect benefit from a new CRM system that helps the call center improve its interaction with customers. Some other examples of indirect (soft) benefits include: 1. New TCO Calculator: EMC SMB Virtual Solutions Advi.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload.

The ROI Guy

To help cut through the constant information overload, and help guide decisions more effectively, the most valuable content is that which is tuned to be relevant and engaging to the buyer - one-to-one personalized for example by industry, location, size, stage in buying cycle, role, pain points and opportunities. Latest Research.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: The IT Hierarchy of Needs: Categorizing.

The ROI Guy

As each need is met, personal achievement rises and purpose is fulfilled. For example, a third world economy focuses on the physiological and safety needs first – basic human survival. New TCO Calculator: EMC SMB Virtual Solutions Advi. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Latest Research.

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