Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

This blog draws on the heritage of my Forrester research. Disclaimer The views expressed on this blog are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer, Xerox Global Services, nor those of my former one, Forrester Research. I will delete spam, off-topic, or inappropriate comments, but all others are welcome.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website 7 Strategies for Using Content to Market Industrial Products by Achinta Mitra on May 14, 2010 in Content Marketing , Industrial Marketing & Web 2.0 , Industrial Marketing Blog I am a big fan of Content Marketing or as some people like to refer to it as Inbound Marketing.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Virtually every b2b buying decision involves some level of research on the web. Buyers won’t buy from you if they can’t find you. unemployment rate still near 10%, and uncertain prospects for a quick recovery , marketers need to keep two things in mind. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – this is the ultimate no-brainer.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 28, 2010

In Search of Mass Influencers In a fascinating new Forrester Research study about online peer influence, Augie Ray and Josh Bernoff determine that consumers generated more than 500 billion online impressions about products and services in 2009. population. Let’s also assume that you have a Facebook fan page.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

According to sales and marketing analyst firm SiriusDecisions, “Successful reps know that establishing credibility and providing value to a prospect or customer throughout the buying cycle is the difference between closing the deal and losing it. April 2009. So why are the sales enablement investments not paying off?

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

As defined by Forrester, "Sales enablement is a strategic, ongoing process that equips all client-facing employees with the ability to consistently and systematically have a valuable conversation with the right set of customer stakeholders at each stage of the customer's problem-solving life cycle to optimize the ROI of the selling system.”

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The ROI Guy

JUNE 3, 2010

Recent reports from IDC and Gartner confirm earlier predictions that 2010 will see a rise in IT spending. spending increase in 2010 compared to 2009, with the largest increases in the government / public sector. Good overview in this article regarding the recovery and where investments are being made for 2010: [link].

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 10, 2011

IT Spending on the Rise, But Executives Remain Economic-Focused A recent IT spending survey from Forrester confirms that 2010 remained a tough year for IT. Although enterprise technology budgets were trending upward, the progression was slight, in 2010 compared with 2009. Monday, January 10, 2011 Let the Good Times Roll?

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

More new channels than ever, buyer Information Overload, Frugalnomics driven by two recessions in the past decade, Internet fueled buying decisions. Sources: Uncovering The Hidden Costs Of Sales Support, Forrester Research, Inc.,

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

link] [link] Hervé Weytens Integrating Email and Social Media with Flowtown [link] #socialmedia #email [link] Chuck Forrest Integrating Email and Social Media with Flowtown [link] [link] Nelson Wee Cool Tool to integrate Email and Social Media (Have you heard of Flowtown?)

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

Monday, January 17, 2011 Value Selling Tools and the Buying Lifecycle With two economic downturns in the past ten years, buyers are more frugal than ever, demanding that each investment help them do-more-with-less, provide a bottom-line impact, and deliver superior value. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Using the Forrester Social Technographics Ladder, understand how your target audience (as defined by gender, age, and geography) uses social media. link] Weekly Links: August 23, 2009 | UpYourSocial [.] Love the slides, worksheet and Forrester tool. Sessions start October 5. Go to [link] to save 50% for a limited time.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 5, 2011

As a result of Frugalnomics and other market drivers: 62% of B2B vendors indicated they needed more leads in order to generate the same amount of sales, 72% indicated an increase in buying cycle time over the past 6 month, The buying cycle timeframe has increased over 10% in the past 12 months. April 2009.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 25, 2010

Here are the highlights: A Colossal Opportunity According to Forrester research, from 2009 – 2014, the average annual growth rate in digital marketing expenditures in the U.S. I bought a dozen pair, found shoes-vip website selling shoes best, where I can buy cheap Nike Shox Shoes , and is still original.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

Responding to Forrester’s research about the need for agencies to become “connected&# – to be the bridge between brands and their consumers, St. In addition to being Chief Jane of JaneNation, Lisa is also the Cultural Strategist for St. “We recognized the need to step up our game,&# says Lisa.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

February 23rd, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Is your social media program about asking, or answering? I’m constantly referring back to Forrester’s POST methodology when planning campaigns. Like Sonny divorcing Cher (or was it the other way around?)

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The ROI Guy

MAY 6, 2010

New Customers in Q1 2010 Alinean has been selected to develop and power value-based sales and marketing campaigns for Wipro , PGI , CSC , CiRBA , MokaFive , Shoretel , Informatica and OfficeMax. Value Selling Tools and the Buying Lifecycle Is there an ROI from Social Media? Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Fueled by a wealth of on-line resources and social networks, buyers have seized control of the buying cycle, engaging with sales representatives later and later, and further elongating sales cycles. Two economic downturns over the past decade have made buyers more spendthrift, and more skeptical of vendor claims.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Because helpfulness hasn’t historically been looked at as a marketing objective (tons of great stuff about this umbrella concept in Scott Stratten’s forthcoming new book UnMarketing – buy it ), identifying areas where help could be provided isn’t in the DNA of most companies – yet. Buy your own product.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Thursday, November 04, 2010 IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales Enablement Define Marketing for 2011 I just had the pleasure of presenting a webinar with Randy Perry, VP Business Value at IDC. Declining from 2009 is budget allocations and spending for search ads and search engine optimization, as well as display ads.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S. Help clients take their message to consumers directly, impacting purchase intent by providing truly helpful information at the right time in the buying cycle. Yesterday, I gave a presentation in Tempe, AZ to Agencyside , a conference of advertising and PR agency owners.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Thursday, December 23, 2010 CIO Priorities for 2011 Indicate Continued Frugalnomics Focus According to a survey from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), there has not been much to cheer about this holiday season as a public sector CIO. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Thursday, December 09, 2010 Seeing ROI in the Cloud? Value Selling Tools and the Buying Lifecycle Is there an ROI from Social Media? IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ▼ 2010 (118) ▼ December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f. Latest Research.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Value Selling Tools and the Buying Lifecycle Is there an ROI from Social Media? IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll?

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Monday, December 06, 2010 Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marketing as We Know It? At the same time, B2B buyers are taking advantage of the wealth of information available via the Internet and social media to become more empowered, taking charge of the buying cycle. The Death of a Salesman?

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 20, 2011

Value Selling Tools and the Buying Lifecycle Is there an ROI from Social Media? IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll?

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The ROI Guy

JULY 15, 2009

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 VMware launches Realized ROI toolkit, powered by Alinean Provides quantifiable proof to customers of the realized ROI from prior VMware deployments. Value Selling Tools and the Buying Lifecycle Is there an ROI from Social Media? Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. Latest Research.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Combined with their above average income and above average education, Twitter users’ propensity to interact with brands make them a huge potential source for Mass Influencers (although Forrester’s research says Facebook is a better pool ). I'm trying to quote Forrester here somewhere. 19% seek customer support.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Value Selling Tools and the Buying Lifecycle Is there an ROI from Social Media? IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll?

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Wednesday, February 04, 2009 VMware launches new version of ROI / TCO Calculator Virtualization is one of the key cost savings initiatives that IT executives are implementing in order to tighten their belts in these uncertain economic conditions. Value Selling Tools and the Buying Lifecycle Is there an ROI from Social Media?

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 25, 2011

However, solving this problem will be difficult for most teams, as sales remains inwardly focused on the traditional funnel based selling process, rather than having a keen understanding of how customers make decisions and actually buy - the buying lifecycle. Diametrically Opposed Forces: Selling Value in a B. Latest Research.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Wednesday, February 04, 2009 How TCO is a common sense sales and marketing Tool for Today’s Chaotic Economy My friend and board member Bill Kirwin, original father of TCO analysis with Gartner, put it best when he wrote this article for us on the power of using TCO as a sales and marketing advantage to win deals in these tough economic times.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Wednesday, February 04, 2009 Microsoft Virtualization with Hyper-V - better value? Value Selling Tools and the Buying Lifecycle Is there an ROI from Social Media? IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Friday, October 22, 2010 Tech Marketers May Need to Rethink Budgets for 2011 according to new Harte-Hanks research Technology marketers are challenged today with handling proliferating marketing channels to reach and engage more overloaded, skeptical and frugal buyers than ever before. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner.

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Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 13, 2011

Together, this offers clues about what the visitor might be interested in buying. Laura Ramos , a principal analyst at Forrester Research who focuses on business-to-business marketing trends and technology, says that services like Demandbase could prove useful, but adds that it may be hard to measure its impact on sales and marketing.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 11, 2010

According to research from IDC and Forrester, marketing spending is anticipated to increase between 3 to 5% for 2011. This represents substantial growth when compared to 2009 cut-backs; however, even with the 2010/2011 snap-back in spending, most marketing budgets will remain below pre-recession levels.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

s to ask before buying, ESP! She specializes in social media strategies that lead to actionable plans to achieve real world objectives. Social Media Monitoring Tools – How to Pick The Right One [link] #Tools #SocialMedia [link] martin s. 1 [link] #Tools #SocialMedia [link] Josh Lysne Hey Katie, great post.

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