The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Updated Alinean Social Media ROI Calculator - New.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 25, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Updated Alinean Social Media ROI Calculator - New.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Good argument that B2B marketing needs ROI.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. this year, an increase from 3.1%

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons.

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Ambal's Amusings

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

"Go Where Your Best Prospects Spend Their Time" Ardath Albee's Bio. Consider these five steps for determining the best way to get found: 1. Ask your customers where they go online to find useful information – perhaps even how they found you. Read on to get their insights. Ardath Albee. Think “hub.

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Ambal's Amusings

JANUARY 21, 2010

This gives them incentive to look elsewhere for more information on the topic you abandoned in mid-stream. Research showing that 79% of leads never become opportunities backs up the premise that our marketing efforts aren’t creating the best results across the long term. Forrester Blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals.

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Ambal's Amusings

JULY 22, 2010

The best way to do that is with an editorial calendar based on a messaging storyline. A messaging storyline for a marketing strategy is a documented approach to address the informational needs of each buying segment (persona), at each stage of the buying process in relation to the problems your offerings address.

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

Users can query this widget to find out more about these visitors and decide if they want to purchase full business contact information. 2) Online lead generation — provides or connects with email delivery, online advertising, search marketing adword tools, landing pages, registration/information capture, and offer testing.

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Ambal's Amusings

MAY 27, 2010

When planning for content creation, B2B marketers need to take into account the information buyers need at different stages of the buying process. 140 Characters – Traditionally, long-form tactics, like trade shows, were essential to drive revenue, allowing conversation and marketing collateral to include lots of information.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 10, 2010

Discover the answers to these questions and others here in more of the best posts on social media from this year. ROI Is Dead by StraightUpSearch. This post suggests that marketers should focus on a different ROI when calculating the value of social media efforts: “return on insight.&#

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Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2010

LinkedIn users will be shown events that match their specific business needs based on the information they’ve added to their LinkedIn profile (Job Title, Industry, etc.), It’s a year old but the information is still useful. The blog can even extend beyond the conference and be used as a year-round source of information.

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Ambal's Amusings

APRIL 29, 2010

Lead generation requires that a prospect become motivated enough to fill out a form and give you at least some information about themselves. Think right time, right information. Transitioning prospects through each stage of the buying process works best with a combination of free and opt-in content. Ardath Albee's Tip.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

This requires the right content at each stage of the buying cycle; Information Overload –buyers are inundated with more marketing messages over more channels than ever before, becoming overloaded and confused, leading to stalled decision cycles. Having the right content and tools to help fuel buyer’s decision making process is essential.

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Online Marketing Institute

MARCH 13, 2011

It digs up information on Web visitors in real time, helping salespeople follow up on a visit with a cold call and a pitch. Detailed information is vital for spotting potential customers. “How do you leverage otherwise anonymous traffic? “How do you leverage otherwise anonymous traffic?&#

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 14, 2005

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Updated Alinean Social Media ROI Calculator - New.

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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. Repeat customers have always been my best influencers. population.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Social Media – according to a study early this year by Forrester Research, 91% of technology b2b decision makers use social media in some form (blogs, video, customer reviews, social networking sites, Twitter, etc.). unemployment rate still near 10%, and uncertain prospects for a quick recovery , marketers need to keep two things in mind.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Yesterday’s Fall 2009 MarketingProfs Digital Marketing World Virtual Conference was the perfect event to prepare for the planning of Q4 marketing programs. Also, use nurturing to create a dialog with your subscriber, instead of just sending them information that’s only important to your company.

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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. It looked like a great one, and my best intentions of attending were abruptly detoured in the chase for new biz. Social Media 101 Explained by the Best Fishing Analogy EVER =-.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Offering regional and national programs, CIO (and CSO) events bring together some of the most respected names and thought leaders in information technology and security. Even in the best of times, its a battle to convince employees to participate in knowledge management programs. New Top-Level Domains Expected in 2009.

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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

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?) Find where your clients/contacts are in the social media realm.

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Ambal's Amusings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Forrester Blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals. B2B Lead Generation Benchmark Study 2009. Keeping a Closer Eye on Content ROI – CMO Council. Chances are that the buyers of complex solutions have a lot to learn before they develop the knowledge and confidence they need to make the best purchase decision.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 10, 2010

Find the answers to these questions and others here in more of the best SEO blog posts from this year. Domain Name Forwarding and Search Engines by Best Domain Names. He also quotes a finding from Nate Elliot of Forrester that there are “an average of 4.7 Guide to Search Engine Ranking Factors by HuoMah SEO Blog.

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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. Thanks for sharing this information! will range from 11% (the relatively mature email marketing), to 34% (social media).

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Convince & Convert

MAY 5, 2010

So, Lisa Beatty build JaneNation.com , a new opinion, information, and idea community just for women, that launched recently at the Marketing to Women conference. Responding to Forrester’s research about the need for agencies to become “connected&# – to be the bridge between brands and their consumers, St.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

I’m constantly referring back to Forrester’s POST methodology when planning campaigns. For those who are not familiar with it, Forrester’s POST methodology is People (audience), Objectives, Strategy & Technology (tools & tactics). All rights reserved.

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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. It's all about selecting the best combination of the traditional and the new to drive the desired results.

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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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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

In his guide, Mike tells you the best BBQ places, clubs, happy hours, patios, places for kids, and other insider info. Here are some tips to help you uncover the transactional or informational rough edges that you can smooth using the sandpaper of good, relevant content: Ask your customer service team. You can be helpful, too.

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The Effective Marketer

JULY 5, 2009

People don’t want more information, they want better information ”. This entry was posted on Sunday, July 5th, 2009 at 9:43 pm and is filed under Communication , Online Marketing. Regards [link] Reply Sandra Blum says: July 6, 2009 at 10:21 am Daniel — Great to read about the workshop and your takeaways.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 22, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Updated Alinean Social Media ROI Calculator - New.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

• On-going monitoring: What are people saying about your brand and how can you use that information to either repair your reputation or identify opportunities? Second – Are there any special types of information you’ll need? You can also ask for training to make sure you’re using all the features to the best advantage.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

If 2009 was the year many marketers puzzled over, poked at and pondered incorporating social media into their marketing mix, 2010 was the year of diving in. According to a HubSpot study, 71% of marketers viewed Twitter as a useful marketing tool last year, up from just 39% in 2009. Adoption soared. 85% of Inc. 85% of Inc.

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