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

The ROI Guy

As a result, sales is being invited later into the decision making process, sales cycles are extending and deals are stalling. IDC’s most resent customer experience survey of over 200 key IT decision makers reveals that Frugalnomics is indeed in full effect. We call this the “Internet fueled buying cycle.&#

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Diametrically Opposed Forces: Selling.

The ROI Guy

Understanding how to facilitate this buying lifecycle, especially how to connect and engage todays economic-focused executive, is a key to sales success, and establishes a roadmap for sales enablement. The Bottom Line Buyers are clearly in control of the buying cycle and are more frugal than ever before.

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

The ROI Guy

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. How to Measure and Present the Effectiveness of Yo. The Death of a Salesman? Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.

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

The ROI Guy

But how can you best develop and deliver these tools effectively to fight Frugalnomics? It is best to look at what tools are needed to address each stage in the buying lifecycle, and have tools specifically designed to help move the decision making from initial engagement to delivery. How to Measure and Present the Effectiveness of Yo.

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Marketing Automation Trends for 2010

LeadSloth

2009 was the year in which Marketing Automation really took off. A funny thing happens when you start planning out communication—it actually happens, it addresses buying cycle gaps and it becomes more effective because it’s cohesive. In this post I want to focus on the trends in Marketing Automation for 2010.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Measure to Manage - Driving Sales.

The ROI Guy

Transferring knowledge to sales representatives, and then helping these reps more effectively share this knowledge with customers and prospects is the mission of sales enablement, and it has become a vital best practice to overcome Information Overload, fight Frugalnomics and take control of Internet driven Buying Cycles.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Do White Papers Still Engage? They do if.

The ROI Guy

New digital marketing channels have made it more efficient than ever to broadcast marketing messages to prospects, but are the current strategies effective at connecting with and educating ever more skeptical and frugal buyers ? So, how do you make whitepapers more effective, more relevant, more ONE-TO-ONE? Do White Papers Still Rule?