Convince & Convert

MAY 13, 2010

I think Charlene Li may have coined this one) The goal of social media is to turn customers into a volunteer marketing army. Every company is its own TV station, magazine, and newspaper. 18 social media quotes jay baer View more presentations from Jay Baer. Social media isn’t inexpensive, it’s different expensive. (I

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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 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. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2010

Imagine subscribing to a magazine that was about tennis one month, and about cooking the next month. For more on advanced blogging, please see my post and slide presentation: 11 Must-Dos for the Serious Blogger. That’s what a lot of multi-author corporate blogs feel like, so is it any wonder that there aren’t many subscribers?

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 10, 2011

Although Forrester was predicting 8-9% IT budget growth earlier in the year, its latest survey of 2,800 global CIOs and other IT decision-makers, revealed that their predictions, as were others, were overly optimistic, with the vast majority of respondents indicating that their budgets remained the same in 2010 as they were in 2009.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 15, 2010

Sure, I pay attention to where I’m ranked in the AdAge Power 150 (a broader ranking of all marketing blogs), and I look at my search rankings, etc. But I am incredibly delighted to top the list of content marketing blogs, because for me content marketing is becoming fundamental to business success at every level.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 25, 2011

Engaging earlier requires that sellers have the skills, processes and tools to “earn the right&# to present earlier, and deliver unique value during the dialogue. AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=44097752&rKey=ca6aa9fbfc4ad092 A downloadable presentation is also available via this link. How Do You Get Started in Content Marketing?

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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. In this blog post, I present a few of the key research metrics and advice.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Yesterday, I gave a presentation in Tempe, AZ to Agencyside , a conference of advertising and PR agency owners. An Enormous Opportunity The huge (and expanding) reach of social media, and its relatively low cost (at least from a production fees perspective) makes it an incredibly attractive proposition for marketers.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Wednesday, February 04, 2009 Microsoft Virtualization with Hyper-V - better value? Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels: Microsoft , ROI , Server Virtualization , TCO 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading.

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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. Posted by Tom Pisello at 10:33 AM Email This BlogThis!

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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.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

there’s a schism coming in social media between companies using it for marketing, and companies using it for customer service and CRM. I’m constantly referring back to Forrester’s POST methodology when planning campaigns. Technology should only be determined at the last stage of the planning process.

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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? These two market drivers will have important implications into 2011 and beyond for B2B sales enablement and marketing strategies and budgets. of respondents), and peers (28.7%), especially early in the lifecycle.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

Alinean calls this new age-of-austerity Frugalnomics, and it forever changes the way B2B sales and marketing needs to connect with, engage and sell to buyers. Good argument that B2B marketing needs ROI. My post, which ran at ww.savvyb2b.com argued that B2B marketing is dull and boring - it lacks personality.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social Media is “Viral Marketing&# False, in the same way that a square is also a rectangle, but a rectangle isn’t a square. You’re engaged in an advertising and marketing campaign that uses the Web as its distribution platform. You have to create content, be part of many communities, and proceed incrementally.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Succession Planning. Marketing IT. Presented by CIOs and other senior level executives, these invitation-only programs offer timely topics and strong networking. Join CIO Executive Council members and participate in the following live teleconferences: * Planning for Succession: Models for IT Leadership Development, June 23.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

1.38M in net present value (NPV) savings over 3 years (with a 10% discount rate) 4. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels: ROI , Server Virtualization , TCO 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading. to 1 consolidation ratio.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 11, 2010

We have some other craziness planned, too, and we’ll want to bounce ideas off of you, solicit your genius for marketing the book, and all that stuff. Wisely improve the present, it is nike dunk low thine. Your first assignment is to help us settle on a title. newrulesofinvesting congrats, Jay! I expect a dedication.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 18, 2010

Better question: How can we find the existing customers that are already passionate about our client, and turn them into a volunteer marketing army? In my local area, most PR firms are still firmly entrenched in the old paradigm of marketing. How can we find the most influential bloggers and get them to write about our client?

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 14, 2005

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 The IT Hierarchy of Needs: Categorizing IT Projects for Success The book written by Nicholas Carr, “Does IT Matter,&# continues to stir debate with various pundits, and certainly remains a hot topic in recent budget planning meetings between the CIO and Cx-level executives.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

While social media is the flashy show horse of online marketing, email remains the solid workhorse. According to recent research , 92% of marketers consider email to be one of their “most important marketing tools” and 54% plan increased spending on it in the coming year. Email Marketing Tips and Tactics.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 8, 2010

It’s an almost magical device that can show incredibly crisp HD video, all the audio you can handle, Web pages, books, online magazines ( Zinio is great on the iPad), newspapers, tweets, Facebook, Linkedin, and just about anything else you’d want to digest. Would it work as a marketing and/or presentation device?

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JUNE 22, 2009

I presented a webinar the other day where I stated that while white papers are still the staple of content marketing, they’re getting really stale as a communications vehicle for B2B. The book of the webinar of the movie: The Velocity B2B Content Marketing Workbook. The new B2B marketing is Content Marketing.

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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.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 22, 2010

Once information is entered online, the TCO Tool provides very detailed reports for alternative vendors, including TCO, post-tax cash flow, pay-back period, return on investment, internal rate of return and net present value. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Content Marketing and the Forgotten Sales Professi.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Marketers, we’re told, need to think like publishers. How widespread, really, is the use of social media for marketing? How are B2B marketers using social media differently from their B2C counterparts? How are marketers measuring social media success? 59% are on Twitter, and 43% use a company blog for marketing.

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Convince & Convert

JUNE 8, 2010

The ability of companies to win hearts and minds through contextually appropriate, just in time marketing is the hallmark of the Opportunity Economy, and it has never been healthier. Named One of Arizona’s Top 25 Restaurants by Arizona Highways Magazine, show this message for a discount on an appetizer.&# Great post!

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Webbiquity

MARCH 31, 2010

What effect does social media marketing have on revenue? Because these reports came disproportionately from one source ( MediaPost ), the articles and blog posts presented here are categorized by source. Market Research Findings from Around the Web. Market Research Findings from Around the Web. Learn and enjoy!

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Data junkies, stats addicts, web trivia buffs rejoice — here are a deluge of social media, search and other marketing research facts and figures from 50 articles and blog posts published so far in 2010. How are marketers planning to allocate budgets this year? How much do small businesses spend on search engine marketing?

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Single Grain

MARCH 7, 2022

The cryptocurrency market is booming. With the launch of Bitcoin in 2009, the decentralized cryptocurrency market powered by blockchain gained massive success. The blockchain market is expected to reach over $23 billion by 2023, and the Bitcoin price is speculated to hit $250,000 by 2025. Focus on Content Marketing.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 24, 2012

Of course, there’s no single cookie-cutter approach to social media marketing that works for every enterprise. Social Media Marketing Tips and Tactics. Social Media, What Matters Most for Marketers by iMedia Connection. ” 50 Social Media Marketing Tips and Tactics by Jeff Bullas.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

The good news is that the second half of 2010, projections are in line with Gartner’s survey in the fourth quarter of 2009 when CIOs reported IT budgets would increase, on average, by only 1.3%, and spending outlooks are more positive than earlier surveys. for 2009, showing that a spending recovery is in place, but marginally.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 5, 2010

Thursday, August 05, 2010 Risk-Adjusted ROI Defined A variation on the traditional ROI formula, Risk Adjusted ROI is calculated as the ratio of the net gain from a proposed project, divided by its total costs - represented in net present value terms to account for project risk. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

In a recent survey, 24% of buyers indicated that the sales reps are not prepared for presentations at all, 30% indicate that they are somewhat prepared , and only 29% indicate that they are well prepared. April 2009 Sales Enablement: Measuring its Impact. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.

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