Hubspot

MARCH 15, 2019

We're losing more than we're gaining for the first time since those statistics have been tracked, and the crossover coincided with the recession of 2007-2009. Census Bureau, the overall number of business applications began to recover in late 2009 and has been trending up for the past ten years. Source: Capterra. According to the U.S.

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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 3, 2010

Sales enablement seeks to address these challenges, providing the practices, resources, training and tools needed to help fight Frugalnomics. According to Forrester, companies are spending worldwide, on average, 19% of their SG&A costs, some $135,262 per quota-carrying salesperson, in sales support-related activities.

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Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 26, 2009

focuses on the importance that readers, viewers, and attendees place on business info rmation to info rm and help the purchase/decision-making process. focuses on the importance that readers, viewers, and attendees place on business info rmation to info rm and help the purchase/decision-making process.

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Industrial Marketing Today

MAY 14, 2010

This is particularly helpful if you are a components manufacturer and have a large inventory of parts. Help the design engineer select the exact part number by selecting critical parameters s/he needs. Using all or any of the above content strategies will help you shift the focus from your products and services back to the customer.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 21, 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."

Forrester 40

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

In fact, 88% said Web sites were important in helping them decide what to buy. Yesterday, Demandbase announced a new software suite to help marketers harvest passive traffic visiting Web sites. B2B marketers looking for ways to turn their Web sites into demand generation tools have some new solutions to consider.

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WebMarketCentral

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Can Blogs Help Drive Purchasing Decisions? by Social Media Today Crystal King reports that a Forrester survey from the second quarter of 2008 found that only 16% of readers of company blogs trusted them. She notes, however, that more recent research indicates that both readership of and trust in blogs is increasing.

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Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 18, 2009

Mike Rowland of Impact Interactions , a community consulting group, led a well-attended session on B2B communities and their characteristics based on his six years of experience helping major B2B companies such as Cisco, Intel, and SAP establish relationships with their customers and prospects using online communities and other social media.

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Online Marketing Institute

AUGUST 14, 2011

After interviewing nearly 40 experts and working with Charlene Li and a bit of help from myself, she’s found six distinct use cases (see compass below) on how companies are measuring using these new toolsets. Will send you a ping.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

IDC’s most resent customer experience survey of over 200 key IT decision makers reveals that Frugalnomics is indeed in full effect. When ranking the important factors that influence IT purchase decisions, survey respondents indicated that economic factors once again reign.

Work Management 40

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Online Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Whether it’s a webinar or a multi-day conference, leveraging social media can help event organizers extend an event’s visibility, attendance and pre-event conversations. Organizers can share their pre-event processes and event updates which will help generate interest. Powered by Wordpress. Flash News Theme by.

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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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Ambal's Amusings

APRIL 29, 2010

We asked B2B Marketing experts: " How should B2B marketers balance the need for free content (helpful for prospects decision making) Vs. the need to have content that produces a steady flow of good leads (that can directed to sales team)? It will help build a marketing database list of interested people. " Ardath Albee.

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Top of Funnel Marketing Automation Services Webinar Metrics Content Marketing 100

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Having the right content and tools to help fuel buyer’s decision making process is essential. Matter of Trust - although the research indicates that buyers truly rely on vendor content to help drive purchase decisions, with so much noise, buyers have become skeptical of vendor claims.

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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. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. The Forgotten Sales Profess.

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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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Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management 40

The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 22, 2010

A recent survey from Harte-Hanks reveals some vital metrics to marketers seeking insight on technology buyers and purchase decisions. Surveying 500 decision makers, the survey reveals that technology marketers may want to reconsider their investments and strategies for 2011.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Wednesday, February 04, 2009 Microsoft Virtualization with Hyper-V - better value? To help keep on-going costs lowe, Microsofts competitors have delivered some powerful management tools and utilities to help keep the cost of managing the virtual environment as low as possible (upgrade management, lifecycle management, live update, etc.).

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

In a recent survey by IDC, 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. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. of respondents), and peers (28.7%), especially early in the lifecycle.

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Work Management Marketing Management ROI Marketing Automation Services 40

Ambal's Amusings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Forrester Blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals. B2B Lead Generation Benchmark Study 2009. Eccolo Media 2008 B2B Technology Collateral Survey. Help Buyers Become Experts. Talking about your products’ features won’t help with that. Third, help buyers use knowledge with confidence.

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Work Management Marketing Management B2B Marketing B2B 100

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. Just knowing that someone from IBM visited a website won’t help much, since Big Blue has offices all over the world. Together, this offers clues about what the visitor might be interested in buying.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management 40

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

JULY 28, 2010

When I discuss this concept with companies, however, too often I hear something in the realm of “we don’t know what to provide our customers that would be helpful.&# Diagnosing your potential helpfulness doesn’t have to have the complexity of drilling a relief well, learning the triangle offense, or even Mahjong.

Social Media 148

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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. How can I help you? In addition to being Chief Jane of JaneNation, Lisa is also the Cultural Strategist for St. Setting the bar very high for agencies indeed.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

More importantly, since innovation is only 10% of the typical IT budget today, reducing ongoing management costs can help reallocate precious resources and budgets to more innovative tasks and projects – delivering true business value. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. The Bottom Line: A Split Decision?

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S. Social is an Ingredient, not an Entree Help clients find ways to add social components to existing marketing (print, outdoor, broadcast, direct mail, email, search, live events) – rather than viewing social media as a freestanding silo.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

A comprehensive survey (1,753 respondents) released today by Edison Research, paints a fascinating picture of Twitter and its role in America’s social media ecosystem. Note that the survey population was 12 and up, including a representative portion of seniors). I'm trying to quote Forrester here somewhere.

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The Effective Marketer

JULY 5, 2009

Writing powerful, attention grabbing copy that will help you sell is another story. Now that I have attended a copywriting workshop I hope some of the lessons will stick long enough to help me improve. I do hope that some of the points I make above will help you in some way to get better or at least to try harder. then read on.

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Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

Home Forrester Research « We’re renaming the blog | Main | New networks in the news » April 16, 2008 Numeric Scoring: The Key To Lead Management Success [Posted by Laura Ramos ] Recently I saw a preview of Eloqua’s spring release and it got me thinking about the role lead scoring plays in determining campaign effectiveness. I hope this helps.

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Ambal's Amusings

AUGUST 27, 2009

Forrester Blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals. B2B Lead Generation Benchmark Study 2009. Eccolo Media 2008 B2B Technology Collateral Survey. Her company Marketing Interactions helps companies with complex sales and quantify marketing effectiveness by using interactive e-marketing strategies driven by compelling content.

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Online Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Gigya has conducted a survey with a third party to find out The value of Social Sign On (PDF) and has a myriad of graphs and user awareness demand data in this report. Once a customer logs onto your website, then takes an action (blog comment, survey, product review or purchase, download, view video, etc.),

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 17, 2011

Marketing Salary Survey: Social Media Marketing by Aquent. According to an ExactTarget survey, Twitter users who follow a brand are more than twice as likely as Facebook users who “like” a brand to say they are more likely to purchase from the brand after becoming a social media follower. How much are you worth? by eMarketer.

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Single Grain

JUNE 30, 2022

These agencies help you effectively purchase digital media through display advertising and real-time bidding. It is an automated process; it enables brands and agencies to purchase ad space on websites and apps within a few seconds, helping save time. Programmatic advertising helps create targeted ad campaigns on a smaller budget.

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SnapApp

APRIL 25, 2018

From product to the marketing team, we're all aligned around our customer and helping them succeed, not the other way around. For an entire week in March, we dedicated 100% of our content to helping businesses learn about how they can optimize the buyer's journey with conversational marketing best practices. Margaret Kelsey.

B2B Marketing 91

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SnapApp

APRIL 25, 2018

From product to the marketing team, we’re all aligned around our customer and helping them succeed, not the other way around. For an entire week in March, we dedicated 100% of our content to helping businesses learn about how they can optimize the buyer’s journey with conversational marketing best practices. Asia Matos.

B2B Marketing 91

B2B Marketing Work Management Enterprise Management Marketing Management 91

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Social Media in B2B Marketing - Survey Results - Everything Technology Marketing , November 16, 2010 The B2B Technology Marketing Community on LinkedIn conducted a survey earlier this year to explore the rapidly changing landscape of social media in the context of B2B marketing. Why not use it? Facebook Insights. Google Analytics.

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