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. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998).

ROI 40

ROI Marketing Budget Budget Programs Work Management 40

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

As a result, sales is being invited later into the decision making process, sales cycles are extending and deals are stalling. Within digital marketing, analyzing the allocations from 2009 to 2010, IDC found that 2010 spending on digital marketing programs is not changing dramatically year over year.

Work Management 40

Work Management ROI Marketing Management Marketing Budget 40

The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

ROI 40

ROI Enterprise Management Marketing Budget Budget Programs 40

The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

ROI 40

ROI Marketing Budget Work Management Marketing Management 40

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

ROI 40

ROI Social Media Budget Programs Marketing Budget 40

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. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Time to upgrade that aging SAN?

ROI 40

ROI Budget Programs Marketing Budget Work Management 40

The ROI Guy

MAY 6, 2010

Several of these new Alinean -powered tools will also be used later in the sales cycle, once a customer has a specific solution in mind, in order to justify the solution to executives and assure value versus competitive offerings, positive ROI and quick payback. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP.

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management ROI 40

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Wednesday, February 04, 2009 Microsoft Virtualization with Hyper-V - better value? As TCO studies have taught us however from the time Bill Kirwin first developed these models for Gartner, it is important to look not only at purchase cost of the solution, but the ongoing costs over the entire ownership lifecycle. Advantage Microsoft.

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Management ROI Budget Programs 40

The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Although some channels are more effective than others, the survey results and advice from Harte-Hanks reveals that connecting through all of these channels are required, although allocations should be adjusted to reflect the effectiveness early in the sales cycle. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP.

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Management ROI Marketing Budget 40

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

Diagnostic Example: Microsoft Infrastructure Optimization Assessment Microsoft wanted to provide analysis and roadmap advice to help get more C-level engagements, engage earlier in the sales cycle, and shift customer perceptions from tactical product provider to strategic partner. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP.

Budget Programs 40

Budget Programs Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management ROI 40

The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Management ROI Marketing Automation Services 40

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Most revenue benefits like improving lead conversion rates or reducing sale cycle length 2. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

ROI 40

ROI Marketing Budget Budget Programs Work Management 40

Ambal's Amusings

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Brian Carroll's book Lead Generation for the Complex Sale. B2B Lead Generation Benchmark Study 2009. Sales Lead Expert’s Learning Center. Marketing and Sales Alignment – Marketo eBook (New!). Seamus Walsh's 'Assessment to measure how well your content is aligned to sales'. MarketingSherpa.

ROI 100

ROI B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency Planning 100

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

In fact, according to Gartner’s white paper on Data Center Power and Cooling Scenario Options for the World Ahead, April 2007 during a 24 hour period less than 10% of the typical x86 /x64 server computing capacity is used. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

ROI 40

ROI Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 40

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. Sales teams are being engaged later and later in the sales cycle.

Peer-to-peer 40

Peer-to-peer Marketing Automation Services Spending Marketing Budget 40

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

ROI 40

ROI Marketing Budget Work Management Marketing Automation Services 40

The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 14, 2005

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

ROI 40

ROI Work Management Marketing Management Budget Programs 40

The ROI Guy

JULY 22, 2010

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Management ROI Marketing Automation Services 40

Ambal's Amusings

AUGUST 27, 2009

B2B Lead Generation Benchmark Study 2009. Sales Lead Expert’s Learning Center. B2B Lead Generation Benchmark Study 2009. Sales Lead Expert’s Learning Center. Cashing in With Content (a classic by David Meerman Scott). Get Content. Get Customers. By Joe Pulizzi and Newt Barrett. MarketingSherpa.

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand B2B Marketing 100

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Gartner Executive Programs midyear survey indicates that IT budgets are growing at a paltry 1.1% More good news is that 2010 is far better than 2009, with a weighted global average reduction in IT budgets of 8.1% for 2009, showing that a spending recovery is in place, but marginally. in 2010, essentially flat in 2010.

Budget Programs 40

Budget Programs Marketing Budget Work Management Marketing Management 40

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

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.

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Budget ROI 40

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Using this content, buyers are taking control of the buying cycle from direct / channel sales, making the content that marketing delivers more important than ever in driving shorter sales cycles and increasing the number and value of transactions. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Paper Work Management Marketing Budget 40

The ROI Guy

AUGUST 5, 2010

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

ROI 40

ROI Budget Programs Marketing Budget Work Management 40

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

Marketing Budget 40

Marketing Budget ROI Budget Programs Work Management 40

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

Forrester 40

Forrester Marketing Budget ROI Budget Programs 40

The ROI Guy

AUGUST 4, 2010

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

Budget Programs 40

Budget Programs Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services 40

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

ROI 40

ROI Budget Programs Marketing Budget Work Management 40

The ROI Guy

AUGUST 5, 2010

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

ROI 40

ROI Marketing Budget Budget Programs Work Management 40

The ROI Guy

AUGUST 5, 2010

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

ROI 40

ROI Budget Programs Marketing Budget Work Management 40