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FEBRUARY 23, 2006

The number of people involved in a purchasing decision is filling up the boardroom, according to Sirius Decisions Inc., more people on average were involved in making a purchasing decision than in 2001. The number of people involved in a purchasing decision is filling up the boardroom, according to Sirius Decisions Inc.,

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markempa

NOVEMBER 14, 2005

In the complex sale, the length of the buying cycle make the connection between on-the-web activity and the off-line decision to purchase much more difficult to trace. In the complex sale, the length of the buying cycle make the connection between on-the-web activity and the off-line decision to purchase much more difficult to trace.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 30, 2011

Some 43 percent of users will “like” a brand on Facebook, and there is at least a 17 percent likelihood of purchase (Source: MarketingProfs). On Twitter, 25 percent of users will follow a specific brand, and 67 percent of those followers will purchase from that brand (Source: DigitalSurgeons). 71 percent of 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

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Monday, December 06, 2010 Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marketing as We Know It? Now, in B2B, we have seen a similar dramatic shift towards prospects taking charge of the buying cycle, using on-line content marketing, resources and tools to drive research, comparisons and purchase decisions.

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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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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. IDC’s most resent customer experience survey of over 200 key IT decision makers reveals that Frugalnomics is indeed in full effect.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

As today’s buyers are empowered by the Internet to do their own research and drive their own purchasing due diligence – engaging sales later than ever, or not at all – easy to use versions of these diagnostic tools need to be on-line, readily available, interactive and personalized to empower self-service research.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 25, 2010

Yet according to CSO Insight’s 2010 Sales Performance Optimization study, only 52% of sales reps met quota in 2009, and companies achieved only 78% of their revenue plans. Today’s buyers have an abundance of information at their fingertips, and are using it to seize control of the purchasing process. Learn More.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

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. Do these features yield cost savings that make the purchase price savings moot? Advantage Microsoft.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

JUNE 9, 2010

9 Social Listening & Tracking Tools - Marketing Genius Blog , May 7, 2010 Here is a list of 9 social media tracking and monitoring tools. 100 Tips for Trade Show Lead Generation - B2B Lead Generation Blog , May 11, 2010 Lead generation remains the top reason most companies exhibit at events and tradeshows. Best of B2B Marketing.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

On average a 2 x CPU server costs $4,000 per year in three-year amortized hardware purchase, and annual support and maintenance contract costs. by 2010 [2]. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Improving business agility How expensive is a data center server? Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll?

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

In order to realize the up-sell / cross-sell benefit, the call center staff needs to use the solution as expected, this changes the relationship with the customer, and the customer reacts by purchasing more – a complex set of cause and effect in order for quantifiable benefit to be achieved. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll?

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Although maximizing IT labor productivity is a major goal of most IT organizations today, when making the purchase decision, it will be important to analyze all factors and not rely solely on TCA advantages of one platform or the other. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll?

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The ROI Guy

JULY 22, 2010

Thursday, July 22, 2010 ShoreTel And Alinean Launch Online TCO Tool for Unified Communications Business Case Easy-to-use online calculator analyzes the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of competing unified communications systems to determine true costs and business value SUNNYVALE, Calif., Provocation-Based Selling: Loosening the Status-Qu.

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markempa

MAY 18, 2005

Economic conditions are such that the buyer requires a more thorough business case to justify the purchase decision. Critical Success Factor #9 Effectiveness 8 Critical Success Factors for Lead Generation 2.0 Ultimately, the motivation behind this book is: The complex sale requires great synergy between marketing and sales.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

JULY 7, 2010

A fascinating “hardcore” B2B social media success - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , June 20, 2010 With many companies now engaged in social media marketing strategies for nearly two years or more, success stories are starting to emerge, even in the difficult marketing world of industrial B2B. Best of B2B Marketing. Seems doubtful.

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 18, 2012

While prospective buyers are using search and social to research products and services before making purchase decisions, marketers and PR professionals can use those same tools to research buyer wants and needs. BtoB Magazine ). Mobile commerce is projected to ten-fold from 2010 ($3 billion) to 2016 ($31 billion). TMGmedia ).

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 4, 2010

Wednesday, August 04, 2010 Can a Value Selling / Marketing Program Improve Your Business? Connect with multiple stakeholders - large purchase decisions involve more stakeholders than ever, and with varied agendas and pain points. Connecting with diverse purchasing committees is difficult for even the best sales professional.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Do White Papers Still Engage? The good news is that todays buyer wants to be engaged, with 9 out of 10 actively relying on vendor provided information on their way to making a purchase decision. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. They do if they are Interactive!

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Even though sales may be good today, if a customer decides to not purchase in the future because of something that damages the relationship with the customer, a market brand issue or a competitive trump, the formula takes this into account by lowering the return on customer. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 5, 2010

Thursday, August 05, 2010 Return on Investment (ROI) Defined ROI Defined: A general concept referring to calculate the Earnings from the Investment of Capital, where the earnings are expressed as a proportion of the outlay. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Gartner reduces IT Spending Outlook for 2010, but.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Content Sharing Trends in 2010 [Infographic] by Pamorama Pam Dyer reports on data from AddThis showing the top methods for sharing information from more than 300 options. The biggest disconnect: consumers say that discounts and purchases are their top reasons, while businesses place these at the bottom of the pecking order.

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