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

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f. Provocation-Based Selling: Loosening the Status-Qu. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll? Powered by Blogger.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f. Provocation-Based Selling: Loosening the Status-Qu. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll? Powered by Blogger.

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DECEMBER 6, 2010

Monday, December 06, 2010 Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marketing as We Know It? Sources: • SiriusDecisions B-to-B Buyers Survey 2010, on an online survey of more than 600 b-to-b marketers • IDC Executive Tele Briefing on Sales and Marketing Strategies for 2010 Posted by Tom Pisello at 8:55 AM Email This BlogThis!

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JULY 15, 2009

Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f. Provocation-Based Selling: Loosening the Status-Qu. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll? Powered by Blogger.

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

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JANUARY 25, 2011

Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f. Provocation-Based Selling: Loosening the Status-Qu. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll? Powered by Blogger.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f. Provocation-Based Selling: Loosening the Status-Qu. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll? Powered by Blogger.

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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. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Provocation-Based Selling: Loosening the Status-Qu. Latest Research.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f. Provocation-Based Selling: Loosening the Status-Qu. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll? Powered by Blogger.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f. Provocation-Based Selling: Loosening the Status-Qu. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll? Powered by Blogger.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f. Provocation-Based Selling: Loosening the Status-Qu. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll? Powered by Blogger.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

by 2010 [2]. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f. Today, constructing a new data center costs an estimated $400 to $1,000 per sq ft. Latest Research.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f. Provocation-Based Selling: Loosening the Status-Qu. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll? Powered by Blogger.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f. Provocation-Based Selling: Loosening the Status-Qu. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll? Powered by Blogger.

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DECEMBER 14, 2005

Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f. Holiday Wish 1: On-demand CRM Solutions Twitter Updates Facebook Badge Followers Visistat Simple template.

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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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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Friday, September 10, 2010 IT Budgets into 2011 - Robbing Peter to Pay Paul? in 2010, essentially flat in 2010. More good news is that 2010 is far better than 2009, with a weighted global average reduction in IT budgets of 8.1% Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Latest Research.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Do White Papers Still Engage? Although social media and blog content have the hype, when we look to which marketing content B2B buyers use more than any other in driving decisions, the white paper shines well above all others (MarketingSherpa and IDG 2010). They do if they are Interactive! Latest Research.

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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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AUGUST 4, 2010

Wednesday, August 04, 2010 Can a Value Selling / Marketing Program Improve Your Business? SiriusDecisions validates that buyers trust analysts as the third party of choice (SiriusDecisions B-to-B Buyers Survey 2010), and that using third party proof points can help to drive quicker buying decisions. Latest Research.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Friday, September 17, 2010 Leaders indicate Growing Investment in Smart Digital Content The migration of B2B marketing budgets from traditional marketing vehicles toward digital channels continues according to a study by Booz & Co. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll?

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Sources: IDC Executive Tele Briefing on Sales & Marketing Strategies for 2010 Uncovering The Hidden Costs Of Sales Support, Forrester Research, Inc., Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. April 2009 Sales Enablement: Measuring its Impact. SiriusDecisions Perspectives. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll?

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Thursday, September 09, 2010 Forrester announces Sales Enablement Conference focused on Selling into the New Economy We were excited to hear that Forresters first Sales Enablement Conference will be focused on Selling into the New Economy. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Latest Research. Powered by Blogger.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f. Provocation-Based Selling: Loosening the Status-Qu. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll? Powered by Blogger.

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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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AUGUST 5, 2010

Thursday, August 05, 2010 Net Present Value (NPV) Savings Defined NPV Definition: The sum that results when the discounted value of the expected costs of an investment are deducted from the discounted value of the expected returns. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll?

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