Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

February 23rd, 2010 |Written By: Jay Baer | View Comments Tweet Is your social media program about asking, or answering? there’s a schism coming in social media between companies using it for marketing, and companies using it for customer service and CRM. Like Sonny divorcing Cher (or was it the other way around?)

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MAY 5, 2010

Companies didn’t seem to understand where she was, who she was, or what she wanted. Responding to Forrester’s research about the need for agencies to become “connected&# – to be the bridge between brands and their consumers, St. Company launches a media content destination for women. With JaneNation, St.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

A recent Forrester report called The Intelligent Approach to Customer Intelligence does a good job outlining the challenges of creating data that can truly be used for driving strategic marketing decisions (what they call Strategic Intelligence). And furthermore the path is unique to each company.

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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.&# Try to return something to your own company. 5 excellent points that a company can (should!) 5 excellent points that a company can (should!)

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

A recent Forrester report called The Intelligent Approach to Customer Intelligence does a good job outlining the challenges of creating data that can truly be used for driving strategic marketing decisions (what they call Strategic Intelligence). And furthermore the path is unique to each company. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 25, 2010

Companies too have gotten on the bandwagon of Social Media and become more social themselves and again I think it is fair to say that ones that have adopted social aren’t going to switch back to being “antisocial” tomorrow it’s a state of being now for them. But the back side of those objectives is where the perfect storm lives!

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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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Convince & Convert

MAY 25, 2010

Here are the highlights: A Colossal Opportunity According to Forrester research, from 2009 – 2014, the average annual growth rate in digital marketing expenditures in the U.S. by @jaybaer: [link] (via @ginidietrich) [link] Patrick Reyes The digital eco system can be applied to large companies too!

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

49% of monthly Twitter users follow brands or companies, compared to just 16% of social network users overall. Brand Interaction is a Major Part of Life on Twitter In addition to following brands, Twitter users research and engage with companies. 42% learn about products and services via Twitter. 19% seek customer support.

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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. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. B2B Companies are Really Content Companies, But is. Latest Research.

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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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DECEMBER 9, 2010

Thursday, December 09, 2010 Seeing ROI in the Cloud? Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels: Alinean , Cloud ROI , Microsoft Windows Azure , Pisello , ROI Calculator 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading. Latest Research.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S. Remember, the most important customer of EVERY company is Google. Companies often get so close to their own knitting that they cannot see the knots, and that brand of myopia is especially difficult to overcome in social media.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels: Alinean , Pisello , ROI Calculator , social media hierarchy of needs , Social Media ROI 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. Latest Research.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels: Alinean , Demand Generation , EMC , Pisello , TCO Calculator 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I looked at Meltwater Buzz a couple of months back and thought it offered a better platform than Radian6 (which is a good option in itself and often used as the industry example). If a company wants to really reach at a local level a large “branded&# presence needs to be broken down to local pages or profiles.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels: Alinean , Pisello , Social Media ROI 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. B2B Companies are Really Content Companies, But is.

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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? 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

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. IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f.

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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. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

About Me Thomas Pisello Orlando, Florida, United States Tom Pisello is a serial entrepreneur, focused on building ventures to help companies get more business value from their IT and business investments. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. B2B Companies are Really Content Companies, But is.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels: Information technology , IT , ROI , Server Virtualization , TCO , Virtual Desktop , VMware 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. Latest Research.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels: Alinean , Executive Assessment Tools , Frugalnomics , Pisello , ROI Calculator , TCO Calculator , Value Marketing , Value Selling 3comments: Jeff Ogden said. " So where does this leave traditional sales training companies.? Interesting post, Tom. 6:20 AM Andy said.

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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. Declining from 2009 is budget allocations and spending for search ads and search engine optimization, as well as display ads.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels: Alinean , Gartner , Green IT , Information technology , IT , Kirwin , ROI , TCO 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. Latest Research.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

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. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. B2B Companies are Really Content Companies, But is.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

by 2010 [2]. As companies worldwide become more environmentally conscious, carbon emissions costs supersede the annual power costs as a growing data center issue. IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f.

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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. IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f.

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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. 500 companies now call social media “very&# or “somewhat&# important to their marketing or business strategy. Adoption soared. 85% of Inc. Social Media Strategy Guides.

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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. IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 17, 2011

Americans spent nearly a quarter of their time online on social networking sites and blogs in 2010, up from 15.8 At its current rate, Twitter will process almost 10 billion tweets in 2010. Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn continued to add users in the second half of 2010, albeit at a slower pace than in previous quarters.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

APRIL 5, 2010

March 2010. Great stuff in the world of B2B Marketing for March 2010. We’ve hit a new low: The shittiest social media marketing plan ever - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , March 10, 2010 A local news and media company is getting into the social media consulting business. Best of B2B Marketing. You heard me right.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

Ten reasons to blog – even if nobody reads it - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , November 7, 2010 Building an engaged community through a business blog can be extremely difficult — sometimes impossible. Look at companies like General Electric who do an amazing job with their blog and yet have almost no “community or comments at all.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 14, 2005

As computing infrastructure has moved towards commoditization it still needs to provide a solid infrastructure of service and performance in order for the company to achieve higher goals. IT Spending on the Rise, Sales Enablement and The Economic-Buyer ► 2010 (118) ► December (5) Social Media Hierarchy of Needs - Best Practices f.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Google Alerts Like most marketing professionals, I have several Google Alerts set up for my name, my company name, and topics of interest to me. The 39 Social Media Tools I'll Use Today – [link] [link] Martin Walsh Nice example of the complexity of digital marketing measurement in 2010! 'The

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MAY 3, 2010

April 2010. Five Big Shifts in Social Media Marketing - Webbiquity , April 19, 2010 Social media reflects a larger trend toward buyer empowerment that has changed not only the practice but the underlying philosophies of marketing over the past several years. Best of B2B Marketing. Great stuff this month in the world of B2B Marketing.

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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., Posted by Tom Pisello at 1:00 PM Email This BlogThis!

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