The ROI Guy

JULY 11, 2011

CFOs and other executives are in more control of IT purchases than ever, this according to recent research by Gartner, Inc., This will include working with CIOs to develop tangible business cases to convince CFOs and other stakeholders that the proposed project can deliver significant benefits and ROI, with minimal risks.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 5, 2011

The latest IT spending metrics have been released by Gartner, and the news is good for the second half of this year and 2011 overall. Gartner’s forecasts are up significantly from estimates earlier in the year, when 5.6 % growth for 2011 was the prediction, despite the disaster and perceived pause in the global recovery.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 22, 2009

In Gartner's latest press releases from IT Symposium in Orlando, one of the key highlights for budget management next year is financial management of IT. As important in the business case is to tie any of the proposed initiatives to strategy and business goals. How important is ROI still?

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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

MAY 3, 2010

Mr. Colony discussed the positive IT spending growth of 2010, and more importantly, that we are at the start of a 4 th innovation wave- a potential 7 to 10 year cycle of technology innovation. With regard to IT spending growth for 2010, Forrester has been the most aggressive in their projections, with a view that IT spend would grow 8.4%

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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, over 90% of B2B buyers require quantifiable proof of bottom-line impact from any significant purchase, and over 81% expect vendors to create and deliver the financial business case for most proposed purchases. Latest Research.

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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. In this manner, sales can help prioritize and gain support for proposed projects with each stakeholder.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

You will see in 2010 that most companies will, hopefully, leave behind both notions (media is important, and B2C and B2C are different) due to results that we will start seeing in the market. Things I Don’t Want to Hear Anymore in 2010 =-. Things I Don’t Want to Hear Anymore in 2010 =-. This is when it starts to be fun.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

Now, over 90% of B2B buyers require quantifiable proof of bottom-line impact from any significant purchase, and over 81% expect vendors to create and deliver the financial business case for most proposed purchases (IDC). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 25, 2011

By not engaging early, sales is left responding to proposal requests versus helping to set strategy and recommend solutions – a sure recipe for smaller deal size and less competitive advantage. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998).

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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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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Content and tools that help buyers assess the economic impact of implementing the proposed solutions, or the cost of “doing nothing”, are essential. Evidence of this shift can be found in IDC’s 2010 Customer Experience Survey. As a result, over 81% of buyers expect vendors to quantify business value of proposed solutions.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

That’s when you need to put the proposal together like a brief. That’s when you need to put the proposal together like a brief. That’s when you need to put the proposal together like a brief. And that’s when they realize that it is marketing. And that’s when they realize that it is marketing.

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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. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

The hard benefits are also called direct benefits as they are typically directly tied to the impact of implementing the proposed solution – a first order, cause and effect. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Latest Research.

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chiefmartech

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Over a couple of years, the idea was refined, and my first presentation at a conference on it was Rise of the Marketing Technologist in April 2010. invited me to write a feature article for their July-August 2014 issue, The Rise of the Chief Marketing Technologist , which I co-authored with Laura McLellan of Gartner.

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chiefmartech

OCTOBER 23, 2015

In opening up his presentation, he proposed that a truly “digital culture” is defined by 7 key characteristics: It’s customer-centric in mission and management. It’s data-driven in decision-making and analysis. ” One of my favorite quotes from Gijs was this: “Content is king, but continuity is kaiser.”

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 4, 2010

Wednesday, August 04, 2010 Can a Value Selling / Marketing Program Improve Your Business? Value selling focuses on the benefits and payback of the proposed solution, shifting the focus from cost of the product, to value of the solution. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Friday, September 10, 2010 IT Budgets into 2011 - Robbing Peter to Pay Paul? Gartner Executive Programs midyear survey indicates that IT budgets are growing at a paltry 1.1% in 2010, essentially flat in 2010. for 2009, showing that a spending recovery is in place, but marginally. cut in operating budgets.

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The ROI Guy

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. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Sources: IDC Executive Tele Briefing on Sales & Marketing Strategies for 2010 Uncovering The Hidden Costs Of Sales Support, Forrester Research, Inc., 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.

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The ROI Guy

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. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

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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. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

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