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

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

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. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll?

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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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