The ROI Guy

APRIL 14, 2010

Both Forrester Research and Gartner independently released IT spending forecasts for the remainder of 2010, and both have adjusted their targets higher for the year. Gartner has accelerated its forecasts for 2010 spending increases from 3% to more than 5.3%, with worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $3.4 trillion in 2009).

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Spending Forrester Gartner Lock-In 40

markempa

JANUARY 23, 2007

This podcast was conducted for the marketing alliance partners for Sage Software , makers of ACT!, Peachtree and SageCRM software. John originally hoped that Jill and I would debate or lock horns (Jill from the sales viewpoint and me from the marketing viewpoint). Peachtree and SageCRM software. It’s great.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation B2B Sales Work Management B2B Marketing 120

Convince & Convert

MAY 4, 2010

Some organizations merely want IT to play cop: guard against threats, lock down data, etc. Organizations evaluated, bought, and deployed software that everyone was supposed to use. For instance, open source software and the Freemium model are allowing for a more organic, bottom-up adoption of many applications and technologies.

Social Media 116

Social Media Enterprise Management Media Webinar Metrics 116

The Effective Marketer

MARCH 12, 2009

Make your calendar available to your direct reports and your peers : companies differ on their network policies and who has access to what, so you may not need to do this but just in case your company locks down access to other people’s calendar you should proactively let your direct reports (those who work for you) and your peers see your schedule.

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Marketing Budget Work Management Marketing Management Allocation 100

The ROI Guy

MAY 12, 2010

SearchCIO's latest survey on IT budgets and spending priorities confirms reports from Forrester, Gartner and other analysts, that the IT spending recovery in 2010 is upon us. Budgets that were once considered locked down are opening dramatically. Search CIO indicates that "2010 and perhaps 2011 will be somewhat chaotic years for CIOs."

Allocation 40

Allocation Vendors Budget Programs Lock-In 40

Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The spreadsheet they provide is not “locked”, so you can modify it at will. Please contact Gossamar for credentials. Better ROMI (Return-On-Marketing-Investment) is one of the many reasons that more and more b2b marketers are turning to Inbound Marketing and Marketing Automation. To start, download Lenskold’s free Basic ROI Spreadsheet.

ROMI 40

ROMI Ad Building Marketing Automation Services Privacy Policies 40

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 25, 2010

Many companies today are realizing that the era of command and control, where companies dictate how they want to engage customers, has changed due to the rapid adoption of social software such as Facebook ,Twitter and YouTube. Actually, I became aware of Social CRM when I had a problem with my iTunes software.

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Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management CRM 48