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Technology Marketing Budgets Recover With Strength into 2011

The ROI Guy

According to IDC’s annual “Tech Marketing Barometer Study”, marketing budgets are recovering with strength in 2011, with an expected 8% annual increase over 2010 levels. This shift is dramatic, with the traditional media spend reduced in half from 2009 to 2010, with expected continued declines into 2011.

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Sorry, But “How Many Touches Does it Take to Make a Sale?” is No Longer a Valid Question

The Point

Deliver that pitch a minimum number of times, the theory says, and buyers will be powerless to resist. Here’s Kathleen Schaub, now Vice President of the CMO Advisory Practice at IDC, interviewed back in 2011 : “The Internet and social media have triggered a turbulent change – the rich dialog has shifted online and away from the sales person.

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Creating a Shared, Single View of the Customer

SWZD

Digital Transformation is driving changing buyer needs. The Marketing angle is to better understand customer needs. Conclusions : In 2011, Google published an eBook titled ZMOT: Zero Moment of Truth. Key Takeaways: Digital Transformation is driving changing buyer needs.

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The 2014 Content Marketing Imperative

Marketing Insider Group

Content marketing is how you attract buyers instead of paying to reach them. It is aligned with buyer needs. Content marketing is a mindset that starts with the question “what do our buyers want or need?” It’s really a question of whether resources are aligned to the buying process. It is more effective.

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IT Spending on the Rise, But Frugalnomics Still Reigns

The ROI Guy

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. in 2011, this despite headwinds from the Japan disaster, Greece debt crisis, high oil / gas prices, and doubts over US spending / debt. growth) and now again in 2011. Enterprise Software 244 8.4

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Financial Justification / ROI – The Most Valued Content for 2013

The ROI Guy

The Value Gap – Sales and marketing often falls way short in providing the key financial justification content buyers need to make timely and favorable purchase decisions. Sources: IDC Sales and Marketing Advisory’s 2012 Buyer Experience Study SiriusDecision SiriusIndex 2011-2012 The Challenger Sale (2012). You Decide.

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The Economic-Focused Buyer Drives Need for New B2B Sales and Marketing Strategies for 2012

The ROI Guy

The much-sought economic relief in 2011 never arrived, setting the stage for a budget constrained, frugal 2012. This condition, termed Frugalnomics, means that buyers are overloaded and forced to do-more-with-less, uncertain about their budgets, and required to financially justify new investments.