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CMOs: Wield Powers of Influence to Gain a Seat at the Executive Table

ViewPoint

She has produced hundreds of white papers, case studies and eBooks for a range of organizations, including some of the world's leading technology companies. Here’s a case study of the technologies that F5 tapped into as it got its sales and marketing teams on the same page. of pipeline to 13.2% of pipeline.

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Gartner says 2013 will be a Better Year for IT Spending Growth?

The ROI Guy

the Prospect should not wait to address the issue because they are leaving good money on the table (significant bottom-line impact, ROI and fast payback), and they are falling behind competitively (illustrated through peer comparison benchmarks). According to Forrester, less than 12% of sales engagements are focused on customer value.

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How Can You Shine as Gartner Lowers IT Spending Forecasts for 2013?

The ROI Guy

Enterprise software remains a bright spot as organizations strive to use software to automate business processes and improve productivity, Emerging investments in mobility, cloud and big data ramping up, but not yet “crossing the chasm” and as such, failing to make up for the growth shortfall.

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Open Research: A Framework for Social Analytics

Online Marketing Institute

This entry was posted on Friday, August 12th, 2011 at 5:08 am and is filed under Altimeter , Social Media Measurement. View Comments patrickdh Look forward to reading it – more than ROI – a holistic view as to where you should be taking social media activities – is fundamental.

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Are you CIO Worthy?

The ROI Guy

Move beyond the normal product / solution approach to a consultative diagnostic engagement, helping the buyer competitively benchmark performance, uncover and prioritize important issues, and tying recommendations directly to the highest priority issues. Goal: Provide a business case for high value projects to help make the case for change.

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Marketing Hierarchy of Needs: Achieving Marketing Efficiency and Effectiveness

The ROI Guy

According to research from IDC and Forrester, marketing spending is anticipated to increase between 3 to 5% for 2011. This represents substantial growth when compared to 2009 cut-backs; however, even with the 2010/2011 snap-back in spending, most marketing budgets will remain below pre-recession levels.

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Five Reasons You May Not Be Spending Enough on Content Marketing

The ROI Guy

Marketing needs to develop content and assessment tools to help sales professionals add value earlier in the sales process, helping to morph current product / solution sales methodologies towards value selling engagements.