Directive Agency

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

If you hold a marketing title, a sales title, heck if you hold a “ Galactic Viceroy of Research Excellence” title (real title at Microsoft), the likelihood of you being on a sales prospecting list is somewhere between 100% and definitely. Now, I by no means am a sales prospecting expert; however, my passion lies in people.

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Directive Agency

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

If you hold a marketing title, a sales title, heck if you hold a “ Galactic Viceroy of Research Excellence” title (real title at Microsoft), the likelihood of you being on a sales prospecting list is somewhere between 100% and definitely. Now, I by no means am a sales prospecting expert; however, my passion lies in people.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 25, 2011

Heres our three key takeaway opportunities: 1) Buyer Facilitation versus Selling, 2) Buyers, Fueled by the Internet, Firmly in Control, 3) Most Prominent Inhibitors to Sales Achieving Quota is “Inability to Communicate Value Messages&#. As a result, sales is being invited later into the decision making process, if at all.

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 14, 2015

We think there is a more systemic issue in the predictions: a major "sea change" in technology spending and purchase decision-making – one that could put a significant chill in your organizations‘ sales and marketing strategy. Frugalnomics in Effect So what are the real reasons behind the continued slow growth?

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Moreover, a major "sea change" has occurred in technology spending and purchase decision-making - with significant implications for your organizations sales and marketing strategy. More importantly, you need to take Frugalnomics into account as you evolve your sales and marketing strategies and investments to meet the challenge.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 15, 2015

If you’re marketing or selling technology, this decline could have a significant impact, stiffer competition, and even more headwinds to meeting your ambitious revenue growth goals. You need to factor Frugalnomics prominently into your sales and marketing strategies and investments. YoY decline from 2014 levels.

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 8, 2014

Most importantly, you need to take Frugalnomics into account as you evolve your sales and marketing strategies and investments to meet the challenge. So how well does your current content marketing help answer these key decision making questions for your buyers in a compelling and quantified way?

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 16, 2014

Most importantly, you need to take Frugalnomics into account as you evolve your sales and marketing strategies and investments to meet the challenge. So how well does your current content marketing help answer these key decision making questions for your buyers in a compelling and quantified way?

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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. Let us examine each of these IDC trends in detail and what they mean to 2011 strategies and budgets.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

Monday, January 17, 2011 Value Selling Tools and the Buying Lifecycle With two economic downturns in the past ten years, buyers are more frugal than ever, demanding that each investment help them do-more-with-less, provide a bottom-line impact, and deliver superior value. But up-front purchase price isn’t everything.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 8, 2013

As a result, IT Sales and Marketing will again be tasked to deliver incremental revenue regardless of challenging market conditions and despite the historically low spending growth. According to Forrester, less than 12% of sales engagements are focused on customer value. Click here to learn more.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 9, 2013

As such, it is important to recognize that growth will in the near term remain historically low, below the 6% average annual IT spending increases of the last decade, but that your sales and marketing strategy can be adjusted to drive competitive success. Click here to learn more.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 19, 2012

Understanding how the mind uses both, and the inherent biases involved, can help you create better marketing content and sales presentations, drive better engagement and win more favorable decisions, faster. Emotionally the chance for loss is weighed higher than logic would dictate, and most avoid the risk and choose the sure bet.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Fueled by a wealth of on-line resources and social networks, buyers have seized control of the buying cycle, engaging with sales representatives later and later, and further elongating sales cycles. Having the right content and tools to help fuel buyer’s decision making process is essential. Death of a Salesman?

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

This includes more CFO involvement in key decision making, including helping to set business strategy, deciding where to invest capital and even looking at product mix and go-to-market strategies. now finds herself at marketing meetings. Nancy Cooper, finance chief of software developer CA Technologies, based in Islandia, N.Y.,

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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. Most revenue benefits like improving lead conversion rates or reducing sale cycle length 2. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

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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

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. ► February (8) Boost Sales 10% with an Investment in Sales Enable. Estimate the Benefits of Windows 7 Professional Social Media ROI a Requirement for 2011 Alinean Research Reveals Best Practices to Fight F.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 3, 2012

I n 2011 you worked hard to produce new value-focused tools, empowering your sales team to meet the growing challenges of today’s more empowered, skeptical and frugal buyer. Transformations, such as those you are trying to accomplish via the new sales tools, are never achieved when people don’t understand why the change is necessary.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 8, 2014

For IT solution providers who may be using these forecasts and were expecting a turnaround in 2014 spending levels, another slower than expected year has significant implications for your organizations'' sales and marketing strategy. Frugalnomics in Effect So what are the real reasons behind the continued slow growth?

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Captures rich customer intelligence for superior lead nurturing and accelerated sales cycles Alinean introduced Interactive Content Connectors at the Eloqua Experience event, helping integrate Alinean-value sales / marketing tools with CRM / Marketing Automation solutions, including salesforce.com, Eloqua and more.

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Online Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Events Conferences Digital Cream 2011 Digital Cream Dubai Past Conferences Social Events Digital Ski 2011 Past Social Events Jobs View Jobs Post a Job More Blog Press Releases Consulting Services Supplier Directory Member Directory Forums Best Practice Supplier Selection Other Topics Innovation Awards How to enter Why enter?

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The ROI Guy

JUNE 29, 2011

A common debate in B2B marketing is how to create and deliver the right content at the right time to help improve the connection and engagement with prospects and their buying decisions. Understand the differences amongst different potential solutions and services. .

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Full Circle Insights

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The advent of the Internet, smartphone and social media came in different decades, but the 2010s were not without its seminal moments and trends for digital marketing. In fact, the last 10 years saw the true emergence of social media marketing, mobile marketing and SEO-building content campaigns.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Friday, September 10, 2010 IT Budgets into 2011 - Robbing Peter to Pay Paul? In both cases, frugal buyers will be looking for proactive help in guiding budgets, and any project proposal must quantify a significant return on investment and quick payback. ► February (8) Boost Sales 10% with an Investment in Sales Enable.

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TrustRadius Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Recognizing the best software products based on their customer satisfaction, performance via reviews, and small business market fit. Miro was founded by Andrey Khusid and Oleg Shardin in 2011 as RealtimeBoard and rebranded as Miro in 2019. 23% Decrease in sales and marketing costs. HubSpot CRM.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Transferring knowledge to sales representatives, and then helping these reps more effectively share this knowledge with customers and prospects is the mission of sales enablement, and it has become a vital best practice to overcome Information Overload, fight Frugalnomics and take control of Internet driven Buying Cycles.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 4, 2010

Wednesday, August 04, 2010 Can a Value Selling / Marketing Program Improve Your Business? Leading B2B vendors are implementing value selling / marketing programs, and have received dramatic benefits as a result. With buyers suffering from information overload, how can a marketer break through the clutter and connect?

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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. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

We feel that those companies that recognize and address this fundamental Frugalnomics market shift with the right sales effectiveness enablement investments, particurly value selling initiatives, will have significant more success than those focused on sales efficiency. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 5, 2010

Knowing the value of ROI is important when making a business investment because it clearly demonstrates the financial gains of the proposed project, compared to the relative cost. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

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TrustRadius Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Recognizing the best software products based on their customer satisfaction, performance via reviews, and market size fit. Miro was founded by Andrey Khusid and Oleg Shardin in 2011 as RealtimeBoard and rebranded as Miro in 2019. 23% Decrease in sales and marketing costs. 2022 BEST SOFTWARE LIST. HubSpot CRM.

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TrustRadius Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Recognizing the best software products based on their customer satisfaction, performance via reviews, and mid-sized market fit. We took that list and broke it down to winners For Mid-sized Market by the reviewer’s business size. We took that list and broke it down to winners For Mid-sized Market by the reviewer’s business size.

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