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

The ROI Guy

To kick off 2013, Gartner predicted that the reigns on worldwide IT spending would loosen, forecasting an increase of 4.2% Sure enough, Gartner has had to once again lower expectations , cutting in half their earlier growth estimates, now predicting only a 2% rise. Sometimes you don’t want to be right, and this is one of those times.

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

The ROI Guy

According to Gartner’s latest estimates, the reigns on worldwide IT spending are loosening, with annual technology spending growth increasing to 4.2% This represents a significant uptick in spending growth from the anemic 2012 rate of only 1.2%. But is Gartner being overly optimistic? Click here to learn more.

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10 reasons social media has peaked. 8 reasons that’s a relief

Biznology

SOCIAL NETWORK USAGE: 24% say they use their favorite social media site less than when they first signed up (Source: Gartner ). FACEBOOK AND TWITTER: In another study, Facebook and Twitter grew only +2%; there was no growth in corporate blogs (source: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth ). PINTEREST: Only 18% of 2012 Inc.

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Why the Increased IT Spending Growth Forecasts from Gartner are Wrong Again!

The ROI Guy

According to Gartner, worldwide IT spending is on pace to reach $3.8 Although the forecast predicts healthy growth for 2014, these same Gartner forecasts have been overly optimistic the past two years. Examining their 2013 predictions, Gartner indicated IT spending would grow 4.2% In 2012, initial rosy predictions of 3.7%

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Are CMO Ambitions Too Low?

Marketing Insider Group

In 2012 Gartner predicted that by 2017 marketing would have a bigger IT budget than IT. I don’t know if that will be the case, but it sure has added credence to marketing. In fact, a Gartner analyst pointed out that that the reporting structure for IT determined its focus. And then there’s IT. It’s Still a Long Haul.

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Frugalnomics – Why the IT spending growth forecasts from Gartner are wrong again!

The ROI Guy

According to Gartner, the annual release of their New Year’s spending forecast predicts global IT spending growth of 3.1% Examining their 2013 predictions, Gartner indicated IT spending would rise 4.2% In 2012, initial rosy predictions of 3.7% So how well do you deliver the business cases that CFOs demand? for the year.

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Summit or Bust: 5 Reasons You Can’t Miss Marketing Nation Summit

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

I’ve been in the Summit game since 2012, and it’s always revolved around forward-thinking, edgy ideas that I could wrap my head around and encapsulate into the concept of a Marketo User Conference; a ton of marketers getting together and rapping about how they’ve been using Marketo to drive revenue at their company.