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

The ROI Guy

This represents a significant uptick in spending growth from the anemic 2012 rate of only 1.2%. In fact, Gartner predicted that 2012 growth was going to be 3.7% before economic conditions in Europe and US uncertainty stymied expected technology spending increases. But is Gartner being overly optimistic?

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

The ROI Guy

Gartner blames the revision on exchange rate fluctuations, but I don’t buy this as the main reason for halving their IT spending growth, as similar reasons were given for lowered expectations in 2012 as well (where initial estimates of 3.7% growth were lowered to 1.2% by mid-year). Gartner Says Worldwide IT Spending Forecast to Reach $3.7

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What Is Dark Social And How Can You Measure It?

EveryoneSocial

Whether you’re a marketer or social media expert — or even if you’re just a social media savvy executive — you’ve probably come across the term dark social lately. The term seemingly first hit the world in 2012 when Alexis C. Then, under “Advanced” in the left-side column, you’ll see conditions. Why’s that?