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13 Tips on How To Nail a Presentation To the Board of Directors

Hubspot

I knew how stressful and nerve-wracking it was to present in a room of peers and authority figures. Risks: How risky is your proposal and what is the risk-to-return ratio? In college, I always made it a point to listen intently to presentations. I would nod feverishly to let presenters know I was invested in their presentation.

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How will the Economy Affect the Buyer’s Decision Process in 2012?

The ROI Guy

Frugalnomics is in full effect, leaving few resources to evaluate opportunities and the organization risk adverse to change, giving more control to finance and requiring more economic justification on each proposal. Solution providers that can help facilitate this ever more difficult process will have an advantage in 2012.

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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% According to Gartner’s latest estimates, the reigns on worldwide IT spending are loosening, with annual technology spending growth increasing to 4.2%

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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% Sometimes you don’t want to be right, and this is one of those times. in IT spend for the year.

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Happy New Year! Maybe not for IT Sales & Marketing

The ROI Guy

The New Year’s cheer didn’t last long for IT, as Gartner was quick to lower its global technology spending forecast, barely a week into 2012. Looking beyond 2012, Gartner also estimates continued headwinds, lowering future forecasts for 2015 downwards to 5% growth from earlier 5.4% growth forecasts. growth forecasts. predictions.