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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B.

The ROI Guy

The consumer is now in charge: researching specifications, configuring and customizing solutions, getting peer reviews and advice, comparing prices, and “buying now&#. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Do White Papers Still Engage?

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Do White Papers Still Engage? They do if.

The ROI Guy

Worse, the information is often not customized for the buyer, and is viewed as irrelevant "noise". IT publisher Ziff Davis Enterprise (ZDE) indicates similarly that white papers are used frequently in buying decisions, used by 84.1% of IT buyers, consuming an average of 3.2

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Can a Value Selling / Marketing Program.

The ROI Guy

This permanent shift towards frugal buyers has forced B2B vendors to fundamentally change the way they reach prospects and convert them to customers. Research shows that customers do not want generic messages or the hard sell, but instead want relevant and consultative tips and advice. Here are the top six benefits: 1.