The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Server virtualization is one of the best ways for IT managers to meet cost savings goals, and most are well underway with thier virtualization programs. However, in environments of 20 servers or more, 20 to 30% licensing and infrastructure cost savings was indeed the normal cost differential between Microsoft and the competition.

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The ROI Guy

MAY 6, 2010

Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. Forrester: Understand and Drive Outcomes for Sales. Forrester - start of 4th wave of innovation - let.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Never has cost-analysis been so critical for technology users to justify spending and for technology providers to prove the business case in order to assure that the proposed solutions are a priority and make the budget cut. Quite often arbitrary cost-cutting leads to inflated costs in the IT ecology.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

view the tool Differentiate Sales and marketing has worked hard to make the case for change and convinced the buyer that the solution is justified, but now the buyer has a choice: purchase your solution, or perhaps find a lower cost alternative. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. Powered by Blogger.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 22, 2010

According to Harte-Hanks, technology buyers are serious about their decisions, and are most engaged by factual content, and content focused on cost / value / benefits and bottom line impact. Next as a criteria, with Frugalnomics in full effect, cost of the solution is a close second, followed by return on investment (ROI).

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

To fight Frugalnomics, savvy marketers will need to make even more investments in 2011 towards content and tools that help buyers assess and quantify the economic impact of implementing the proposed solutions, quantify the cost of “doing nothing&# , and prove competitive cost advantages and value. Powered by Blogger.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

To help address the lack of innovation spending, server virtualization is being considered and implemented in data centers as one means to drive “keeping the lights on&# costs lower, so as to provide more budget to innovation. This can yield significant cost savings and benefits including: 1. Improving IT productivity 4.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Since labor costs and equivalent outsourced services dominate most IT budgets -- over 56% of IT spending on average -- selecting platforms with lower implementation and ongoing management costs can significantly improve overall IT efficiency. One of the most important infrastructure investments is a database platform.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Moving the task from a highly skilled expensive resource to less expensive resources The direct benefits are often easy to quantify, and as such there is usually little risk in considering 100% of the expected cost avoidance or productivity improvements in the ROI calculation (ROI = net benefits / cost). Powered by Blogger.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Research on what drives IT purchase decisions indicates that decisions are predominantly made based on financial requirements, such as enabling business growth (29%), improving profitability (25%), and reducing costs (22%). Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. Forrester: Understand and Drive Outcomes for Sales.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

I’m constantly referring back to Forrester’s POST methodology when planning campaigns. For those who are not familiar with it, Forrester’s POST methodology is People (audience), Objectives, Strategy & Technology (tools & tactics). And of course, how many followers will become customers.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 14, 2005

Classifying Investments to Minimize Costs and Maximize Returns To gain visibility into current spending, and make better decisions on future investments, it is recommended that organizations categorize their current IT spending and planned investments according to the IT Hierarchy of Needs.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I looked at Meltwater Buzz a couple of months back and thought it offered a better platform than Radian6 (which is a good option in itself and often used as the industry example). Certainly on the cost side, with the multiple licenses, it came out far better, and the UI seemed a lot more intuitive as well.

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Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Total cost of this incredibly helpful marketing effort is very low, and Mike even offsets that by including ads from sponsors! link] [link] duane forrester Alltop RSS – 5 Ways to Turn Helpfulness Into Marketing Greatness [link] [link] Matt McDougall 5 Ways to Turn Helpfulness into Mktg Success. It’s a Bird.

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 10, 2010

The set up takes some time, but the end result is a powerful monitoring tool without the cost of a paid social media monitoring application. Forrester: B2B Marketers Need To Keep Up With Business Technology Buyers On Social Media by Forrester Research. 20 Totally Free Buzz Pocket Mining Tools by aimClear. by HubSpot.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

An Enormous Opportunity The huge (and expanding) reach of social media, and its relatively low cost (at least from a production fees perspective) makes it an incredibly attractive proposition for marketers. Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 22, 2010

Thursday, July 22, 2010 ShoreTel And Alinean Launch Online TCO Tool for Unified Communications Business Case Easy-to-use online calculator analyzes the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of competing unified communications systems to determine true costs and business value SUNNYVALE, Calif.,

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

MAY 3, 2010

Numbers such as click-thrus, cost-per-lead, cost-per-sale and ROI dominate the landscape of marketing discussions. In the end, you knew if you had briefings with Yankee Group, Gartner, Forrester, Jupiter and Meta Group, you had your bases covered. But it’s not enough just to support bloggers. I like numbers. Thanks Chris!

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Webbiquity

JANUARY 17, 2011

70% of bloggers are organically talking about brands on their blog, and 38% of them post brand or product reviews. 35% of bloggers are professional journalists. Frequent best-of contributor Brian Solis shares stats from Technorati showing that nearly half of all bloggers are U.S.-based, Twitter has the fifth oldest.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

DECEMBER 1, 2010

People are now curating lists of the most influential bloggers by Klout score. Why Chris Brogan is invincible - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , November 14, 2010 I am fascinated with uber-blogger Chris Brogan as a cultural icon of the social media revolution. How are your landing pages and blogger pitches? ReTweeting.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Infographic: Social Media ROI Statistics by Digital Buzz. Scott Gillum believes that tools like Blogger Dynamic Views and Flipcard have “the potential to turn over complete control of the user experience to the visitor.” SEO Underused, Forrester Report Suggests by MediaPost Search Blog. SEO Research and Stats.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Thursday, September 09, 2010 Forrester announces Sales Enablement Conference focused on Selling into the New Economy We were excited to hear that Forresters first Sales Enablement Conference will be focused on Selling into the New Economy. according to Forrester. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner.

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Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 22, 2009

It’s a wonderful example… Read more… Stan Woods | March 23rd, 2009 | no comments ROI and social media marketing for B2B One of our clients is talking to us about spending budget on creating online buzz. We… Read more… Neil Stoneman | May 8th, 2009 | 4 comments Why we steal from our clients.

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SnapApp

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Instead of launching a new content platform, consider buying a media platform or blogger site that your audience is already engaged in. Knowing the EXACT pain pints of your target audience and providing massive value up-front, and at no-cost, will help build immediate trust AND position you as the answer to their problems. Back to top.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 2, 2010

And the fact that Forrester Research projects social media spend in the U.S. link] Evo Terra That seems to be the angle Google has taken with Buzz. But Buzz DOES (heh, that rhymes) seem to overcome the hurdles you've set forth. to be larger than email by 2012 doesn’t hurt, either.

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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. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Sources: IDC Executive Tele Briefing on Sales & Marketing Strategies for 2010 Uncovering The Hidden Costs Of Sales Support, Forrester Research, Inc., Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. Forrester: Understand and Drive Outcomes for Sales. Frugalnomics: Business Productivity and Cost Reduc.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 4, 2010

Value selling focuses on the benefits and payback of the proposed solution, shifting the focus from cost of the product, to value of the solution. Another way to prove value is to prove that the solution has a lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) – lower up-front / over lifecycle costs than the competition.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

For those selling services, the road is tougher, and will require sensitivity to price, extreme value, and benefits of the services to far exceed the costs, as organizations will be looking to reduce services contracts overall for needed infrastructure investments. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels: Alinean , B2b marketing , content marketing , Custom Content Marketing , Marketing Spending , Pisello 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading. . Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels: B2b marketing , Frugalnomics , Information Overload , interactive white paper 1 comments: samuraiwriter said. Frugalnomics in Full Effect: Forrester and Gartner. Forrester: Understand and Drive Outcomes for Sales. Frugalnomics: Business Productivity and Cost Reduc.

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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. For example, if a project has an ROI% of 200%, the expected net benefits of the project are double those of the expected costs for implementing the project.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 5, 2010

Thursday, August 05, 2010 Net Present Value (NPV) Savings Defined NPV Definition: The sum that results when the discounted value of the expected costs of an investment are deducted from the discounted value of the expected returns. From this investment, the company expects to save $200,000 each year.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

This research raises two interesting questions: - Forrester published research earlier this year that said Facebook users (rather than Twitter users) were the source of much of the New Influencer population. Which do you believe? Even though the numbers are small, is the Twitter effort worth it?

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