Paul Gillin

AUGUST 4, 2011

In a survey of marketers conducted by BtoB magazine last year , Facebook was ranked last in usefulness among the top five social networks, trailing blogs, LinkedIn, YouTube and Twitter, in that order. A post on Monday offered fans the chance to win a Casio camera by telling how the Cisco Unified Computing System can benefit their business.

Facebook 50

Facebook B2B Marketing Rules Salesforce.com 50

The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 23, 2010

About Me Thomas Pisello Orlando, Florida, United States Tom Pisello is a serial entrepreneur, focused on building ventures to help companies get more business value from their IT and business investments. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

ROI 40

ROI Enterprise Management Marketing Budget Budget Programs 40

The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 9, 2010

About Me Thomas Pisello Orlando, Florida, United States Tom Pisello is a serial entrepreneur, focused on building ventures to help companies get more business value from their IT and business investments. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

ROI 40

ROI Marketing Budget Work Management Marketing Management 40

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

About Me Thomas Pisello Orlando, Florida, United States Tom Pisello is a serial entrepreneur, focused on building ventures to help companies get more business value from their IT and business investments. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

ROI 40

ROI Social Media Budget Programs Marketing Budget 40

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 10, 2011

IT Spending on the Rise, But Executives Remain Economic-Focused A recent IT spending survey from Forrester confirms that 2010 remained a tough year for IT. As could be expected, Forrester indicates that the majority of 2010 IT spending went to support existing operations – essentially “keeping the lights on&#.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Spending 40

The ROI Guy

MAY 6, 2010

“Today’s business buyers are more conservative than ever, demanding that any investment they make drive tangible savings and provide quantified business advantages – a fundamental change called Frugalnomics ,“ says Tom Pisello , CEO and founder of Alinean. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management ROI 40

The ROI Guy

JULY 15, 2009

About Me Thomas Pisello Orlando, Florida, United States Tom Pisello is a serial entrepreneur, focused on building ventures to help companies get more business value from their IT and business investments. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

ROI 40

ROI Marketing Budget Budget Programs Work Management 40

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Tuesday, September 04, 2007 The Business Value of Server Virtualization One of the key issues in IT today is that normal operating expenses consume way too much of the annual budget – 61% on average in most organizations is spent keeping the lights on, and 25% spent on regular migrations and upgrades. Reducing business risks 5.

ROI 40

ROI Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 40

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

As today’s buyers are empowered by the Internet to do their own research and drive their own purchasing due diligence – engaging sales later than ever, or not at all – easy to use versions of these diagnostic tools need to be on-line, readily available, interactive and personalized to empower self-service research.

Budget Programs 40

Budget Programs Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management ROI 40

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

About Me Thomas Pisello Orlando, Florida, United States Tom Pisello is a serial entrepreneur, focused on building ventures to help companies get more business value from their IT and business investments. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

ROI 40

ROI Budget Programs Marketing Budget Work Management 40

The ROI Guy

JANUARY 25, 2011

Later in the sales cycle, sales needs to be able to provide a ROI business case for the particular recommended solution, as well as quantify competitive advantage, often using total cost of ownership (TCO) comparisons. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

ROI 40

ROI Marketing Budget Work Management Budget Programs 40

The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

It’s Only a Matter of Trust – B2B buyers will rely more and more on your on-line presence to make judgments as to whether they will do business with you, and this presence needs to overcome typical vendor skepticism, convey credibility and gain trust. of respondents), and peers (28.7%), especially early in the lifecycle.

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Management ROI Marketing Automation Services 40

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. Bullet-proof business cases need to be made for any money to change hands.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management 40

The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Going overboard on humorous content, or spending a ton on creative to create edgy / cool programs may not have the desired impact, and fall flat with the serious business of technology buyers. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Provocation-Based Selling: Loosening the Status-Qu.

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Management ROI Marketing Budget 40

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

About Me Thomas Pisello Orlando, Florida, United States Tom Pisello is a serial entrepreneur, focused on building ventures to help companies get more business value from their IT and business investments. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Management ROI Budget Programs 40

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Soft benefits are less easy to quantify and rely on in a business case. Reduce business risk from implementing new security systems, compliance management or disaster recovery solutions 4. We typically only include 10-40% of these indirect benefits in order to create a more reliable – take it to the bank – business case.

ROI 40

ROI Marketing Budget Budget Programs Work Management 40

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Thursday, November 04, 2010 IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales Enablement Define Marketing for 2011 I just had the pleasure of presenting a webinar with Randy Perry, VP Business Value at IDC. IDC’s most resent customer experience survey of over 200 key IT decision makers reveals that Frugalnomics is indeed in full effect.

Work Management 40

Work Management ROI Marketing Management Marketing Budget 40

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

More importantly, since innovation is only 10% of the typical IT budget today, reducing ongoing management costs can help reallocate precious resources and budgets to more innovative tasks and projects – delivering true business value. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. for Microsoft SQL Server 2005.

ROI 40

ROI Marketing Budget Work Management Marketing Automation Services 40

Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

A business blog is an important and integral component of inbound marketing. While there are plenty of business blogs from B2B marketing consultants (including this one), industry portals and vertical search engines, there aren’t too many from manufacturers and industrial companies. Exhibit #1: Emerson Process Management Experts.

Business Blogging 60

Business Blogging Enterprise Management Paid Search Agency ROI 60

The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 14, 2005

As well, personal productivity applications such as word processing, e-mail and messaging could be considered commodities. IT solutions are indeed evolving from basic infrastructure, through business process optimization and information management. As each need is met, personal achievement rises and purpose is fulfilled.

ROI 40

ROI Work Management Marketing Management Budget Programs 40

Delivra

OCTOBER 23, 2018

As a B2B marketer, email is one of your leading strategies for driving growth for your business. If you aren’t already prioritizing it as one of the main ways to increase revenue, consider this statistic from BtoB Magazine: 59% of B2B marketers cite email as the most effective channel for generating revenue.

Email Marketing 58

Email Marketing Marketing Automation Services Top of Funnel Trigger Marketing 58

Ambal's Amusings

AUGUST 27, 2009

Forrester Blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals. Guide: make sure they gain all the knowledge they need to confirm your company provides the best path to achieving their desired business result. Her blog is Phoenix Rising and her business is PeopleWhoKnow. Read on to get their insights. Rebel Brown's blog Phoenix Rising.

Demand Generation Agencies 100

Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand B2B Marketing 100

Online Marketing Institute

JULY 31, 2009

Home Forrester Research « We’re renaming the blog | Main | New networks in the news » April 16, 2008 Numeric Scoring: The Key To Lead Management Success [Posted by Laura Ramos ] Recently I saw a preview of Eloqua’s spring release and it got me thinking about the role lead scoring plays in determining campaign effectiveness.

Lead Ranking 40

Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Enterprise Management Work Management 40

Hubspot

AUGUST 27, 2012

Source: Forrester ) Tweet This Stat! Marketers are still in need of a system that will clearly provide social media analytics, indicate where social media users are travelling to and from, and show how their social media efforts are directly impacting their business. Personalization, Relevancy and Dynamic Content.

Stats 28

Stats Allocation Marketing Automation Services Planning 28

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.,

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Management ROI Marketing Automation Services 40

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

JULY 7, 2010

5 Lessons a BtoB Marketer can Learn from “Breaking Bad” - Fearless Competitor , June 17, 2010 Have you heard of AMC’s critically acclaimed series “Breaking Bad?&# &# If you’re a business to business marketer, you ought to check it out. marketers and business owners. Business Blogging – Do You Have What It Takes?

Social Media 40

Social Media Inbound Marketing Enterprise Management Social Marketing 40

Online Marketing Institute

JUNE 22, 2009

Seemingly untouchable business empires crumble and disappear practically overnight. Google has dis-intermediated the content business. It’s not just that there are so many new ways to reach people. New ones, perhaps Richmond based, rise out the rubble. This recession is no different. Okay, okay.

Paid Search Agency 40

Paid Search Agency Demand Generation Agencies Advertising Agencies B2B Marketing 40

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. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.

Forrester 40

Forrester Marketing Budget ROI Budget Programs 40

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., Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F. So how much is spent on sales enablement?

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Budget ROI 40

The ROI Guy

AUGUST 4, 2010

Wednesday, August 04, 2010 Can a Value Selling / Marketing Program Improve Your Business? Frugalnomics, borne of the economic downturn, represents a fundamental shift in the way businesses make buying decisions, resulting in a scrutinizing of each investment to deliver quantified bottom-line accountability.

Budget Programs 40

Budget Programs Work Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services 40

The ROI Guy

AUGUST 5, 2010

About Me Thomas Pisello Orlando, Florida, United States Tom Pisello is a serial entrepreneur, focused on building ventures to help companies get more business value from their IT and business investments. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

ROI 40

ROI Budget Programs Marketing Budget Work Management 40

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

About Me Thomas Pisello Orlando, Florida, United States Tom Pisello is a serial entrepreneur, focused on building ventures to help companies get more business value from their IT and business investments. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

Marketing Budget 40

Marketing Budget ROI Budget Programs Work Management 40

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

How do you connect with buyers and make sure your message resonates to them personally? One way to overcome these issues is via Interactive White Papers - by creating content that is dynamic, adaptive and personalized in real time , fundamentally changing the way white papers engage buyers.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Paper Work Management Marketing Budget 40

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

About Me Thomas Pisello Orlando, Florida, United States Tom Pisello is a serial entrepreneur, focused on building ventures to help companies get more business value from their IT and business investments. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

Budget Programs 40

Budget Programs Marketing Budget Work Management Marketing Management 40

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Wednesday, November 08, 2006 Is Return on Customer (ROC) a good business value metric? Most CRM ROI oriented business cases focus too much on the near term, counting only direct “hard&# benefits and ignoring the more important soft benefits that relate to customer satisfaction, retention and lifetime value optimization.

ROI 40

ROI Budget Programs Marketing Budget Work Management 40

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. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F. Is Marketing Too Busy?

ROI 40

ROI Budget Programs Marketing Budget Work Management 40

The ROI Guy

AUGUST 5, 2010

The Bottom-Line The NPV Savings is one of the most popular and accurate methods used to assess business investment viability. About Me Thomas Pisello Orlando, Florida, United States Tom Pisello is a serial entrepreneur, focused on building ventures to help companies get more business value from their IT and business investments.

ROI 40

ROI Marketing Budget Budget Programs Work Management 40