The ROI Guy

JANUARY 25, 2011

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Wednesday, February 04, 2009 How TCO is a common sense sales and marketing Tool for Today’s Chaotic Economy My friend and board member Bill Kirwin, original father of TCO analysis with Gartner, put it best when he wrote this article for us on the power of using TCO as a sales and marketing advantage to win deals in these tough economic times.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

But how can you best develop and deliver these tools effectively to fight Frugalnomics? However, it is getting harder to connect and engage effectively with these overloaded, skeptical and frugal executives. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998).

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Survey participants indicated that although prevalent, promotional e-mails, direct mail, sales representatives and general advertising were less effective at raising awareness of new solutions. The research implies growing skepticism over sales pitches and marketing fatigue make these once effective channels less so at raising awareness.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 10, 2011

IDC’s most recent customer experience survey of over 200 key IT decision makers confirms that business growth is indeed a priority, but also, that Frugalnomics is indeed in full effect. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998).

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

As TCO studies have taught us however from the time Bill Kirwin first developed these models for Gartner, it is important to look not only at purchase cost of the solution, but the ongoing costs over the entire ownership lifecycle. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

The hard benefits are also called direct benefits as they are typically directly tied to the impact of implementing the proposed solution – a first order, cause and effect. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998).

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

IDC’s most resent customer experience survey of over 200 key IT decision makers reveals that Frugalnomics is indeed in full effect. To help alleviate these issues, marketing needs to create the right content that buyers see as unique and valuable, and sales needs to know when to use and engage with this information to best effect.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

In fact, according to Gartner’s white paper on Data Center Power and Cooling Scenario Options for the World Ahead, April 2007 during a 24 hour period less than 10% of the typical x86 /x64 server computing capacity is used. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 14, 2005

. • Level 3: Information Optimization – these strategic investments seek to empower the organization’s decision making with actionable information empowering employees to track key performance indicators, create their own reports and queries, find key information faster and collaborate more effectively.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 22, 2010

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Gartner Executive Programs midyear survey indicates that IT budgets are growing at a paltry 1.1% Mark McDonald, group vice president and head of research at Gartner Executive Programs indicates that "CIOs plan to increase capital expenditures (CAPEX) by 3% this year and pay for that increase with a 1.3% cut in operating budgets.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base. Sales Enablement Effectiveness?

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 5, 2010

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base. 5000 - Fastest-Growing Priva.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

We feel that those companies that recognize and address this fundamental Frugalnomics market shift with the right sales effectiveness enablement investments, particurly value selling initiatives, will have significant more success than those focused on sales efficiency. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Transferring knowledge to sales representatives, and then helping these reps more effectively share this knowledge with customers and prospects is the mission of sales enablement, and it has become a vital best practice to overcome Information Overload, fight Frugalnomics and take control of Internet driven Buying Cycles.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

New digital marketing channels have made it more efficient than ever to broadcast marketing messages to prospects, but are the current strategies effective at connecting with and educating ever more skeptical and frugal buyers ? So, how do you make whitepapers more effective, more relevant, more ONE-TO-ONE? Do White Papers Still Rule?

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 4, 2010

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base. 5000 - Fastest-Growing Priva.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 5, 2010

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base. 5000 - Fastest-Growing Priva.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 5, 2010

Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base. 5000 - Fastest-Growing Priva.

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