The ROI Guy

JULY 11, 2017

I n this session, Forrester boldly predicted that 1 million B2B salespeople would be displaced by 2020, as B2B buyers by-pass reps who just take orders or pitch products, instead favoring digital self-service and more value-added interactions with a select group of more capable, consultative sales reps.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 26, 2018

I had the pleasure to present at a VIP Breakfast yesterday within the Forrester B2B Marketing and Sales event, on-stage with Mary Shea, Principal Analyst for Forrester, This included announcing live our merger with Mediafly, a leading sales enablement company. Clearly, expectations are being missed.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

What your marketing and sales enablement teams might not fully realize is that: Product / service differentiators are fleeting, especially today where new product launches are faster than ever before and solutions are quickly commoditized. In order to navigate the decision making process, the buyer needs to understand “Why consider a change?”

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 13, 2013

If this is the case, Gartner’s latest research indicates that many IT Sales and Marketing leaders may end up on the “endangered species” list, unless some serious realizations and changes occur sooner versus later. According to a new research report, IT buyers have dramatically changed.

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The ROI Guy

MARCH 15, 2011

Empowered Buyers: Fueled by the Internet, with access to a wealth of resources, research, discussions, product and pricing information, buyers are self-empowered to drive the buying cycle, inviting sales later and later into the decision making process, if at all. Commodity sales professionals are being disinter-mediated.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 17, 2011

The good news is that many marketers and sales enablement groups have realized the change in buyers over the past decade. Frugalnomics is in full effect, with buyers more empowered, skeptical and frugal than ever before. Forced to “do more with less”, these buyers need more consultative advice and help from vendors.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Fueled by a wealth of on-line resources and social networks, buyers have seized control of the buying cycle, engaging with sales representatives later and later, and further elongating sales cycles. Having the right content and tools to help fuel buyer’s decision making process is essential. Death of a Salesman?

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