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.

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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.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 22, 2010

According to the Harte-Hanks survey results, technology buyers become aware of new technology solutions most often through peers/ colleague interactions, magazines and trade journals, product review websites, search engines and industry analyst reports. Posted by Tom Pisello at 10:33 AM Email This BlogThis!

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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.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels: Information technology , IT , ROI , Server Virtualization , TCO , Virtual Desktop , VMware 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

Now, over 90% of B2B buyers require quantifiable proof of bottom-line impact from any significant purchase, and over 81% expect vendors to create and deliver the financial business case for most proposed purchases (IDC). Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 10, 2011

With the severity of the downturn and conservative budget increases, the relatively large new IT initiatives and projects percentage clearly shows that when there was a bottom-line business reason for upgrading, migrating or innovating, budget dollars were available.

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

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

We also find Facebook fan pages that try to explain product features (wrong again, as it’s unlikely that non-customers are going to fan your page, thus talking about features is preaching to the converted). Businesses will surely veer between the two given the way their focus shifts.

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

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Single Grain

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Traditionally, giveaways were hosted at physical stores, on TV shows, and in magazines and newspapers. Visually appealing social networks like Facebook and Instagram are ideal platforms for hosting a contest. Dive Deeper: * The Impact of Social Media on Business in 2020. * How to Increase Website Traffic through Social Media. *

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels: Microsoft , ROI , Server Virtualization , TCO 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Your Sales & Marketing Ready to Do Business with F.

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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.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Social media is not about Facebook or MySpace or Flickr or Twitter or blogs or YouTube. Too often, the humanization part gets overlooked in an effort to create a “user-generated video contest widget that we’ll launch on Facebook with support from Ustream.&# It’s not hard, it’s complicated. Bravo, man.

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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.

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Contently

OCTOBER 15, 2020

They’re investing in new formats and new ideas that can push their businesses forward. A few years ago, the search giant launched Think With Google, a content hub for marketers and business owners. “It’s Organic reach on Facebook was clocked at just 5 percent in April 2020.). All you have to do is fill out a form.

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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.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 14, 2005

IT solutions are indeed evolving from basic infrastructure, through business process optimization and information management. Projects in this category include supply chain management, human capital management, ERP, sales force and marketing automation and other business process automation projects.

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Contently

OCTOBER 15, 2021

They’re investing in new formats and new ideas that can push their businesses forward. A few years ago, the search giant launched Think With Google, a content hub for marketers and business owners. “It’s Organic reach on Facebook was clocked at just 5 percent in April 2020.). All you have to do is fill out a form.

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Televerde

MARCH 16, 2021

Many businesses focus on lead generation as they believe it is the most important part of the marketing funnel. Demand generation for SMBs brings new visitors to your business/website. Demand Generation for SMBs: 4 Steps to Take in 2021. Demand Generation for SMBs: 4 Steps to Take in 2021.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

These are the leaders in the information and communications technology sector who truly “get” social media and social business. Active across social networks, Cindy leads Microsoft’s small- to midsized-business sales and marketing efforts as Vice President U.S. SMB and Distribution. Stacey Acevero. Cindy Bates.

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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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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

These are the leaders in the information and communications technology sector who truly “get” social media and social business. Active across social networks, Cindy leads Microsoft’s small- to midsized-business sales and marketing efforts as Vice President U.S. SMB and Distribution. Stacey Acevero. Cindy Bates.

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Single Grain

MARCH 25, 2020

Here is the value proposition for business from the same company: It clearly states exactly what a business would get out of working with Acadium: zero hiring fees, trained and vetted candidates, and trial before you hire. On the other hand, 94% of consumers say that negative online reviews has caused them to avoid a business.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

As the use of social media in marketing has become ubiquitous, marketers have turned their attention to making the use of business social media more sophisticated and strategic. How can marketers help their organizations move from “social media marketing” to “social business”? Between large and small businesses?

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

As the use of social media in marketing has become ubiquitous, marketers have turned their attention to making the use of business social media more sophisticated and strategic. How can marketers help their organizations move from “social media marketing” to “social business”? Between large and small businesses?

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 5, 2013

For example, 93% of marketers use social media for business. Small businesses? What are the best days and times for Facebook updates? 93% of marketers use social media for business. Facebook, Twitter and Google+ are the most popular social networks with search engine marketers. Rapidly growing companies?

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

What social media tool helps small business double their reach on Twitter? How much do small businesses spend on search engine marketing? “70% of social media users between the ages of 18-34 regularly use Facebook more than other sites such as MySpace, Twitter, and Classmates.com,&# and women use Facebook more than men.

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Single Grain

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

For those of you who are too young to remember, here's a brief history of Adobe’s business model. By combining their proven knowledge of great design and UX with some smart acquisitions that helped them transform their users from simple consumers to active participants in a thriving community of creatives and business leaders.

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

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 5, 2010

Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels: Alinean , Frugalnomics , Pisello , Risk Adjusted ROI , ROI Analysis , ROI tools 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. They do if they are.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels: Alinean , Frugalnomics , Gartner , Gartner Executive Programs , IT Budgets , IT Economics , IT Spending , Pisello 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading. New TCO Calculator: EMC SMB Virtual Solutions Advi.

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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.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels: Alinean , Forrester , Frugalnomics , Pisello , Sales Enablement , Value Selling 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. They do if they are.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels: Alinean , b2b selling , Frugalnomics , IDC , Pisello , Sales Enablement , Sales Tools , SiriusDecisions , Value Selling 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading. Is Marketing Too Busy?

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

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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.

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