SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Best-In Class Marketing Automation Software. Small & midsize business (SMB) and enterprises. SMBs and enterprises. Previously focused on SMBs, but moving up market with Salesforce. All-in-one inbound marketing software platform. Source: Gartner via HubSpot). No-Hassle Marketing Automation.

Marketing Automation Services 60

Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Work Management 60

Unbound B2B

JANUARY 11, 2023

Quick Summary: Enterprise sales vs. SMB sales can help you understand the fundamental difference between B2B sales processes. SMB sales are less risky but faster to achieve. Based on your business scale and size, the B2B sales process differs. For instance, B2B Enterprise and SMB sales leads are different.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management SMB B2B Sales Work Management 40

Hubspot

MARCH 25, 2014

The following post is an excerpt adapted from our new ebook, "The ''Yelpification'' of the Software Buying Process: A CMO''s Guide." Download your free copy if you want to learn about new firms that take a crowdsourced approach to doing research about business software programs. In other words: why not make a Yelp for software?

Enterprise Management 28

Enterprise Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Research 28

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 15, 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. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998).

ROI 40

ROI Social Media Marketing Budget Budget Programs 40

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. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998).

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. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998).

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. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998).

ROI 40

ROI Social Media Budget Programs Marketing Budget 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. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998).

ROI 40

ROI Marketing Budget Budget Programs Work Management 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. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP.

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management ROI 40

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.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing 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. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

ROI 40

ROI Marketing Budget Work Management Budget Programs 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

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. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998).

ROI 40

ROI Budget Programs Marketing Budget Work Management 40

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). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

Budget Programs 40

Budget Programs Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management ROI 40

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.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Spending 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. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP.

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Management ROI Marketing Automation Services 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. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998).

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Management ROI Marketing Budget 40

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. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

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. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. per gigabyte for Oracle 10g versus $66.58

ROI 40

ROI Marketing Budget Work Management Marketing Automation Services 40

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.

ROI 40

ROI Work Management Marketing Management Budget Programs 40

Single Grain

DECEMBER 2, 2019

In the age of digital disruption and rapid innovation, category design is the ultimate business strategy that allows a company to create and develop entirely new categories of products and services. How to Turn a Minimum Viable Product into a Booming Business. This relatively new marketing strategy is known as category design.

Design 131

Design Marketing Strategy Marketing & Strategy Advertising Agencies 131

chiefmartech

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Artificial intelligence multiplies the operational complexity of marketing & business. Custom-tailored software answers the question: “As a digital business, what do we build? It must be able to dynamically partner with other businesses digitally. MICROSERVICES & APIs.

Enterprise Management 87

Enterprise Management API Work Management Marketing Management 87

Engagio

MARCH 23, 2020

Brian: Smarsh believes in providing truth and transparency within business communications, and we help government organizations get ahead – and stay ahead – of the risk within their electronic communications. Prior to joining Smarsh, I co-founded a software startup that was solving the need to encrypt messaging and voice communications.

Enterprise Management 91

Enterprise Management Work Management Account Based Marketing Marketing Management 91

Engagio

MARCH 23, 2020

Brian: Smarsh believes in providing truth and transparency within business communications, and we help government organizations get ahead – and stay ahead – of the risk within their electronic communications. Prior to joining Smarsh, I co-founded a software startup that was solving the need to encrypt messaging and voice communications.

Enterprise Management 62

Enterprise Management Work Management Account Based Marketing Marketing Management 62

Engagio

MARCH 23, 2020

Brian: Smarsh believes in providing truth and transparency within business communications, and we help government organizations get ahead – and stay ahead – of the risk within their electronic communications. Prior to joining Smarsh, I co-founded a software startup that was solving the need to encrypt messaging and voice communications.

Enterprise Management 62

Enterprise Management Work Management Account Based Marketing Marketing Management 62

Engagio

MARCH 23, 2020

Brian: Smarsh believes in providing truth and transparency within business communications, and we help government organizations get ahead – and stay ahead – of the risk within their electronic communications. Prior to joining Smarsh, I co-founded a software startup that was solving the need to encrypt messaging and voice communications.

Enterprise Management 62

Enterprise Management Work Management Account Based Marketing Marketing Management 62

Engagio

MARCH 23, 2020

Brian: Smarsh believes in providing truth and transparency within business communications, and we help government organizations get ahead – and stay ahead – of the risk within their electronic communications. Prior to joining Smarsh, I co-founded a software startup that was solving the need to encrypt messaging and voice communications.

Enterprise Management 62

Enterprise Management Work Management Account Based Marketing Marketing Management 62

Metadata

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

This is the fourth category I’ve created in my software career. I’ve spent my life building software for big companies. He joined HP Software and became my boss and he’s why we’re talking. In the future, will there be more or fewer cloud and SaaS businesses? I’m Michel Feaster. Hey, everyone.

B2B 52

B2B Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 52

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., Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP.

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Management ROI Marketing Automation Services 40

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Many social media software packages (great ebook analysis of them here) can provide highly detailed reports on the impact of social media programs. You’re in an industry (photography) and are a business type (small) where a lot of people would say “social media isn’t for me&#. Those type of comments are why I do it.

Social Media 152

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 152

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.

Budget Programs 40

Budget Programs Marketing Budget Work Management Marketing Management 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. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998).

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. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998).

Marketing Budget 40

Marketing Budget ROI Budget Programs Work Management 40

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 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. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998).

Forrester 40

Forrester Marketing Budget ROI Budget Programs 40