The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

The second challenge, is that many of your channel partners haven’t kept pace with changes in buying behaviors. Engage with Value – empowering your partners with the ability to quickly and credibly develop ROI business cases and TCO comparisons.

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The ROI Guy

MARCH 20, 2013

On average, 76% of deals are now won or lost early in the decision making process – going to the solution provider who helps your Prospect uncover and prioritize the issue and set the buying agenda, while only 24% are won / lost during the later competitive bake-off phase.

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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. Two economic downturns over the past decade have made buyers more spendthrift, and more skeptical of vendor claims.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 25, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons.

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ANNUITAS

JANUARY 31, 2024

When done correctly, go-to-market programs enable brand momentum and deliver long-term growth — maximizing customer lifetime value. “It’s not a purchase you’re after — it’s a lasting customer relationship,” explains Forrester analyst Craig Moore. The net result?

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

The question any marketer needs to ask - Are your marketing efforts adding to the clutter, or driving a valuable dialogue and as a result, connecting meaningfully with prospects to advance the buying cycle? Rounding up the challenges, recent studies indicate that 9 out of 10 of buyers say that when they are ready to buy, they find you.

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Directive Agency

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

If expensive clicks aren’t enough, B2B marketers typically battle complicated marketing funnels and long sales cycles. Proving ROI when top-of-funnel leads convert to sales-qualified opportunities in 30, 60, 90+ days can be challenging mountains to climb. Forrester Wave Reports. G2Crowd Company Comparison Reports.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 16, 2014

We don’t buy it, and believe that Gartner has missed a major sea change in IT spending and decision-making in their forecasts. According to Forrester, prospects indicate that less than 12% of sales engagements are focused on customer value.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 10, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Monday, January 10, 2011 Let the Good Times Roll? Latest Research.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 8, 2013

–the Prospect should not wait to address the issue because they are leaving good money on the table (significant bottom-line impact, ROI and fast payback), and they are falling behind competitively (illustrated through peer comparison benchmarks). According to Forrester, less than 12% of sales engagements are focused on customer value.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E.

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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

APRIL 8, 2014

We don’t buy these reasons for the forecast shortfalls, and believe that Gartner has missed a major "sea change" in IT spending and decision-making in their forecasts. According to Forrester, prospects indicate that less than 12% of sales engagements are focused on customer value. Percent in 2014 Gartner Forecasts 3.1%

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The ROI Guy

MAY 6, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E.

Work Management 40

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 20, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 9, 2013

Gartner blames the revision on exchange rate fluctuations, but I don’t buy this as the main reason for halving their IT spending growth, as similar reasons were given for lowered expectations in 2012 as well (where initial estimates of 3.7% growth were lowered to 1.2% by mid-year). –the

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. We call this the “Internet fueled buying cycle.&#

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Successful demand generation programs are uniquely challenged today, and must address a changing landscape where: Economics are driving more decisions; The Internet is fueling a prospect driven buying cycle, and; Prospects are faced with information overload resulting in shorter attention spans than ever.

Demand Generation Agencies 40

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. White Papers are Influence Kings, But Need Persona. Latest Research.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E.

ROI 40

ROI Marketing Budget Work Management Marketing Management 40

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E.

ROI 40

ROI Social Media Budget Programs Marketing Budget 40

The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. The Death of a Salesman?

Work Management 40

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The ROI Guy

JULY 15, 2009

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E.

ROI 40

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 12, 2013

Most sales professionals will readily admit that buyers have taken control of the buying cycle, and are demanding a different more value-based sales approach. Understanding the “why” is important, but sales pros also need a clear vision of how the tools can be used to change the process, and deliver the desired outcome.

Tools 40

Tools Work Management Paid Search Agency Advertising Benchmark 40

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E.

Enterprise Management 40

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management 40

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E.

ROI 40

ROI Budget Programs Marketing Budget Work Management 40

The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E.

Work Management 40

Work Management Marketing Management ROI Budget Programs 40

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E.

ROI 40

ROI Marketing Budget Budget Programs Work Management 40

The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E.

ROI 40

ROI Marketing Budget Work Management Marketing Automation Services 40

Hubspot

OCTOBER 9, 2014

It could be a reminder to complete an action they had started, or a new piece of content to further a buying decision, and so on. According to Forrester Research , 96% of people who visit a website leave without completing the action the marketer would have liked them to take. Increase repeat visitor rates and engagement.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E.

ROI 40

ROI Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management 40

The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 14, 2005

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E.

ROI 40

ROI Work Management Marketing Management Budget Programs 40

Single Grain

OCTOBER 28, 2019

The average data-driven business is growing more than 30% year-over-year , according to Forrester. Customers have a lot to consider before buying. For example, a customer might buy electronic products like a TV once every five years, but they will buy clothing like new t-shirts once a month.

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Televerde

OCTOBER 30, 2019

In comparison, just 10% of the same CEOs say they feel that way about their CFOs and CIOs. 64% of users are more likely to buy a product online after watching a video (Statista.com, 2019). trillion each year from competitors that don’t, according to Forrester. Forrester, 2017). CampaignLive, 2019).

Paid Content 45

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Ambal's Amusings

AUGUST 27, 2009

Forrester Blog for Interactive Marketing Professionals. When you create your content strategically, you have the ability to more accurately gauge how far along prospects are in their buying process based on which content they view. By creating valuable content mapped to the needs they have throughout their buying process, you both win.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Before sales is even invited to the table, the typical buyer has already used the Internet and social media to research and prioritize opportunities, investigate potential solutions, reviewed relevant case studies, quantify potential benefits, investigate prices and analyze competitive offerings. Customers bought "products."

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