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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B.

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To prevent complete disintermediation of sales from the prospect’s decision making process, sales professionals must be made relevant and important again to buyers. New TCO Calculator: EMC SMB Virtual Solutions Advi. B2B Companies are Really Content Companies, But is. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload.

The ROI Guy

Not surprisingly, spending on company websites will increase the most, growing 43% over 2009 levels, and social network marketing is expected to increase as well, with an increase of 45% over 2009. Sales is being invited later into the decision making process and even worse, potentially disintermediated from the cycle altogether.