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Five ways business buying is changing: Ignore these at your peril

Biznology

Comparison sites in the mold of TripAdvisor and Yelp have entered the B2B buying process, especially in crowded categories like software and services. You’ll find ratings sites like TrustRadius , Capterra (now owned by Gartner), Clutch.co and G2Crowd , where users leave product reviews—and sellers quake in their boots.

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Marketing in a New World (Part 5 of 5)

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During the CMS product demos, you will be armed with your list of usage scenarios and can ask specific questions regarding how the platform in question would handle such scenarios. The matrix will allow you to score the products against each other in a logical way and get a good idea of the product’s compatibility for your organization.

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Marketing in a New World (Part 5 of 5)

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During the CMS product demos, you will be armed with your list of usage scenarios and can ask specific questions regarding how the platform in question would handle such scenarios. The matrix will allow you to score the products against each other in a logical way and get a good idea of the product’s compatibility for your organization.

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Happy New Year! Maybe not for IT Sales & Marketing

The ROI Guy

The New Year’s cheer didn’t last long for IT, as Gartner was quick to lower its global technology spending forecast, barely a week into 2012. Looking beyond 2012, Gartner also estimates continued headwinds, lowering future forecasts for 2015 downwards to 5% growth from earlier 5.4% growth forecasts. growth forecasts. predictions.

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IT Spending on the Rise, But Frugalnomics Still Reigns

The ROI Guy

The latest IT spending metrics have been released by Gartner, and the news is good for the second half of this year and 2011 overall. Gartner’s forecasts are up significantly from estimates earlier in the year, when 5.6 % growth for 2011 was the prediction, despite the disaster and perceived pause in the global recovery.

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3 Steps for Selecting the Right CMS for Your Website Redesign or Re-platform

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During the CMS product demos, you will be armed with your list of usage scenarios and can ask specific questions regarding how the platform in question would handle such scenarios. The matrix will allow you to score the products against each other in a logical way and get a good idea of the product’s compatibility for your organization.

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How Do You Get Started in Content Marketing?

The ROI Guy

Today’s buyers face several unique challenges that make content marketing ever more important to the successful vendor. Content marketing provides a means to break through the noise, providing the consultative diagnostic and financial advice today’s buyer needs.