The ROI Guy

APRIL 14, 2015

Gartner has revised worldwide IT spending down for 2015, predicting a 1.3% This latest estimate comes on the heels of Gartner RAISING forecasts to kickoff the New Year, expecting a 2.4% This latest estimate comes on the heels of Gartner RAISING forecasts to kickoff the New Year, expecting a 2.4% YoY decline from 2014.

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Martech

MARCH 6, 2024

Dig deeper: Email marketing 101: The five basics Prioritize your email list hygiene A few dozen bounces from non-existent contacts can kill your domain reputation. Embedded directly in your template editor, this tool promptly flags risky words, proposing smarter alternatives and keeping your emails clean and compliant.

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Content Standard

JULY 14, 2021

Once your content marketing needs outgrow your internal capacity, it’s time to start looking for outside help. Before you kick off your search for the perfect content marketing partner, though, your business must first look within itself to understand its marketing goals and needs.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

According to Gartner, worldwide IT spending growth has been revised upwards to 2.6% This is good news, and is the first time in three years that Gartner is revising its growth predictions up versus down mid-year. the Prospect has a pain worth addressing and a significant cost of “Do Nothing”. • Why Change Now? –

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 8, 2014

According to Gartner, worldwide IT spending is on pace to reach $3.8 Although the forecast predicts healthy growth for 2014, these same Gartner forecasts have been overly optimistic the past two years. Examining their 2013 predictions, Gartner indicated IT spending would grow 4.2% trillion in 2014, a 3.2% for the year.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JUNE 2, 2018

Gartner recently found that just 1% of CIOs have any blockchain adoption and 77% have no plans. But in practical terms, the benefit is much lower transaction costs because there’s no need for intermediaries to verify identities or register transactions. Transaction costs are not the problem, so blockchain isn't the solution.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 16, 2014

According to Gartner, the annual release of their New Year’s spending forecast predicts global IT spending growth of 3.1% Examining their 2013 predictions, Gartner indicated IT spending would rise 4.2% We don’t buy it, and believe that Gartner has missed a major sea change in IT spending and decision-making in their forecasts.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The digital era has led to changes in the way brands market their products and services. With a holistic perception of buyer intent in your business, your marketing and sales teams can improve the lead-qualification process and enhance sales conversions. The Shift to Customer-Centric Marketing. In 2019, 90% of all U.S.

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ANNUITAS

AUGUST 19, 2022

My most recent blog posts have proposed a new approach for B2B go-to-market teams — a Converged Growth organizational model. This new organizational model represents a complete rethink of traditional B2B sales, marketing and customer service roles, with blended teams, organized around stewardship of customer journey phases.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 9, 2013

To kick off 2013, Gartner predicted that the reigns on worldwide IT spending would loosen, forecasting an increase of 4.2% Sure enough, Gartner has had to once again lower expectations , cutting in half their earlier growth estimates, now predicting only a 2% rise. Sometimes you don’t want to be right, and this is one of those times.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 13, 2013

If this is the case, Gartner’s latest research indicates that many IT Sales and Marketing leaders may end up on the “endangered species” list, unless some serious realizations and changes occur sooner versus later. Although most of the sales and marketing executives may recognize the issue, change will not be easy.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

According to Gartner , twelve years ago technology spending outside of IT was only 20 percent of total technology spending. In two years , Gartner Inc. Moreover, by the end of this decade Gartner is predicting businesses will control a whopping 90 percent of technology spend.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Perhaps as a result of the poor ROI, the Gartner study indicates that enterprise IT budgets have been flat to negative ever since the dot-com bust of 2002. For this year, 2013 these IT budgets are continuing the downward trend, with an anticipated weighted global average decline of an additional 0.5%. But the window for action is shrinking.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 8, 2013

Gartner highlights that “business uncertainty is nearing resolution”, and that this is one of the key reasons for increasing their spending outlook. But is Gartner being overly optimistic? First, Gartner’s latest outlook mirrors similar rosy predictions from analysts at the beginning of the past three years.

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Martech

JUNE 12, 2023

Like surfers riding the crest of change, we are tasked with navigating the ebbs and flows of the ever-evolving marketing technology landscape. Amid the potential chaos and complexity, agile marketing teams can find unique advantages. These firms often enjoy significant market presence, a recognized brand and economies of scale.

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SpotMe Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Event sponsorship is when an organization agrees to cover part of the cost of an event in exchange for promotional benefits. The sponsor(s) provides funding or resources required at the event, and in return, they receive advantages in marketing, brand awareness, and business reputation. . They add value and credibility to your event.

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 5, 2018

So as a sales and marketing professional, what impact should these findings have on your strategy and efforts? Unfortunately Gartner says vendors are missing the mark, with 70% of buyers saying they want less pitch and more diagnostic and prescriptive advice. SOURCE: Gartner: The Disappearing Opportunity - [link].

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Gartner's latest CIO study, "Reimagining IT: The 2011 CIO Agenda" highlights several important trends that will have significant impact on technology marketing and sales enablement into 2011 and beyond. According to Gartner, this requires CIOs re-imagine IT and lead it through a process of “creative destruction.

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ClickZ

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

30-second summary: Colleen’s 12Ps of marketing technology© is built upon the tenet that martech is an enabler for marketing. Marketing technology, in and of itself, is not a strategy. The tech offers no value unless it enables a solid marketing strategy. Marketing technology (martech) projects are notoriously hard.

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SalesIntel

APRIL 15, 2024

However, sales and marketing teams play a pivotal role in guiding customers through the sales funnel by addressing the unique demands and obstacles t customers encounter at each stage of the B2B buyer journey. Research by Gartner shows that the typical B2B buying process involves six to ten decision-makers.

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SalesIntel

APRIL 15, 2024

However, sales and marketing teams play a pivotal role in guiding customers through the sales funnel by addressing the unique demands and obstacles t customers encounter at each stage of the B2B buyer journey. Research by Gartner shows that the typical B2B buying process involves six to ten decision-makers.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 13, 2010

Gartner just released their list of 2010 trends, and one of the top 9, the importance of providing carbon remediation / Green IT business case, has a significant impact on IT solution provider marketing / sales strategies for the coming year.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 20, 2010

In the latest research from Gartner and Forrester, both IT research firms revised their annual spending projections over the next few years, predicting lower budgets and slower growth. Gartner's View: Timid Growth for Next Five Years According to Gartner's latest projections, global enterprise spending on IT should increase 3.1%in

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

If you are in IT sales and marketing, there are three significant challenges of which you should be well aware when setting up your budgets and plans for 2016. First, Gartner announced mid-summer that IT spending is on the decline. If your proposals are more than $500k, you now average 10 stakeholders per decision.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 21, 2009

According to Gartner’s latest research, the IT industry is exiting its worst year ever in 2009, as worldwide IT spending is on pace to decline 5.2 According to Peter, “2010 is about balancing the focus on cost, risk, and growth. Read the Gartner press release and advice here: [link].

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Hubspot

JULY 27, 2023

Working on sales collateral like pricing, proposals, and outreach messages. According to Ilona Hansen, senior director analyst at Gartner , currently, 40% of administrative sales tasks can be automated. Writing unique email copy, running preliminary market research, or updating CRM profiles, among others.

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The Effective Marketer

MAY 27, 2015

Competitive Battle Cards (BTW I’ve seen them spelled together, battlecards, and separate – battle cards) are a staple of product marketing. So for the purposes of this post I will focus on the marketer or product marketer that has been tasked with coming up with a competitive analysis to help sales. Presentation.

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Martech Advisor

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Gartner defines data governance as, Data governance is the specification of decision rights and an accountability framework to ensure the appropriate behavior in the valuation, creation, consumption, and control of data and analytics. Learn More: In the Privacy-First Era, Marketers Must Organize Around Privacy to Solidify Consumer Trust.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

You are putting together your content marketing roadmap, figuring out what content you need to best engage and motivate prospect’s through the buyer’s journey. It is important to prove that you are lower cost, lower risk and provide superior business value. It’s clear. The major buyer question: Why Change?

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The ROI Guy

JULY 11, 2012

In their just released outlook, Gartner raised annual IT spending growth predictions, from a cool 2.5 recovery, and a slowdown in China providing significant headwinds, Gartner indicates that the outlook is not great, but at least “stabilized”. Quantifying the “cost of doing nothing”, 2. percent, to a much warmer 3 percent.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 11, 2011

CFOs and other executives are in more control of IT purchases than ever, this according to recent research by Gartner, Inc., Marketers and sales professionals can help arm the CIO for success, providing content to help them sell to executives and business stakeholders. To this end, we recommend the following best practices: 1.

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Pam Didner

JULY 5, 2020

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Account-based marketing (ABM) has become a buzzword in recent years. However, there is confusion among marketers concerning what it means and how to do it effectively. What is account-based marketing? Why is it important for sales and marketing? What are some examples of account-based marketing?

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Content4Demand

MAY 21, 2020

Written by Marjorie Romeyn-Sanabria & Michael Rodriguez Republished with permission from Demand Gen Report With in-person engagement on hold this spring and possibly into summer, B2B marketers continue to pivot their strategies to make up for lost leads, maintain relationships with clients and attract new business.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 6, 2012

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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The ROI Guy

MAY 3, 2010

According to a new Gartner and Financial Executives Research Foundation research survey, the CFO is becoming the top IT decision maker in many organizations, with: over 75 percent indicating significant decision making involvement, and 41 percent indicate being the main decision maker for IT investments. This trend we term "Frugalnomics".

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Madison Logic

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

As accounts start from awareness of the problem to the purchase decision of a solution, marketing needs to provide them with the content and messaging to drive interest in a conversation with a sales team. Why Should Marketers Build Multiple Nurture Programs? . In B2B sales, the buying journey can be long and complex.

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The ROI Guy

MAY 3, 2010

While much higher growth projections than more conservative estimates from Gartner and IDC , we believe that these projections are spot on, as organizations realize growth opportunities and quickly allocate discretionary budgets to key IT projects in the second half of 2010. in US, and 7.7% And what about the technology innovation wave?

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