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Gartner Names Versium a “Cool Vendor” in Retail 2016

Versium

REDMOND, WA–(Marketwired – May 11, 2016) – Versium , a leading data technology company that delivers automated data technology solutions to marketing agencies and enterprises, today announced it has been selected as a “Cool Vendor” in the Cool Vendors in Retail, 2016 report by Gartner, Inc.,

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Gartner: Are Your Ready for More Buyers and the IT to Business Shift?

The ROI Guy

According to Gartner, the average enterprise technology buying team now includes more than 13 people ! This means connecting, engaging and convincing different stakeholders during the earlier exploration phases, and then doing it all over again for others more heavily involved in the evaluation and selection process.

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Versium Announces Major Corporate Milestones and New Hires

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In May, Gartner, a leading global independent information technology research and advisory company, selected Versium as a “Cool Vendor” in the 2016 Cool Vendors in Retail report. Industry Recognition. About Versium. Versium is a leading provider of automated data technology solutions for marketers.

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Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software - Insight from CRM Analyst Lauren Carlson

The ROI Guy

Marketing automation tools supporting drip marketing campaigns and lead nurturing can build relationships with buyers during a longer sales process. B2B sales processes are becoming “consumerized.“ The next decade will be defined by marketers in a fight against marketing fatigue, sales disintermediation and Frugalnomics.

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

The ROI Guy

At the same time, as buyers are becoming more empowered, sales professionals are seen by these buyers as less valuable in the decision making process, and as a result are being invited later and later in the buying cycle. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

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

The ROI Guy

As a result, sales is being invited later into the decision making process, sales cycles are extending and deals are stalling. When asking over 200 IT buyers what they felt was most important part of the overall purchase process, over 1/3rd of the buyers indicated Vendor Content as key to the purchase decision. Content is King?

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What Salespeople Need to Know About the New B2B Landscape

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This is a big transition for firms whose marketing, sales-training and enablement tools, and wider organizational processes reflect outdated assumptions about purchasing in their markets. But Gartner research (see here and here ) indicates a very different contemporary buying reality. Buying is a continuous and dynamic process.