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

The ROI Guy

Now, in B2B, we have seen a similar dramatic shift towards prospects taking charge of the buying cycle, using on-line content marketing, resources and tools to drive research, comparisons and purchase decisions. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998).

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

The ROI Guy

We call the economic buyer trend Frugalnomics, where buyers seek quantifiable proof of bottom-line impact, significant ROI, fast payback and superior value from each purchase. When ranking the important factors that influence IT purchase decisions, survey respondents indicated that economic factors once again reign.

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B2B Category Creators Episode 6 Transcript

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You have to almost just get good at answering the question without really having a quantitative Gartner report or something to point to. I think, especially if you’re selling into the SMB world, there’s rarely a lightning strike that just ignites everything. It doesn’t exist as much in the SMB.

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