The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

As today’s buyers are empowered by the Internet to do their own research and drive their own purchasing due diligence – engaging sales later than ever, or not at all – easy to use versions of these diagnostic tools need to be on-line, readily available, interactive and personalized to empower self-service research.

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The ROI Guy

MAY 6, 2010

Several of these new Alinean -powered tools will also be used later in the sales cycle, once a customer has a specific solution in mind, in order to justify the solution to executives and assure value versus competitive offerings, positive ROI and quick payback. Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marke.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marke. Content Marketing and the Forgotten Sales Professi. How to Measure and Present the Effectiveness of Yo. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E. Accelerate Slow Sales Cycles with More Sales Enabl.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 10, 2011

Failure to do so will result in lost opportunities, stalled sales cycles and competitive losses, while those that embrace value-based selling and marketing as a best practice can help improve win rates, reduce sales cycles, increase deal size and improve competitive win rates. How Do You Get Started in Content Marketing?

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Although some channels are more effective than others, the survey results and advice from Harte-Hanks reveals that connecting through all of these channels are required, although allocations should be adjusted to reflect the effectiveness early in the sales cycle. Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marke.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 15, 2009

Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marke. Content Marketing and the Forgotten Sales Professi. How to Measure and Present the Effectiveness of Yo. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E. Accelerate Slow Sales Cycles with More Sales Enabl.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

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. Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marke. Content Marketing and the Forgotten Sales Professi.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marke. Content Marketing and the Forgotten Sales Professi. How to Measure and Present the Effectiveness of Yo. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E. Accelerate Slow Sales Cycles with More Sales Enabl.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Competitive opportunities emerge for those that can present the best cost/benefit analysis, and TCO comparisons which can help create the case for why current solutions are more expensive and warrant replacement, or which competitive options will cost less over its lifecycle. Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marke.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Most revenue benefits like improving lead conversion rates or reducing sale cycle length 2. Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marke. Content Marketing and the Forgotten Sales Professi. How to Measure and Present the Effectiveness of Yo. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marke. Content Marketing and the Forgotten Sales Professi. How to Measure and Present the Effectiveness of Yo. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E. Accelerate Slow Sales Cycles with More Sales Enabl.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

1.38M in net present value (NPV) savings over 3 years (with a 10% discount rate) 4. For a personal quantification as to the potential value of server virtualization, visit: [link] [1] Anthes, Gary, “Data Centers Get a Makeover&# , Computerworld news article, published November 1, 2005. to 1 consolidation ratio.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marke. Content Marketing and the Forgotten Sales Professi. How to Measure and Present the Effectiveness of Yo. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E. Accelerate Slow Sales Cycles with More Sales Enabl.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 14, 2005

In his book, and related articles and presentations, Mr. Carr’s main assertion is that the majority of IT investments have become a commodity – a utility that offers little competitive distinction and therefore no competitive advantage. As each need is met, personal achievement rises and purpose is fulfilled.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 22, 2010

Once information is entered online, the TCO Tool provides very detailed reports for alternative vendors, including TCO, post-tax cash flow, pay-back period, return on investment, internal rate of return and net present value. Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marke. Content Marketing and the Forgotten Sales Professi.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Using this content, buyers are taking control of the buying cycle from direct / channel sales, making the content that marketing delivers more important than ever in driving shorter sales cycles and increasing the number and value of transactions. How do you ensure your content won’t get filtered out?

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Transferring knowledge to sales representatives, and then helping these reps more effectively share this knowledge with customers and prospects is the mission of sales enablement, and it has become a vital best practice to overcome Information Overload, fight Frugalnomics and take control of Internet driven Buying Cycles.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 5, 2010

Thursday, August 05, 2010 Risk-Adjusted ROI Defined A variation on the traditional ROI formula, Risk Adjusted ROI is calculated as the ratio of the net gain from a proposed project, divided by its total costs - represented in net present value terms to account for project risk. Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marke.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 4, 2010

Using value marketing tools, users can be presented with tools that help them to analyze their opportunities, and obtain more personalized and intelligent advice. Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marke. Content Marketing and the Forgotten Sales Professi. How to Measure and Present the Effectiveness of Yo.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

There’s a lot of talk about getting sales and marketing to sing off the same page, but what is the song? Any kind of alignment should start with buyers, and we are going to present a mountain of buyer insights that in many ways are jaw-dropping. Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marke.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marke. Content Marketing and the Forgotten Sales Professi. How to Measure and Present the Effectiveness of Yo. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E. Accelerate Slow Sales Cycles with More Sales Enabl.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marke. Content Marketing and the Forgotten Sales Professi. How to Measure and Present the Effectiveness of Yo. IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales E. Accelerate Slow Sales Cycles with More Sales Enabl.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Customer equity is the net present value of all the cash flows a company expects its customers to generate over their lifetimes. The formula takes into account the short term sales from customers, as well as factoring in changes to lifetime expectations. Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marke.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 5, 2010

Thursday, August 05, 2010 Net Present Value (NPV) Savings Defined NPV Definition: The sum that results when the discounted value of the expected costs of an investment are deducted from the discounted value of the expected returns. Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marke. How Do You Get Started in Content Marketing?

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 5, 2010

The standard ROI calculation typically does not use net present value terms in its calculations. Net present value calculations use the “time value of money&# , which takes into account the fact that the purchasing power of a dollar received in the future is less than dollar possessed today.

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