The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

For IT budget holders, triage is a critical component of determining how funding is going to be allocated for infrastructure, productivity and enterprise applications. IT budgets for 2009 are contracting even further from the modest forecasts for 2008, which are being trimmed even as this is being written. Powered by Blogger.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Advanced ROI business case tools and training should be provided to direct and channel sales professionals to help them advance from traditional product / solution selling, to the value selling buyers now demand. Powered by Blogger.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Moving the task from a highly skilled expensive resource to less expensive resources The direct benefits are often easy to quantify, and as such there is usually little risk in considering 100% of the expected cost avoidance or productivity improvements in the ROI calculation (ROI = net benefits / cost). Time Frame for Measuring CRM ROI?

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Improving IT productivity 4. This can yield significant cost savings and benefits including: 1. Reducing server, storage and networking costs 2. Reducing growing power / cooling / facilities costs 3. Reducing business risks 5. Improving business agility How expensive is a data center server? Here are a few typical server costs to consider: 1.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Although maximizing IT labor productivity is a major goal of most IT organizations today, when making the purchase decision, it will be important to analyze all factors and not rely solely on TCA advantages of one platform or the other. Can Sarbanes-Oxley compliance generate any busines. Time Frame for Measuring CRM ROI? Powered by Blogger.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

In the early days of IT, product selling was prevalent, pitching products to innovators who were shown a product’s features and functions and then figured out on their own how to apply it to a pain / opportunity. Powered by Blogger.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 14, 2005

Carr’s assertions are completely correct - that indeed most infrastructure solutions have become commodities with uniform products, standardization and little pricing power for the IT solution providers. As well, personal productivity applications such as word processing, e-mail and messaging could be considered commodities. .

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Frugalnomics: Business Productivity and Cost Reduc. Is Marketing Too Busy? The Forgotten Sales Profess. One-size-fits-all whitepapers ineffective due to I. Forrester: Understand and Drive Outcomes for Sales. Leaders indicate Growing Investment in Smart Digit. The End of Marketing as We Know It: Overcoming Buy. Powered by Blogger.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

The path most traveled represents squeezing that last ounce of productivity from the tried-and-true practices that got you to where you are today. Frugalnomics: Business Productivity and Cost Reduc. According to Forrester, "In todays dramatically changing world, many of you are also at a metaphorical fork in the road.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 4, 2010

Buyers noted a decided change in sentiment post assessment, driving the B2B vendor to be perceived as a strategic consulting partner versus product vendor. Moreover, the executive assessments continually led to multiple projects / product sales at decidedly higher deal sizes. Powered by Blogger.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Frugalnomics: Business Productivity and Cost Reduc. Is Marketing Too Busy? The Forgotten Sales Profess. One-size-fits-all whitepapers ineffective due to I. Forrester: Understand and Drive Outcomes for Sales. Leaders indicate Growing Investment in Smart Digit. The End of Marketing as We Know It: Overcoming Buy. Powered by Blogger.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Frugalnomics: Business Productivity and Cost Reduc. Is Marketing Too Busy? The Forgotten Sales Profess. One-size-fits-all whitepapers ineffective due to I. Forrester: Understand and Drive Outcomes for Sales. Leaders indicate Growing Investment in Smart Digit. The End of Marketing as We Know It: Overcoming Buy. Powered by Blogger.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Instead of being engaged, buyers are now inundated with more meaningless product information and offers than ever before, creating "marketing fatigue". Frugalnomics: Business Productivity and Cost Reduc. Worse, the information is often not customized for the buyer, and is viewed as irrelevant "noise". Is Marketing Too Busy?

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