Paul Gillin

JANUARY 24, 2013

Recent research has shown that 70% of large companies have experienced an attack on their reputations during last two years.“Decision-makers Paul is a columnist for BtoB magazine and a director of the Society for New Communications Research. Contact information: Paul Gillin. Capacity to Destroy. 508-656-0734.

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markempa

JUNE 13, 2007

You can research new business opportunities based on trigger events, for little to no cost, by leveraging press releases, websites and news wires. " Also, Jill Konrath has some great information on trigger events (geared for sales people) in her book Selling to Big Companies and her blog too.

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markempa

JULY 13, 2006

They just announced the results of a joint research study on the emerging role of new media, particularly podcasts , on B2B technology purchase decisions. Nearly 60 percent of respondents said that information on business or technology topics, currently delivered as white papers or analyst reports, would be more interesting as podcasts.

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

In the recent BtoB magazine article, " Tech Media Evolution a Bellwether ", the major technology publishers were examined to understand how quickly the shift to interactive marketing was occurring. The age of Internet fueled buying decisions means that traditional print publications just don't meet buyer or seller needs.

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markempa

MAY 20, 2005

Research them, their companies, their clients or customers. Do your research (step 2 above). Over time, as you build your lead generation program, your experts may be interested in co-developing white papers, special research reports, articles, and events with you. Research them, their companies, their clients or customers.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Thursday, December 23, 2010 CIO Priorities for 2011 Indicate Continued Frugalnomics Focus According to a survey from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), there has not been much to cheer about this holiday season as a public sector CIO. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 10, 2011

IT Spending on the Rise, But Executives Remain Economic-Focused A recent IT spending survey from Forrester confirms that 2010 remained a tough year for IT. Although enterprise technology budgets were trending upward, the progression was slight, in 2010 compared with 2009. Monday, January 10, 2011 Let the Good Times Roll?

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markempa

JUNE 8, 2005

Thought leaders often do the following things; they write, speak, do research, analyze trends, and openly share insightful ideas with people (regardless of their timing to buy). My point: Share your information freely and try to be a resource, otherwise your potential customers will find someone else who will.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Monday, December 06, 2010 Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B Sales & Marketing as We Know It? At the same time, B2B buyers are taking advantage of the wealth of information available via the Internet and social media to become more empowered, taking charge of the buying cycle. this year, an increase from 3.1%

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Thursday, November 04, 2010 IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload and Sales Enablement Define Marketing for 2011 I just had the pleasure of presenting a webinar with Randy Perry, VP Business Value at IDC. In this blog post, I present a few of the key research metrics and advice.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

According to recent research , 92% of marketers consider email to be one of their “most important marketing tools” and 54% plan increased spending on it in the coming year. How can you use email marketing most effectively and avoid overloading your recipients with information? by BtoB Magazine. Email Marketing Tips and Tactics.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 25, 2011

Buyers, Fueled by the Internet, Firmly in Control With a wealth of information from vendors, analysts and peers, buyers are doing more research on-line. At the same time, buyers are indicating that sales is often not prepared for meetings, and not adding value above and beyond what they can research on their own.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Friday, October 22, 2010 Tech Marketers May Need to Rethink Budgets for 2011 according to new Harte-Hanks research Technology marketers are challenged today with handling proliferating marketing channels to reach and engage more overloaded, skeptical and frugal buyers than ever before.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 25, 2010

Yet according to CSO Insight’s 2010 Sales Performance Optimization study, only 52% of sales reps met quota in 2009, and companies achieved only 78% of their revenue plans. Information that prospects wanted (e.g. The way buyers research and buy solutions has changed forever , and the old sales process can’t keep up. Learn More.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

d=593411470991915416 For more information from VMware (registration is not required unless you want a Word / PPT report - takes less than 10 minutes to fill in questions and see results): [link] [link] Posted by Tom Pisello at 5:52 AM Email This BlogThis! Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Latest Research.

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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

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz Labels: Alinean , Gartner , Green IT , Information technology , IT , Kirwin , ROI , TCO 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Search This Blog Loading. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Latest Research.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

JUNE 9, 2010

9 Social Listening & Tracking Tools - Marketing Genius Blog , May 7, 2010 Here is a list of 9 social media tracking and monitoring tools. If you go to Facebook and look at your profile, your immediate reaction is going to be that it’s asking for too much information. Customers are less willing to give up information.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 14, 2005

IT solutions are indeed evolving from basic infrastructure, through business process optimization and information management. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To. Estimate the Benefits of Windows 7 Professional Social Media ROI a Requirement for 2011 Alinean Research Reveals Best Practices to Fight F.

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Industrial Marketing Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Tactics: 73 blogs that target niches of long-tail phrases; content generated by in-house experts and not written by outside vendors; detailed bio and contact information on each blogger; a big ass button for “ Learn More – Email author ;” good use of videos from YouTube embedded within the posts and the use of every imaginable social media option.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

In BtoB Magazine , Karen J. Gather Sales’ Marketplace Insights: which starts with information gathering and ends with sales validation of any marketing plan. Michael Brenner Sep 30 2010 Thanks Mario, It’s a great point. Michael Brenner Oct 2 2010 Hi Nick, thanks for the comments. These are all great tips.

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The ROI Guy

JULY 22, 2010

Thursday, July 22, 2010 ShoreTel And Alinean Launch Online TCO Tool for Unified Communications Business Case Easy-to-use online calculator analyzes the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of competing unified communications systems to determine true costs and business value SUNNYVALE, Calif., Provocation-Based Selling: Loosening the Status-Qu.

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

JULY 7, 2010

A fascinating “hardcore” B2B social media success - grow - Practical Marketing Solutions , June 20, 2010 With many companies now engaged in social media marketing strategies for nearly two years or more, success stories are starting to emerge, even in the difficult marketing world of industrial B2B. Best of B2B Marketing. Seems doubtful.

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 18, 2012

While prospective buyers are using search and social to research products and services before making purchase decisions, marketers and PR professionals can use those same tools to research buyer wants and needs. BtoB Magazine ). Mobile commerce is projected to ten-fold from 2010 ($3 billion) to 2016 ($31 billion).

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Do White Papers Still Engage? The good news is that todays buyer wants to be engaged, with 9 out of 10 actively relying on vendor provided information on their way to making a purchase decision. Todays buyers have more sources of information than ever including traditional, on-line and social media sources.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 4, 2010

Wednesday, August 04, 2010 Can a Value Selling / Marketing Program Improve Your Business? With buyers suffering from information overload, how can a marketer break through the clutter and connect? Research shows that customers do not want generic messages or the hard sell, but instead want relevant and consultative tips and advice.

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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. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.

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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

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Friday, September 17, 2010 Leaders indicate Growing Investment in Smart Digital Content The migration of B2B marketing budgets from traditional marketing vehicles toward digital channels continues according to a study by Booz & Co. More information on the study can be found at: [link] Posted by Tom Pisello at 7:34 AM Email This BlogThis!

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Thursday, September 09, 2010 Forrester announces Sales Enablement Conference focused on Selling into the New Economy We were excited to hear that Forresters first Sales Enablement Conference will be focused on Selling into the New Economy. Alinean recognized by BtoB Magazine’s as one of To.

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Webbiquity

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Get the details behind these stats and many, many more here in more than 40 of the best articles and blog posts about social media, search, budgeting and digital marketing research, facts and statistics of 2011 so far. Social Media Stats, Facts and Research Does Facebook Need To Build A Search Engine?

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