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The Social-Shake-Up: A New Breed of Marketer is Coming

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Gartner is predicting that by 2015, 25% of organizations will have a Chief Digital Officer (CDO) and further estimated that 20% of existing chief information officers (CIOs) have already taken on some of the responsibilities of the CDO. Posted in Innovation Interactive Marketing Strategy. So what does a CDO do?

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: How TCO is a common sense sales and.

The ROI Guy

Wednesday, February 04, 2009 How TCO is a common sense sales and marketing Tool for Today’s Chaotic Economy My friend and board member Bill Kirwin, original father of TCO analysis with Gartner, put it best when he wrote this article for us on the power of using TCO as a sales and marketing advantage to win deals in these tough economic times.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Alinean Powers Eight More B2B Assessment.

The ROI Guy

These tools quantify ROI and TCO savings analysis of procurement, virtualization management, unified communications, content management and Business Intelligence (BI). 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: Microsoft Virtualization with Hyper-V.

The ROI Guy

It should be noted that license discounts are available from Microsoft and the competition and should also factor into your own analysis. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Advantage Microsoft.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Value Selling Tools and the Buying Lifecycle

The ROI Guy

Diagnostic Example: Microsoft Infrastructure Optimization Assessment Microsoft wanted to provide analysis and roadmap advice to help get more C-level engagements, engage earlier in the sales cycle, and shift customer perceptions from tactical product provider to strategic partner. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Hard and Soft ROI - The differences and.

The ROI Guy

Wednesday, November 08, 2006 Hard and Soft ROI - The differences and quantification Hard and soft ROI usually refers more specifically to various benefits which can be included and used in an ROI analysis. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998).

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12 Ways to Use Machine Learning in Digital Marketing

Single Grain

Gartner predicts that by 2020, around 30% of companies will be using machine learning and AI in at least one of their sales processes. Dive Deeper: The Complete Guide to Getting Started With Website Personalization. How AI Is Shaping the Future of Content Marketing and Personalization. 2) Faster Customer Service.