The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

The reign of the economic-buyer is called Frugalnomics, where buyers require significant ROI, fast payback and superior value from each purchase. In the face of frugal buyer sentiment, a majority of B2B vendors are now requiring more leads to generate the same amount of sales and are reporting a substantial increase in buying cycle time.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Retail storefronts, ecommerce companies and even online streaming platforms such as Netflix all accomplish their sales via B2C transactions. B2B sales cycles tend to be longer (companies making software purchases, for example, will do extensive due diligence before investing in a product). The takeaway?

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Madison Logic

JANUARY 18, 2023

Here are three practices you should follow when building better content and personalizing the experience for your next ABM campaign. . Use this signal to weigh your assumed target accounts list and filter out the best-fit accounts that you can speak to when thinking about content. . Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case.

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Madison Logic

AUGUST 26, 2020

That’s not a new challenge: Marketers have always needed to deliver positive return on investment (ROI) and meet growth goals. What has changed are the best ways to achieve better ROI. But start testing them in the second half of 2020 to maximize ROI both this year and next. Three Tools, Two Positive Outcomes.

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The ROI Guy

AUGUST 15, 2010

A new role has emerged at many leading B2B companies, Sales Enablement, and recent research from Forrester and IDC proves this new sales enablement practice as the key linchpin required to help a B2B company bridge the gap between their business strategies and how they execute in the field. April 2009).

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Updated Alinean Social Media ROI Calculator - New.

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Cintell

MARCH 10, 2016

We need ROI. Benefits of personas across the business: Persona-based marketing messaging : Best practice demand creation strategy that includes more personalized and customized messaging built on personas yields two times the average sales pipeline. Using Personas increases email open rate 2-5 times (Forrester).

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Thursday, December 09, 2010 Seeing ROI in the Cloud?

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Integrated B2B

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

While applauding these achievements, however, we also can’t help wondering how much stronger results companies similar to these could achieve if they adopted 10X sales and marketing practices! Lack of focus on sales enablement despite proven ROI benefits. · What if they were able to win a greater percentage of deals?

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 10, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Monday, January 10, 2011 Let the Good Times Roll?

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TrustRadius Marketing

OCTOBER 3, 2022

That’s changing, as one of the key ABM trends for brands is uniting the two practices. Demand gen and ABM share a common goal of driving sales through a focused blend of inbound and outbound efforts. Bringing actionable, ready-to-convert buyers to sales teams will speed up the sales cycle and improve close rates.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 25, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP.

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Valasys

MARCH 30, 2020

According to a study by CMO , 71% of the companies that invested in account-based marketing reported their Return on Investment (ROI) is somewhat or significantly higher than traditional marketing methods. According to research by Forrester , ABM maturity and B2B Sales Revenue are Intertwined. How does ABM work?

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The ROI Guy

JULY 15, 2009

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Updated Alinean Social Media ROI Calculator - New.

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The ROI Guy

MAY 6, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Updated Alinean Social Media ROI Calculator - New.

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 20, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Updated Alinean Social Media ROI Calculator - New.

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Updated Alinean Social Media ROI Calculator - New.

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Madison Logic

OCTOBER 11, 2022

As this prospect moves from research to inquiry about a specific solution, the sales team can understand the key points and messaging they need to close the deal. . Shorten sales cycles: Have you ever wandered through a store, not sure what you’re looking for? This means less wasted marketing budgets and higher ROIs. .

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The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Good argument that B2B marketing needs ROI.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Updated Alinean Social Media ROI Calculator - New.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons.

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Content Marketing Institute

MAY 4, 2018

Conversely, if marketers understood that the funnel they see as a filter is also a gate — and that prospects have personal and unique needs that sales must address — could they deliver more valuable content ? HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: Bingeable Content: How to Move Buyers Through Your Sales Cycle Faster. Click To Tweet.

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The ROI Guy

APRIL 14, 2015

E conomically Focused – buyers are more frugal, with over 95% of technology purchase decisions now requiring a solid business case with significant ROI and fast payback according to IDC. According to Forrester, prospects indicate that less than 12% of sales engagements are focused on outcomes and customer value.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons.

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

E conomically Focused – buyers are more frugal, with over 95% of technology purchase decisions now requiring a solid business case with significant ROI and fast payback according to IDC. According to Forrester, prospects indicate that less than 12% of sales engagements are focused on customer value. Why Change Now? –

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The ROI Guy

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Updated Alinean Social Media ROI Calculator - New.

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The ROI Guy

OCTOBER 29, 2009

In today’s tough selling environment, a sales enablement best practice is to deliver tools to help sales professionals compete better. The customer vision the sales person needs to create is how to specifically solve the business problems they’re facing.

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The ROI Guy

MARCH 1, 2016

Economically Focused – today’s IT buyer is more frugal, with over 95% of technology purchase decisions now requiring a formal business case, with quantifiable ROI and fast payback (IDC). Unfortunately, despite best efforts, this is the 5th year in a row this has been the top quota issue. Why Change Now? – Why Your Solutions?–

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EveryoneSocial

JANUARY 23, 2018

But it has quickly become more of a common practice and strategy that B2B companies are focusing resources on. Of course, marketing and sales team are typically involved in the ABM process, but for B2B companies, getting other employees (if not all) involved can really drive ROI. Google Trends for account-based marketing.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Updated Alinean Social Media ROI Calculator - New.

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The ROI Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Posted by Tom Pisello at 1:36 PM Email This BlogThis!

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 8, 2006

Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy This blog is dedicated to the strategies and tools used by solution providers to better prove and improve the value of B2B solutions to frugal buyers - using diagnostic assessments, interactive white papers, ROI calculators and TCO comparisons. Some examples of direct (hard) benefits are: 1.

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Valasys

APRIL 10, 2020

According to a survey by ITSMA , 84% of marketers acceded that ABM develops better ROI than other marketing programs. Building a personalized account-based marketing strategy by including sales offers such as free technology assessments or free security audits are popular among marketers to get through the door for appointment setting.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

JANUARY 11, 2024

About $3 trillion — that’s Forrester’s estimate for B2B sales by 2027, almost double what it was in 2021. What you’ll learn: What is B2B sales? B2B sales vs. B2C sales: What’s the difference? What is the B2B sales process? How do you measure performance in B2B sales?

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The ROI Guy

JULY 15, 2015

E conomically Focused – today’s IT buyer is more frugal, with over 95% of technology purchase decisions now requiring a formal business case, with quantifiable ROI and fast payback (IDC). According to Forrester, prospects indicate that less than 12% of sales engagements are focused on outcomes and customer value.

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The ROI Guy

MARCH 15, 2011

Quantified savings, tangible bottom-line impact, low risk, significant return on investment (ROI), and fast payback are the new language of the economic-focused buyer. To prevent being relegated to a commodity provider, fighting it out on undifferentiated offerings and discounts, a new set of sales and marketing best practices are emerging.

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