The ROI Guy

JANUARY 17, 2011

It is best to look at what tools are needed to address each stage in the buying lifecycle, and have tools specifically designed to help move the decision making from initial engagement to delivery. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998).

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The ROI Guy

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

For the IT buyer, business benefit assessments (34%) and financial assessments (26%) were both highly important to making a purchase decision, greatly exceeding, by more than 2x, the vendor relationship (14%) as a decision driver. Is this digital spending allocation aligning with buyer needs? Content is King?

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The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Research from MarketingSherpa and KnowledgeStorm, shows that targeted content is more effective, viewed by buyers as more valuable in the decision making process when customized for Industry (82% more effective), Role/job function (67%), Company size (49%), and Geography (29%). Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP.

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