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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: IDC: Economic Buyers, Digital Overload.

The ROI Guy

As a result, sales is being invited later into the decision making process, sales cycles are extending and deals are stalling. Frugalnomics Reigns Since the technology bubble burst at the start of this decade, we have found that technology buyers have become more focused on quantifiable bottom-line proof points for most large investments.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Do White Papers Still Engage? They do if.

The ROI Guy

Although B2B buyers are not all the same, the bulk of white paper marketing involves communicating the same information, in the same way, over and over to prospects as different as Joe’s Barber Shop and Exxon Mobil. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.