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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Predictions for 2011: The End of B2B.

The ROI Guy

Savvy vendors will develop and deliver more content and tools in 2011 to create a “circle of trust&# with skeptical buyers, including independent endorsements, peer and analyst reviews, success stories, and validation needed to create trust. Tom then served Gartner as a Managing VP. Latest Research. Let the Good Times Roll?

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

This blog is great as encouragement and validation for my own endeavors in social media marketing. This blog is great as encouragement and validation for my own endeavors in social media marketing. This blog is great as encouragement and validation for my own endeavors in social media marketing.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: ShoreTel And Alinean Launch Online TCO.

The ROI Guy

The ShoreTel TCO validates how TCO can be more than four times the upfront cost over a multi-year period. 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. Gartner CIO Study Highlights Need for Outcome-Base.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Can a Value Selling / Marketing Program.

The ROI Guy

SiriusDecisions validates that buyers trust analysts as the third party of choice (SiriusDecisions B-to-B Buyers Survey 2010), and that using third party proof points can help to drive quicker buying decisions. Tom’s ROI and TCO experience began in 1993 with his first entrepreneurial venture, Interpose (acquired by Gartner in 1998).