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.

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Xactly

JUNE 20, 2018

Artificial intelligence (AI) may not yet be a go-to tool for salespeople, but it has evolved rapidly over the last few years from the theoretical to the buzzworthy. But when it comes to sales, remember that AI doesn’t need to be a bottomless data pit. Register for Webinar. Gathering the Right Data. The AI Data Specifics.

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Data Webinar Metrics Compensation Enterprise 61

The ROI Guy

JULY 5, 2011

In prior recoveries, it has been Enterprise Software that has led the way, as organizations sought an edge in productivity to capture recovery revenue opportunities. Although Gartner’s predictions bode well for IT vendors, IT buyers have fundamentally and permanently changes since the bursting of the tech bubble in 2001.

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Telecommunications Enterprise Enterprise Vendor 73

Cincom Smart Selling

JULY 25, 2017

One way CPQ (configure-price-quote) software improves sales is by helping to identify buyers for products and services. This vehicle was brought to market in 2001. By pure accident, the vehicle struck a chord with many markets, and the first-year sales for this car were phenomenal. They just saw the gross sales in year one.

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Cincom Smart Selling

JULY 25, 2017

This vehicle was brought to market in 2001. By pure accident, the vehicle struck a chord with many markets, and the first-year sales for this car were phenomenal. They just saw the gross sales in year one. Instead, each year featured a cosmetic tweak here or there and fewer sales than the previous year. Car customizers.

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The ROI Guy

MAY 3, 2010

Already a growing trend since the bursting of the tech bubble in 2001, more senior financial IT decision making means that proving the value of proposed projects, and quantifying bottom line impact is more important than ever. More than 74 percent of the respondents were senior financial executives, including CFOs and controllers.

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Decision Maker Proposal Marketing Survey 40

The ROI Guy

APRIL 15, 2010

Bistritz outlines how presenting the value proposition is important in a down economy, and that throughout the buying cycle there are multiple opportunities to communicate value. 3) Formal Value Reviews - post sale, reviewing the value received vs. the value proposed to determine gaps and assure value derivation.

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Software Software ROI Buying Cycle 40

OnePageCRM

MARCH 8, 2017

There’s an old joke in sales about selling products at a loss but making it up on volume. A common complaint from sales teams is: we can outcompete and make more sales simply by reducing prices. Further Opportunities. TOTAL $19,547 from 322 sales. Estimated reading time: 24 minutes. Fred Wilson. lower the price.

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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.

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ROI Buying Cycle Social Media Webinar Metrics 49

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. The tool uses a new version of our XcelLive platform (version 5.0)

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ROI Social Media Media Campaigns 40

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. ► February (8) Boost Sales 10% with an Investment in Sales Enable.

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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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ROI Social Media Decision Maker Survey 40

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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ROI Buyer Buying Cycle Social Media 45

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. ► February (8) Boost Sales 10% with an Investment in Sales Enable.

ROI 40

ROI Social Media Analysis Microsoft 40

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. ► February (8) Boost Sales 10% with an Investment in Sales Enable.

ROI 40

ROI Social Media Microsoft Media 40

Hubspot Sales

JULY 15, 2020

As businesses continue navigating the challenges that have resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, many sales leaders are wondering the best path forward. One of the toughest changes sales leaders need to adapt to is the dramatic impact the events of 2020 have had on win rates. It’s a tough question and doesn’t have a single right answer.

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Pipeline B2B Ideal Customer Profile Sales Qualified Lead 129

Score More Sales

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Sales Tool of the Week: eBook on Cold Calling Scripts & Testimonial Tool + Congrats, Sales Stars! Sales e-book on Creating Scripts. Inside Sales” – and he knows his stuff. Consulting. by Lori Richardson on September 26, 2011.

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Cold Calling eBook Sales Tools Tools 174

Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. CRM Is the Tool and Sales Follow Up Is Key. The same is true with any cloud-based (SaaS) tools to help you in your business – they must be used, and used properly for you and your company to benefit. How long is your sales cycle? What is your sales forecast?

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Follow-up CRM 148

Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. People Skills Grow B2B Sales While Tools Make It Easier. Years ago when I started in B2B sales, there was one way to keep track of customers and prospective customers – writing on lined, yellow note pads and putting these precious notes into manila file folders. Consulting.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring B2B Tools 179

The ROI Guy

MAY 4, 2006

Technology Sales & Marketing - Party Like its 1999? A Q&A with me on latest IT sales and marketing metrics, trends and best practices Is 2006 shaping up to be a good year for IT spending growth? in 2006, with annual growth in software sales leading the way at 7.0%. How is IT spending changing for small and medium enterprises?

Marketing 40

Marketing Vendor ROI Survey 40

Score More Sales

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. 5 Tips for Lead Nurturing to Grow Your Sales Funnel. As a seller you are working hard to create a full pipeline (funnel) and now that you have all of these companies and some actual sales opportunities on your radar, how will you bring them to closure? Consulting.

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring Lead Nurturing 284

Score More Sales

JANUARY 17, 2012

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Build the Front of Your Sales Pipeline. In conversations about managing sales opportunities you need to reference either a pipeline or a funnel to really understand that it takes many more potential deals than what will come to actual closure. Consulting. They even go silent.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Pipeline Top of Funnel 171

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JANUARY 31, 2012

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Sales Tips for the End of the Pipeline. The sales opportunity has stalled – which we talked about last week. One reason sales opportunities get stalled is because somewhere along the line, you misunderstood your buyer and they very nicely will sit in a holding pattern forever.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Pipeline Top of Funnel 275

The ROI Guy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

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. The Opportunity Data center servers are notoriously under-utilized.

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ROI Social Media Comparison Networking 40

Score More Sales

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. 3 Top Sales Tips for Keeping Sales Focus. Grow Sales. Focus in growing sales and revenues is challenging for many small business owners and entrepreneurs, let alone actual sales professionals. Lori Richardson is The Sales Detective of Score More Sales.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring LandSlide Top of Funnel 247

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JUNE 17, 2011

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. 5 Ways to Get Sales Leads to Fill Your Pipeline. Either way works – just understand that it takes many more prospects to get to the handful of sales opportunities where buyers are ready, willing, and motivated to buy now. Next post: Build Sales With This Summer Reading List.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Lead Pipeline 269

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JANUARY 25, 2012

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Middle of the Sales Pipeline – Acceleration. Most everyone focuses on the front of the sales pipeline, and there is much written about all of the things that happen early on. But what about once you have potential sales opportunities? Consulting.

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring Pipeline 159

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OCTOBER 5, 2011

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Nothing Can Grow Your Small Business Sales Like Great Process and Tools. So let’s get you some processes and tools to run your small company like a major corporation (without all the red-tape and scandals). Lori Richardson is The Sales Detective© with Score More Sales.

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Small Business Small Business Lead Rank Lead Scoring 176

OnePageCRM

MARCH 8, 2017

There’s an old joke in sales about selling products at a loss but making it up on volume. A common complaint from sales teams is: we can outcompete and make more sales simply by reducing prices. Further Opportunities. TOTAL $19,547 from 322 sales. Estimated reading time: 24 minutes. Fred Wilson. lower the price.

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Strategy Discount Lead Rank Enterprise 20

Score More Sales

JULY 20, 2011

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. 15 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Benefit From a Sales Strategy Session. Need more sales revenues? Many entrepreneurs and small business owners have no one to talk sales ideas through with – so they either get paralyzed or make the wrong moves. Consulting. Give us your toughest ones!

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Benefit Lead Rank Lead Scoring Strategy 229

The Spiff Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

You may think you work in sales or on a RevOps team. This gives you a unique opportunity to optimize your sales commission process like a supercharged engineering team, and gain a serious advantage over your competitors— who are still slogging through their spreadsheets, none the wiser. That’s where this guide comes in!

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Sales Hacker Training

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Subscribe to the Sales Hacker Podcast. Sam Jacobs: This week on the show, we’ve got Luke Rogers, the Vice President of Sales at Instabase. He now leads the sales function at a really promising and high-growing unicorn called Instabase. Learn how modern sales teams with deals, win deals now. We’re on iTunes.

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Hiring Top of Funnel Scale Banking 119

Score More Sales

JULY 4, 2011

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Marketers: Should Salespeople ONLY Focus on Closing Sales? “Salespeople should just focus on closing sales, and let the marketers do the rest through automation.” Could any monkey bring business opportunities to closure at your company? Consulting.

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Closing Marketing Lead Rank Lead Scoring 174

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JANUARY 3, 2012

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Building Your Sales Pipeline Is Not a One Step Process. Do You Have a Sales Funnel? People go wrong because they just buy tools– they import their mish-mash of “contacts” – names in whatever system they were using, such as their e-mail application. Trigger Alerting tools.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel Pipeline 182

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MAY 28, 2011

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Grow Sales: Have a Sales Contest With Yourself! One reason we find struggle is because most small business owners have little or no background in sales. One reason we find struggle is because most small business owners have little or no background in sales. Consulting.

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Lead Rank Lead Scoring Top of Funnel Lead Nurturing 155

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JANUARY 12, 2012

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. B2B Sales Podcast With Michael Boylan on Prospecting and the Power to Get In. There’s no doubt in B2B selling that getting the top of your funnel (or front end of your sales pipeline) is incredibly important and in a tough economy, can be difficult on a consistent basis.

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B2B Top of Funnel Decision Maker Lead Rank 143

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DECEMBER 30, 2011

Sales Tips and Strategies to Grow Revenues. Watch These Sales & Marketing Thinkers in 2012 – Best of 2011. Jonathan Farrington – you are blazing a trail in sales and marketing leadership and have taught me how to rally the troops when you want to get something accomplished. Consulting. Hope to meet you all in 2012.

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Top of Funnel Lead Rank Lead Scoring Marketing 159