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Beyond Financials: VC & IPO Due Diligence on Sales & Marketing Metrics

Pointclear

Curious about how long each has been a public company, I checked on the years in which their stocks were offered: Salesforce.com – 2004; SuccessFactors – 2007; and NetSuite – 2007. Could the reasons why point to similar expense paths for the marketing automation vendors looking at going public?

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Why Confidence in Selling Matters with Lauren Bailey, Factor8

Igniting Sales Transformation

Outsource should be your new mantra :). Lauren has worked with in-house and outsourced sales teams selling outbound, inbound, via chat, direct, field-teamed, & channel. Her primary industry experience is in IT, Software, and Distribution. Lauren founded Factor 8 in 2007. Her first message is GET HELP!

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14 Pro Tips for Running a Successful Business

Hubspot Sales

We're losing more than we're gaining for the first time since those statistics have been tracked, and the crossover coincided with the recession of 2007-2009. According to research, though, there are a few that are more common than others : No need : A great service or product will get you nowhere if there's zero need for it.

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Can App-V in the Cloud makes a good ROI even better?

The ROI Guy

Delivering on the promise of VDI to cut costs, Microsoft App-V Application Virtualization (formerly SoftGrid) enables IT to securely deliver applications to the users as virtualized, centrally managed network services that never need to be installed on individual client PCs / devices. How does this help reduce costs?

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Seven Steps to a Highly Successful Budget Presentation: Proving Past Success

The ROI Guy

IT spending is expected to grow again for the third straight year, with average 5-8% increases expected again for 2007. With the focus on optimizing scarce resources, IT executives should document the current mix and trends in spending between in-house versus outsourced. * 6) How does current performance compare to peers?

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: TCA Champ - Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server?

The ROI Guy

Since labor costs and equivalent outsourced services dominate most IT budgets -- over 56% of IT spending on average -- selecting platforms with lower implementation and ongoing management costs can significantly improve overall IT efficiency. Tailwinds for Marketing Automation Software - Insi.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: The IT Hierarchy of Needs: Categorizing.

The ROI Guy

As computing infrastructure has moved towards commoditization it still needs to provide a solid infrastructure of service and performance in order for the company to achieve higher goals. These projects should seek to deliver solid service levels while lowering total cost of ownership. Vendor ROI: Can it be trusted? Not exactly.

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