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End of Year Software Discounts: Savvy Cost Saving or Short-Sighted Business Move?

Sales Hacker

As such, steep discounts are often on the table in a way that can feel as thrilling as a 50% off Apple Watch on Cyber Monday. For example, in the reference above, Apple doesn’t technically discount their technology on Cyber Monday. And sometimes, a discount is just a discount, and you should grab it while it’s hot and save that money.

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SMB a New Year Bright Spot for IT Sales and Marketing?

The ROI Guy

According to the 962 respondents, SMB IT spending on hardware, software and services has increased from an average of $108K per organization in 2009, to a planned $143K in the second half of 2011. This presents unique challenges for IT solution providers seeking to capture more SMB opportunities in the New Year.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Microsoft Virtualization with Hyper-V.

The ROI Guy

Wednesday, February 04, 2009 Microsoft Virtualization with Hyper-V - better value? It should be noted that license discounts are available from Microsoft and the competition and should also factor into your own analysis. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Hard and Soft ROI - The differences and.

The ROI Guy

Reduce downtime by improving server or system availability Because indirect benefits are harder to quantify reliably, and cannot be counted on the same way as hard benefits they should be discounted before adding them up in the ROI equation. The Big O – Outcome Selling The Demand Spectrum and Value-Based Sales & Market.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: The Business Value of Server Virtualization

The ROI Guy

1.38M in net present value (NPV) savings over 3 years (with a 10% discount rate) 4. Tom’s latest entrepreneurial endeavor, Alinean, was founded in 2001 to develop SaaS software for changing the way B2B sellers reach frugal buyers with interactive white papers, assessment, ROI and TCO tools. to 1 consolidation ratio.

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170+ Women in Sales Share Their Career-Defining Aha Moment

Sales Hacker

A people person with extensive C-Level experience in enterprise software, business development and operations. In 2005 I co-founded Altify, a Dublin-based global SaaS business focusing on sales and sales best practices. I exited to pursue other interests after Upland Software acquired the company in 2019.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Measure to Manage - Driving Sales.

The ROI Guy

Transferring knowledge to sales representatives, and then helping these reps more effectively share this knowledge with customers and prospects is the mission of sales enablement, and it has become a vital best practice to overcome Information Overload, fight Frugalnomics and take control of Internet driven Buying Cycles.

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