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Sales Enablement Effectiveness?

The ROI Guy

IDC research shows that because of frugal buyer sentiment, 62% of B2B vendors need more leads in order to generate the same amount of sales, and 72% indicate an increase in sales cycle time over the past 6 months. Sales Enablement Ineffectiveness? So why are the sales enablement investments not paying off?

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Are the 4Ps Still Relevant or In Need of a Major Reset?

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Proof - What is the quantified value the solution will deliver with regards to reducing costs, driving incremental revenue / margin or other tangible business benefit, and what additional business benefits will the solution deliver such as reducing risks, or driving agility? What does the customer need to be successful?

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Forrester and IDC think Sales Enablement is a Big Deal. and We Agree!

The ROI Guy

A new role has emerged at many leading B2B companies, Sales Enablement, and recent research from Forrester and IDC proves this new sales enablement practice as the key linchpin required to help a B2B company bridge the gap between their business strategies and how they execute in the field. says Mr.

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The Big O – Outcome Selling

The ROI Guy

B2B buyers have fundamentally and permanently changed, and the B2B sales and marketing professionals that realize Frugalnomics is in full effect, and change strategies and tactics to fight back, will be the winners over this next decade. The recommended course to elevate sales and marketing to outcome (value) selling includes: 1.

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Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: IT Budgets into 2011 - Robbing Peter to.

The ROI Guy

Friday, September 10, 2010 IT Budgets into 2011 - Robbing Peter to Pay Paul? in 2010, essentially flat in 2010. More good news is that 2010 is far better than 2009, with a weighted global average reduction in IT budgets of 8.1% for 2009, showing that a spending recovery is in place, but marginally. Latest Research.

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