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Time to Kick Your Social Marketing into High Gear Part 3

Increase Sales

When sales professionals and SMB owners decided to incorporate social marketing as one of several marketing channels, this is not a one time event or a sporadic action. This particular marketing channel does take time and is not the quick fix to increase sales. For the last 11 years I have using social media as a marketing channel.

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Frugalnomics – Why the IT spending growth forecasts from Gartner are wrong again!

The ROI Guy

Examining their 2013 predictions, Gartner indicated IT spending would rise 4.2% When the dust settled on 2013, the IT spending growth was a mere 0.4%. So how well do your sales professionals and channel partners engage with value? However, as has been proven over the past two years, this forecast may be dramatically optimistic.

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Why the Increased IT Spending Growth Forecasts from Gartner are Wrong Again!

The ROI Guy

increase from 2013 spending levels (and a 0.1% Examining their 2013 predictions, Gartner indicated IT spending would grow 4.2% When the dust settled on 2013, the IT spending growth was a mere 0.4%. So how well do your sales professionals and channel partners engage with value? trillion in 2014, a 3.2% for the year.

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Gartner Raises IT Spending Forecasts – Time to Party Like its 1999?

The ROI Guy

So how well do your sales professionals and channel partners communicate and quantify your value? #3 Growth in 2014 IT Spending - Michael Hickens, Wall Street Journal , Gartner downgrades 2013 global IT spending forecast on currency shifts Gartner says 2013 will be a Better Year for IT Spending Growth?

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Frugalnomics in Effect - Gartner predicts low IT spending growth for 2016

The ROI Guy

Many organizations are relying more and more on channel partners and inside sales to drive growth. And if it was hard to get your direct sales reps to become more value-focused, imagine how hard it will be to enable channel and inside sales to evolve from product to value. And its not just your direct sales reps that have the issue.

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Will Gartner's Latest IT Forecast Put a Chill in your Growth Plans?

The ROI Guy

So how well do your sales professionals and channel partners communicate and quantify your value? #3 Growth in 2014 IT Spending - Michael Hickens, Wall Street Journal , Gartner downgrades 2013 global IT spending forecast on currency shifts Gartner says 2013 will be a Better Year for IT Spending Growth?

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Frugalnomics in Effect - Gartner predicts 5.5% decline in IT spending for 2015

The ROI Guy

So how well do your sales professionals and channel partners communicate and quantify your value to a diverse set of decision makers? #3 Growth in 2014 IT Spending - Michael Hickens, Wall Street Journal , Gartner downgrades 2013 global IT spending forecast on currency shifts Gartner says 2013 will be a Better Year for IT Spending Growth?