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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

Despite significant changes in prospect expectations, sales leadership recognizing that value selling is needed in order to meet quota, and the millions spent on solution / value selling messaging and training, only about one in ten sales professionals engage with “value”. Percent in 2014 Gartner Forecasts 3.1%

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

The ROI Guy

Despite significant changes in prospect expectations, sales leadership recognizing that value selling is needed in order to meet quota, and the millions spent on solution / value selling messaging and training, only about one in ten sales professionals engage with “value”. Percent in 2014 Gartner Forecasts 3.1%

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Oops They Did it Again! Gartner Downgrades Overly Optimistic IT Spending Forecast

The ROI Guy

increase from 2013 spending levels. 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 and what are you doing to address this "value gap" challenge? #3

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

Sales Hacker

Lori speaks, writes, coaches and trains company leaders on ways to find, recruit, retain, and promote more women in sales and helps women become part of the best profession – B2B sales. Early in my AE career, the company I worked for was acquired and we were all told we had to go to another state for an entire month of training.

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