IDC's Carrie MacGillivray and Stacy Crook offer the first glimpse at the rich data gathered from IDC's Global Internet of Things (IoT) Decision Maker Survey, 2018/19. This is IDC's largest IoT survey to date with almost 5,000 respondents from 25 countries...
Have you ever encountered a decision maker who couldn’t commit to a decision to buy? Probably most of us who sell B2B have come across such a scenario and learned the hard way that sales are often more complex than anticipated, even if you’ve followed your sales processes to a T. Because quite frequently, purchasing decisions are made by more than just one single individual<br>Why…
Implementing an IoT solution is a big change and a broad group from within each company needs to be on board and engaged.
Provide subjective data and objective costs to illustrate the impact factor your organization has and justify additional resources
Confidence and competence. All too often, that’s what salespeople lack when selling to the C-suite and other financial decision makers.…
As long as reps are around to sell products, there are two inevitable truths: email will never die, and neither will the desire to connect with decision makers. The challenge is the volume of emails…
The next time an executive buyer tells you that it’s all about the numbers and that they make a strictly rational, logical decision, know that they are unwittingly lying to you.
Decision-makers are more demanding than ever before because they've got more options.
That’s easy. C-Level executives, right? While that may be sort of true, there’s more to the story.<br>Understanding who influences final ...
Before implementing a digital transformation project, a fresh phase of reflection is required to (re)define a strategy according to the business objectives.
When you are in the IT B2B arena, chances are you will deal with different types of decision-makers in different levels of management. These people can be the IT Managers, CIOs, CTOs, VPs, or CEOs. I…
Whether you’re trying to retain a customer or expand the relationship, science says you should always document results first.
Developing a great idea is only the first step in the often long and arduous process of convincing decision makers to turn an idea into reality. Mtichell Osak covers the dos and don’ts of sel…
It isn’t easy getting a potential client on the phone these days! There are assistants of the “Gate Keeper” variety, voice mails, Caller ID, people hanging up on you, people telling you “Not interested!” But every once in a while, the stars align and you finally get their ear! Things are looking good, there’s some … continue reading »
Chatbots, already capable of customer service work, can be integrated with ecommerce platforms to monetize your social media accounts and instant messaging profiles.
What IoT visionaries need to do to help create entire new categories of opportunities for their enterprises.
Cool gadgets aren't limited to consumers. Today's IoT connected tech for business users can be productive and fun.
5 key steps based on interviews with early adopters.
These figures are promising for businesses directly involved in the manufacture and design of IoT services and hardware.
IoT is ranked as the most important technology initiative by senior executives; more important than artificial intelligence and robotics, among many others. One estimate is that IoT could impact 6% of the global economy, and that more than half will be driven by disruption.
A recent survey finds there are discrepancies among business owners in how to foster an efficient and profitable company culture.