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Jan. 12, 2011

Martin Fettig and 6 other people answered this question

When does BI make sense over an end to end ERP solution?

I think that it all depends on how happy the company is with the current solutions they have in place. If they Are happy with both their stand-alone financial solution as well as their stand-alone MRP solution then a BI solution may be the best ... more

Information Technology

Business Intelligence

Jan. 11, 2011

Martin Fettig recommends this answer by Mark Wechsler

How has the Internet impacted workplace structure and policies?

First, the trend you are referring deserves a catchphrase. How about workshifting? We already have content shifting, time shifting, etc so it fits into the internet-centric meme of "shifting".
Second, a lot of businesses are adopting workshifting and specific policies designed to not penalize employees for ... more

Human Resources

Workplace Strategy and Organizational Development

Jan. 10, 2011

Martin Fettig recommends this answer by Wayne Kernochan

Business Intelligence Trends: What are the top business intelligence trends to track in 2011?

In no particular order:
1. Smartphone apps. Applications that make access to BI-type info and packaged reports/analysis from an iPhone or smartphone will be more numerous, more visible, and more powerful by the end of 2011. It would be nice if these apps resulted in ... more

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Business Intelligence

Jan. 6, 2011

Martin Fettig recommends this answer by Chris Nordman

What are the most ridiculous things you have seen a job applicant(s) do?

I have interviewed upwards of 200 people over the last 3 years. There is one resume, interview and post interview follow up that stands out as both the most absurd and most talked about experience in my company history. This is one no one will ... more

Human Resources

Career Development

Jan. 5, 2011

Martin Fettig recommends this answer by Chris Nordman

What are some of the most influential video game publications and/or social networking websites?

I grew up using/reading Nintendo Power. It has been around for at least 20 years; staying power has to mean something. As Arif mentions, there is targeted media based on platform; Nintendo Power clearly falls into that category.
Regardless of the market they are in, ... more

Application Development

Mobile Wireless

Jan. 4, 2011

Martin Fettig recommends this answer by Joseph Skursky

Who owns a sales relationship?

Bob,
I've been on both sides of this type of deal, and there's good news and bad in this answer.
While you might think that you "own" the lead generated by your company while a rep was still in place, the reality is that people do ... more

Dec. 17, 2010

Martin Fettig recommends this answer by Chris Selland

Will RIM buy Gist and if so why?

Interesting. I use Gist regularly - it's a very useful service - not sure how much it will do to sell more Blackberries but could see it as essentially a new line of business for RIM.
Acquiring Gist would essentially put RIM in competition with ... more

Information Technology

Contact Management

Dec. 17, 2010

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Dec. 17, 2010

Martin Fettig recommends this answer by Sarah Miller

What is a good example of a Small Business Facebook Page?

I "like" a local small business on Facebook that is a clothing retail store. The page is pretty active with just around 1150 followers. The posts are very informative and the business does an excellent job of keeping their fans engaged.
They do daily and ... more

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Facebook Marketing

Dec. 17, 2010

Martin Fettig recommends this answer by Adam Klein

Inside Sales Trends: What are the top trends in inside sales management to follow in 2011?

There are three trends I see for next year:
1) Technology - I saw it at the American Association of Inside Sales Professionals Conference. 2011 will see an explosion of companies utilizing CRM's, dialers, phone solutions, etc at higher levels than before, to provide an ... more

Dec. 16, 2010

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Oct. 5, 2010

Martin Fettig recommends this answer by Gregg Holzrichter

How does your B2B marketing organization think of 'demand generation'? What are your challenges?

Insightful posts and I agree with the sentiment that to create an effective marketing organization, one needs to start with a holistic, aligned strategy with sales, service & support and other cross-functional stakeholders. Only then can Demand Generation ensure that all efforts are integrated across ... more

Demand Generation

Sept. 14, 2010

Martin Fettig recommends this answer by Richard Stiennon

Why Gartner: Why do end users as opposed to vendors work with Gartner?

Great question Scott. From my experience, first as a Gartner customer while at PwC where I used their written research, then as an Analyst through 2004, and now as an independent analyst, I have seen the following ways end user clients get value from Gartner. ... more

Information Technology

Aug. 26, 2010

Martin Fettig recommends this answer by Art Hall

Is there a clear picture of all B2B technologies required to support successful marketing/CRM?

I think "should have" is a good qualifier but the reality in most cases is a company with audiences in the range you mentioned do not. There are many companies that use "firmware" for their marketing/CRM/SFA i.e. excel spreadsheets and other offline manual programs/applications to ... more

Information Technology

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