For Technology Sales Enablement Professionals (Length: 18 pages)
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December 18, 2008

Role Profile: The CIO

Understanding And Marketing To The CIO Professional

by Emily Van Metre, Eric G. Brown

with Alex Cullen, Christina Lee


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Knowing your customers will help your sales force start the right conversation with a prospect, understand how your products are relevant to your customers' daily life, and in the end help to land you a sale. This role profile will take you through key attributes of the CIO so that you understand this role's job, organizational structure, success imperatives, and key decision-making factors and obstacles. Use this role profile to better craft compelling messages and share-capturing campaigns for your CIO customers.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemThe CIO Has A Background In Technology And Business Leadership

itemThe CIO Leads The IT Team And Works With The Executive Team

itemCIOs Should Focus Ultimately On Getting Business Results

itemHow Should You Position Your Value To The CIO?

itemCIOs Are A Powerful Influencer Role

itemReach The CIO By Showing The Visible, Quantifiable Results Of Your Solution

itemRole-Based Marketing In Action

itemTiversa Recognizes A High Priority For The CIO

itemAscentium Shows The CIO "How We Make You Look Good"

Forrester used data from our Business Data Services Enterprise And SMB IT Budgets And Spending Survey, North America, Europe And Asia Pacific, Q4 2007; our July 2007 North American And European Enterprise IT Management And Governance Phone Survey; and conversations with CIOs to build this CIO role profile.

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Analyst: Emily Van Metre, Eric G. Brown
Technology: B2B Sales & Marketing, CIO Role, IT Management, IT Organization, Marketing & Advertising, Marketing Service Providers, Serving the Business, Sourcing & Procurement, Sourcing Strategy & Execution, Tech Marketing Tools & Best Practices
Industry: Professional Services
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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