BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: ROI
- return on investment
Wiktionary Definition for: ROI
- Return On Investment
- Republic of Ireland
Additional Resources
- Ovum and Nucleus Research forge exclusive ROI alliance; Analyst company joins forces with leading ROI advisory firm to deliver ROI expertise to European Market.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-26 July 2004-OVUM: Ovum and Nucleus Research forge exclusive ROI alliance; Analyst company joins forces with leading ROI advisory firm to deliver ROI expertise to European MarketC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07262004 Ovum, the leading European analyst and consulting company, and...
- Research articles 2004-07-26
- Marketing Execs Struggle to Demonstrate ROI
- The Find: With budgets being squeezed from all directions, marketing executives are under increasing pressure to demonstrate return on investment and are struggling to do so, a new study concludes. The Source: A study by The Conference Board Research Working Group on measuring and managing return on...
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Selling Corporate Blogging: Keep Quiet on ROI
- Getting the buy-in for a social media initiative, such as corporate blogging often requires some solid ROI calculation. Often, budget managers won't see the value of it, because it doesn't have an obvious link to a revenue stream. It's uncommon for any commercial project to be given the green light without translating the effort...
- Blog posts 2009-10-12
- Measuring ROI on Information Security
- Research indicates managers understand the value of managing information security risk and the importance of communicating that value in measurable terms to executives and stakeholders. But there's one question a lot of people are asking: why is it so difficult to determine ROI on information security? Christopher Hoff, Chief Architect of...
- Blog posts 2007-11-27
- Taking A Swing At ROI
- Today one will be hard-pressed to attend any agency pitch, budget-planning session, or marketing conference without hearing ROI discussed in reverent tones. Brand managers do not have time to do things like tracking studies. They just look at sales, which only scratches the surface. In a perfect world, ROI would...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- Lessons Learned From Benchmarking Marketing ROI
- From the executive summary: ‘Across industries, senior management has increasingly pressed for more effective and profitable marketing efforts. By focusing more attention on the marketing Return On Investment ROI, marketers, and researchers can effectively promote the value added by such activities. ROI based marketing approaches can provide competitive advantage in...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Automating the Complete Sales Cycle to Facilitate the Quote-to-Order Process: Evaluating the ROI of ChannelOnline
- ChannelOnline is a suite of powerful, Web-based sourcing, quoting, order management, and e-commerce tools for VARs to integrate and streamline every aspect of the sales cycle. To demonstrate and quantify the economic benefits associated with ChannelOnline, CNET Channel contracted Callan Consulting, an independent business modeling consulting firm, to develop a...
- White papers 2005-02-01
- Evaluating the ROI from CardScan for CRM
- CardScan for CRM can deliver an initial ROI based solely on time saving in data entry and data correction. However, the greatest benefits come from being able to quickly and consistently capture more leads with complete and more accurate data, thus enabling companies to fully leverage the capabilities of their...
- White papers 2005-06-01
- Nucleus Research Announces ROI Scorecard Report for Integration Software; Microsoft BizTalk Server Tops the List
- WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Nucleus Research, a global provider of Return on Investment ROI-focused research and advisory services, today announced the availability of its newest Market ROI Scorecard which measures the strength of vendor solutions in the integration market. Research showed that integration vendors as a whole provide good delivery of...
- Research articles 2004-09-20
- Ovum and Nucleus Research Forge Exclusive ROI Alliance; Analyst Company Joins Forces with Leading ROI Advisory Firm to Deliver ROI Expertise to European Market
- WELLESLEY, Mass. & LONDON -- Nucleus Research, a global provider of ROI-focused research and advisory services, and Ovum, the leading European analyst and consulting company, today announced an exclusive alliance to deliver ROI advisory and consulting services to new and existing clients in Europe.
- Research articles 2004-07-26
- TechTarget Announces ROI Advisory Board
- NEEDHAM, Mass. -- Information technology IT media company TechTarget, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTGT) today announced the establishment of an Online Marketing ROI Advisory Board to provide the Company with diverse vendor perspectives on major issues impacting online marketing and ROI. The advisory board concept was introduced at TechTarget's inaugural Online ROI...
- Research articles 2007-10-09
- New Nucleus research shows Plumtree leads IBM and SAP in portal ROI; Comparative report reveals 85% ROI among Plumtree customers from increased revenues and cost avoidance.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-13 August 2003-Plumtree Software: New Nucleus research shows Plumtree leads IBM and SAP in portal ROI; Comparative report reveals 85 ROI among Plumtree customers from increased revenues and cost avoidanceC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08132003 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Enterprise Web...
- Research articles 2003-08-13
- Two Sage Software Customers Win Technology ROI Awards From Nucleus Research
- Sage Software today announced that its customers, the American Lung Association ALA and BaySystems Spray Insulation and Roofing Materials, are 2008 recipients of Technology ROI Awards from Nucleus Research. Technology ROI Awards recognize companies whose skillful deployment of IT solutions has produced a positive, bottom-line financial return on investment ROI....
- Research articles 2008-06-25
- ROI-Based Strategies Developed for Improving Marketing & Sales in the Life Sciences
- Vendors and suppliers to the Life Sciences industry face a challenging sales and marketing environment. Kotler Marketing Group has developed a 1-day training seminar that presents ROI-bases techniques for overcoming the challenges faced by sales and marketing executives. Seminar topics will include: * How ROI...
- Research articles 2004-11-17
- Measuring Healthcare Online ROI
- This case study gives the details of e-health care the question of Return on Investment ROI, and how to measure this, is being raised. When looking at this, the overall business model should be examined - not simply sales and marketing efforts. Traditional ROI frameworks may need to be...
- Case studies 2000-07-19
- ROI: Return on Integrity
- This webcast portrays the fact that today integrity is very important in the operation of business. David Blansfield says that financial reporting has to be accurate so as to reflect the position of a business. The tough economy, crisis in corporate governance, globalization and emphasis on fundamentals demand to add...
- Webcasts 2003-10-23
- When Art Meets Science: The Challenge of ROI Marketing
- These days, there is more pressure than ever to make marketing more of a quantifiable science than an ephemeral art. In response, a new management discipline called ROI marketing is emerging to help businesses attain the highest possible return on their marketing investments. ROI marketing helps executives better understand how...
- White papers 2003-12-17
- Selling ROI: Beyond The Numbers
- From the executive summary: 'Return On Investment ROI is dominating modern marketing's methods and means. Sales and marketing professionals are now asked to determine payback periods and present values.' However, the paper argues that ROI is more than just mathematics-based calculation and analysis. ROI requires very human, very relationship-driven, qualitative...
- White papers 2004-04-13
- Maximizing Your ROI On Every Salesperson
- From the executive summary: ‘It is critical to be able to measure the effectiveness of each salesperson and all sales transactions. The process involves simply looking at sales volume and sometimes margins. But, this is not enough. One needs to measure at least five variables if a company wants to...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Ergonomics ROI: Impacting Workers' Compensation Costs, Productivity, Quality, and Revenue
- The shift of ergonomics from an expense to an investment is much like the shift of quality programs from TQM to Six Sigma. In earlier times, it was enough to improve customer quality metrics - product failure rates, warranty claims, etc. Today, improvements in quality, and the associated cost savings,...
- White papers 2004-06-01
