ROI: Definition and additional resources from BNET
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BNET Business Dictionary

Business Definition for: ROI

  • return on investment

Wiktionary Definition for: ROI

  • Return On Investment
  • Republic of Ireland

Additional Resources

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...
Tags: Managerial Accounting, Finance, Roi/Tco, ROI, Primedia Inc.
White papers 2003-07-01
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...
Tags: Marketing, Managerial Accounting, Finance, Roi/Tco, ROI, MarketingProfs
White papers 2004-04-13
Calculating ROI
ROI, or Return On Investment, is an analysis tool used to calculate a project's expected benefit in light of its costs. But it's more complicated than you may think. Learn what it is, when to use it, and how to calculate ROI.
Tags: Tool, Analysis, Benefit, Best Practices, Managerial Accounting, ROI, Roi/Tco, Finance
Videos 2005-07-21
Nucleus Research Finds 94 Percent of SPSS Customers Achieve Positive ROI in Less Than Eleven Months
WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Results Show One of the Highest ROI Scores for the Nucleus Real ROI Series
Tags: Nucleus Research Inc., ROI, SPSS Inc.
Research articles 2005-03-30
Pay Per Click ROI Calculator
Use this tool to determine the ROI Return On Investment for your pay per click advertising campaigns. Based on your campaign results and costs your ROI will be calculated for you.
Tags: ROI, Pay-per-click Advertising, Palo Alto Software, Roi/Tco, Advertising & Promotion, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Marketing
Tools & templates 2008-01-01
Whiteboard Video: Calculating ROI
ROI, or Return On Investment, is an analysis tool used to calculate a project's expected benefit in light of its costs. But it's more complicated than you may think. Learn what it is, when to use it, and how to calculate ROI. Host: Carmen Barrett...
Tags: Managerial Accounting, Finance, Roi/Tco, Video, ROI, BNET staff
Blog posts 2007-05-07
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...
Tags: Microsoft BizTalk Server, Microsoft Corp., Nucleus Research Inc., ROI, software
Research articles 2004-09-20
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...
Tags: marketing, ROI, TechTarget
Research articles 2007-10-09
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...
Tags: Sales Strategy, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Sales, Salesperson, ROI, Roi/Tco
White papers 2003-01-01
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...
Tags: Benefits, Healthcare, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Vertical Industries, Roi/Tco, Health Care, Business Model, ROI
Case studies 2000-07-19
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.
Tags: Nucleus Research Inc., Ovum, ROI
Research articles 2004-07-26
Passing the ROI Test: A Three-Tiered Model for Obtaining Project Funding
Airtight calculations of ROI vastly improve a technology investment's chances of receiving senior management's approval. The time and effort one should put into developing an ROI argument depends upon his or her unique circumstances. That's why The Buttonwood Group has devised a three-tiered system for convincing decision-makers of the benefits...
Tags: Managerial Accounting, Finance, Roi/Tco, Penton Media Inc., ROI
White papers 2003-06-01
SOA's ROI in the Enterprise is MIA, Nucleus Research Survey Finds
Only 37% of enterprises have achieved a positive ROI from SOA deployments
Tags: Nucleus Research Inc., ROI, SOA, survey
Research articles 2007-08-20
Getting on the Fast Track to ROI in E-Sourcing
Return on investment is a profitability projection for a project. ROI is expressed by how much net revenue increases and/or operational savings are expected to exceed project investments over a period of time. ROI can be expressed as a percentage or as a multiple of the total investments. In these...
Tags: Investment, Purchasing & Procurement, Roi/Tco, Procuri, ROI, e-Sourcing, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Business Operations
White papers 2002-02-01
BigFix Endorses ROI Benchmark Study by Aberdeen Group
ROI Model for Security Configuration Management Indicates $5 Million in Savings Could Be Achieved for Large Enterprises
Tags: Aberdeen Group Inc., ROI
Research articles 2007-05-16
Kronos for Healthcare Customers Achieve Average of Nearly $2m ROI
Reducing Nursing Overtime, Agency Fees, and Undiscovered Payroll Error are Main Contributors to ROI
Tags: health care, Kronos Inc., ROI
Research articles 2006-11-06
The ROI Of Being Market-Driven
This paper helps you gain strategic visibility for the ROI Return On Investment of being market-driven. And while we can't calculate exactly what that figure is for your company, product, or unique market scenario, we can document a simple strategy for justification. The Four Rules of ROI Leaders that speaks...
Tags: Managerial Accounting, Finance, Roi/Tco, ROI
White papers 2007-12-01
ROI Lessons Learned for E-Commerce or E-Government Projects
This paper attempts to outline what governments are doing to justify their e-commerce or e-government investments, trends for determining a project's ROI, as well as the rationale behind requiring ROI justification. Information gathered from both successful and not so successful projects is summarized in order to provide the reader with...
Tags: Government, Web Technology, Roi/Tco, E-government, E-business, National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council, Finance, Managerial Accounting, ROI
White papers 2002-12-05
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...
Tags: ROI, Benchmarking, Marketing, Managerial Accounting, Finance, Marketing Research, Roi/Tco
White papers 2003-01-01
Calculating Return on Investment
Calculating Return on InvestmentROIThis was an interestesting article. I think ROI is a good tool for comparison. The calculation would provide a good idea of trends within a company or between companies. However, there are numerous ways to calculate ROI and people need to make sure they understand these different...
Tags: Calculating return on investment, ROI
Discussion threads 2007-07-13
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