Ed Callan has successfully managed and executed hundreds of consulting projects for the IT industry. The following is a representative sampling of recent projects.

 

Adobe

New Product Validation

Interviewed decision makers in five separate market segments to understand points of pain and interest in proposed new product features. Read the full story

 

Cisco

Business Value Proposition/ROI Tools

Identified the core economic value proposition for revolutionary new Cisco product. Developed ROI models and other sales tools to articulate the economic value to the customer. Read the full story

 

AT&T

Interim VP of Marketing

A four-month engagement to kick-start AT&T Worldnet’s segmentation marketing efforts. Built a team from scratch, initiated and completed a major piece of segmentation research, and got several offers to market. Read the full story

New Product Development

Played key role in product and content definition and development, based on customer usability studies, for strategic new AT&T consumer Voice over IP product launch. Read the full story

Pricing and TCO Automation Tool

Developed a web-based tool to automate the creation of sales quotes and contract documents, and provide a build-vs-buy "Total Cost of Ownership" analysis to aid the sales process. Read the full story

>Download Pricing/ROI Automation Tool overview presentation from the Document Library

Consumer Research Panel Development

Developed a proprietary online consumer market research panel. Managed all aspects of panel development, from translating business requirements into panel design, defining quota groups, selecting a vendor, identifying sample sources, and populating the panel. Read the full story

 

CNET Channel

ROI Sales Tool Development

Developed sales tools to articulate the economic value of CNET Channel’s two main products. Included a detailed spreadsheet model, white paper, online calculator logic, and sales training. Read the full story

>Download CNET Channel DataSource ROI white paper from the Document Library

 

Reactivity

Messaging and Positioning Development

Led the effort to develop messaging and positioning for this start-up enterprise software company focusing on its compelling business value proposition, and to drive the new messaging into its marketing materials. Read the full story

>Download Callan Consulting Messaging Development Methodology from the Document Library

 

IBM

ROI Analysis and Modeling

Developed a comprehensive spreadsheet model and corresponding white paper to articulate the Return on Investment value proposition of IBM’s Digital Media line of products. Read the full story

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IAS

Interim VP of Marketing

Spearheaded entirely new marketing strategy and activities for early-stage technology company, directly contributing to two of the company’s best sales quarters. Read the full story

 

IDC

Business Practice Guides

Collaborated with IDC to develop three separate guides describing paths to revenue opportunity for channel partners of a major technology provider. Read the full story

Financing Program Assessment

Based on executive interviews with distributors and resellers, evaluated major system vendor’s financing program and provided strategic recommendations. Read the full story

Best Practices Benchmarking

Interviewed service provider executives to determine benchmarks, best practices, and pricing among leading engineering/R&D service providers. Read the full story

 

Applied Biosystems

Proteomics Product Line Positioning

Led a cross-functional team to develop new customer-facing positioning for Proteomics products division. Read the full story

 

VeriSign

TCO Website Calculator

Developed an online calculator to describe and quantify the total cost of ownership savings for VeriSign’s Managed PKI SSL Certificate offering. Read the full story

>Download Callan Consulting Messaging Development Methodology from the Document Library

 

Covad

TCO Sales Tool Development

Created tools to help the sales organization describe the difference in total cost of ownership between Covad-based network solutions and competitive Frame Relay offerings. Read the full story

 

Inktomi

Market Validation

Solicited participation from and interviewed over thirty executive-level decision makers in newly targeted vertical markets. Presented recommendations to senior management that directly influenced key market entry decisions. Read the full story

 

Digital Fuel

Website Content Development

Performed a complete website overhaul to better position the company as a serious enterprise software player. Developed new content, new look and feel, and new navigation, while more than tripling the content available on the site. Read the full story

 

MetaDesign

Marketing Materials Development

Created a new set of case studies to showcase successful MetaDesign projects and developed an ROI model to demonstrate the business value proposition of branding and design projects in general. Read the full story

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