Rick Bradberry,

Rick Bradberry

Principal Analyst

Rick publishes B2B sales research and evaluates the talent, process, and technology practices of go-to-market executives. His research focuses on selling strategies, organizational design, customer expansion, sales productivity, and cross-functional revenue attainment. He advises leaders in chief revenue officer (CRO) and chief sales officer (CSO) positions on how to achieve growth and high performance while addressing the rapidly evolving preferences of buyers.
As a practitioner, Rick was an early adopter of using e-commerce for transactional B2B sales, combining client-facing teams into one integrated revenue organization, creating a revenue operations function, and replacing marketing and sales stages with workflows defined by buying behaviors.

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Planned Research

What research can you expect from Forrester in the next 12 months? Updated biweekly, our publishing plan will keep you current with market and technology trends. Use the link below to download a list of our upcoming research.

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April 24th, 2025 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Webinar

Leading Through Volatility: B2B Marketing, Sales, And Product Expert Panel

Changing business buyer behavior is making traditional go-to-market processes obsolete and turbulent global markets, geopolitical and social upheaval, and technology disruption are upending carefully crafted strategies, budgets, and priorities. It’s critical for B2B leaders to go beyond reactivity to prioritize stable market segments, reduce operational costs, and continuously monitor buyer and customer behaviors. While some lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic may be of use, every crisis has its own context. Today’s conditions represent a poly-crisis that also requires proactive scenario and contingency planning, a new pace for decision-making, and compliance vigilance. Take these actions and you won’t just overcome the chaos – you'll thrive within it. Key takeaways: Learn how to ruthlessly prioritize target market segments.Identify ways to cut duplicative technologies and nonstrategic operational costs.Understand why continuous customer insights strengthen resilience.Leverage scenario planning to keep one step ahead.Change the pace of decision-making and delegate more to frontline leaders.Keep data compliance requirements front and center Target audience level: beginner and intermediate