Rani Salehi,

Rani Salehi

Principal Analyst

Rani Salehi is a marketing executive advisor at Forrester. She partners with CMOs and senior marketing leaders on strategy formulation, digital initiatives, organizational design, campaign planning, change management, digital experiences to foster growth, and marketing alignment to support the outcomes of the business.

Rani knows marketing excellence is a journey, not simply a destination. She guides with passion, providing clear direction for clients to effectively strengthen and elevate their leadership vision to new heights. Clients appreciate her practical strategies to elevate marketing’s role, advance digital within their organizations, create impactful buyer experiences, and craft motivational messaging, empowering teams to achieve greater success.

Rani uses her 25 years of experience to develop innovative B2B marketing research, deliver client-facing engagements, develop foundational frameworks and models, present at key customer events, participate in consulting engagements as a subject-matter expert, and serve as a trusted advisor to some of the world’s most influential companies.

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March 17th, 2026 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Peer Discussions

Making AI Work Inside The Marketing Organization

AI is reshaping marketing teams at every level, from workflows and skills to decision-making and organizational design. Many leaders are navigating unclear expectations, uneven readiness across teams, and pressure to demonstrate rapid AI progress. This peer discussion is an opportunity to connect with other leaders who are working through similar challenges and to explore what is working as AI becomes more deeply woven into daily marketing operations. Join Rani Salehi, CMO executive analyst, and fellow B2B marketing leaders to talk about how organizations are approaching AI adoption, where peers are seeing early momentum, and how teams are rethinking roles, operating models, and collaboration as capabilities evolve. Bring your questions, experiences, and examples. We will shape the conversation together. During this peer discussion, we’ll explore: How AI is influencing marketing org structure, processes, and expectations today. Where misalignment or misconceptions slow progress and how peers are addressing them. Practical ways teams are building readiness and adapting roles to support AIdriven work. This session is most relevant for marketing leaders navigating AI-enabled transformation in B2B environments. Peer discussions are available exclusively to Forrester Decisions VIP Leaders and Leader license holders.