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Call For Entries: Forrester 2025 B2B Summit North America Awards

Matthew Selheimer October 30, 2024
Do you have a success story on transforming your company or function in the service of customers? We would love to hear from you if so. Submit your story for a chance to be honored on the B2B Summit mainstage.
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It’s Time To Think Beyond Marketing-Sales Alignment

What It Means 6 hours ago
Is alignment between B2B marketing and sales teams overrated? The concept may be in need of a rethink, say Principal Analysts John Arnold and Rick Bradberry. This week on What It Means, they describe what more productive marketing-sales relationships might look like.
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The State Of Business Buying: Companies Still Struggle To Meet Buyer Expectations

Barbara Winters 21 hours ago
Our latest survey of more than 16,000 global B2B buyers shows that they’re increasingly frustrated and dissatisfied. Learn where they experience friction and how companies can help overcome it.

Navigate 2025 With Our Predictions Insights

Our predictions may not be a crystal ball, but they offer a clear view of what’s ahead. Visit our 2025 Predictions hub featuring guides, blogs, and webinars to give B2B, B2C, and technology leaders a competitive edge in 2025.

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Anti-Predictions 2025: What Won’t Happen In The Year Ahead

Sharyn Leaver 3 days ago
It’s predictions season at Forrester. Find out what won't come to pass next year in our 2025 anti-predictions.
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Adtech Competition Heats Up With A Potential Divestment, A New Offering, And An Acquisition

Mo Allibhai November 26, 2024
The possibility that Google may need to sell or spin off the world’s most used web browser wasn't the only news in adtech this week. Learn about two other moves that could bode well for the future of adtech competition and consumer privacy.
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Influencers Are This Holiday Season’s “Gift Guides”

Kelsey Chickering November 25, 2024
Creator gift guides will fuel shoppers this holiday season, helping to solidify social media as a critical commerce channel for marketers.

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The Automation Paradox Strikes Again: Lessons From Woolworths “Amazon Era” Productivity Play

Riccardo Pasto 2 hours ago
Recent worker strikes at Woolworths’ distribution centers in Australia have reignited concerns over the use of AI-powered productivity systems in the workplace. In early 2024, Woolworths introduced the “Coaching and Productivity Framework,” a new worker performance management program aimed at monitoring and optimizing workers output across warehouses. The program has drawn the sharp criticism of […]
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Black Friday And Cyber Monday 2024: Offers Galore Spur Spending

Fiona Swerdlow 12 hours ago
Retailers and brands in the US presented many offers to customers on Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2024.

Ready For These 2025 Tech And Security Shifts?

Step into 2025 with confidence! Explore our predictions for tech and security leaders, featuring key trends in AI, cloud, SDLC, and AIOps you need to know.

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Introducing The Forrester Wave™: Digital Banking Processing Platforms, Q4 2024

Huard Smith 14 hours ago
The Forrester Wave™: Digital Banking Processing Platforms, Q4 2024, evaluates the top DBPPs driving digital transformation in banking. Successful digital transformation involves more than just impressive front-end applications — it requires overhauling a complex web of technology infrastructure and tightly coupled systems.
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Measure Creator Marketing Partnerships With A Composite Set Of Metrics

Kelsey Chickering 14 hours ago
Best-in-class creator marketing programs are multidimensional, with many different types of creators, content, and activations. As such, marketers should avoid looking for one “silver bullet” metric to determine the success of their creator partnerships. Of course, adequately measuring creator programs is easier said than done given that creator relationships are often dispersed throughout the enterprise […]
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Is Your Bank Ready For What’s Next In Mobile?

Peter Wannemacher 15 hours ago
Bank executives and their teams face rising customer expectations, evolving needs and behaviors, and new competitive threats — and mobile experiences are at the center of it all. The share of consumers using mobile apps for banking has spiked (overtaking online banking). Competitive pressures, meanwhile, are on the rise as disruptors roll out new capabilities […]
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Abrupt Resignation Of CEO Pat Gelsinger Raises Alarms About Intel

Alvin Nguyen 2 days ago
The announcement and abrupt nature of Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger’s retirement leaves many questions. Find out what this could mean for Intel’s turnaround plan and the semiconductor market overall.
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383: Practitioner Stories: Verizon’s CX In The AI Revolution 

The CX Cast 2 days ago
As Verizon consumer group’s first-ever Chief Customer Experience Officer, Brian Higgins accomplished a lot in just over a year. He joins the CX Cast to discuss his strategy to deliver best-in-class experiences across all consumer touch points while more efficiently serving customers.

Ready For 2025? Discover Key B2B Marketing And Sales Predictions!

Check out our 2025 predictions for B2B CMOs and CSOs! Discover the groundbreaking shifts in AI, product-led growth, buying groups, and digital sales headed your way.

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It’s Time To Update Our Smart Manufacturing Tech Tide, And We Need You

Paul Miller 2 days ago
Forrester is revising our "Tech Tide: Smart Manufacturing, Q2 2020" for 2025, and we invite your input to the process.
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Protect Your Customers And Your Brand From Holiday-Fueled Phishing

Jess Burn 3 days ago
As you increase your marketing message volume this holiday shopping season, so do the bad actors using generative AI tools to mimic your logo, language, and landing pages. Learn two things you can do to help reduce your exposure in this post.
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Customer Marketers: Be Ambitious But Not Careless

Amy Bills 3 days ago
A whopping 86% of customer marketers say their team has too many competing priorities. Get three tips on how to prioritize without creating unnecessary friction with other functions.
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GDPR Isn’t Enough: Navigate Privacy Regulations In APAC

Xiaofeng Wang 3 days ago
Compliance with the EU’s GDPR alone isn't sufficient in APAC, where local regulations may impose additional or different requirements.
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Data Provider Selection Depends On The Entire Revenue Ecosystem Working Together

Simon Daniels 6 days ago
Selecting a new marketing and sales data provider requires planning and coordination across the revenue ecosystem and revenue operations has a key role to play.

How Will 2025 B2C Trends Shape Your Strategy?

Prepare for the future with our 2025 predictions for B2C marketing and CX leaders. Learn how to refine your strategies for AI, tech stacks, loyalty programs, frontline agents, TikTok, and more.

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CX Isn’t A “Project”: Lessons from Forrester’s 2024 Customer Obsession Awards EMEA

Maxie Schmidt 6 days ago
Projects end, but placing customers at the center of your business' strategy, operations, and leadership requires continuous commitment. The winners of this year's Customer Obsession Awards for EMEA provide some valuable takeaways.
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Balancing AI And Humanity: Insights From Knowledge Management’s Biggest Events In 2024

Julie Mohr November 27, 2024
Knowledge management is experiencing an exciting transformation fueled by the merging of generative AI and human-centered practices.
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382: Journey Mapping Masterclass 4: Drive Gains From Journey Mapping

The CX Cast November 26, 2024
This is the final episode in our 4-part deep-dive on journey mapping with Forrester’s journey mapping expert, Joana de Quintanilha. In this installment, Martin, Angelina, and Joana delve into the final stages of journey mapping: focusing on demonstrating short-term wins and consolidating improvements. Joana highlights the importance of turning journey maps into dynamic tools that evolve over time and drive action. 
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School’s In Session — Five Lessons Learned From The Forrester Wave™: Customer Experience Strategy Consulting Services, Q4 2024

Judy Weader November 26, 2024
Get the five key lessons learned about customer experience strategy consulting services in this preview of our new Wave report.
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Data And Insights For Smart Go-To-Market Decision-Making

Katie Fabiszak November 25, 2024
Learn how the Forrester Go-To-Market Architecture can help portfolio marketers find the right mix of data and insights for smarter go-to-market decisions.

Jan. 30 Tech & Security Predictions Webinar

Join us to dive into the top 2025 predictions and discover their impact on your tech and security strategies — with exclusive insights from the analysts who conducted the research.

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Are You Making These DevSecOps Mistakes? The Four Phases You Need To Know Before Your Code Becomes Your Vulnerability

Janet Worthington November 25, 2024
Learn the four key phases of DevSecOps as well as some key best practices to jump-start your transformation in this preview of our upcoming Security & Risk Summit.
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Leverage Collaborative Supply Networks To Achieve Supply Chain Resilience And Sustainability

George Lawrie November 22, 2024
Learn how collaborative supply networks are helping some enterprises navigate the “new normal” of supply chain risk, and get a list of resources that can help your organization.
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How To Reconcile Your Key CX Metrics: rNPS vs. tNPS

Pete Jacques November 21, 2024
Are you prepared to explain to your leaders and business partners why the organization’s relationship metric is lower than transactional NPS scores? Get insight on how to communicate the value of each in this blog.
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