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We’re excited to announce our latest research on vulnerability risk management (VRM) and security operations center (SOC) teams. VRM and SOC teams are pivotal parts of the security organization, with different responsibilities but shared challenges. When Allie and I kicked off our research on interlocks between these teams earlier this year, we weren’t sure what […]

Over the past few weeks, my colleagues have described how platforms, practices, and partners drive a future fit technology strategy that enables growth, scale, and innovation. But one thing underpins the entire strategy: people.

Forrester is adapting along with the entire B2B sales space, pivoting from “sales enablement” to “revenue enablement” in describing the discipline of ensuring that all customer-facing roles receive consistent enterprise support so that they have the confidence, competence, and content to drive customer value and revenue results.

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, it is crucial for organizations to understand how to leverage technology to drive productivity and financial performance. Why? Productivity is a key differentiator, as it allows organizations to maximize their outcomes (effectiveness) while minimizing the costs (efficiency) required to achieve these outcomes. Many companies, however, fail to understand the full […]

June not only marks the year’s halfway point, but it’s also when CMOs begin to plan for the new year. With six months left in 2023, there’s still lots to get done. Forrester’s Q2 2023 B2C Marketing CMO Pulse Survey featured a list of 16 marketing priorities. For each, we asked respondents (154 B2C marketing […]

The controversy over AI is settling in the world of marketing and creativity. Two arguments have emerged that defend or denounce artificial intelligence: 1) Humanists decry the existential dangers, as underscored by an open letter signed by hundreds of tech experts calling for a pause on generative AI and 2) technologists espouse the limitless potential […]

When thinking of markets on the cusp of disruption, legal tech — and especially contract lifecycle management — is not likely what comes to mind. But it should. Here's why.

More than ever, organizations are relying on digital initiatives as a key driver of growth. These include digital offerings that are used by customers as well as those leveraged by an organization’s employees. The results of Forrester’s Digital Business Strategy Survey, 2022, show that 68% of digital strategy professionals believe digital strategies have a major […]

Physical automation is sneaking into many workplaces and customer experiences. Learn more about the trends that will drive adoption of 10 critical physical automation categories.

E.l.f. exemplifies a creator-led media strategy with premium content. Discover how the brand hit the mark with their TikTok couple collab.

Over the past 14 years, we’ve recognized 66 EA Award winners, showcasing how accountable, agile, continuous, influential, pragmatic, and valuable EA practices drive organizational adaptivity, creativity, and resilience. You can see the full year-by-year list of award winners at the end of this blog, but here’s three stories from past years that illustrate the type of outcome-driven architecture that we are seeking. And if you think your practice fits the bill, submit an entry to the 2023 EA Awards, which will be co-judged by Forrester and The Open Group.

Learn four key reasons why the packaging of cloud-native application protection platforms into a bundle is unnecessary and possibly even misleading.

B2B organizations excel at customer experience (CX), but they don’t apply the same discipline to the buyer experience. And with B2B buyers more savvy and demanding than ever, taking a CX approach to understanding and managing the buyer experience can be a competitive advantage. This blog post covers three things to consider when thinking through how to manage the buyer experience at your organization.

We highlight best practices in five key aspects of the customer shopping journey on retail mobile sites.

Your ability to get the most from technology and services partners is a core competency for success in today’s ecosystem-driven businesses. We’ve been highlighting the strategies and execution to achieve this over the years. We call it co-innovation — working with partners to co-create solutions that drive your business forward. To illustrate the benefits, we mined the submissions for the 2022 Technology Strategy Impact Awards and identified four best practices for getting the most value from partners.

It’s easy to buy into the idea of customer obsession — but putting it in action is hard, continuous work. Explore these concrete ways to bring customer obsession to life.

The creation of the Gaia-X Digital Clearing House provides a more transparent view of cloud data sovereignty in Europe and facilitates cloud migration and data space projects. Learn more about the latest updates.

Modern marketing organizations are constantly changing and optimizing to stay competitive. We often see large corporations restructure their marketing functions from regionalized to central groups, from centralized to regional, or a certain level of hybrid. As a regional marketing leader, in any one of these states, the right mindset and capabilities to find balance and synergy are important to keep your team continuing to perform and shine. This blog shares quick thoughts for marketing executives and operations leaders in those areas with recommendations for building these capabilities.

In India, competitive pressures and customer expectations are driving firms to provide personalized information, products, and services to customers and employees. Improving employee and user experiences are among the top software initiatives of Indian companies for the next 12 months. Insights-driven companies stand a better chance to compete. Why? Because they have a better understanding […]