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RDRs Aren’t Going Away — They’re Becoming The Center Of Revenue Execution In The Age Of AI And Buying Groups
As B2B buyers rely on self-guided research, AI tools, and buying groups, many revenue leaders are questioning the future of revenue development reps (RDRs). The answer isn’t fewer RDRs — it’s a fundamentally reimagined role built around buying group insight, signal-based prioritization, and AI-enabled productivity.
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AI Is Everywhere In GTM. Customer Value Isn’t.
AI is already reshaping how buyers discover, decide, and engage. The real opportunity now isn’t just efficiency — it’s redesigning GTM around measurable customer outcomes and using AI to deliver value where it matters most.
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From Dread To Confidence: What A Live Experiment Revealed About Revenue Enablement’s Secret Powers
Enablement leaders don’t struggle to do the work; they struggle to measure and communicate its value in ways that generate responses from executives. At Forrester’s B2B Summit, a live workshop showed how rethinking what to measure and how to frame it for leadership can shift teams from uncertainty to clarity and confidence.
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The GTM Singularity Is Here, And We’re Ready: Parting Thoughts From B2B Summit North America
B2B Summit North America made one thing clear: Leaders know the ground is shifting, and they’re ready to adapt. Across three days, conversations centered on navigating the GTM singularity with confidence, alignment, and optimism.
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Lessons From IT Security: How Revenue Enablement Builds Executive Relevance
Revenue enablement teams often deliver strong operational value but struggle to build sustained executive influence. Looking to IT security’s evolution, this blog explores how shifting from activity to business impact, balancing execution with foresight, and engaging leaders earlier can help enablement earn lasting strategic relevance.
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Your Growth Strategy Isn’t Broken. The Problem Is That You’re Avoiding Decisions.
Many B2B growth strategies fail not because the ambition behind them is wrong, but because leaders avoid or defer making critical decisions.
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Volatility Isn’t Temporary — Account For It In Your Leadership Playbook Going Forward
For many B2B leaders, volatility no longer feels like an interruption to “normal.” It is now the standard operating environment. Economic uncertainty, geopolitical shocks, AI-driven disruption, and shifting buyer behavior are colliding, exposing weaknesses in traditional go-to-market models and leadership assumptions. The good news? Volatility can benefit those who adapt faster, focus harder, and lead […]
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It’s Time To End Disconnected GTM Efforts
A mighty revenue storm is coming. While adopting a connected GTM approach can feel unfamiliar and risky, having a guiding framework can help.
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Announcing Forrester’s 2026 B2B Programs Of The Year Award Winners For North America
Our 2026 B2B POY Awards recognize companies that have raised the bar in marketing, revenue, product, and customer engagement. Get a preview of the stories they will share at B2B Summit North America.
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Announcing The Winners Of Forrester’s 2026 B2B Return On Integration Honors For North America
Cross-functional alignment has never been more important for B2B companies than it is right now. Get a preview of our ROI Honors winners and the alignment success stories they will share at B2B Summit in Phoenix.
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What Oracle’s Layoffs Really Signal For B2B Marketing, Sales, And Revenue Operations
The framing of Oracle’s recent layoffs as an “AI replaces jobs” story is too simple. The real lesson for operations leaders isn’t to brace for AI disruption; it’s be ready when the operating model gets stress‑tested.
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Agentish Vs. Agentic In GTM: Choose Control Over Autonomy
As AI agents move from assisting go‑to‑market teams to executing revenue workflows, B2B leaders and revenue technology providers face a fundamental design tension: How much autonomy is safe when revenue, compliance, and trust are on the line? In revenue-focused systems, the distinction between “agentish” and fully agentic AI isn’t academic. It’s existential. AI is rapidly […]
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Stop Treating Revenue Enablement Platforms As “Set And Forget”
Revenue enablement platforms aren’t plug‑and‑play solutions that deliver value on day one. They function as living systems that require strong taxonomy, disciplined content governance, and readiness pathways aligned to real selling situations to become usable and trusted. When leaders resist autopilot and commit to ongoing stewardship, REPs can drive adoption, reinforce effective seller behaviors, and produce measurable commercial impact.
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As REP Vendors Consolidate, Buyers Face Clearer Choices — And New Risks
The revenue enablement platform (REP) market just crossed a pivotal threshold. In the span of six months, we’ve seen two major mergers: first, Showpad and Bigtincan and, now, Seismic and Highspot, which announced their intent to combine in a move that unites two of the largest and most visible content‑native platforms in the space. This […]
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The Revenue Enablement Platform Market Has Hit An Inflection Point, With AI Reshaping Everything
Revenue enablement is entering one of the most consequential transformation periods we’ve seen since the function emerged. In our newly published report, The Revenue Enablement Platforms Landscape, Q1 2026, we examined 18 vendors and uncovered a market undergoing rapid maturity, consolidation, and reinvention. These changes are all fueled by the rise of agentic AI and […]
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“Why Won’t Sales Pay Attention To Me?” — Four Hacks To Reduce Enablement Anxiety
One of our most common revenue enablement customer requests equates to the blog title. It’s often delivered under the guise of “enabling our sellers to succeed” when initiatives are well designed or “we need to land this on sales” when they aren’t. Typically, this means marketing and operational leaders asking to reduce their own frustration […]
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A Defining Moment For CPQ: Inside The Conga-PROS Merger
The Conga-PROS merger unites market leaders in CPQ configuration, quoting, workflows, and AI‑driven pricing optimization. Together, they will create an enterprise‑grade platform that connects pricing strategy to execution across the full quote‑to‑commit lifecycle. If integrated effectively and broadly adopted, the combined solution promises faster deal cycles, stronger pricing discipline, improved workflows, and a more consistent omnichannel customer experience.
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Multiply B2B Growth: Why Your Ideal Customer Profile Alone Isn’t Enough
If ICPs alone were enough, pipelines wouldn’t stall and growth wouldn’t slow. Learn what's missing and what to do about it.
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How HCLTech Won A Forrester B2B Programs Of The Year Award — And How Your Team Could Be Next
B2B marketers face growing pressure to produce personalized content that truly connects and resonates with buyers, and their organizations need smarter, faster, and more scalable ways to deliver this. Next week, we’ll publish a case study about HCLTech — a global technology leader — that demonstrates how delivering this type of content is possible when […]
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Hello, GTM Singularity: Turn Ideas Into Action At B2B Summit North America
Buyer autonomy and the prevalence of AI are collapsing go-to-market fault lines. This isn’t just a catalyst to change — it’s an opportunity to reset with a new, resilient, and connected GTM approach.
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