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ZERO-IN 2024 Aims To Elevate Customer Success
Last week, I attended the fourth annual ChurnZero conference, ZERO-IN (formerly Big RYG), in Washington, DC, and the energy and inspiration are still resonating.
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Slash The Hidden Costs Of Your Customer Surveys
Nearly all CX measurement and VoC efforts use customer surveys. But your surveys are costlier than you think. Obvious costs include the budget for a tech vendor you use to send and analyze surveys or incentives for customers.
Align Marketing And Sales Teams On Customer Value
Want to maximize revenue by prioritizing customer value? Discover how the Forrester Opportunity Lifecycle keeps teams engaged with customers at every stage of their journey.
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Get Ready For GenAI Chatbots: The State Of Conversational AI
Talk about change! As we approach the two-year anniversary of the announcement of OpenAI’s launch of GPT-3.5, conversational AI has been reinvented to incorporate generative AI (genAI) to take advantage of the many ways that this technology can make self-service applications smarter. Previously, the conversational AI tools used to create chatbots and intelligent virtual agents […]
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What’s Top Of Mind For B2B CMOs In Asia Pacific
Last week, Mavis Liew and I had the pleasure of hosting Forrester’s B2B Peer Discussion session with a small group of CMOs from enterprises across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The private event format allowed an open and honest exchange about the challenges and opportunities these leaders were facing as they started planning their marketing budgets […]
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SaaStr 2024 Shines A Spotlight On Customer Success
Last week I attended the 10th annual SaaStr conference in San Mateo. For those unfamiliar, SaaStr is a community and resource hub that covers the building and scaling of software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies. The conference brings together industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors to network and share insights. It’s a valuable resource for anyone involved in the […]
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The Four Agreements That Enterprise Business Applications Must Adopt
Enterprise business applications run all phases of a company’s operations such as sales, customer service, accounting, finance, human resources, inventory, and manufacturing. They streamline and coordinate work across the enterprise, supporting corporate goals of revenue, profitability, and cost optimization. As a result, the market for these applications continues to aggressively grow. Today’s business applications are […]
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Fifteen Common B2B Customer Advisory Board Mistakes
Learn where customer advocacy programs can fall short — and how B2B marketers can keep the focus on value.
Harness The Power Of A NEW Customer-Centric Revenue Framework
Join our LIVE webinar on June 25 to unlock the potential of Forrester's NEW Opportunity Lifecycle Framework. Revolutionize your revenue process by breaking down barriers that neglect customers, fail buyers, and distort focus.
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For Demand And ABM Teams, 2025 Won’t Be About Doing The Same With Less But Rather Doing Better With Less
Forrester’s Budget Planning Survey, 2024, uncovers a dual narrative for marketers in the coming year: The challenge lies in managing tight budgets but also in the dichotomy of needing to invest in recent technology- and process-related advancements to stay relevant. Strategic budget divestment is required in this environment.
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Can Your Customer Success Strategy Withstand The Heat?
Summer is officially here — and we know this not simply because the calendar says so but also because the scorching temperatures outside are testing every thermometer’s limits (and ours, too). The intense heat forces us to adapt our plans and navigate unpredictable summer storms, leaving us pivoting quickly to find alternative activities. Solving our […]
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Scaling Customer Success Through Digital Can Double Your ROI
B2B companies double the impact of their investment when they scale customer success by creating a digital-led experience that includes learning and advocacy.
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Every Revenue Process Transformation Will Be Unique — Just Get Started
A revenue process transformation isn’t a project or single workshop initiative. It’s an ongoing, collaborative effort that requires organizations to meet their buyers at every stage of their journey. Learn what it takes to get started.
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Q&A With Keith Fletcher, International Customer Experience Manager At E.ON
Following his recent appearance on stage at Forrester’s CX Summit EMEA, Keith Fletcher, international customer experience manager at E.ON, answers more audience questions on using customer journeys to fuel sustainable growth.
Harness The Power Of A NEW Customer-Centric Revenue Framework
Watch our webinar replay to unlock the potential of Forrester's NEW Opportunity Lifecycle Framework. Revolutionize your revenue process by breaking down barriers that neglect customers, fail buyers, and distort focus.
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How To Frame Your Customer Journey Mapping With A Clear Purpose
Learn how to uplevel your journey mapping by targeting key moments, interactions, and areas of improvement so that you can better align your efforts with customer needs and expectations.
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It’s Time For A Revenue Process Transformation
Buyers are in control of the revenue process — and B2B marketing, sales, and customer success teams need to align their approaches with that reality. Discover the Forrester Opportunity Lifecycle and how it can drive durable, long-term revenue growth.
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What Makes Journey-Centric Companies Different
Journey centricity can help companies boost their revenue, reduce costs, and build better experiences for customers and employees. What defines a journey-centric company, and what does it take to become one? Vice President and Principal Analyst Joana de Quintanilha explains on this week’s episode of What It Means.
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A Match Made In Plastic? Capital One’s Quest To Acquire Discover
Capital One’s plan to acquire Discover will change the shape of the financial services landscape (though not the fundamental forces that drive growth and success — but more on that later). To help you understand the implications of the proposed merger, Forrester took a deep dive into our research and data (full report for clients […]
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Buying Signals Help B2B Organizations Reignite Revenue Interactions
Buyer expectations for immediacy, relevance, and instant gratification have carried over from B2C to B2B and been amplified with Millennials and Gen Zers comprising more than half of the modern workforce. From their consumer interactions, digitally savvy B2B buyers are aware that they’re signaling their interests through their behavior, content consumption, and social interactions. In […]
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Embracing The Fusion Of Humans + AI: Win With Boundless Experiences
Don’t miss the CX Summit APAC 2024, which promises to be riveting as industry speakers and Forrester analysts share their insights on CX, digital, and marketing, and how AI is making an impact. Join us in Sydney, Australia, or as a digital experience on May 28 to hear from Forrester analysts and industry experts.
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Announcing Forrester’s B2B Program Of The Year Award Winners For North America
Get ready to be inspired by these best-practice program implementations across B2B marketing, sales, and product. We reveal which eight companies will be honored at B2B Summit North America in May.
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Call For Entries: B2B Summit EMEA Awards
EMEA B2B companies: If you have a cross-functional alignment success story or have achieved exceptional results within a single function, we want to hear from you. Learn more about Forrester’s B2B Summit EMEA Awards.
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