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Zero-Click Search Comes For Checkout: Agentic Commerce Automates Retail’s Next Frontier
Agentic commerce is spreading as OpenAI launches Instant Checkout offering shoppers conversational shopping from curiosity to checkout without redirecting consumers to merchants’ sites. Find out what this means and how B2C marketers are responding in this post.
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Predictions 2026: Marketing Agencies Resign Their Agency
By the end of the coming year, marketing agencies will have materially changed. For CMOs, agencies will no longer act solely as your agents but also as owners of solutions, resellers of technology partnerships, and developers of emerging capabilities.
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Sales Leadership: Why Now Is The Time To Embrace Revenue Process Transformation
Discover why outdated sales models are holding businesses back and how embracing revenue process transformation can unlock faster growth, better buyer engagement, and stronger sales leadership. Join us at Forrester’s B2B Summit EMEA to explore bold strategies for leading change.
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Marketers Are In Their AI Era (And It’s Not Ending Anytime Soon)
Through all the uncertainty this year, one constant persists: AI adoption and its potential to reshape B2C marketing as we know it. Find out how in this preview of a new survey and report.
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The Top Five Initiatives For B2C CMOs In 2026
It’s that time of year — when we examine what’s top of mind for B2C CMOs in the US as they plan for the upcoming year. 2026 brings a renewed focus on CX and customer loyalty while AI hype starts to shape into real AI capabilities. Forrester’s Q3 2025 CMO Pulse Survey provided a list […]
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Today’s Leaders Must Heed AI Advice For Future Disruptors
Startup founders, investors, technologists, and operators are all working frantically to get an early jump onto the AI train. Find out why and get more of the key takeaways from the recent Startup Boston Week event.
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Rewind And Fast-Forward TV Advertising
One of advertisers’ greatest challenges with TV advertising is “streaming TV’s high CPMs,” according to Forrester’s Q2 2025 CMO Pulse Survey. Find out why TV advertising’s sellers benefit at TV buyers’ expense and how consumers are caught in the middle.
Cut Through CX Tech Noise And Buy Smarter
Stop wasting money on tools you don’t need. Learn how to use Forrester’s function-first framework to align CX tech with business goals, avoid overspending, and drive real results.
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The Remedy That Wasn’t: Answer Engines Outpace Antitrust Law
To remedy Google’s monopoly in search, Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google merely has to share limited search data with rivals and stop making exclusive deals for Google’s preferential placement on devices. Find out what this means for marketers.
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Search Is Changing — Is Your Content Strategy Ready?
The traditional search-to-click path has collapsed — yet many B2B marketing teams still rely on outdated content strategies. APAC marketers: Learn a better path forward at Forrester’s B2B Summit APAC this November.
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Introducing Forrester AI Access: Equipping Organizations With Trusted Insights To Act Fast
Forrester AI Access is an important milestone in our AI journey, beginning with our 2023 launch of Izola. With AI Access, organizations can validate ideas, innovate, and make smarter decisions faster.
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Starbucks: One Year Later
On the anniversary of Brian Niccol taking the reins, we look at the foundation he has laid for the future.
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What A Possible Dentsu Sale Means For CMOs
The news that dentsu has secured M&A partners to identify potential buyers for its international business is just the latest shakeup in the agency landscape. Find out what makes dentsu attractive and who the most likely buyers are.
AI, Buying Networks, Revenue Growth — Master It All
Forrester’s B2B Summits connect you with analysts and insights to help you navigate buying shifts, win with AI, accelerate growth, and transform revenue.
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2026 Budget Planning: Keys To Success For B2B Marketing, Sales, And Revenue Operations Leaders
The coming year will test the resilience of B2B operations leaders. Here's how you can help your marketing organization get ahead.
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Fueling Revenue Process Transformation Through B2B Events
Events are not an add-on. For B2B organizations, they can play a critical role in revenue process transformation. Learn how.
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Turn Marketing Planning From A Source Of Anxiety To A Source Of Clarity
There’s no textbook or course on how to build a marketing budget that aligns with business goals, supports cross-functional collaboration, and adapts to change. But instead of adapting last year’s plan and hoping for the best, marketing leaders can take these three proven steps.
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Meet The AI Agents Redefining B2B GTM Strategies And Approaches At B2B Summit EMEA
AI agents are augmenting the B2B GTM workforce — and workflows — at a rapid pace. Get to know them and their capabilities better at our B2B Summit EMEA event.
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Five Strategic CMO Moves Heading Into 2026
The stakes for senior B2B marketing leaders are high heading into budget planning season. Learn how to navigate turmoil and come out ahead.
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CMO Fortunes Falter Amid Economic And Role Uncertainty
The past 12 months have seen a noticeable decline in the number of CMOs in the Fortune 500. While economics is partly to blame, we’re witnessing a deeper transformation for marketing leaders.
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Shrinking Budgets And Rising Expectations Challenge B2B Agency Partnerships
In 2025, B2B marketing leaders are navigating a complex landscape shaped by economic uncertainty, rising performance expectations, and the rapid evolution of AI. According to Forrester’s 2025 B2B Brand And Communications Survey, agency partnerships remain nearly universal among large companies, but the nature of those relationships is shifting. Many marketers are under pressure to deliver […]
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