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Budget Boom Or Budget Bust? Be Ready For Both In 2026
Though volatility has tempered budget expectations, business and tech leaders should prepare for the unexpected. Forrester’s 2026 Budget Planning Guides can help you make the right strategic moves this budget planning season.
Blog
B2B Marketing Budgets 2026: Markets Are Volatile, But Planning Needn’t Be
Optimism about budget growth is high among B2B marketing leaders — but so is the pressure to deliver results. Focusing on resilience, changing buyers, and strategic use of AI will help these senior leaders thrive in an unpredictable climate.
Blog
B2B Brand Measurement Is Broken, But There’s A Way To Fix It
While marketing teams chase “performance marketing” metrics, conversion rates, and launch plans, arguably the biggest growth engine for your business overall — your brand — is being neglected, misunderstood, and (very likely) grossly undervalued.
Podcast
Fear In B2B Buying, Future Of Experiences, Cisco Live Recap
In this episode of What It Means, we dig into fear as a motivator in the B2B buying process, the human-centric future of digital experiences, and what CISOs need to know coming out of Cisco Live.
Blog
GenAI Reshapes Shopping And Revives SEO
The multibillion-dollar question I’m often asked is: Will a critical mass of consumers shop and check out on Google’s AI Mode, ChatGPT, and Perplexity? Consumers’ loyalty to convenience makes a “yes” most likely. Thirty-eight percent of US online adults, according to Forrester’s Retail Topic Insights 1 Survey, 2025, checked how fast products would arrive before […]
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Power, Precision, And Production Create A New Media Agency Landscape
It’s a new media agency landscape. The last six months have witnessed more change in media agencies than what’s occurred over the last six years.
Webinar
Accelerate Reach, Authority, And Relevance With Third-Party Content
This is your chance to elevate your content performance and stay ahead in a rapidly changing landscape. Don’t miss out.
Blog
The AI Cost Center Crisis
AI reshapes the way marketing agencies deliver value — increasing productivity, accelerating the speed of insights, assisting creative ideation, amplifying production velocity, and sharpening media and search activation. But they are not being compensated for the value creation. It’s an AI cost center crisis.
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Step Up To Deliver The Total Experience
We’ve just wrapped up another successful CX Summit EMEA. Now it’s time to put those lessons to work — and deliver on your customers’ total experience.
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What Sets High-Performing Consumer Insights Teams Apart
How do the most successful consumer insights teams behave? Speed and strategy are the mandates. Get more details in this preview of a new report.
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AI In Events: A Promise Waiting To Be Realized
AI has the potential to remake how we plan and execute B2B events. Yet despite its potential, Forrester data shows that current uptake is low. Get some insight and analysis of the data from our recent survey on B2B events.
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The State Of Business Buying In Asia Pacific, 2024: What Marketers Need To Know
The diversity and complexity of the APAC region is reflected in its B2B buying landscape. Understanding these complexities is critical for marketers operating in this region. Learn five key points about B2B buyers in APAC and how to address them.
Crush Your 2026 B2B Marketing Goals With Strategic Budget Planning
Join our July 29 webinar on budgeting for 2026 B2B marketing success! Learn to prioritize markets, adapt to buyers, leverage AI, and drive growth. Includes live Q&A and exclusive resources.
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Standing Out In A Zero-Click World Starts With Stronger Collaboration
Buyers may never click through to your content, even if it’s relevant, well structured, and aligned to buyer needs. This doesn’t mean your content is any less important — it’s just that the rules have changed.
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Events Are Under Pressure — Six Findings From Forrester’s Q1 2025 State Of B2B Events Survey
Over the past year, B2B event teams have faced mounting challenges. A volatile economic and political climate has intensified existing pressures around inflation, budgets, and staffing. At the same time, competition for attendees and sponsors has grown fiercer, with leaders struggling to attract both the quantity and quality of participants needed to meet their goals. […]
Webinar
How To Create Stand-Out B2B Content In A Zero-Click World
Learn breakthrough strategies to reshape your B2B content marketing for AI-driven search and complex buying networks.
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Shifting Search Behaviors Demand Smarter Content Strategies
As B2B buyers embrace genAI tools and zero-click search to make decisions, traditional content strategies no longer cut it.
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Shine Bright At The B2B Summit APAC 2025 Awards!
Attention, all B2B leaders! The stage is set, and the spotlight is on you. The B2B Summit APAC Awards are calling for entries — this is your golden opportunity to showcase your extraordinary achievements.
Summer Team Up: B2B Summit EMEA
From 1 July to 29 August, purchase passes for B2B Summit EMEA and get two tickets for the price of one with the voucher code SUMMER2FOR1.
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The 95-5 Rule Is Not A Rule, But It’s Not A Myth Either
Can you trust the so-called 95:5 rule when you target B2B buyers with your brand and demand marketing mix? Here's what we found.
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B2B Summit EMEA Awards — Call For Entries
The deadline for submissions into the Forrester B2B Summit EMEA Awards is July 14, 2025. Read this blog to find out how to apply, what makes a strong entry, and what set our past winners apart.
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Leaders Need To Review Event Plans Amid Economic And Political Uncertainty
The political environment is impacting the appeal of US-based events for international attendees, with Tourism Economics, a subsidiary of Oxford Economics, predicting a 15.2% decline in inbound international travel due to a combination of shifts in pubic sentiment, travel advisories, and visa delays. At the same time, events focused on the US government sector are […]
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