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B2B Marketing Leaders Don’t Trust Their Measurement, And What They Measure Isn’t Helping
Nearly two-thirds of marketing leaders say that they don’t believe their measurement and analytics are well aligned with organizational objectives. A continued focus on marketing sourcing is emblematic of the problem.
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Is Your Strategy Failing You? Or Are You Failing Your Strategy?
The basic concept of a strategy is that it describes what an organization plans to do, and very importantly, it excludes the things that the organization doesn’t plan to do. But it’s not just the what that matters: It’s also the how. When I advise Forrester’s clients on how to think about their customer experience […]
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Why Brand And Reputation Programs Should Be More Than Just Air Cover
There’s more to planning and executing reputation programs than what we typically see at the usual “air cover” level. Learn more about the Forrester Reputation Program Decision Model in this preview of B2B Summit North America.
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What I Learned About GenAI From Over 100 Indian CMOs
Discussions with 100 CMOs and key marketing leaders in India revealed the massive transformation genAI is already bringing to many marketing organizations across the Indian subcontinent. Read some of their comments in this post.
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Call For Entries: Forrester B2B Summit APAC 2024 Awards
APAC B2B companies: If you have a cross-functional alignment success story or have achieved exceptional results from a single function, we want to hear from you. Learn more about our B2B Summit APAC awards.
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Unleashing Field Marketing To Drive Growth In Asia Pacific
We explore key findings for APAC from Forrester’s 2023 State Of B2B Field Marketing Survey to help organizations understand the state of field marketing regionally and what this means for the operation and organization of a future-ready field marketing organization.
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From Dominance To Decline: Global Brands Are Losing In China
For years, China's economic growth and consumer market have been a magnet for global brands seeking expansion. However, the tide has turned. Get four best practices for global brands to navigate the changing Chinese market successfully in this preview of a new report.
Supercharge Your APAC B2B Success — And Save $200
Register by June 28 to save $200 on B2B Summit APAC in Singapore. Access growth, revenue, alignment, sales, genAI, and product strategies to boost your brand success.
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What Should Performance Marketers Actually Do?
I’m often asked about the technologies and processes entailed in planning, buying, and optimizing media. Much is written about that, including Forrester’s research on using technology to develop more compelling creative and how to improve TV advertising’s planning, buying, and measurement processes. I’m rarely asked, however, about the people that improve media’s results. The human […]
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According To Our Latest B2C Marketing Survey, Data Deprecation’s Complexity Reigns
Every year, Forrester surveys over 1,000 marketing decision-makers around the world to learn about their priorities, challenges, and plans. For the past few years, four forces — consumers’ dissatisfaction with invasive audience targeting; browser and operating system restrictions; legislators and de facto regulators such as Apple limiting consumers’ trackability; and advertisers ceding control to walled […]
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Unleashing The B2B Revolution: The Bold Power Of E-Commerce
Drawing from my personal experience and passion for e-commerce, I am excited to share research on the compelling reasons and effective strategies for B2B organizations to harness this route to market that will propel their organizational growth. In parallel, this blog marks the commencement of a six-part series, set to be released over the next […]
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Consumer Spending 2024: What It Means For Your Brand
2023 was a confusing year: The consumers blew cold, and the economy blew hot. The recession-to-be didn’t materialize, and the economic outlook wasn’t half as bad as consumers would have you believe. Yet, notes from the post-pandemic blues keep wafting in the air no matter the macroeconomic drumbeat. This year, the economy is headed for […]
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Super Bowl LVIII: Ratings, Rivalry, Love, And Advertising
$5.6 million. $6.5 million. $7.2 million. As the price of a 30-second Super Bowl spot increases roughly 10% annually, brands and marketers question the value of the media and production costs to show up in advertising’s premiere showcase. In hindsight, this year’s answer is clearer, with audience numbers forecasted to exceed the record of 115 […]
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What Ninth-Grade Biology Has In Common With Optimizing B2B Content
Apply scientific experimentation to achieve the best B2B content personalization results.
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Are B2B Buyers Cowards?
No matter how big a game a buyer talks, less than a third of all buyers are risk-tolerant. Trust is the remedy to risk — and trusted companies are more likely to win and retain customers and enjoy a strong buyer preference.
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How To Capitalize On Conversational Search
As generative AI becomes more deeply integrated into search engine results pages (SERPs), conversational search will grow. Learn what the change means for marketers.
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What Content Actually Matters? Find Out With A Touch Analysis.
Gain a better understanding of content engagement.
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One Size Doesn’t Fit All: How Tech Marketers Leverage Business Cases
It can be hard to determine which product will best serve companies. Learn why investing in a business case can help your company stand out.
Adapt To EMEA B2B Buyer Change — And Save £200
Register by July 19 to save £200 on B2B Summit EMEA in London. Discover how to adapt your marketing, sales, and product strategies for complex buyer scenarios, longer sales cycles, genAI, and more.
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Evolving B2B Marketing Mindsets
Marketing has become a strategic function in driving revenue growth for B2B companies, but to continue improving, marketing leaders must challenge long-held beliefs and retool their mindsets to embrace the evolving customer lifecycle and complex buying journeys. Let’s explore the ingrained mindsets that B2B marketing leaders must abandon to evolve and thrive. The mythical B2B […]
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‘Tis The Season To Master Retail Media
Retail media’s challenges signal growing pains unlike those of other channels. Read more on Forrester’s insights for this holiday season.
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Product Experts Gain New Clout Among B2B Buyers
As B2B buyers contend with tighter budgets, they’re looking to an unexpected source to help them make the right purchase decisions: product experts from vendor companies. Vice President and Research Director Amy Hayes discusses this and other findings from Forrester’s new State Of Business Buying report this week on What It Means.
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