Planning Assumptions
Anticipating and planning for a new fiscal year can feel overwhelming. B2B marketing, sales, and product leaders need a clear roadmap that accounts for market shifts and helps them to capitalize on opportunities. Read our fact-based research and insights to develop role-based guidance that helps leaders achieve success.
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How B2B Marketing Leaders Can Plan For An(other) Unpredictable Year
Once again, marketing leaders find themselves planning for a year that seems to defy planning. How does the calculus differ this time around? On this week’s What It Means, Vice Presidents Craig Moore and Ian Bruce discuss Forrester’s 2022 Planning Assumptions for B2B marketing executives and how they can position themselves and their teams for success.
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2022 Planning Priorities For APAC Marketing Leaders
Join this live webinar with marketing experts from Forrester, Adobe, Salesforce, and SoftBank, where they will discuss the planning priorities in 2022 and how to drive business growth.
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Moving From A Lead-Centric To A Buying-Group Focus Is Key To Demand And ABM Success
As demand and account-based marketing (ABM) leaders look to lay new foundations in 2022, a focus on buying groups and intuitive, highly contextualized experiences will be critical.
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Transformation, Not Adaptation, Will Be Key For B2B Sales Leaders In 2022
To succeed in 2022 and beyond, B2B sales leaders need to transform and embrace the new digital normal. Vice Presidents Mike Pregler and Stephanie Sissler explain what that requires in this discussion of Forrester’s 2022 Planning Assumptions for sales executives.
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In 2022, Insights-Driven Sales Organizations Will Win
B2B sales leaders need to move away from conventional, comfortable approaches and embrace the realities of today's digital-first buying climate. Learn what the shift requires.
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How B2B Marketing Executives Can Plan For Unpredictable Weather
Though the forecast for 2022 remains unsettled, B2B marketing leaders can take decisive steps to set themselves and their teams up for success.
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Product Management Leaders Should Make 2022 The Year Of Customer Value
There will be KPIs to achieve and roadmap goals to hit, but customer-centric approaches will be critical to product management leaders' success.
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Sales Enablement Leaders Must Emphasize Role-Specific Enablement In 2022
Buyers expect sellers to partner with them and not only demonstrate a deep understanding of their market, industry, and role — but also to anticipate their next steps. Sales enablement leaders need to ensure that reps have the content, credibility, competency, and confidence to deliver.
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In 2022, Channel Marketers Must Prioritize Customer And Partner Value
A focus on enhancing partner experience and generating customer value are key to channel marketing success in the year ahead.
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The Buyer’s Journey Is The Portfolio Marketer’s Key To Planning For 2022
Understanding how today's buyers gather information and being ready to educate and engage with them, wherever they are, is more important than ever.
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The Keys To Better Post-Sale Customer Relationships In 2022
Existing customers account for more than three-quarters of annual revenue for B2B organizations, Forrester data shows. Find insights to deepen customer relationships in our "B2B Customer Engagement: Planning Assumptions 2022" report.
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Marketing Operations Wears Many Hats: Find The Best Fit For 2022
Where should you focus your efforts in 2022 to deliver the best possible customer experience and better organizational performance? Start with these five areas.
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Five Perspective Shifts Sales And Revenue Operations Leaders Need To Make In 2022
As the B2B buying process becomes more complex, sales operations teams face escalating demands. Learn about the trends that will shape sales operations leaders' priorities in the year ahead.
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Ist es endlich 2021? Fünf Dinge, die B2B CMOs jetzt als Vorbereitung auf 2021 angehen müssen
B2B marketing leaders should continue to expect the unexpected and embrace change as a constant. These five actions can help you build a path forward through the unknown.
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Looking Ahead: What Channel Marketing Leaders Must Prepare For In 2021
Understanding partner and buyer needs is paramount during 2021 planning. The current market disruption will have an ongoing impact on the channel, and channel marketers must cultivate acceptance and empathy toward partners and their buyers during these challenging times.
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A Look Ahead: What Sales Operations Leaders Must Prepare For In 2021
Change will be constant in the year ahead. Learn the steps that sales operations leaders can take to put their organizations on a path to success.
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Six Opportunities For Demand And Account-Based Marketing Leaders In 2021
Account-based marketing and demand marketing leaders starting to plan for 2021 have a unique opportunity. Seize the moment by focusing on these six areas.
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Podcast
How B2B Marketing Leaders Can Plan For The Unpredictable
How do you proactively plan at a time when so little is certain? On this week’s What It Means, Vice President and Research Director Jennifer Ross and Principal Analyst Adele Sweetwood explain how B2B marketing leaders can guide their organizations through an unpredictable year ahead.
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Sales Operations Leaders: Set Realistic Sales Goals For 2021
The uncertainty around the length and extent of COVID-19 makes the expected impact for 2021 unclear. One of the most important things you can do as a revenue or sales operations leader is ensure that the annual sales goals set across the business are realistic and in line with the business assumptions.
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How To Create A Sales Plan While Dodging The Curveballs The World Keeps Throwing
For sales leaders at emerging companies, coupling a clear purpose with agile approaches is crucial for 2021 planning.
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