Sales Enablement
Sales success — and, by extension, organizational success — rests in large part on sales reps having the skills and knowledge required to execute on sales strategy. Read our sales enablement insights to equip your sales team to achieve and exceed objectives.
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As REP Vendors Consolidate, Buyers Face Clearer Choices — And New Risks
The revenue enablement platform (REP) market just crossed a pivotal threshold. In the span of six months, we’ve seen two major mergers: first, Showpad and Bigtincan and, now, Seismic and Highspot, which announced their intent to combine in a move that unites two of the largest and most visible content‑native platforms in the space. This […]
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The Revenue Enablement Platform Market Has Hit An Inflection Point, With AI Reshaping Everything
Revenue enablement is entering one of the most consequential transformation periods we’ve seen since the function emerged. In our newly published report, The Revenue Enablement Platforms Landscape, Q1 2026, we examined 18 vendors and uncovered a market undergoing rapid maturity, consolidation, and reinvention. These changes are all fueled by the rise of agentic AI and […]
Will You Stay On The Sidelines — Or Lead Big Change?
Turn ideas into action at Forrester’s 2026 global events, designed for leaders ready to move fast. Gain fresh thinking, real-world strategies, and skills to make breakthroughs happen now.
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“Why Won’t Sales Pay Attention To Me?” — Four Hacks To Reduce Enablement Anxiety
One of our most common revenue enablement customer requests equates to the blog title. It’s often delivered under the guise of “enabling our sellers to succeed” when initiatives are well designed or “we need to land this on sales” when they aren’t. Typically, this means marketing and operational leaders asking to reduce their own frustration […]
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Hello, GTM Singularity: Turn Ideas Into Action At B2B Summit North America
Buyer autonomy and the prevalence of AI are collapsing go-to-market fault lines. This isn’t just a catalyst to change — it’s an opportunity to reset with a new, resilient, and connected GTM approach.
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Sales Onboarding Vs. Orientation: Set New Reps Up For Success
Sales onboarding works best when HR and revenue enablement remain distinct. HR handles compliance, culture, and employee provisioning, while enablement equips sellers with knowledge of buyer personas, sales processes, and product fundamentals. Clear separation ensures that new sellers know where to turn for support and accelerates their path to productivity.
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Call For Entries: Forrester B2B Summit North America 2026 Awards
Have you driven cross-team alignment that’s fueled results or achieved excellence in a particular area of marketing, sales, customer engagement, or product? Share your story for a chance to join us on stage at B2B Summit North America.
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B2B Sellers Need A Fight Song To Address Buying Mayhem
To the sellers whose jobs have been complicated by buying shifts and, now, AI: This song is for you.
Meet The GTM Singularity: A Shift You Can’t Ignore
AI-driven buyer autonomy is collapsing GTM models — and rewriting the rules for growth. At B2B Summit North America, reinvent your strategy with frameworks to drive measurable growth in the AI era.
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The Dawn Of A New B2B Sales Supercycle
A new era in B2B sales is unfolding, driven by generative and agentic AI. As seller roles merge and AI agents become co-sellers, organizations must rethink how they structure teams, engage buyers, and compete in increasingly networked ecosystems. Learn how AI is reshaping the future of sales.
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The Taxonomy Automation Gap Constrains Revenue Enablement Technology Effectiveness
Most revenue enablement platforms struggle to deliver timely, relevant content due to the ongoing challenge of scalable taxonomy. Explore why tagging is still a critical barrier, how current deployments fall short, and how generative AI could help align enablement content with sales activity.
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The End Of Sales Force Automation As A Tech Category
Sales force automation (SFA) has outgrown its original tech category, becoming increasingly ambiguous as it evolves into more of an umbrella term for an ever-widening array of sales tech. As a result, Forrester will no longer be evaluating SFA as a category. Find out more and learn why sales tech buyers need to decouple their CRM and sales tech investment decisions.
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With B2B Sales Disruption On The Doorstep, What’s Next?
A handful of forces are shaping the next decade of selling, which will be a B2B sales supercycle — an extended period of growth and transformation. Discover how AI affects B2B sales, as well as the characteristics and implications of this upcoming future.
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Buyer Enablement — Five B2B Companies That Do It Well
Helping buyers complete more tasks on their own may seem counterintuitive to selling, but the resulting hybrid approach works better for both buyer and seller. Read five examples of companies that effectively help prospects complete self-service buying tasks.
Predictions 2026: Your Planning Starts Here
2026 will demand proof, not promises. Explore Forrester’s Predictions resources — guides, webinars, and blogs — to plan smarter, lead with trust, and stay ahead of disruption.
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A Year In Blogging: Seven Lessons For Revenue Enablement Success
Reflecting on a year of blogging about revenue enablement, key takeaways highlight the necessity of tailored learning, effective sales culture management, strategic onboarding, leadership’s impact on culture, thoughtful decisions on management hiring, and prioritizing insight over technology for sales success.
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Three Key Findings From The Forrester Wave™: Revenue Enablement Platforms, Q3 2024
For the first time, Forrester has published an evaluation of the combined space comprising sales content management and sales readiness capabilities.
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Revenue Enablement And Change Management: Two Sides Of The Same Coin
To launch and sustain successful sales initiatives, revenue enablement teams should embrace all three phases of the Change Management Model as a guide for managing initiatives: set the stage, put the plan in motion, and make the “new” seem like business as usual.
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Revenue Enablement Is Not In The Tool Business
No sales force can function without technology, but enablement leaders must emphasize and communicate revenue-centric outcomes, treating tools as supporting actors rather than spotlighted vanity projects. Never forget that revenue enablement is not in the tool business — it’s in the empowerment business.
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First-Line Sales Managers: Promote Or Hire?
Today Forrester is publishing new research revealing that, all else being equal, B2B sales leaders achieve better revenue results when they hire first-line sales managers (FLSMs) externally, rather than promoting individual contributors (ICs). This runs counter to standard practice and tradition, but the data is clear: Externally hired managers and their teams perform better. Our advice […]
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The Chief Sales Officer And Cultural Leader: Not A Contradiction In Terms
My colleagues from our future-of-work research team, Katy Tynan and Angelina Gennis, recently published a wonderful report about leadership and culture. In addition to a key underlying message that great leadership mandates active cultural shaping, they crucially remind us that “Culture does not just happen. It is created, either intentionally or unintentionally, through the actions of […]
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How Quickly Should A Sales Rep Be Onboarded?
In many professions, education for a new employee’s role incorporates learning with doing. Educators must undergo a full semester of student teaching, surgeons develop by “watching, teaching, doing,” and aspiring electricians must deliver hundreds of hours as apprentices prior to licensure. Even most MLB stars spend years toiling in the minor leagues perfecting their skills. […]
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Focus On Customer Value To Deliver B2B Customer Growth
Last week, I presented at my 10th, and final, Forrester B2B Summit North America. I say final not because the event is ending but because I’m retiring from Forrester in June of this year. One of my sessions introduced the Forrester Customer-Led Sales Growth Model, which was a perfect way to summarize my views on […]
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