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Apollo And Mediafly Funding Signals Renewed Interest In Sales Tech

Seth Marrs August 29, 2023
This blog covers the impact that Mediafly and Apollo’s recent funding will have on the two firms, the sales technology market, and buyers of sales technology.
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How B2B Companies Will Win The Competition For Growth

John Arnold July 25, 2023
The competition for growth is fiercer than ever for B2B companies. To win, marketing, product, and sales leaders need to build a growth engine based on three fundamentals that are also simple, powerful, challenging, and achievable.

Grow Your B2B Revenue With Customer Obsession

Stop extracting customer value -- and start creating it. Read our report to learn how to sustain B2B success with a customer-obsessed growth engine that creates buyer value and revenue.

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A New Playbook For B2B Sales To Drive Scalable, Sustainable Growth

Mike Pregler June 4, 2023
Sales and revenue leaders need to transition to a systematic approach to growth that prioritizes processes and investments in infrastructure, technology, and insights. Our Forrester Decisions for B2B Sales service is designed to facilitate that transition.
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Not All Alignment Is Equal: Achieve Alignment That Drives Growth

Dave Frankland May 31, 2023
Successful alignment is less about process and more about calibrating buyer value. Learn about the five dimensions that top organizations align on — and learn more at Forrester’s B2B Summit North America.
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It’s The 53rd Earth Day, And What Has Sales Done?

Anne Slough April 21, 2023
Learn six meaningful ways that the sales organization can contribute to sustainability efforts at your organization today.
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The Emerging Role Of The Field Sales Coach: A Success Story

Peter Ostrow April 18, 2023
Who doesn’t love a success story? Every year at Forrester’s B2B Summit North America, our sales research team presents new and exciting research, topped off with a captivating B2B Program Of The Year Award presented in a fireside chat with a Forrester analyst. For 2023, our B2B Program Of The Year Award session will include […]
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Announcing Our Return On Integration Honorees For This Year’s B2B Summit North America

Cristina De Martini April 18, 2023
Meaningful cross-functional alignment fuels B2B growth and success. At this year’s B2B Summit North America, our three B2B Return On Integration Honors recipients will share their stories and offer firsthand insights to achieving alignment.
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Exemplifying B2B Excellence: Forrester’s 2023 Programs Of The Year Award Winners

Cristina De Martini April 18, 2023
Our annual POY awards, given at B2B Summit, celebrate companies that have achieved exemplary results in marketing, sales, or product management. Learn the seven companies that will be in the spotlight this year.
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Forrester Event Content: What Does It Take To Stand On That Stage?

Peter Ostrow April 4, 2023
For over two decades, Forrester’s B2B Summit has attracted and educated leaders in sales, marketing, product, and customer engagement disciplines, furthering their professional development and “what it means” around everything from corporate alignment to generative AI. When 4,000 delegates gather again this June in Austin, they’ll be choosing from 111 sessions within nine tracks to […]
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Disruptive Innovation Is Shaking Up The Sales Performance Management Technology Category

Seth Marrs March 21, 2023
Until recently, cost and implementation complexity limited SPM solutions to mostly large companies with complex use cases. Our Forrester Wave™ evaluation covering SPM shows that new entrants are providing solutions using modern technology that disrupt the status quo and generate value beyond the most complex use cases.
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Why Aren’t There More Enablement Help Desks?

Peter Ostrow March 6, 2023
What does a help desk, or similar functionality, look like for enablement teams?
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Leverage Data In Your Sales Strategy To Win 2023

Alex Schanne February 23, 2023
Attention, sales leaders! In case you missed it, to win in 2023, your reps must leverage digital selling tactics and listen to buyer signals. Today’s buyer is empowered and increasingly reliant on self-discovery through digital experiences. Sales leaders need to adapt fast to win, retain, and grow revenue in this increasingly turbulent market, but the […]

How To Uplevel Your B2B Revenue Process

Join us on July 18 for a live webinar to learn how and why revenue process efficiency and productivity are crucial to reaching your B2B marketing goals.

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Time To Track Sellers Like Athletes

Seth Marrs January 16, 2023
Many companies adore their top-performing sellers and treat them like elite athletes. They literally have days of celebrations to reward their success. In the sales world, we call these President’s Club trips. While this reverence has merit, it has also created a double standard that limits company performance. Reverence for top sellers often leads to […]
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Sales Kickoff: Four Things The Best CSOs Do Well

Rick Bradberry December 23, 2022
To set the tone for a successful year, sales leaders should make a point of celebrating past-year wins and equipping their teams to be effective in the months ahead.
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A Sales Performance End-Of-Year Review — Forrester’s SPM Landscape Can Help

Robert Muñoz December 22, 2022
Congratulations on making it through another turbulent year! As we toast our glasses to hopes of new opportunities and growth in 2023, it’s important to take some time to review what we’ve learned through the year and adapt to changes that are unfolding into the new year. This was an important year of discovery as […]
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What’s Next For Sales Intelligence Solutions?

Anne Slough December 20, 2022
(Part two of a two-part series) Sales intelligence, in concept and in practice, has experienced a significant evolution (see part one of this blog series). Today’s sales intelligence providers give insight into buyer behaviors and provide data to salespeople. This helps sales professionals identify, analyze, present, and utilize data to increase win rates for acquisition, […]
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The Future Of Account-Based Selling Technology

Steve Silver December 19, 2022
When properly selected and implemented, account-based selling solutions deepen teams’ understanding of key accounts. Sellers can then focus on winnable deals, increase average deal value, and maximize customer lifetime value.

Defy Buyer Friction With B2B Alignment

Overcome B2B buyer disruption with marketing, sales, and product teams and processes aligned on customer obsession.

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The State Of B2B Sales Intelligence Vendors: What Is It, And Why Should You Care?

Steve Silver December 14, 2022
(Part one of a two-part series) In the recently published Forrester Landscape report, we define B2B sales intelligence as: Solutions that offer data, insights, and data management services to optimize sales efficiency and effectiveness. Companies use sales intelligence vendors to augment and enhance sales data about markets, accounts, prospects, buying groups, and contacts. Insights delivered […]
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Account-Based Selling Technologies: What You Need To Know

Anne Slough December 14, 2022
(Part one of a two-part series) Effective and actionable key/strategic account plans are an elusive quest for many sales organizations. Throughout my 30-year sales career, I’ve pursued this quest as both a rep and a sales leader. Still, it remains one of the more challenging sales issues I’ve faced. The good news is that help […]
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Does My RO&I Or Sales Engagement Platform Need To Be Native To Salesforce?

Seth Marrs November 30, 2022
Have you considered buying a revenue operations and intelligence (RO&I) or sales engagement platform? If so, you’ve likely seen vendors touting the benefits of their native Salesforce capabilities. That’s a good thing, right? Most clients I’ve spoken with believe a native application is a positive feature. Vendors know this and look for any opportunity to […]
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