Forrester Podcasts

Forrester podcasts provide a unique opportunity to hear directly from the analysts who work with clients to tackle their most pressing business and IT challenges. Subscribe to the What It Means podcast to hear interviews on topics such as enterprise technology, marketing, EX, and more. And check out the CX Cast to hear a weekly conversation about customer experience best practices and strategies.

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What It Means: A Forrester Podcast

Each week, the What It Means podcast invites Forrester analysts to discuss the latest trends and challenges to help business and technology leaders make bold decisions and become truly customer-obsessed.

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It’s Time To Think Beyond Marketing-Sales Alignment

What It Means 4 days ago
Is alignment between B2B marketing and sales teams overrated? The concept may be in need of a rethink, say Principal Analysts John Arnold and Rick Bradberry. This week on What It Means, they describe what more productive marketing-sales relationships might look like.
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B2B Buying In The Age Of GenAI

What It Means November 21, 2024
Just as B2B companies are adopting generative AI (genAI) to gain efficiencies, so are their buyers. This week on What It Means, Principal Analyst John Buten looks at how buyers are using genAI in the purchasing process and what marketers and sellers should do in response.
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Get Your AI Aligned

What It Means November 14, 2024
The big challenge with AI for business is risk. How can an organization minimize the risk while maximizing the benefit of AI? In this episode, Vice President and Principal Analyst Brandon Purcell proposes a solution to this challenge — AI alignment — and outlines how an “align by design” approach can help.
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When Will AI Change Our World?

What It Means November 7, 2024
With so much investment and attention, there’s growing impatience around AI. In this episode, VP of Emerging Technology and Principal Analyst Brian Hopkins and VP and Principal Analyst Ted Schadler take a longer view and discuss how AI will change the world in the next 20 years.

The CX Cast

Research-based guidance on how to manage customer experience (CX) at any organization — an imperative that Forrester has been researching for over 20 years. Each week, Forrester analysts discuss key findings from their latest research on CX; analyze relevant topics in the news; or chat with CX professionals about how they’ve overcome prevalent challenges managing CX in their organizations.

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383: Practitioner Stories: Verizon’s CX In The AI Revolution 

The CX Cast 5 days ago
As Verizon consumer group’s first-ever Chief Customer Experience Officer, Brian Higgins accomplished a lot in just over a year. He joins the CX Cast to discuss his strategy to deliver best-in-class experiences across all consumer touch points while more efficiently serving customers.
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382: Journey Mapping Masterclass 4: Drive Gains From Journey Mapping

The CX Cast November 26, 2024
This is the final episode in our 4-part deep-dive on journey mapping with Forrester’s journey mapping expert, Joana de Quintanilha. In this installment, Martin, Angelina, and Joana delve into the final stages of journey mapping: focusing on demonstrating short-term wins and consolidating improvements. Joana highlights the importance of turning journey maps into dynamic tools that evolve over time and drive action. 
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381: Journey Mapping Masterclass 3: Validate The Journey

The CX Cast November 19, 2024
This is the third episode in a 4-part deep-dive on journey mapping with Forrester’s journey mapping expert, Joana de Quintanilha. In this installment, Martin, Angelina, and Joana discuss how to validate your journey map and gain stakeholder buy-in. Next week, we’ll conclude by diving into how we use these journey maps to drive and implement change in the business.
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380: Journey Mapping Masterclass 2: Workshop Your Journey

The CX Cast November 12, 2024
This is the second episode in a 4-part deep-dive on journey mapping with Forrester’s journey mapping expert, Joana de Quintanilha. In this installment, Joana digs into the journey map creation process, discussing the importance of planning journey mapping workshops and breaking down common challenges and best practices.