Trends Report

Navigating The 2023 Downturn: B2B Marketing Executives

Relentlessly Resist Reactive Decisions That Disrupt Balance

January 26th, 2023
Barbie Mattie, null
Barbie Mattie
With contributors:
Srividya Sridharan , Amy Hayes , Cristina De Martini , Maria Chien , Sheryl Pattek , Karen Tran , Amy Bills , Steven Casey , Nicole Bouchie , Kate Pierpont

Summary

Regardless of the rumored recession, B2B CMOs, marketing executives, marketing leaders, and marketing staff must relentlessly resist reactive business decisions that disrupt the balance between short-term and long-term growth. We still recommend the three areas of focus specified in Forrester’s Planning Guide 2023: B2B Marketing Executives for how to achieve growth in an uncertain economy. In this report, Forrester guides B2B CMOs on how best to navigate the predicted downturn across teams, customers, the organization’s board, partners, and peers.

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