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• Report Digital Businesses: Hold Vendors To A Higher Standard And Demand The Support You Deserve

  Some Retailers And Brands Suffer From Vendors' Outdated Practices — And Don't Even Realize It

  April 12, 2021 | Emily Pfeiffer

  Digital business leaders must readjust their expectations and push commerce tech vendors to modernize and move forward as quickly as end consumers demand. But some businesses are so used to how...

• Report The 10 Core Competencies You Need To Be Future Fit

  April 6, 2021 | Brian Hopkins, Bobby Cameron, Patrick Carroll

  You need to be future fit to deliver great experiences for your customers and employees. To help you understand how to become future fit, we examined our North American 2020 Future Fit Technology...

• Report Inhibitors To Achieving Consumer Digital Experience Goals In The Next Two Years

  A Series Of Executive Conversations On Digital Experiences

  April 1, 2021 | Julie Ask

  "When you look forward two years and think about your aspirations for your consumer digital experiences, what will inhibit you from reaching those goals?" This report shares these perspectives from...

• Report Digital Experience Priorities In The Next Two Years

  A Series Of Executive Conversations On Digital Experiences

  April 1, 2021 | Julie Ask

  "When you look forward two years, how will you describe your digital experiences? What is the next leap forward?" This report shares these perspectives from our "Digital Experience Executive...

• Report The State Of Digital Experiences

  A Series Of Executive Conversations On Digital Experiences

  April 1, 2021 | Julie Ask

  "How would you describe the state of your company's digital services or experiences today for consumers?" This report shares these perspectives from our "Digital Experience Executive Conversations"...

• Report The Use Of Emerging Technologies In Consumer Digital Experiences

  A Series Of Executive Conversations On Digital Experiences

  April 1, 2021 | Julie Ask

  "How is your organization using emerging technologies? Is doing so a priority?" This report shares these perspectives from our "Digital Experience Executive Conversations" series, in which...

• Report The Forrester Wave™: Commerce Services, Q1 2021

  The 14 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up

  March 22, 2021 | Ted Schadler

  In our 28-criterion evaluation of commerce services providers, we identified the 14 most significant ones — Accenture, Capgemini, Cognizant, Deloitte, Dentsu, EPAM, HCL Technologies, IBM, Infosys,...

• Report Research Overview: Marketing, CX And Design, And Digital Transformation Services

  A Guide To Forrester's Marketing, CX, And Digital Transformation Services Research

  March 3, 2021 | Collin Colburn

  Buyers of marketing, customer experience (CX), and digital transformation services face a complex landscape. Many agencies or service providers in this space position themselves as a one-stop shop...

• Report Invent The Future With Asset Tokenization

  Tokenization Offers Tactical And Strategic Benefits, And Banks Must Prepare

  February 18, 2021 | Martha Bennett, Jost Hoppermann

  Representing assets as tokens on blockchain networks both supports process efficiencies and offers potential for new business models. Digital business strategists and emerging technology leaders...

• Report Geopolitical Disruption Demands Local Trust

  CMOs At Global Brands Must Pivot To Truly Multilocal Operations

  February 11, 2021 | Thomas Husson

  Even before COVID-19, significant economic, political, and tech trends were fragmenting the global order. The pandemic's economic and social crises and associated geopolitical shifts will drive...

• Report Make Omnichannel Real In B2B Commerce

  Business Case: The B2B E-Commerce Playbook

  February 1, 2021 | Joe Cicman

  Disruption is turning B2B buying and selling on its head. Quick and efficient B2C buying journeys have reshaped B2B buyers' expectations, and marketplaces have shortened the distance between buyers...

• Report Gauge Your Digital Store Maturity

  Assessment: The Digital Store Playbook

  January 29, 2021 | Emily Pfeiffer, Madeline Cyr

  Digital business leaders who are driving digital store transformation initiatives need a clear plan for how technology will transform the store. Plus, they need the skills to influence others in...

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  Webinar Case Study: Singapore's Journey To Deploying Responsible AI

  January 28, 2021 | Achim Granzen

  On the heels of personal data protection acts, leading governments like Singapore’s are now turning their attention to how data is being used to generate insights and automate processes with...

• Report Five Key Stakeholders Will Define Retail In The 2020s

  Vision: The Retail E-Commerce Playbook

  January 27, 2021 | Sucharita Kodali, Fiona Swerdlow

  New business models and new ways of getting goods to consumers have already transformed retail. In the coming years, retailers and brands will bow to tighter scrutiny and accountability by...

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  Webinar AI Drives The Evolution Of Technology And Data Governance In 2021

  January 14, 2021 | Achim Granzen

  The increase of data aggregated by companies, a heightened awareness of data privacy by consumers, and the introduction of government frameworks has made strong data governance a priority for...

• Report The Future Of Commerce Technology: Commerce Platforms End With An Ecosystem On FIRE

  Digital Acceleration Demands That Businesses Evolve Their Architecture To Survive

  January 5, 2021 | Emily Pfeiffer

  Commerce is no longer the core technical function within increasingly complex commerce tech stacks. As this landscape shifts, the new dual cores instead center around experience and operations....

• Report The Five Key Success Factors Of Every Digital Business

  Strategic Plan: The Retail E-Commerce Playbook

  January 4, 2021 | Sucharita Kodali

  Successful organizations are largely driven by the right people, the right organizational structure, and an innovative idea for selling online that often reinforces brick-and-mortar stores. In the...

• Report Now Tech: Digital Supply Chain Control Tower Solutions, Q4 2020

  Forrester's Overview Of 17 Digital Supply Chain Control Tower Solution Providers

  December 23, 2020 | George Lawrie

  You can use control towers to orchestrate demand forecasts, open new routes to market, and deliver differentiating customer experiences such as subscription fulfillment. But to realize these...

• Report Research Overview: Personalization

  A Guide To Our Personalization-Related Research

  December 11, 2020 | Rusty Warner, David Novitzky

  B2C marketers strive to deliver relevant, personalized customer experiences. But heightened customer expectations, conflicting business goals, overlapping technologies, and execution challenges...

• Report Building The Business Case For Omnichannel Commerce

  Business Case: The Omnichannel Commerce Playbook

  December 7, 2020 | Brendan Witcher

  Digital business professionals must build effective omnichannel business cases to minimize the risk of launching initiatives that: 1) lack critical internal support; 2) fail to meet customers'...

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  Webinar Customer Service Predictions 2021

  Customer Service Becomes A Critical Lifeline For Distressed Customers

  November 20, 2020 | Ian Jacobs, Daniel Hong, Julie Ask

  Customer service has long been tagged with the dreaded “cost center” label. But the pandemic kicked off a sea change in that perception. The purpose of customer service is no longer...

• Report Forrester Predictions 2021: Accelerating Out Of The Crisis

  October 28, 2020 | Sharyn Leaver

  2020 shattered the status quo. In 2021, advanced organizations will adapt and use the upheaval to forge a competitive edge. Discover your organization's path to success. Read Forrester's 2021...

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  Webinar The New, Unstable Normal Roundtable: How COVID-19 Will Change Business And Technology Forever

  Europe-Friendly Start Time

  October 28, 2020 | Laura Koetzle, Martin Gill, Martha Bennett

  The lasting impact of COVID-19 and the high likelihood of future pandemics will usher in five macro shifts that will fundamentally change business and technology: 1) Customer expectations will...

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  Webinar How Brands And Manufacturers Thrive In The Age Of Marketplaces: Strategic Issues (Part 1 of 2)

  October 23, 2020 | Sucharita Kodali, Michael O'Grady, Joanna O'Connell

  Brands and manufacturers that typically sell through wholesale channels are facing seismic shifts due to the transparency around goods online and the growing prevalence of e-commerce marketplaces...

• Report The Omnichannel Maturity Assessment

  Assessment: The Omnichannel Commerce Playbook

  October 19, 2020 | Brendan Witcher

  Supporting an omnichannel fulfillment program is table stakes in retail today — and particularly in light of pandemic or other market shift conditions. Organizations need to assess their...