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• Report Research Overview: Emotion

  A Guide To Our Emotion-Related Research

  January 11, 2021 | Jim Nail, Sarah Dawson

  Emotion is the foundation of consumer decisions, but organizations often prioritize hard data over the challenge of understanding emotions. New scientific insights as well as new measuring tools...

• Report Agile Software Leadership Drives Customer-Obsessed Company Success

  Executive Overview: The Agile Software Leadership Playbook

  January 8, 2021 | Chris Gardner, Margo Visitacion

  More than ever before, companies are under pressure to deliver continuous value to their customers, and agile delivery practices have become part of the mainstream as a result. But it's becoming...

• Report Forrester Infographic: Indian Banks Need To Foster Customers’ Financial Well-Being

  December 18, 2020 | Arnav Gupta

  Indian consumers are stressed about their finances — a situation exacerbated by the pandemic. They're anxious about their financial situation and need help managing their money effectively to...

• 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...

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  Webinar CMO Predictions 2021

  What The Best CMOs Will Do In 2021

  December 8, 2020 | Shar VanBoskirk

  Brace yourself. 2021 will be a rocky follower to roaring 2020. Expect another year of reduced media expenditures, scanty teams, lean tech and agency partner networks, and the continued vacancy of...

• Report Forrester Infographic: Banks Should Engage High-Energy Consumers With Hybrid Experiences

  December 2, 2020 | Xiaofeng Wang

  Consumer energy is the underlying emotional force that drives consumer desire, readiness, and ability to increase engagement with brands. High-energy consumers are strategic for banks in Singapore,...

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  Webinar Retailers: Optimize Your Post-Purchase Experience To Delight And Win Customers

  November 19, 2020 | Emily Pfeiffer, Brandon Shaik

  Retailers and brands often miss the opportunity to create excellent experiences for their customers even after capturing an order. Unlike with regular marketing emails, customers are much more...

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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 Vast, Fast, And Relentless: Consumers And The Future Of Buying

  October 22, 2020 | Sucharita Kodali, Anjali Lai

  The ways in which consumers buy products and services have been in a constant state of change over the past decade, and there are no signs of it slowing down. To survive, B2C firms must constantly...

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  Webinar Applying The Forrester Wave™: Cloud Contact Center Vendors, Q3 2020

  September 15, 2020 | Art Schoeller

  Want an agile contact center? Then shift to contact-center-as-a-service (CCaaS) where more integrated software suites operated as a service allow for more rapid changes to customer experiences,...

• Forum Summit Asia Pacific

  The must-attend event for B2B & B2C marketing and CX leaders

  September 1, 2020 | Live Virtual Experience | Frederic Giron

  The combined power of Forrester and SiriusDecisions has unleashed a new energy into the products and services available to both the B2B and B2C community. By harnessing this energy, we are bringing...

• Report A Three-Step Approach To Jump-Starting CX Transformation In Government

  Government Organizations Are Making Inroads But Have A Long Journey Ahead

  August 25, 2020 | Riccardo Pasto

  High-quality customer experience (CX) drives mission success. When government CX improves, customers engage, trust, and forgive; government operations run more smoothly and cost less; and people's...

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

  August 18, 2020 | Anjali Lai, Sucharita Kodali, Melissa Parrish

  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...

• Report Q&A: Defining "Customer" At B2B2C Companies

  Insights From A CX North America Panel Discussion

  August 11, 2020 | Judy Weader, Sam Karpinski

  B2B2C companies deliver value to multiple types of customers (including partners — the first "B" — and end consumers), which can make it difficult for them to know the types of customers on which...

• Report Q&A: What Marketers Need To Know About Social Media Consumer Segmentation

  Social User Data Allows Marketers To Build Novel Segments For Uniquely Relevant Insights

  July 22, 2020 | Ryan Skinner

  Social media data, in the form of profiles, connections, likes, shares, and posts, can be the raw material for remarkably relevant marketing. The data serves as a map to consumers' preferences,...

• Report How Ending CX Bonuses Boosted CX Scores And Profitability For Volkswagen Group Australia

  July 21, 2020 | Maxie Schmidt-Subramanian

  Even though paying employees for delivering good customer experience (CX) is a bad idea, many firms still do it. This report for CX professionals shows how Volkswagen Group Australia, a firm in an...

• Report B2C Marketers, Use Reference Models To Accelerate Your Martech Strategy

  Reference Models Provide A Common Language To Help Optimize Martech Investments

  July 20, 2020 | Rusty Warner, Gordon Barnett

  Successfully enabling a customer-obsessed strategy is dependent on well-coordinated marketing technology (martech) investments championed by both marketing and technology executives. To succeed,...

• Report Predictions 2020: India

  Value-Driven Firms In India Will Win In The Post-Pandemic World

  May 7, 2020 | Amit Bhatia, Arnav Gupta, Satish Meena

  At the start of 2020, business across the globe was humming. Then, COVID-19 blew up around the world — and things changed fast. As the situation evolves, how will Indian firms react? In the...

• Report Forrester Infographic: The State Of Financial Well-Being In Italy, 2020

  May 4, 2020 | Aurelie L'Hostis, Luis Deya

  Italian consumers face multiple financial challenges and are worried about their financial situation. This Forrester infographic provides an overview of the state of financial well-being in Italy....

• Report Forrester Infographic: The State Of Financial Well-Being In France, 2020

  April 30, 2020 | Aurelie L'Hostis, Luis Deya

  French consumers face multiple financial challenges and are worried about their financial situation. This Forrester infographic provides an overview of the state of financial well-being in France....

• Forum CX Sydney

  The Time Is Now: Lead With Experience

  April 30, 2020 | Virtual Event | Michael Barnes

  CX and marketing exist to win, serve, and retain customers. But silos and miscommunication keep this power duo from reaching their full potential. For this reason, we’ve made collaboration...

• Report Forrester Infographic: The State Of Financial Well-Being In Canada, 2020

  April 28, 2020 | Aurelie L'Hostis, Luis Deya

  Canadian consumers face multiple financial challenges and are worried about their financial situation. This Forrester infographic provides an overview of the state of financial well-being in...

• Report Forrester Infographic: The State Of Financial Well-Being In The US, 2020

  April 27, 2020 | Aurelie L'Hostis, Luis Deya

  US consumers face multiple financial challenges and are worried about their financial situation. This Forrester infographic provides an overview of the state of financial well-being in the US....

• Report How 29 Companies Adjusted Policies To Help Customers During The COVID-19 Outbreak

  Creating New Standard Operating Practices For Business As Unusual

  April 21, 2020 | Judy Weader, Rick Parrish

  Crisis reveals character. Right now, businesses are showing their character as they respond to unprecedented change in near real time. As governments order whole sectors to shut down, customer...

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  Webinar The State Of Digitized Selling: Stop Testing The Waters And Go All In

  April 14, 2020 | Mary Shea, PhD

  As B2B buyers' expectations increase at a breakneck pace, selling organizations that maintain siloed human and digital routes that are disruptive to preferred buying motions risk alienating buyers...