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• Report The CMO's Guide To Green Marketing

  CMOs At Green Brands Go Beyond Marketing Fundamentals

  April 7, 2021 | Thomas Husson

  CMOs at green brands execute authentic sustainability efforts to move from storytelling to storymaking. They truly understand their customers' emotions, demonstrate empathy, innovate with new...

• 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 The Forrester Retail Quarterly Earnings Review, Q3 2020

  Highlights From 27 Retail Q3 2020 Earnings Call Transcripts

  March 8, 2021 | Fiona Swerdlow, Madeline Cyr

  As consumers demand more than ever from the retail experience, retailers and brands are investing to rethink and reinvent those experiences. The Forrester Retail Quarterly Earnings Review for Q3...

• 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...

• Report Branded Manufacturers: Master Your Own Digital Destiny

  Understand Your Brand's Digital Commerce Opportunity To Craft A Comprehensive Direct-To-Consumer Strategy

  January 29, 2021 | Michelle Beeson

  Consumer-facing brand manufacturers are doubling down on their direct-to-consumer (DTC) digital engagement and commerce capabilities. To master their digital destiny, brands must understand the...

• Report Five Practices To Succeed With Your Retail E-Commerce Strategy

  Processes: The Retail E-Commerce Playbook

  January 15, 2021 | Sucharita Kodali

  Retail e-commerce has well over two decades of experience under its belt, so digital retail businesses at all maturity stages have a fairly established set of best practices to follow. This report...

• 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 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'...

• Forum Technology & Innovation Global

  Adapt To Win

  November 4, 2020 | Live Virtual Experience | Liz Herbert, Matthew Guarini, Brian Hopkins

  In today’s business environment, change is constant. Technology, customer expectations, workforce issues, and economic factors are continually evolving. To thrive in this environment,...

• 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...

• 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 It's Time For Retail Stores To Open Their Doors To The Digital Org

  Organization: The Digital Store Playbook

  August 28, 2020 | Brendan Witcher

  In the age of the customer — and especially in the midst of a pandemic — channel-specific strategies, tactics, and organizational structures become irrelevant and (worse) potentially crippling. To...

• Report The Forrester Retail Quarterly Earnings Review, Q1 2020

  Highlights From 24 Retail Q1 2020 Earnings Call Transcripts

  August 18, 2020 | Fiona Swerdlow, Madeline Cyr

  As consumers demand more than ever from the retail experience, retailers and brands are investing to rethink and reinvent those experiences. The Forrester Retail Quarterly Earnings Review...

• Report Brands' Success Relies On Relationships With Retailers

  Brands Must Evolve From Suppliers To Partners

  August 17, 2020 | Michelle Beeson

  The pandemic has magnified the importance of digital commerce strategies. For brands, it is not all about direct-to-consumer (D2C). A significant proportion of most brands' revenue comes via...

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  Webinar Retail's Omnichannel Acceleration: Mastering Commerce And Fulfillment In Times Of Crisis And Beyond

  July 7, 2020 | Brendan Witcher, Nicole Murgia

  Today's customers expect a consistent and connected experience across shopping touchpoints. As consumer behavior continues to shift as a result of the pandemic, a seamless omnichannel experience is...

• Report The US Customer Experience Index, 2020

  How Brands Build Loyalty With The Quality Of Their Experience

  June 15, 2020 | TJ Keitt

  As brands grapple with changing consumer behaviors thanks to COVID-19, how well have they built loyalty with the quality of their customer experience (CX)? This year, we reveal the scores of all...

• Report The State Of Augmented Reality In Retail: 2020

  Continuous Improvement: The Digital Store Playbook

  June 9, 2020 | Julie Ask, Erin Sellers

  Since IKEA created an interactive experience with its product catalog, the quality of augmented reality (AR) experiences in retail has improved dramatically in the past 10 years. AR now supports...

• Report Delight The Right Customers To Build A Successful Business

  June 9, 2020 | TJ Keitt

  Businesses often chase high overall customer experience (CX) scores. But these beacon metrics, which measure the average experience across all customers, provide limited insights to business...

• Report Your Strategic Plan Is The Linchpin For Omnichannel Success

  Strategic Plan: The Omnichannel Commerce Playbook

  June 2, 2020 | Brendan Witcher

  Organizations today must have a comprehensive strategic plan that aligns their internal teams with a single vision for omnichannel excellence. However, because omnichannel commerce continues to...

• Report Expectations And Experiences: The Impact Of Your Customers' Expectations On CX Quality

  May 26, 2020 | Joana de Quintanilha, Victoria McRitchie

  Achieving excellent customer experience (CX) requires exceeding expectations — Forrester's Customer Experience Index (CX Index™) data proves it — but most brands are merely meeting expectations or...

• Report The Top Retail Technology Investments In 2020

  Retail And Brand Professionals Share Their Priorities For Tech-Driven Commerce Initiatives In The Coming Year

  May 11, 2020 | Brendan Witcher

  In January and February 2020, we interviewed more than 60 retail and brand professionals from over 50 companies to understand which technology initiatives they are investing in this year. This...

• Report The Forrester Retail Quarterly Earnings Review, Q4 2019

  Highlights From 25 Retail Q4 2019 Earnings Call Transcripts

  May 7, 2020 | Fiona Swerdlow, Madeline Cyr

  As today's empowered consumers demand more than ever before of the retail experience, leading retailers and brands are investing to rethink and reinvent their customers' cross-touchpoint...

• 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 The State Of Retailing Online 2020: Marketing, Omnichannel, And Mobile

  Landscape: The Retail eCommerce Playbook

  April 21, 2020 | Sucharita Kodali

  Forrester surveyed online retailers in its annual "The State Of Retailing Online" study in partnership with the National Retail Federation (NRF). Overall retail continues to grow, including online...