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• Webinar Your Commerce Success Depends On Picking The Right Commerce Service Provider

  Using The Forrester Wave™

  Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 11:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m. Eastern time (16:00-16:40 GMT) | Ted Schadler

  2020 was the year that every company realized the importance of a great commerce experience. B2C firms are doubling down on omnichannel commerce; B2B firms are building complete commerce journeys;...

• 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 Intelligent Creativity Energizes Marketing Productivity

  Human Intuition Plus Machine Accuracy Ushers In An Era Of Creative Transformation

  March 1, 2021 | Jay Pattisall

  Despite an ever-expanding universe of marketing channels and complexity, the creative process has remained unchanged for nearly a century. The intuition-governed approach to creativity frequently...

• Report A Post-Truth Climate Is Shaping Gen Z's Consumer Behaviors

  Now More Than Ever, The Next-Generation Consumer Expects Brands To Be Real, Be Respectful, And Represent

  January 14, 2021 | Mike Proulx

  Step aside, Millennials. CMOs have their sights set on the next generation of consumers and for good reason. Gen Z (born in or after 1997) is likely to form the majority of US consumers in just...

• Report Now Tech: B2B Marketing Data Providers, Q1 2021

  Forrester's Overview Of 36 B2B Marketing Data Providers

  January 11, 2021 | Steven Casey

  You can use B2B marketing data providers to create personalized and timely account-centric engagement, improve customer marketing, and achieve true customer obsession. But to realize these...

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  Webinar The Brands' Guide To In-Housing Media: Cultural Readiness And A Long-Term Vision Are Required For Success

  December 18, 2020 | Joanna O'Connell, Jay Pattisall

  As big brands make the headlines with their in-housing efforts, marketing professionals are asking themselves, "Should we move media in-house?" Our answer: Fortune favors the brave. Only those...

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  Webinar Predictions 2021: Agencies Will Swarm Talent With Technology

  December 15, 2020 | Jay Pattisall, Thomas Husson, Andrew Hogan

  Buckle up: 2021 is going to be a wild ride for agencies as they navigate to recovery. After weathering a 23% drop in marketing spend in the US and shedding an estimated 49,000 agency workers...

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  Playbook The Omnichannel Advertising Playbook For 2021

  Create An Omnichannel Advertising Strategy Centered On Customer Experience

  B2C marketers need to embrace omnichannel advertising strategies to orchestrate connected experiences that drive better results. How? By adopting a customer-obsessed planning and buying approach...

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• Report The Forrester New Wave™: ABM Platforms, Q2 2020

  The 14 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up

  June 9, 2020 | Steven Casey

  In Forrester's evaluation of the emerging market for account-based marketing (ABM) platforms, we identified the 14 most significant providers in the category — 6sense, Demandbase, Dun & Bradstreet,...

• Report The Forrester Wave™: Global Media Agencies, Q2 2020

  The 10 Global Media Agencies That Matter Most And How They Stack Up

  May 26, 2020 | Jay Pattisall

  In our 29-criterion evaluation of media management providers, we identified the 10 most significant ones — Carat, Havas Media Group, MediaCom, Mindshare, OMD, PHD, Starcom, UM, Wavemaker, and...

• Report Now Tech: Creative Advertising Technologies, Q2 2020

  Forrester's Overview Of 23 Creative Advertising Technology Providers

  May 15, 2020 | Joanna O'Connell

  You can use creative advertising technologies (adtech) to realize creative production efficiencies, improve ad performance, and increase creative relevancy for consumers. But to realize these...

• Report The 2020 COVID-19 Crisis Will Stun US Marketing

  CMOs: Apply An Adaptive Approach To Manage The Downturn

  May 6, 2020 | Shar VanBoskirk, Tina Moffett, Rick Parrish

  The next two years will be difficult, no matter how quickly the COVID-19 crisis ends. In our most optimistic scenario, Forrester projects a 28% drop in US marketing spend — including media,...

• Report The Forrester Wave™: Through-Channel Marketing Automation, Q2 2020

  The 13 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up

  April 20, 2020 | Jay McBain, Lori Wizdo

  In our 24-criterion evaluation of through-channel marketing automation (TCMA) providers, we identified the 13 most significant ones — Ansira, Aprimo, BrandMuscle, Distribion, E2open, Impartner,...

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  Webinar What's Ahead For ABM In 2020? (Hint: The Answer Starts With "E")

  March 26, 2020 | Laura Ramos

  Account-based marketing (ABM) is becoming the way marketing gets done, with B2B demand generation efforts focusing predominantly on accounts, not leads. In fact, ABM now involves more than just...

• Report New Partners Won't Thrive In Current Channel Programs

  Augment Tiered Precious-Metal Schemes By Investing In Programs Tuned To Nonreselling Partners

  March 23, 2020 | Jay McBain

  B2B marketers and channel professionals must understand that the tiered precious-metal program, while useful for traditional resell-based partners, doesn't effectively serve new ecosystem partners...

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  Webinar Select The Right Marketing Measurement Vendor Using The Forrester Wave™

  January 29, 2020 | Tina Moffett, Jim Nail

  Data-driven marketing builds a fact-based marketing strategy. Marketers need the right measurement vendor to wrangle the messy interactions across journeys and use solutions to enable data-driven...

• Report Now Tech: Email Marketing Vendors, Q1 2020

  Forrester's Overview Of 34 Email Marketing Providers

  January 22, 2020 | Shar VanBoskirk

  You can use email marketing to create better brand experiences, establish customer relationships, and experiment. But to realize these benefits, you'll first have to select from a diverse set of...

• Report Focus Your In-House Agency Strategy To Expand Marketing's Influence

  Own, Manage, And Share Digital Marketing Capabilities Across Your Organization

  January 17, 2020 | Jay Pattisall, Nick Monroe

  In-house agencies are suffering the same identity crisis that's plaguing CMOs and the reputation of marketing. Forrester's partnership and joint survey with the In-House Agency Forum (IHAF) reveals...

• Report Supercharge Your Marketing With Creatively Focused Digital Agencies

  Ten Digital Agencies We're Watching

  November 14, 2019 | Jay Pattisall

  A new generation of digital agency is emerging as the agency landscape, disrupted by technology and empowered consumers, begins to coalesce. Today's digital agencies hyperfocus on the confluence of...

• Report Predictions 2020: Agencies

  The Cumulation Of Many Pressures Forces Agencies To Upgrade

  October 29, 2019 | Jay Pattisall, Keith Johnston, Thomas Husson

  CMOs' demand for higher-performing campaigns and experiences will compel agencies to finally embrace their own transformation. In 2020, agencies will either reassemble their process, workforce, and...

• Report The Agency Data Platforms That Will Power Creativity At Scale

  The Next Agency Creative Leap Composes Data-Powered Human + Machine Creative Teams

  September 23, 2019 | Jay Pattisall

  Agency data and technology capabilities are taking center stage as every CMO feels the mounting pressure for more performance from their marketing and media investments. Agencies are betting...

• Report Forrester Infographic: ABM Maturity Corresponds To Better Revenue Results

  September 9, 2019 | Laura Ramos, Meredith Cain

  Account-based marketing (ABM) is becoming the way marketing gets done. Forrester predicts that by 2025, the term "ABM" will disappear as account-centric becomes the way most B2B organizations...

• Report CMO-CIO Collaboration: Resolving The Paradox

  The Relationship Destined To Maximize Your Business

  August 20, 2019 | Thomas Husson

  Growing customer expectations and the accelerating pace of innovation force CMOs to work closely with their CIO counterparts. While relying on external cloud vendors and investing in shadow IT...

• Report Performance Marketing Agencies, Global, Q2 2019

  Forrester's Overview Of 32 Performance Marketing Agencies

  June 19, 2019 | Collin Colburn, Stephanie Liu

  Marketers can use performance marketing agencies to target in-market consumers, drive them to convert in digital channels, and support some organic marketing efforts. But to realize these benefits,...

• Report The Forrester New Wave™: B2B Customer Data Platforms, Q2 2019

  The 13 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up

  June 17, 2019 | Steven Casey

  In Forrester's evaluation of the emerging market for B2B customer data platforms (CDPs), we identified the 13 most significant providers in the category — Arm Treasure Data, BlueVenn, CaliberMind,...