B2B Sales
Insights
Blog
With B2B Sales Disruption On The Doorstep, What’s Next?
A handful of forces are shaping the next decade of selling, which will be a B2B sales supercycle — an extended period of growth and transformation. Discover how AI affects B2B sales, as well as the characteristics and implications of this upcoming future.
Blog
The Digital Frontier: Acing B2B E-Commerce
A capability gap, characterized by weak customer insights and overlooking key capabilities, is putting a damper on B2B e-commerce growth. Learn three ways that a new framework can help.
Turn Uncertainty Into Opportunity
Market volatility isn’t a roadblock — it’s your launchpad. With Forrester’s expert resources, you can optimize costs, lead with confidence, and turn challenges into growth.
Blog
Five Takeaways From B2B Summit North America 2025 To Help You Master Buying Mayhem
The B2B buying game has changed, and as marketing, sales, customer, and product leaders scramble to keep up, the mayhem is real. Get five key takeaways from the event mainstage that can help B2B professionals as they head into planning for the rest of the year.
Blog
Navigating The Storm: How B2B Leaders Can Weather Volatility And Thrive
Doubling down on customer insights, leaning into stability where it exists, and staying empathetic and adaptable will help B2B leaders stay on course.
Blog
Buying Networks Are Changing The Game For B2B Companies
AI and the growing role of buying influencers are rewriting the rules of engagement for marketers and sellers. Learn about today’s buying networks and how to begin adapting your strategies.
Blog
B2B Buyers Rate Their Most Trusted Information Sources
B2B buyers rarely act alone. They are part of large, complex buying groups that rely on a network of trusted sources throughout the decision-making process. Forrester’s B2B Trust research delves into these preferences, offering insights that are invaluable for shaping marketing and sales strategies and influencer relations programs. We find that B2B buyers have distinct […]
Blog
Compensation Solutions Increase ROI By Enabling Administrators
The Forrester Wave™: Sales Performance Management Solutions For Incentive Compensation, Q1 2025, provides insights into how this category is evolving and where customers are getting the most value.
Blog
It’s Time To Change The Rules For Defining The Value Of B2B Data
To prove that data investment should be a priority in your business, you need to adopt a rulebook that expands the definition of business value. Here's what to consider.
Blog
Announcing The Winners Of Forrester’s B2B Return On Integration Honors For North America
This year’s winners stand out for their level of customer focus, cross-functional integration, and business results. Learn about this year’s B2B Return On Integration Honorees for North America, and hear their stories at our upcoming B2B Summit.
Blog
Announcing Forrester’s B2B Programs Of The Year Award Winners For North America
Learn the seven companies that won this year’s coveted B2B Programs Of The Year Awards for North America, and join us at B2B Summit in Phoenix to hear their stories live.
Blog
Sync Or Swim: Mastering B2B Processes
In today’s fast-paced business environment, operational excellence is crucial. Successful organizations categorize and sequence every B2B process, identifying and addressing breakdowns effectively. The Forrester B2B Process Chain Framework provides seven categories — strategize, plan, design, build, deploy, measure, and optimize — that help visualize and synchronize interconnected B2B processes. This alignment ensures excellence and adaptability, supporting sales and marketing teams.
Blog
GenAI Possibilities Become Reality When Leaders Tackle The Hard Work First
Learn why well-meaning questions about generative AI adoption can become a distraction — and what to do first to reap real benefits.
Blog
The “AI Agent As Coworker” Narrative Is Nonsense
In this two-part blog series, Principal Analysts Anthony McPartlin and Seth Marrs debate the idea of AI agents as coworkers. Here, Anthony takes a skeptical perspective, while in his blog, Seth (ever the optimist) makes his case for a more positive view of AI agents. An ad campaign has been running on bus shelters across […]
Blog
“Learn Best Practices, Hear Ideas, And Just Get Motivated” — B2B Summit Attendees Share Why You Should Attend
What makes Forrester’s B2B Summit the premier gathering for marketing, sales, product, and customer success pros? We asked past attendees to find out.
Blog
’Tis The Season … For B2B Summit
Our B2B research team is preparing feverishly for this year’s event, which starts March 31. Get a sneak preview here of a few of the sessions and panel discussions in the works.
Blog
Revitalizing Deals That Detour With Adaptive Programs
In the high-stakes world of B2B sales, no path to a closed deal is perfectly linear. According to Forrester’s Demand, ABM, And Customer Marketing Survey, 2024, 56% of opportunities handed off to sales fail to close successfully.
Blog
From Sprint To Marathon: Passing The Baton From Sales To CS For Seamless Account Transitions
You can have great sales and customer success (CS) teams, but if you don’t have smooth account handoffs from one team to the next, you will fail your customers and lose speed in the race to retention and growth. Learn how to get an edge.
Sponsor A Forrester Event
Build your brand through exposure to a premium audience of top business and technology leaders and influencers.
Blog
Align B2B Strategy, Planning, And Execution To Achieve Growth With Precision And Purpose
Translating corporate strategy into actionable plans at the product, revenue, functional, and operational levels is no easy feat. Learn how teams can do this successfully.
Blog
Buyer Enablement — Five B2B Companies That Do It Well
Helping buyers complete more tasks on their own may seem counterintuitive to selling, but the resulting hybrid approach works better for both buyer and seller. Read five examples of companies that effectively help prospects complete self-service buying tasks.
Webinar
Revolutionizing B2B Marketing With Adaptive Programs For Buying Groups
B2B buying groups are more complex than ever. Learn how to align priorities, drive consensus, and boost marketing’s impact with adaptive programs.
More posts