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The Future Of B2B Marketing Programs Is Adaptive
Traditional demand generation strategies don’t accommodate the complex realities of B2B buying. Learn why adaptive programs are the answer.
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Dry January Is Really A Lesson In Self-Optimization
The US Surgeon General’s recent warning on alcohol consumption and cancer risk comes at a time when many consumers are participating in dry January, with new terms such as sober-curious being used and demand for “sober bars.” But rather than getting caught up in the pessimistic future of alcoholic beverage companies or the food and […]
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Full-Funnel Advertising Makes Poppi Famous
America’s soda market is very difficult to disrupt. The market is massive — nine of 10 US households buy soda — and dominated by a few iconic incumbents.
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The Forrester Wave™: All-In-One Event Management Platforms, Q4 2024 — Navigating The Evolving Event Tech Landscape
The B2B event technology landscape has continued to transform apace over the past two years. In this environment, standalone virtual event platforms have struggled as leading vendors have broadened their capabilities to support a wider range of event types. Despite these expanded capabilities, enterprises continue to run multiple, overlapping event technology platforms, with 22% of […]
Podcast
Encore Presentation: How Should Business And Tech Leaders Spend In 2025?
Business and tech leaders expect (slightly) bigger budgets this year. How should they use them? On this episode of What It Means, VPs and Group Research Directors Stephanie Balaouras, Keith Johnston, and Srividya Sridharan dive into Forrester’s Budget Planning Guides’ recommendations for tech, marketing and sales, and customer experience (CX) leaders.
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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.
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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. Join us live on February 12 for buyer insights and analyst Q&A.
Drive Consensus To Win Over Complex 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. Join us live on February 12 for buyer insights and analyst Q&A.
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2025 B2B Marketing Predictions For Indian CMOs
Earlier this month, we wrapped up Forrester’s India Predictions 2025 event. I look forward to this event every year, and this year was no exception. This year’s event for India saw record turnout, with over 350 participants across three cities in India including marketing and tech leaders.
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The Average B2B Firm Invests 8% Of Revenue In Marketing — But That’s Not The Whole Story
Global averages mask a great deal of nuance. Get an overview of our B2B marketing budget benchmark reports and find out how they can help you evaluate your marketing investment.
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What Omnicom’s Acquisition Of IPG Means For Marketers
Omnicom announced its plans to acquire IPG, creating the largest, global marketing services company. Find out what the deal could mean for your business or brand.
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B2B Marketing Measurement Isn’t Trusted, And It’s About To Get Worse — A Bonus Prediction
Let’s brace ourselves for a hard truth. Trust in marketing measurement is already poor, and left unchecked, it’s poised to get 20% worse. Learn about the challenges and market forces contributing to this decline, and find out the steps that you can take to enhance trust in marketing measurement.
Podcast
It’s Time To Think Beyond Marketing-Sales Alignment
Is alignment between B2B marketing and sales teams overrated? The concept may be in need of a rethink, say Principal Analysts John Arnold and Rick Bradberry. This week on What It Means, they describe what more productive marketing-sales relationships might look like.
Limited-Time New Year’s Deal: Save $900 On B2B Summit
CMOs, ready to drive growth in 2025? Save $900 on Forrester's B2B Summit North America when you register by January 27. Connect with strategies, tools, and analysts to navigate the changing buyer landscape.
Podcast
B2B Buying In The Age Of GenAI
Just as B2B companies are adopting generative AI (genAI) to gain efficiencies, so are their buyers. This week on What It Means, Principal Analyst John Buten looks at how buyers are using genAI in the purchasing process and what marketers and sellers should do in response.
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Coca-Cola’s AI-Generated Holiday Ads Approach A Creative Tipping Point
The Coca-Cola Company released three new AI-generated holiday ads inspired by the beverage giant’s classic 1995 “The Holidays Are Coming” commercial. Produced entirely with AI video models such as Runway and Luma Dream Machine, this represents a step forward in photorealism for AI-generated video. Predictably, the commercials have sparked some controversy among creators, who criticize […]
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Choose A Cross-Channel Marketing Hub That Amplifies Your Customer Obsession Strategy
An effective cross-channel marketing hub (CCMH) can position marketing as an indispensable component of an organization’s customer-obsessed growth engine. Think of your CCMH as much more than a campaign management platform. Instead, leverage it for next-gen customer engagement based on compelling, contextually relevant experiences. Forrester defines a CCMH as: Enterprise marketing technology that supports customer data management, […]
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Media Scale And Media Skill Collide In The Full-Funnel Agencies Of The Future
Marketers are ready to move beyond choosing between full-service media generalists and channel specialists. Insights from the newly published Forrester Wave™ evaluation on media management services shed light on what to look for when evaluating your current agency or looking for a provider.
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AI Readiness Is Already High In Advanced Frontline Marketing Teams
Learn more about what is driving AI readiness and adoption in frontline marketing in this preview of a new report.
Gain B2B Marketing Insights At Forrester’s Phoenix Summit!
Do more, see more, and learn more at B2B Summit North America, with new hands-on opportunities to connect with analysts, new research, and new frameworks to manage buyer chaos and align go-to-market teams.
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Building The Elements Of Your B2B Marketing Plan
Once you’ve gathered the input needed to create an annual marketing plan, the next step is to define the plan’s components. Learn how, step by step.
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The Three Key Inputs You Need For B2B Marketing Planning
For a B2B annual marketing plan to be meaningful, marketing leaders need the right information — and to know how to find it.
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Call For Entries: Forrester 2025 B2B Summit North America Awards
Do you have a success story on transforming your company or function in the service of customers? We would love to hear from you if so. Submit your story for a chance to be honored on the B2B Summit mainstage.
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