B2B Marketing

B2B marketing is increasingly expected to deliver the level of experience buyers are used to having as consumers. Success depends on marketers adapting — and quickly. Explore our B2B marketing insights to stay ahead.

Discover how Forrester supports B2B marketing leaders.

Insights

Blog

It’s Time To Change The Rules For Defining The Value Of B2B Data

Brett Kahnke 5 days ago
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

Reorganizing Your Frontline Marketing Teams Without Clear Purpose Is Marketing Malfeasance

Naomi Marr 6 days ago
This blog dives into the pitfalls of team reorganizations without a core purpose. Learn how to identify root causes and ensure that your reorganization efforts hit the mark.

Capture & Prove Marketing’s True Value Beyond Sourcing Metrics

Download our measurement toolkit to discover demand performance indicators and metrics to reveal marketing’s real business impact across complex buyer journeys.

Blog

Announcing The Winners Of Forrester’s B2B Return On Integration Honors For North America

Matthew Selheimer February 27, 2025
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

Matthew Selheimer February 27, 2025
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.
Podcast

How Can B2B Marketers Adapt To Changing Search Behaviors?

What It Means February 26, 2025
As generative AI changes how buyers search for information, what should marketers do to adapt their content strategies? This week on What It Means, Principal Analyst Lisa Gately shares her advice and previews her session on the topic at Forrester’s B2B Summit North America.
Blog

X-tortion: How Advertisers Are Losing Control Of Media Choice

Jay Pattisall February 25, 2025
The platform's recent actions to appeal for increased advertising investment threaten media choice and the solvency of the advertising industry.
Blog

Sync Or Swim: Mastering B2B Processes

Vicki Brown February 25, 2025
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.

See How Top Brands Shifted From MQLs To Buying Groups

Missed the live session? Watch on demand to see how Siemens, Zendesk, and Palo Alto Networks transformed revenue strategies by moving from outdated MQL models to a buying group approach.

Blog

Customer Success Plays A Crucial Role In Revenue Process Transformation

Laura Ramos February 24, 2025
The Forrester Opportunity Lifecycle is a framework for transforming revenue processes to maximize value for B2B customers. As my colleague Amy Hawthorne explains, top revenue transformers: Share signals and create a common view of the customer — throughout the postsale. This is so you can achieve a true understanding of what makes customers succeed, as […]
Blog

GenAI Possibilities Become Reality When Leaders Tackle The Hard Work First

Lisa Gately February 21, 2025
Learn why well-meaning questions about generative AI adoption can become a distraction — and what to do first to reap real benefits.
Blog

Be Swift, Be Accurate, Be Empathetic: Three Pillars For Crisis Communications

Karen Tran February 13, 2025
The 2024 CrowdStrike software incident reinforced the importance of three key pillars for crisis communications. While CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz issued a specific, fact-based statement within hours of learning that there was a major outage caused by a bad software update, he faced criticism for not immediately offering an apology. Crises are never convenient and […]
Blog

Unlocking Go-To-Market Momentum Through Strategic Campaign Alignment

Rani Salehi February 13, 2025
Learn how using an integrated campaign framework delivers greater efficiency and impact. And get a preview of how Workday used the Forrester Campaign Framework to improve and accelerate business outcomes.
Podcast

AI Agents Vs. Agentic AI: Definitions And Use Cases

What It Means February 13, 2025
What’s the difference between AI agents and agentic AI? In this episode VP and Principal Analyst Craig Le Clair and Senior Analyst Christina McAllister discuss the nuances of the two and use cases for both.

Replay: Win Over Complex Buying Groups With Adaptive Programs

B2B buying groups are more complex than ever. Discover how to align priorities, drive consensus, and boost marketing’s impact with adaptive programs. Watch the webinar replay for buyer insights based on research.

Blog

The Essential Role Of Process In Executing Your B2B Strategy

Cristina De Martini February 12, 2025
Process is not merely a conduit for efficiency; it’s the backbone for converting strategy into results. Without a robust process in place, reaching your goals becomes almost impossible. Learn a four-step method to turning process into a powerful execution tool.
Blog

Advertisers Look For Super Growth In Super Bowl LIX

Eric Epstein February 12, 2025
Fly, Eagles, fly! I normally prefer competitive Super Bowl games, but this Eagles fan was perfectly happy with a massacre this year. And also — there were ads!
Blog

If Process Is So Important, Why Isn’t Process Prioritized?

Laura Cross February 11, 2025
In today’s unstable market driven by shifting buyer expectations and AI disruption, strong processes are an organization’s lifeline, ensuring predictability, consistency, and scalability, yet many organizations overlook their importance. Investing in process improvement isn’t a nice-to-have — it’s essential. It boosts innovation, creates competitive differentiation, improves efficiency, cuts waste, and makes an organization agile.
Blog

“Learn Best Practices, Hear Ideas, And Just Get Motivated” — B2B Summit Attendees Share Why You Should Attend

Dave Frankland February 10, 2025
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

Will AI Take Your B2B Marketing Job?

Ian Bruce February 7, 2025
Our recent survey of marketing leaders point toward a nuanced reality. Yet it is abundantly clear that AI will change white collar professions.
Blog

’Tis The Season … For B2B Summit

Peter Ostrow February 6, 2025
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.
Podcast

How Coach-Like Managers Build Better Teams

What It Means February 6, 2025
What distinguishes a manager from a coach-like leader? This week, Principal Analyst Betsy Summers and VP and Principal Analyst Peter Ostrow explore the evolving role of managers and how adopting coaching behaviors can empower teams for long-term success. They also preview their session on the topic at Forrester’s upcoming B2B Summit North America.
Blog

Is CTV B2B Advertising’s Next Frontier?

John Arnold February 3, 2025
Spending on connected television (CTV) advertising is forecast to increase 13.8% in 2025. But is CTV a good fit for B2B advertising? Learn the advantages and disadvantages to CTV advertising in this post.
More posts