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B2B Marketing Measurement Isn’t Trusted, And It’s About To Get Worse — A Bonus Prediction

Ross Graber 2 days ago
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.
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What’s The Difference Between The B2B Buyer’s Journey Map And B2B Revenue Waterfall™?

Barbara Winters 2 days ago
Get a quick definitions of a buyer’s journey map and a revenue waterfall and find out how they work together in preview of a new report.

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.

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Five Steps To Drive Customer Growth With PLG

Beth Caplow 2 days ago
Product-led growth (PLG) has been touted as one of the fastest ways for B2B firms to grow and lower cost of sales. Get five steps to adopting PLG strategies that complement your sales efforts.
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It’s Time To Think Beyond Marketing-Sales Alignment

What It Means 3 days ago
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.
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The State Of Business Buying: Companies Still Struggle To Meet Buyer Expectations

Barbara Winters 4 days ago
Our latest survey of more than 16,000 global B2B buyers shows that they’re increasingly frustrated and dissatisfied. Learn where they experience friction and how companies can help overcome it.
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Customer Marketers: Be Ambitious But Not Careless

Amy Bills 5 days ago
A whopping 86% of customer marketers say their team has too many competing priorities. Get three tips on how to prioritize without creating unnecessary friction with other functions.
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Data Provider Selection Depends On The Entire Revenue Ecosystem Working Together

Simon Daniels November 29, 2024
Selecting a new marketing and sales data provider requires planning and coordination across the revenue ecosystem and revenue operations has a key role to play.

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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Data And Insights For Smart Go-To-Market Decision-Making

Katie Fabiszak November 25, 2024
Learn how the Forrester Go-To-Market Architecture can help portfolio marketers find the right mix of data and insights for smarter go-to-market decisions.
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The Future Of B2B Buying Will Come Slowly … And Then All At Once

John Buten November 21, 2024
In a short 18 months after the launch of ChatGPT, Forrester data shows 89% of B2B buyers reporting that they are using generative AI in their purchasing process. Providers haven’t yet seen a large impact on their revenue engine but should expect to see smarter buyers making more considered decisions faster.
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B2B Buying In The Age Of GenAI

What It Means November 21, 2024
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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Learn How To Master Buying Mayhem At B2B Summit North America

Srividya Sridharan November 14, 2024
B2B buying continues to evolve at warp speed — but marketers, sellers, and product professionals can take control. Learn what’s on tap for Forrester’s most experiential B2B Summit yet.
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Three Critical Steps Frontline Marketers Must Take To Support Pipeline Progression

Nora Conklin November 12, 2024
To support pipeline deals, B2B marketers need to change their approach in fundamental ways. Discover three critical steps they must take.

Share Your B2B Success Story In Phoenix

Have you achieved stellar B2B outcomes through cross-functional alignment or within a specific B2B function? Share your success story by Jan. 10, 2025, for the chance to join us on stage at B2B Summit North America 2025.

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AI Readiness Is Already High In Advanced Frontline Marketing Teams

John Arnold November 12, 2024
Learn more about what is driving AI readiness and adoption in frontline marketing in this preview of a new report.
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Building The Elements Of Your B2B Marketing Plan

Craig Moore November 11, 2024
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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How Customer Marketers Piece Together A Customer Advocacy Tech Stack

Amy Bills November 7, 2024
The Forrester Tech Tide™: B2B Customer Advocacy And Reference Technologies, Q4 2024, shows a fractured market. Yet while recent disruption has caused angst, it has also spurred innovation. Marketers have plenty of options.
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The Three Key Inputs You Need For B2B Marketing Planning

Craig Moore November 7, 2024
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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“AI Responsibly” With GenAI In Martech

Jessica Liu November 6, 2024
Decades ago, the alcohol industry launched its ubiquitous “Drink responsibly” marketing campaign. In 2024, it’s time to “AI responsibly” in marketing technology (martech).
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Revenue Operations: Hot Topics From B2B Summit EMEA 2024

Simon Daniels November 4, 2024
Read this blog for revenue operations hot topics from the ever-popular analyst sessions at this year’s Forrester B2B Summit EMEA.
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Annual Planning Season Is Here — Make It As Productive As Possible

Craig Moore November 1, 2024
Having a sound marketing planning process is critical to ensure efforts are aligned with company objectives. In this first post of a three-part series, we introduce a methodical approach to B2B marketing planning.
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Call For Entries: Forrester 2025 B2B Summit North America Awards

Matthew Selheimer October 30, 2024
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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