Customer Engagement

In a hypercompetitive climate, customer engagement is a key differentiator. Read our insights to nurture and strengthen customer relationships, improve retention, and demonstrate the business value of the customer engagement function.

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Announcing Forrester’s B2B Program Of The Year Award Winners For North America

Cristina De Martini April 4, 2024
Get ready to be inspired by these best-practice program implementations across B2B marketing, sales, and product. We reveal which eight companies will be honored at B2B Summit North America in May.
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Your Time To Shine: B2B Summit EMEA Award Submissions Are Open

Paul Ferron April 2, 2024
EMEA B2B companies: If you have a cross-functional alignment success story or have achieved exceptional results within a single function, we want to hear from you. Learn more about Forrester’s B2B Summit EMEA Awards.
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Investing In Customer Success Delivers 107% ROI Within Three Years

Laura Ramos March 27, 2024
Explore the benefits of dedicating a team to customer success management, outfitting them with purpose-built technology, and enabling them to drive consistent experiences that lead to retention and growth.
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Can AI Improve Your Loyalty Program?

Mary Pilecki March 26, 2024
Learn about the potential of predictive AI — and, now, generative AI — in enhancing loyalty programs and strategies.
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The Forrester Wave™: Customer Service Solutions, Q1 2024 — Key Learnings

Kate Leggett March 13, 2024
Great customer service sets companies apart, and you leave money on the table if you don’t meet your customers’ expectations of engagement. Business and IT leaders understand the economics of great customer service, and Forrester data shows that over 70% of enterprises invest in modern solutions. They enable organizations to serve and retain customers and […]
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Push Forward To Become An Intelligent Enterprise That Delivers Real Business Value

Kate Leggett March 13, 2024
Learn the four biggest challenges enterprise business applications can mitigate to fast-path your intelligent enterprise technology strategy.
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Customer Success Platform Consolidation Reflects Market Dynamism

Shari Srebnick February 28, 2024
Customer success platform vendors Totango and Catalyst have announced plans to merge. Is this the start of an acquisition trend in the space? Find out more in this analysis.

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Register by June 28 to save $200 on B2B Summit APAC in Singapore. Access growth, revenue, alignment, sales, genAI, and product strategies to boost your brand success.

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Invisible Experiences: Anticipate Customer Needs With Real-Time Interaction Management

Rusty Warner February 16, 2024
Imagine having a butler who anticipates and serves your needs. Just as Alfred faithfully supports Batman, your personal assistant earns your trust through silent understanding. Now think of this relationship in terms of your experiences with brands. Do those experiences feel invisible and immersive? In Gotham City, Alfred ensures that Batman’s utility belt is always […]
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Customer- Versus Business-Focused Mapping Tools: Cut Through The Confusion And Connect The Dots

Michelle Beeson February 7, 2024
Organizations have various tools for mapping processes, systems, and experiences. However, many of these tools focus on the internal business, neglecting the customer perspective. Customer experience (CX) mapping tools are valuable resources for organizations striving for customer centricity (or in Forrester terms, customer obsession) and aligning business outcomes with customer outcomes. The foundation of CX […]
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Health Plans: Unlock Success In Member Engagement

Shannon Germain Farraher February 6, 2024
Amid a competitive healthcare landscape and younger generations’ increasing skepticism toward health insurers, health plans must reimagine their engagement approach to foster loyalty, trust, and connection with their members.
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Marketers Must Embrace AI To Maximize B2B Event Success

Conrad Mills February 2, 2024
Current adoption of AI for B2B events is low, but there is enormous untapped potential.
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What To Do Next About Your Customer Advocacy Platform

Amy Bills January 23, 2024
Where does the late December acquisition of customer advocacy and community platform Influitive leave current customers? Here we provide a plan for moving forward.
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Call For Entries: Forrester B2B Summit North America Awards

Cristina De Martini January 9, 2024
Have a great B2B success story to share? Nominate it for a B2B Return On Integration Honor or Program Of The Year Award! Winners will take the stage at Forrester’s B2B Summit North America.
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What 2024 Has In Store For Indian CMOs

Subhendu Pattnaik January 4, 2024
Discussions at recent events in Delhi, Bangalore, and Mumbai revealed what's top of mind for Indian marketing leaders.
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All Brands Need A DTC Digital Strategy, But Not Necessarily Direct Digital Sales

Michelle Beeson January 3, 2024
Should all brands sell directly to consumers online? How should brands work with online marketplaces? What does direct to consumer (DTC) mean for existing retail partner and distributor relationships? Consumer-facing brands still have a lot of questions about their DTC digital engagement and commerce capabilities. But the opportunities are not “one size fits all.” To […]
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CX Transformation Is Tough — Equip Your Org To Go The Distance

Su Doyle December 27, 2023
Danger! Obstacles Ahead! Customer experience (CX) has been a professional competency for two decades, and “Prove CX ROI” is still our CX clients’ top priority! Forrester’s data shows that 86% of CX professionals are building (or rebuilding) their business cases. Regardless of how much distance you have covered on your transformation journey, how many projects […]
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What Content Actually Matters? Find Out With A Touch Analysis.

Phyllis Davidson December 21, 2023
Gain a better understanding of content engagement.

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Register by July 19 to save £200 on B2B Summit EMEA in London. Discover how to adapt your marketing, sales, and product strategies for complex buyer scenarios, longer sales cycles, genAI, and more.

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Are Scaled And Digital-Led Customer Success The Same Thing? Inconceivable!

Shari Srebnick November 30, 2023
Decode the meaning of digital-led and scaled customer success.
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The Commerce Solutions For B2B Landscape, Q4 2023: A Stoic Perspective Cuts Through The Static

Joe Cicman November 16, 2023
Tech buyers, if you sell to other businesses through an e-commerce channel, your vendors have heard you loud and clear: You’re pursuing pragmatic growth opportunities in today’s unprecedented economic climate. The Big Picture Is Stoic Pragmatism Asset-light growth from helping existing customers do better — that’s what marketplaces do. That’s the main trend that unifies […]
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Customer Community Platforms: A Little More Conversation, A Lot More Action

Amy Bills October 30, 2023
Have you ever heard a leader of a successful business proudly announce that they don’t much care about understanding their customers’ needs? Yeah, me neither. The data from Forrester’s recent report, The State Of Customer Obsession In B2B, 2023, is clear on the value of knowing what drives your customers. Customer-obsessed organizations outperform their peers […]
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