digital business

How many buyers really use the website? This was a question asked in a recent conversation with a consulting services client. It was asked in response to a critique of the website. My analysis showed how difficult it was for a buyer to understand digital business transformation services from the firm’s website. It’s perhaps not […]

Despite new investments in French tech firms, political and business leaders must act boldly to save the European digital economy. Learn why.

Hear how Sandeep Dadlani, global chief digital officer at Mars, has used his role to drive innovation across the company.

The COVID-19 pandemic has written a new digital business case for most companies. In this episode, Vice President and Principal Analyst Ted Schadler describes how successful firms are accelerating their digital transformation in 2021.

Despite the tumult of 2020, the insurtech market ended the year alive and (relatively) well. While funding did decline 6% year over year, the fourth quarter was the second strongest for funding in 2020 and the sixth largest since tracking began in 2010. The full version of our quarterly insurtech funding roundup report is on […]

For the first time ever, the Consumer Electronics Show will be a digital-only event. Like Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Viva Tech in Paris, or IFA in Berlin, this is one of the few key global technology and innovation events. Physical networking usually enables both startups and large companies to meet prospects, generate leads, sign […]

I can explain the evolution of commerce technology using plate tectonics — really! Now imagine me telling you that commerce is no longer the nucleus of the commerce technology atom (… and that I could even mix a metaphor about Gremlins into this conversation). It’s true — the commerce core is shrinking away. We already […]

Forrester’s 2021 Global Enterprise Content Management Survey is open … and we’re looking for your participation! This survey is intended for enterprise content management (ECM) or content services decision-makers and influencers in end user organizations. If you are a practitioner in the private or public sector and you are involved in enterprise content management programs […]

By enabling temperature monitoring of vaccine shipments, advances in internet-of-things technology could play a major role in the vaccine's deployment.

I remember the first time I saw a Google Doc. It was sometime in 2008, and people interested in collaboration and “Enterprise 2.0” on Twitter were circulating a link to a list of like-minded tech professionals. I clicked on the link, and my jaw dropped. The document looked like it was alive. There were about […]

In a recent interview, French President Macron said, “The United States has the GAFA [Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon], China has the BATX [Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, and Xiaomi]. And Europe? We have the GDPR. It’s time to have our own technological sovereignty and not depend only on American or Chinese solutions!” As we recently analyzed […]

The subscription model offers new opportunities for businesses to enhance the value of their offerings as they become more embedded in the changing context of their clients’ customer journeys. But companies need to have the right metrics in place to be able to support the shift of the underlying value equation. Processes and systems for […]

We’ve seen technology shift the wealth management landscape for years. The global pandemic accelerated that shift as clients seek new ways to access their accounts, communicate with account managers, and manage their investments. To identify “The Top Wealth Management Technology Investments In 2021,” we interviewed more than 80 companies to determine which technology initiatives they […]

2020 leaves another sting in its tail for UK retailers today, among them Currys PC World, John Lewis, and Very.com (even Amazon had some trouble). After navigating the unexpected (and unprecedented) peaks and troughs of digital demand during 2020 pandemic lockdowns, it’s the planned launch of the PlayStation 5 that has managed to crash the […]

Every year, more firms reach out to me to explain how they’re delivering their own brand of “digital transformation” to clients. When last I checked, I’m tracking over 170 vendors. Needless to say, some of these firms are much more adept at delivering effective transformation services than others. The simple truth is, almost every vendor […]

How should European B2C marketing leaders prepare for 2021? Read our concise recommendations for B2C marketing success in the coming year.

Europe has lost the battle for the digital consumer. But European firms now have a global opportunity. How can CMOs and business leaders seize it?

Adobe announced yesterday it’s shelling out $1.5 billion to acquire work management tool Workfront, cementing a longstanding partnership between the two companies. Together, Adobe and Workfront can spin a tale of coupling a Forrester Wave™ Leader digital asset manager (DAM) and a work management tool that can handle all the planning and collaboration aspects of […]