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Too few CMOs are significantly involved in digital transformation: According to new research by Forrester, less than a quarter of CMOs are directly responsible for leading their firm’s digital transformation strategy and only 16% are leading its execution.   This is likely attributed to the CMO’s high turnover, which presents the challenge of delivering short-term customer satisfaction and long-term digital transformation simultaneously. CMOs [...]

Cambridge, Mass., February 13, 2019 . . . Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) today announced its 2018 fourth-quarter and full-year financial results. Fourth-Quarter Financial Performance Total revenues were $98.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with $90.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2017. Research revenues increased 11%, and advisory services and events [...]

Forrester’s global forecast of the luxury retail market reveals sales are booming: eCommerce drove 39% of luxury sales growth in 2017 – a number that is expected to rise to 59% by 2023. According to the forecast, the four main growth factors are:  Income growth, especially amongst millennials in China. In the last two years, income grew by 15% in China and [...]

Forrester forecasts that CMOs will spend $146B on search marketing, banner and outstream advertising, instream advertising and email marketing in the US by 2023.   Macro trends like the increased use of digital media encourage marketers to invest in digital marketing, but depending on experience and sophistication, they have differing priorities. Specifically, Forrester found that:  Advanced marketers rethink where ad [...]

Today Facebook’s 15th anniversary invites consumers and advertisers alike to look back at the many challenges the company has faced and question what lies ahead for the next 15. Will Facebook still dominate as a major player in social media and advertising? Or will its platform and purpose transform?  Recently released research from Forrester uncovered a threatening shift [...]

The success of firms is now in great part determined by their ability to exploit technology to its highest potential. This reality is bringing about a very different future for the IT organization where technology-driven innovation will be a core competency — and the boundaries between IT and the business will fade. A number of [...]

LONDON – 23 January, 2019 – Not a single brand in the UK has managed to rise to the top of Forrester’s Customer Experience Index (CX Index™) rankings or continued to move upward. Customer experience (CX) quality languished in 2018 as more brands become mediocre. Forrester’s CX Index methodology measures how well a brand’s customer [...]

Creates a robust platform that helps companies adapt and grow in the age of the customer Cambridge, Mass., January 3, 2019 . . . Forrester (Nasdaq: FORR), one of the most influential research and advisory firms in the world, announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of SiriusDecisions, a leading business-to-business research and [...]

Forrester evaluated the 11 most significant healthcare analytics providers. The new Wave is based on their ability to take cognitive analytics beyond marketing to help healthcare organizations (HCOs) better understand their customers and better determine risks/ROI for new initiatives.   Here is how the firms stacked up:  PwC is the sole leader in the space given its sophisticated approach to [...]

Creates a robust platform guiding companies to drive growth in the age of the customer Expansion opportunities across industries and regions Immediately accretive to pro forma EBITDA and EPS Cambridge, MA and Wilton, CT – November 27, 2018 – Forrester (Nasdaq: FORR) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SiriusDecisions, a leading business-to-business research and [...]

Cambridge, Mass., October 24, 2018 . . . Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) today announced its 2018 third-quarter financial results. Third-Quarter Financial Performance Total revenues were $84.9 million for the third quarter of 2018, compared with $80.4 million for the third quarter of 2017. Research revenues increased 4%, and advisory services and events revenues increased [...]

In Forrester’s 36-criteria evaluation of B2B marketing automation platform (MAP) providers, we identified the six most significant ones — Act-On Software, bpm’online, Marketo, Oracle, Salesforce, and SAP — and researched, analyzed, and scored them. This report shows how each provider measures up and helps B2B marketing professionals make the right choice. Click here for more [...]

Forrester identified the 11 most significant global merchant payment providers — ACI Worldwide, Adyen, Chase Merchant Services, CyberSource, Elavon, First Data, Ingenico Group, Paysafe Group, Wirecard, Worldline, and Worldpay (formerly Vantiv and Worldpay) — and researched, analyzed, and scored them. Click here for more information, and please contact press@forrester.com if you’d like a copy of [...]

Global application security spending reached $2.8 billion in 2017, and we predict that the application security market will experience a 16.4% compound annual growth rate, reaching $7.1 billion in annual spend by 2023. Click here for more information, and please contact press@forrester.com if you’d like a copy of this report.

In its first internet-of-things (IoT) spending forecast, Forrester has focused on forecasting the direct company spend on IoT-specific products and services, without including the value of additional general-purpose technologies, such as new storage, that may also be required. Forrester forecasts that companies will spend $434.9 billion to design, plan, build, and run IoT solutions by [...]

Today, savvy customers worry about their privacy and a business’ ability to protect them from cybercriminals, fraudsters, dubious third parties, and government surveillance. As attackers increase their sophistication, CIOs must adopt automation in areas such as protection, breach detection and response, data intelligence, and privacy workflow. Forrester outlined the four proactive stages businesses should take to [...]

While 23% of consumers felt “disgusted” by Nike’s Colin Kaepernick ad campaign, 26% of consumers reported a positive emotional response. Nike’s market price is also at an all-time high of $135 billion. This correlation suggests that Nike took a calculated risk, knowing its shoppers tend to be young urbanites with little military affiliation. As a [...]

The evolution of cash to digital payment methods is surging globally, growing to a $10 trillion-plus market. But as venture funding for consumer payments increases and the economic and political forces shaping payments intensify, another evolution is coming — it includes the rise of biometric payments, invisible transactions, and more orchestrated rewards. Forrester believes the future [...]

Studies show that “bad bots” account for up to 29% of all internet traffic, significantly degrading performance and availability of web services. They compromise the security of applications and distort data used to make business decisions. New research from Forrester explains some of the implications as well as how businesses should handle their bot program [...]