ViewPoint

MARCH 12, 2013

I had the great the opportunity to interview Lori Wizdo , B2B marketing analyst at Forrester Research. Lori is a senior analyst with extensive marketing, sales, and operation experience in the information systems and software industries. Of course, that’s still nowhere near what a sales person would consider a lead.

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Outreach

MARCH 8, 2021

With a bit more than a week behind me, since I finished my second act at Forrester, I am thrilled to announce that I have joined Outreach as its first-ever Global Innovation Evangelist. Three to four years ago, I predicted that B2B sales roles and methods were headed for transformational change.

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Sales enablement significantly drives higher conversion rates and revenue. Nearly 75 percent of organizations using sales enablement tools say it greatly influenced sales growth over the past 12 months. Since it promotes an integrated approach to selling, sales enablement involves both marketing and sales teams.

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PathFactory

JUNE 13, 2023

By Christine Polewarczyk, SVP Product Marketing and Research, PathFactory Last year at Forrester B2B Summit, I was on the mainstage with former colleague Phyllis Davidson giving a keynote on “Time Travel and Transformation: The Future of B2B Content.” This year, I returned for my eighth Summit experience.

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6sense

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Caroline Robertson , Vice President, B2B Marketing and Sales Research Director. Jennifer Zhang, Research Associate. Although women make up more than half of the global workforce, they represent fewer than one-third of all B2B sales and one-quarter of all B2B tech sales roles. Matthew Flug.

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The global B2B intent data market is expected to reach a value of USD 2.16 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 22.7% – [ Forbes report ] At this point, where the marketing landscape is full of noise, the most successful B2B businesses are already reaping the benefits of intent data — to maximize revenue.

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Influitive

APRIL 22, 2015

For years, B2B marketers have largely viewed B2C loyalty tactics as irrelevant in their space. After all, B2B buyers don’t respond to reward points and coupons. Plus, customer retention has long been seen as the responsibility of those in sales, service, and support. B2B Loyalty, The B2C Way. Download the report now.

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Modern B2B

OCTOBER 20, 2023

research from February 2023, it was clear that CMOs were refocusing on the customer, as growth from new customers was looking tougher than ever. The opening keynote started with the premise that companies that focussed on the customer had 2.5 Remove your brand name and you could be describing any company. And you get focus.

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PathFactory

JUNE 7, 2022

Toronto, ON – June 6, 2022 – With more than 20 years of experience in B2B marketing , content strategy, and operations, Christine Polewarczyk joins PathFactory from Forrester where she was an evangelist for content strategy, content marketing , and content operations. . In my role at Forrester, I saw the landscape of players.

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Vidyard

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

According to Forrester Research, a revolution is coming for account-based marketing. While many companies claim to be experts in ABM, Forrester has found that a lack of connectivity between marketing and sales, combined with a deluge of tools with similar feature sets are holding back real ABM success.

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Tony Zambito

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

We are in that moment of hesitation when it comes to the future of how B2B buyers will engage in buying. The coronavirus pandemic has become the fuel of the forthcoming future of the B2B buyer-seller dynamic. It seems that a company today should make that option available and it’s surprising how many don’t.” An unsettling time.

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Biznology

JANUARY 13, 2022

Eager to attend in-person events, B2B marketers may have their hopes dashed again as new variants spread. February 28-March 2, Scottsdale, B2B Marketing Exchange. All about sales enablement, and organized by Seismic, a producer of sales enablement software. April 6-7, all virtual, Marketing Profs B2B Forum.

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Zoominfo

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

There’s a seismic shift happening in B2B buying, and it’s being driven by a powerful force — generational change. A recent Forrester report found that Millennials and Gen Z make up 64% of business buyers. The Generational Shift If your brand is not thinking bigger than your physical offerings, it’s time to start.

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KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 1, 2017

As B2B sales leaders look to capitalize on new leads, research suggests that B2B marketers need to be prepared to offer a more unique customer experience. Seventy percent of B2B firms say customers now have higher expectations for the experiences they have during the buying process than they did in the past.

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Valasys

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

A definitive agreement was reached between Forrester Research and SiriusDecisions Inc. SiriusDecisions will be acquired by Forrester for $245 million to aid in creating a robust platform that guides companies and Chief Marketing Officers (CMO) to drive business growth in this customer oriented era. According to George F.

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PureB2B

JANUARY 31, 2022

Add a Personal Touch to B2B Sales with Artificial Intelligence. Take it from Forrester, whose research found 77% of consumers have either chosen, recommended, or paid more for a brand that’s offered a personalized customer experience. Personalization is equally important to B2B sellers.

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Contently

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

There’s a line in Forrester’s latest report on content marketing platforms, or CMPs for short, that I love. ” Being a top choice for B2B marketers is the result of all our employees’ hard work and what we believe is a unique, strategic approach to the content space. Click here if you want to stay updated.

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Influitive

OCTOBER 21, 2015

The most powerful tool B2B marketers have in today’s hyper-connected world is genuine word of mouth from their customers—such as reviews, social media shares and recommendations. In the report, Laura discusses why advocate marketing is critical to the success of B2B companies. Advocate marketing creates value for B2B brands.

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The Point

JULY 18, 2014

Over at Forrester Research, Vice President Laura Ramos recently talked to Advertising Age (“ Marketers Still Struggling to Get Results from Content Marketing “) about what she perceives as a general lack of return from the investment so many companies are making in content marketing.

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PureB2B

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Competition is fierce in the B2B sales space, making it difficult for teams to connect and engage with potential buyers. However, by curating and delivering personalized content to target audiences, sales teams can, in fact, cut through the digital noise and gain the attention of in-market consumers. AI saves time, period.

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Zoominfo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

More Time to Gather Insights Conversation intelligence provides reps with a deeper understanding of sales calls by recording, transcribing, and analyzing these meetings to deliver AI-based insights. Research firm Forrester found that 57 percent of B2B sales leaders intended to invest more on AI and automation tools in 2021.

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Only B2B

APRIL 3, 2024

What’s the perpetual challenge in every sales funnel? You got it—Generating sales-qualified leads. This emphasizes the critical need to identify sales-qualified leads primed for conversion. This emphasizes the critical need to identify sales-qualified leads primed for conversion. But how does it work?

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Leadspace

DECEMBER 7, 2021

December 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Leadspace, the industry-recognized AI-powered B2B Buyer Data Platform, has been named a Leader by Forrester Research in its recent report The Forrester New Wave : B2B Customer Data Platforms, Q4 2021 authored by analysts Steven Casey and Katie Linford. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.,

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Zoominfo

APRIL 20, 2022

But as B2B sales gets more competitive and complex, simply knowing who sourced a lead may no longer be good enough. Instead, B2B marketers are turning their attention to key performance indicators that showcase how full-funnel marketing efforts can deliver increased performance. In 2020, that figure was down to 47%.

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Only B2B

MARCH 20, 2024

This statistic, highlighted in a Forrester Research report, underscores the crucial role of lead qualification in B2B marketing. But how do you identify leads ready to be handed off to your sales team? They typically have a deeper understanding of their needs and are actively researching solutions.

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Zoominfo

JANUARY 4, 2022

Here are four B2B marketing trends to implement (or at the very least, be on the lookout for) in 2022. B2B Marketing Technology Trends Trend #1: Consolidation of martech systems We see digital marketing headed toward consolidated tech stacks with strong integrations.

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Zoominfo

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Artificial intelligence may seem like a new edition to the business world– but it’s already transformed the way we sell B2B products and services. The largest companies (those with at least 100,000 employees) are the most likely to have an AI strategy, but only half have one ( source ). Keep reading! The State of AI in Business.

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Velocity Partners

APRIL 9, 2024

At most B2B companies, the marketing/sales relationship has taken a wrong turn. Because the B2B go-to-market playbook — what worked before — no longer matches the reality of how customers buy. You can see the results of this in the growing lack of trust between sales and marketing teams. But revenue didn’t follow.

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Sword and the Script | B2B

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

68% of B2B professionals surveyed say it takes longer to complete B2B sales cycles compared to a year ago They say recessions don’t start trends – they accelerate those that are already in motion. The trend has been more of everything in B2B. On the heels of the current slowdown, it seems it’s going to take still more.

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Top Rank Marketing

DECEMBER 29, 2023

B2B growth plan: perfecting partner ecosystem marketing 45 percent of B2B marketing decision-makers at typical B2B organizations have said that new or renewed ecosystem partners were their primary revenue source, as more B2B companies have moved towards broadening their partner ecosystems, according to newly-published Forrester Research data.

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Televerde

APRIL 30, 2020

In the short-term, companies are preserving cash to maintain the health and operations of their businesses. As marketing feels the pinch of reduced budgets and disrupted strategies, sales needs to keep the pipeline full. Since the company began in 1995, Televerde has generated $8B in revenue for its clients.

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Valasys

MARCH 4, 2019

ProKarma’s strategy and design division, Lenati, was recently named the top B2B marketing agency by the B2B Marketing Agencies, North America, Q1 2019 report conducted by Forrester Research Inc. About ProKarma.

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Biznology

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

I’ve long observed that B2B marketers focus too much on lead generation, and not enough on current customer expansion and retention, which is, after all, where the bulk of profits lie. When asked, the typical B2B marketer will say that 80-85% of their effort goes to customer acquisition. This is a mistake. What’s that?

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Zoominfo

JULY 5, 2023

Go-to-market efficiency is a hot topic for companies looking to succeed in the current market. The company’s strategic shift includes focusing on business efficiency, emphasizing evidence-based examples of their product’s value, and launching a freemium offer to attract a broader audience.

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

.” – Mary Meeker, Partner at Kleiner Perkins With the ocean of customer data at your fingertips, identifying the right buying intent aligning your business offerings is critical to driving sales. This article explains the intent data and why it is crucial to include it to hit your sales goal in 2024.

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Tony Zambito

MARCH 12, 2017

B2B companies are faced with the most transformative era in business history. The scale of disruption will mean the B2B buyer and seller dynamic will continue to be rocked. It is safe to say that no industry or B2B markets will go without some form of disruption affecting buyers and buying behaviors.

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Top Rank Marketing

OCTOBER 20, 2023

While AI-related buzzwords are now more common than morning coffee, differentiating B2B brands through authentic thought leadership has never been more important. This sentiment is very much in line with what I’ve shared in my own presentations on AI and B2B content marketing. At Content Marketing World in Washington D.C.,

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