The Point

JUNE 23, 2020

Even if you acknowledge that change as fact, however, it’s easy to become cynical (as I have) when vendors and thought leaders are constantly proclaiming the “death” of the old ways. When Account-Based Marketing (ABM) first arrived on the scene, vendors were quick to pronounce traditional, funnel-based marketing obsolete.

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Influitive

APRIL 22, 2015

As Forrester analyst Emily Collins underscores, “B2B companies stand to benefit from three core tenets valued by B2C marketers, which have nothing to do with discounting, and everything to do with building a flexible, customer-obsessed loyalty strategy.” Forrester’s recommendation: Extend and elevate your existing retention efforts.

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Engagio

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This is why I was pleased to see Demandbase’s inclusion in Forrester’s recent landscape report on B2B marketing and sales data providers. In order to select a vendor of choice, you need to get hands-on with sample data sets. Forrester’s report emphasizes the increasing importance of this consultative approach.

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Martech

APRIL 18, 2023

Forrester predicts that, by 2025, account-based marketing will become the main way most B2B companies identify, plan, manage, and measure buying and post-sale activity. Also included in this free 56-page report are profiles of ABM tools vendors, capabilities comparisons and recommended steps for evaluating and purchasing.

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Martech

JULY 14, 2022

A survey by the IT Sales and Marketing Association (ITSMA) found 27% of the marketing budget dedicated to ABM in 2021, with 75% of those surveyed saying they planned to increase spending on ABM in 2022. The vendors respond. Another notable development among ABM vendors is the move to consolidate ABM with demand generation.

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Martech

JULY 30, 2021

Marketers report ABM yields multiple important benefits, the Forrester SiriusDecisions 2019 State of Account-Based Marketing Study found, with 99% of those surveyed citing better engagement, 80% saying the practice improved their win rate, 73% reporting a higher deal size and 91% indicating they’d seen improved ROI.

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Account Based Marketing Work Management Marketing Management Planning 117

Zoominfo

MAY 8, 2020

Or do you plan a little, consider meals you might like to eat, think of a ballpark budget, prepare a list, and aim to get in and out as quickly as possible? It is most often used to provide “guardrails” for companies putting together go-to-market (GTM) strategies, or who are planning to present to potential investors.

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Martech

JANUARY 14, 2022

” It profiled some struggling enterprise software vendors sitting on large piles of cash because they IPO’d at pumped-up valuations just before the 2001 crash. Forrester and Gartner lauded the firm for more than a decade, even as licensees labored under mountains of technical debt. .” ” OpenText is not alone.

Enterprise Management 114

Enterprise Management Marketing Management Vendors Burn Rate 114

SpotMe Blog

JULY 28, 2023

You want an onsite event technology solution that streamlines the event planning process, provides a smooth and engaging experience for attendees, and gives you valuable insights to improve future events. An in-person event platform is the software and tools used to plan, organize, and manage live events.

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Biznology

MAY 4, 2020

A strong event, made even stronger after Sirius’s purchase by Forrester. For senior execs in B2B companies, a place for meetings and networking with a customized list of peers and vendors. Especially hoping that this operates, as I am delivering a one-day workshop on B2B marketing strategy and planning on November 3, with Allen Weiss.

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Conference B2B Marketing Peer-to-peer Planning 163

The Point

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

These comments align with industry studies (most recently: Forrester ) bemoaning the inability of B2B marketers to fully leverage marketing automation to its full capability, most specifically in areas like lead nurturing and customer marketing. Customers need a plan. What can be improved?

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Leadspace

MARCH 9, 2022

Even more importantly – what problem does the vendor solve and who have they solved it for? This problem has been discussed in the Market Approach category within Forrester’s recently published The Forrester New Wave : B2B Standalone CDPs, Q4, 2021.

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Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Ranking Marketing Management Marketing Analytics Tools 62

Leadspace

MARCH 9, 2022

Even more importantly – what problem does the vendor solve and who have they solved it for? This problem has been discussed in the Market Approach category within Forrester’s recently published The Forrester New Wave : B2B Standalone CDPs, Q4, 2021.

Ideal Customer Profiles 62

Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Ranking Marketing Management Marketing Analytics Tools 62

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Channel sales — or selling through partners — represents 75% of the world’s commerce, according to Forrester. In channel sales, companies (here we’ll call them vendors) sell through intermediaries. For instance, many vendors rely on events like trade shows to highlight their solutions and attract prospective partners.

Enterprise Management 111

Enterprise Management Work Management Advertising Channels Marketing Management 111

Zoominfo

JUNE 27, 2022

often means the vendor with the most records wins and the one offering the highest quality data gets overlooked. THE VALUE OF GOOD DATA Forrester states in its Data Ethics and Technology Report that, “the quality of business decisions you make using data will depend on the integrity of the data.” or “what is your cost per contact?”

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Madison Logic

JANUARY 5, 2023

Furthermore, according to the 2022 Forrester Marketing Survey, CMOs cited “addressing changing buyer behaviors” and “understanding buyer preferences” as their top areas of focus in 2023. . This tells us something important: the focus of 2023 will be on the customer and enhancing the customer experience. .

Account Based Marketing 52

Account Based Marketing Top of Funnel Marketing Budget ABM 52

SpotMe Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2023

The information gained helps guide planning for future conferences and strengthens your understanding of customers and prospects. This allows attendees to efficiently plan their conference experience in advance. You can see event metrics on session attendance, topics and speakers of high interest, popular exhibitors, and more.

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Onalytica B2B

JANUARY 12, 2018

Prior to joining BlueConic, Cory was an analyst on the customer insights practice at Forrester Research, covering the intersection of marketing strategy and technology and an expert in the marketing technology landscape. I have to admit that it was almost completely by accident!

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Marketing Automation Services B2B Thought Leadership Forrester Thought Leadership 131

Biznology

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Vendors like Gainsight , Totango , Strikedeck , and Influitive publish a lot of useful information about tactics and measurement in this area. More analysts are covering the subject, with Laura Ramos at Forrester and SiriusDecisions publishing some interesting research on building your customer marketing organization. Like this post?

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Top of Funnel Work Management Marketing Management Churn Rate 205

The Customer

JULY 22, 2021

NetBase Quid, a global leader in consumer and market intelligence, today announced it was named a leader in The Forrester New Wave : AI-Enabled Consumer Intelligence Platforms, Q3 2021 report. According to the Forrester report, “NetBase Quid offers the strongest capabilities across both social and customer-owned data sources.

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Forrester Vendors Differentiation Marketing Report 52

Allocadia

APRIL 14, 2020

In these chaotic times marketers should control what they can control , so your first act should be getting your finances and plans in order. Plans change rapidly as we acclimate to the new marketplace. New investments should be focused on improving critical business elements like financial management and strategic planning.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Forrester found that 71% of brand marketers struggle to maintain an accurate consumer ID over time and through changes. Google has announced plans to phase out third-party cookies in its Chrome browser in late-2023. Apple has similar plans for IDFA, its identifier for advertisers. What identity resolution platforms do.

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Marketing Automation Services Privacy Enterprise Management Work Management 119

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Note: Site search accesskey is "S" Forrester: - Making Leaders Successful Every Day. About Forrester. Vendor Comparisons & Waves. Planned Research. If you are a registered Forrester client, please log in. About Forrester. Skip to global navigation. Skip to local navigation. Skip to footer.

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Martech

MAY 10, 2022

When Rowan Tonkin joined Planful as CMO three years ago, he faced two main challenges. The company, a financial planning and analysis platform had just begun a rebranding effort that included a name change. “It At the time, Host Analytics, now Planful, had focused all its energy on one reviews platform, G2.

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Buying Cycle Intent Ideal Customer Profiles Planning 95

Martech

AUGUST 3, 2021

Marketers report account-based marketing (ABM) yields multiple important benefits, the Forrester SiriusDecisions 2019 State of Account-Based Marketing Study found, with 99% of those surveyed citing better engagement, 80% saying the practice improved their win rate, 73% reporting a higher deal size and 91% indicating they’d seen improved ROI.

Enterprise Management 112

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Top Rank Marketing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

As many as 65% of B2B buyers feel vendors aren’t demonstrating an adequate understanding of their needs during the marketing and sales process, and only 25% of B2B customers feel their expectations for personalized experiences are being met. According to Forrester’s 2023 budget planning survey , 86% of U.S.

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Heinz Marketing

AUGUST 20, 2021

By Lisa Heay , Marketing Planning Manager at Heinz Marketing. A 2019 study by Forrester and Marketing Evolution found an estimated 21% of respondents’ media budgets were wasted as a result of bad data. You’ll also need to know what marketing campaigns are planned in order to determine if you have the data to support them.

Ideal Customer Profiles 120

Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Automation Services Zoominfo Work Management 120

Valasys

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Forrester predicts that progressive marketers will be more proactive in their engagement with buyers in 2020. According to Forrester by the year 2021, 48% of the marketing organizations will be organized to support customers’ journeys. The Key B2B Digital Marketing Trends for 2020. However, not very far is the time for a renaissance.

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Marketing AI Trends B2B Marketing Top of Funnel 110

KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Forrester expects B2B ecommerce in the just United States to reach $1.8 Even as of the close of 2018, Forrester says US B2B ecommerce had already exceeded $1.1 Forrester predicts B2B ecommerce will continue with a 10% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the next five years. trillion by 2023. billion online with U.S.

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Metadata

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This may sound cynical, but I blame software vendors for “ABM” being ill-defined. For the past 15-plus years, we’ve simply let ABM vendors define the ABM category. You can see this when you look at the inclusion criteria for a Forrester or Gartner report on ABM Platforms — it reads like a Demandbase features list.

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Account Based Marketing ABM Enterprise Management Work Management 98

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

A recently released report from Forrester, “ Market Overview: Online Video Platforms for Sales and Marketing ,” offers a data-driven guide to help modern marketers wrap their heads around where video marketing technology is headed and how to tell their compelling stories via video. Integrations Are More Important Than You Think.

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Video Marketing Rules Marketing Automation Services Planning 167

Top Rank Marketing

AUGUST 14, 2023

While there’s temptation to pass that saying off as a cliche, “research from Google and CEB has found that B2B customers are significantly more emotionally connected with their vendors and service providers than consumers.” Or you might meet someone from a vendor or an agency during the many networking events.

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B2B Advertising Agencies Paid Search Agency Co-Registration 94

Engagio

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Last week, Forrester Research published a report on the emergence of new vendors in B2B marketing data management. Do you have a plan to evolve this core function? A great place to start is by reviewing the Forrester Research report, New Tech: B2B Marketing Data Management Solutions , that got my gears turning.

Marketing Management 75

Marketing Management Planning Forrester Account Based Marketing 75

SmartBug Media

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Take inventory of every technology, vendor, and advertising or media cost that count against your budget. At the beginning of your budgetary year, plan out what percentage of your budget you should work through during each month of the year. Controlling technology and vendor costs. Marketing and finance alignment.

Marketing Budget Creation 82

Marketing Budget Creation Marketing Budget Budget Programs Cost per Lead 82

Vidyard

MARCH 20, 2018

Forrester reports that social selling is no longer optional–it’s required. The latest Forrester report examines the top social selling tools for you so you can make an informed decision and start investing in the proper vendors. Select The Right Social Selling Tools. Why social selling tools beat email.

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ANNUITAS

DECEMBER 11, 2023

GTM leaders are experimenting by chasing ‘low hanging fruit’ in their deployments, which is the approach largely being taken by technology vendors, as well. The top use cases, not surprisingly, are content creation and personalization for GTM activities. Their approach? Lead, follow or get out of the way, as the adage goes.

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Marketing Analytics Tools Paid Search Agency Planning Budget Programs 130

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2018

53% of B2B organizations are using marketing automation technology today, and 37% surveyed say they are planning to implement it, according to an eConsultancy report. It’s reported that 70% of enterprises expect to implement AI in the next 12 months, according to Forrester. Is the vendor innovating or is the tech static?

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