Forrester's Customer Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2020

B2C marketing in 2021 will take a decided turn toward retention and localization. Read on to discover how B2C marketers will adjust in the face of a post-pandemic world.

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B2C 2021 Marketing Measurement 53

Forrester's Customer Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Despite the massive opportunity in today’s green market, many B2C CMOs don’t know where to start. Learn the six keys to activating sustainability in your B2C marketing and communications.

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B2C Communication Marketing Customer Experience 48

Forrester's Customer Insights

MAY 11, 2022

Today, we have fresh data from Forrester’s Q2 B2C Marketing CMO Pulse Survey, 2022 — a cross-industry survey among 153 US B2C marketing executives, VP and above, at brands with at least 500 employees.

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B2C Brands 2022 Marketing 45

Forrester's Customer Insights

MARCH 17, 2020

To understand the B2C marketing predictions for the year, we spoke with Forrester experts Tina Moffett and Jim Nail. To understand how Forrester’s predictions will unfold in the retail industry in 2020, my colleague Madeline Cyr and I interviewed experts within Forrester for our “Applying 2020 Predictions To Retail” series.

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B2C Retail 2020 Marketing 48

Forrester's Customer Insights

MAY 29, 2019

This week, Claudia interviewed Emily Collins, principal analyst on Forrester’s B2C marketing team and an expert in loyalty, on her contributions to the 2019 B2C marketing predictions […]. Recently, we spoke to Michele Goetz about how artificial intelligence will affect retailers in 2019.

B2C 48

B2C 2019 Retail Loyalty 48

eglobalis

JUNE 27, 2024

This strategy should encapsulate everything from understanding customer behaviors and preferences to aligning internal processes and cultures around those insights. However, while easy to write about, it is much harder to implement in both B2B and B2C contexts. Training programs and employee enablement strategies are crucial.

Customer Experience 369

Customer Experience Customer Centricity Net Promoter Score Government 369

Forrester's Customer Insights

APRIL 28, 2022

The Forrester Wave™ for B2C Commerce Solutions surfaced a significant shift in the market, which we predicted but did not expect to see so quickly or so clearly.

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B2C Marketing 2022 Omnichannel 26

Forrester's Customer Insights

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

How should European consumer marketing leaders prepare for the coming year? 2020 has been a year of unprecedented political, social, economic, and healthcare disruption — and 2021 shows no signs of these trends slowing down.

2021 51

2021 B2C Marketing Healthcare 51

Forrester's Customer Insights

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Do you work with marketing resource management (MRM) or mobile engagement automation (MEA) tools? I’m Steph, the newest member of Forrester’s B2C martech research team. I’ve been at Forrester for four years, first as a research associate and most recently as a researcher on the B2C marketing […].

B2C 41

B2C Marketing Management Engagement 41

Forrester's Customer Insights

JANUARY 26, 2023

We know that fluctuating market signals have you mired in scenario planning around “economic uncertainty.” But fret not, Forrester’s got you covered with our just published report “Navigating The 2023 Downturn: B2C Marketing Executives.” CMOs: You’ve made it to 2023.

B2C 26

B2C 2023 Brands Marketing 26

Lumoa

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Whether you’re new to customer experience or seeking inspiration, this guide serves as your ultimate resource for exploring and delving deeper into this exciting field. more friendly behavior in customer service) Marketing to take the info into account in better targeting (e.g.

Definition 167

Definition Net Promoter Score Customer Experience B2C 167

Forrester's Customer Insights

MARCH 20, 2015

After all, loyal and satisfied B2B customers provide testimonials, case studies, and referrals that result in a fuller and more qualified pipeline of new business. In my latest report, " B2B Loyalty, The B2C Way ," I explore how B2B companies can use consumer loyalty principles to deepen their business relationships.

B2C 46

B2C B2B Loyalty Loyalty Programs 46

Experience Investigators by 360Connext

JUNE 13, 2023

Related: Experience Action Podcast Episode 5 – 5 Questions for Customer Experience (CX) Leaders CX Embedded in Marketing Historically, many organizations have positioned CX within the marketing department. The role of the Chief Marketing Officer is a tough road these days.

Customer Experience 162

Customer Experience Chief Customer Officer Culture Customer Centricity 162

Forrester's Customer Insights

JUNE 27, 2022

For B2C marketers, first-party data is a lot like “Zoolander’s” Hansel: “so hot right now.” Facing massive headwinds amid data deprecation, marketers want to capture zero- and first-party data from customers and build direct relationships.

B2C 49

B2C 2022 Marketing Customer Relationship Management 49

Forrester's Customer Insights

MARCH 21, 2023

Empowered customers expect seamless cross-channel experiences. B2C marketers must understand customers and create value exchanges in their individual moments of need. A cross-channel marketing hub (CCMH) can help marketers overcome data and channel integration complexity to consistently engage […]

B2C 26

B2C Marketing Customer Expectations Engagement 26

Optimove

JANUARY 16, 2020

Some retail marketers say that this information blitz is so overwhelming that those who don’t attend NRF have a difficult time catching up and even those who do find it challenging to make sense of it all. Customers are more empowered than ever before. Marketers need to create flexible strategies that facilitate customer-led journeys.

Retail 61

Retail 2020 Marketing B2C 61

Forrester's Customer Insights

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The futures of AI and the green market revolution are intimately linked; whether we want it or not, both will inevitably and radically transform societies and economies and become invisibly embedded into our daily lives.

Marketing 63

Marketing B2C Insights Customer Experience 63

Think Customers

JULY 25, 2024

The simplicity of NPS fails to capture the complexities of customer relationships and experiences, which are vital for improving satisfaction. Companies like Toyota and Samsung in Asian markets have found that while NPS gives a quick snapshot, it doesn’t delve deeply into changing customer expectations and perceptions.

Metrics 40

Metrics Feedback NPS Net Promoter Score 40

One Millimeter Mindset

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

When your sales CRM tells you what the next step to close the customer should be, do you ever ask yourself whether this step makes sense? Based on the quality of customer insights you have gleaned by going off-script in your conversations? At this particular time?

B2C 213

B2C Workshop Customer Retention B2B 213

Forrester's Customer Insights

MARCH 26, 2024

To meet customers in their moments, marketers must design, execute, and optimize interactions across the full range of devices, channels, and touchpoints where consumers engage with a brand. Meanwhile, the marketing landscape continues to evolve with new technologies, data deprecation, and sophisticated consumers.

Technology 62

Technology Marketing Touchpoint Consumers 62

Forrester's Customer Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Let’s face it, the marketing technology ecosystem is harder to navigate than ever before. In December, B2C […].

Technology 32

Technology Marketing B2C Presentation 32

Forrester's Customer Insights

AUGUST 19, 2024

The last several years have unleashed a wave of marketing change. Changes in media and technology have upended how consumers discover and engage with companies, and new technologies like GenAI have brought unrelenting changes to how marketing gets done.

Marketing 36

Marketing Technology Consumers Engagement 36

Forrester's Customer Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2018

The timing was right; CDPs were driving attention towards a historically sleepy corner of the martech universe centered around data management, gaining traction among vendors, and racking up mentions in the marketing trade press. Questions, hope, and more than a little confusion ensued. […].

B2C 47

B2C Marketing Management Customers 47

Forrester's Customer Insights

JUNE 3, 2024

Brands are expanding their loyalty budgets: 65% of B2C marketing decision-makers in Forrester’s 2024 Marketing Survey said they were planning to increase their investment in relationship/loyalty marketing in 2024. Marketers must coordinate their loyalty […]

Loyalty 32

Loyalty 2024 B2C Consumers 32

Forrester's Customer Insights

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Over the next decade, four factors will fundamentally drive how firms must evolve to meet consumer buying demands. Start exploring them.

B2C 58

B2C Consumers Customer Relationship Management Customer Relationships 58

Forrester's Customer Insights

AUGUST 2, 2023

Hey B2C marketers, who else is feeling the pain of: A proliferation of consumer touchpoints? B2C marketing has undergone so much change since the 2010 dawning of the age of the customer that companies have no choice but to become customer-obsessed now. Marketing […]

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B2C Marketing 2010 Touchpoint 26

Forrester's Customer Insights

JULY 3, 2024

I’m pleased to announce the publication of the second of my two APAC generative AI (genAI) B2C marketing reports, Generative AI Marketing Use Cases In APAC (client-only access).

Marketing 71

Marketing B2C Advertising 71

Optimove

JUNE 14, 2021

What many marketers work on achieving is bringing customer data from separate platforms all into one place. This allows them to gain a clearer picture of their customer’s story – and then take action (hopefully) accordingly. The post Smart CRM Basics: Why Customer Intelligence? appeared first on Optimove.

B2C 98

B2C Workshop Customers Customer Care 98

Forrester's Customer Insights

OCTOBER 24, 2024

For B2C CMOs, 2025 will be less sensationalized and more operationalized. The result? They will step up in the broader business to lead amid a heightened confluence of operation and opportunity.

2025 29

2025 B2C Government Loyalty 29

Forrester's Customer Insights

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Customer experience (CX) is clearly top of mind for marketers. When we asked B2C marketers about their annual priorities, only growing revenue beat improving CX. Marketers want better CX more than they want to improve their ability to innovate or accelerate their shift to digital business.[i]

Marketing 31

Marketing B2C Innovation Customer Experience 31

Forrester's Customer Insights

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It’s time for B2B marketers to close the gaps in their customers’ digital experiences with the assistance of automated conversations created by chatbots and virtual assistants (VAs). These solutions are already popular in B2C and B2B markets, creating experiences that: Meet modern buyers’ expectations of immediacy.

B2B 68

B2B B2C Marketing User Experience 68

Forrester's Customer Insights

AUGUST 24, 2022

Read Forrester’s advice on where to invest, where to cut, and where to experiment to create a smart B2C marketing budget in 2023.

B2C 49

B2C 2023 Marketing Customers 49

Forrester's Customer Insights

APRIL 30, 2024

Buyer expectations for immediacy, relevance, and instant gratification have carried over from B2C to B2B and been amplified with Millennials and GenZ comprising more than half of the modern workforce.

B2B 59

B2B Interaction B2C Consumers 59

Forrester's Customer Insights

JANUARY 27, 2023

It's a critical time for B2C marketers to get involved in their organizations’ privacy programs. The privacy landscape is shifting quickly.

B2C 26

B2C Marketing Customers 26

Forrester's Customer Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Efficiency gains and improving brand affinity via customer experience will dominate B2B marketers' thinking in 2020.

2020 28

2020 B2C Customer Expectations Marketing 28

Forrester's Customer Insights

JUNE 3, 2016

We're struggling to get our business and operational areas to take action on insights - heck, sometimes we don't even know what happens to the insights we provide. Market research. And satisfaction with analytics functions in 2016 is only 46% (up 4 percentage points from 2015). Read more Categories: #big data. digital analytics.

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Insights Customer Insights 2015 2016 29

Forrester's Customer Insights

AUGUST 6, 2024

Source: GIPHY “What would you say… your marketing operations function does here?” If you can’t quickly and easily answer that question, you need a formal marketing operations charter STAT!

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B2C Marketing Leadership Customers 34