

What It Means: A Forrester Podcast
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Each episode of the What It Means podcast features Forrester analysts providing their unique perspective on the latest news and trends impacting marketing, CX, and technology leaders.
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Jan 4, 2024 • 27min
How To Use AI To Uplevel Revenue Enablement
Many revenue enablement leaders are simultaneously intimidated and intrigued by AI, particularly generative AI (genAI). The sooner they embrace it, the sooner they can help make sellers and other customer-facing roles more effective. Vice President and Principal Analyst Peter Ostrow shares advice for getting started with AI this week on What It Means.

Dec 21, 2023 • 23min
Predictions 2024: For B2B Teams, GenAI Will Yield Mixed Results
Laura Ramos and David Parry discuss predictions for B2B teams in 2024, including the impact of generative AI, potential downsides, multilingual communication, adapting to millennials, and the future of generative AI on businesses.

Dec 14, 2023 • 33min
Generative AI Will Reshape Far More Jobs Than It Eliminates
Is generative AI coming for your job? Find out as VP and Principal Analyst J. P. Gownder and Principal Analyst Michael O'Grady discuss a new forecast on the impact of generative AI on jobs in the US.

Dec 7, 2023 • 33min
Autonomous Vehicles: Are We There Yet?
Is it finally time for self-driving cars and trucks to achieve their long-held promise? Find out as Vice President and Research Director Pascal Matzke joins the podcast to discuss the current state and future outlook for autonomous vehicles.

Nov 30, 2023 • 26min
Predictions 2024: Where Will AI Go Next?
2024 predictions for AI: workers using their own AI technology for job tasks, challenges in bringing AI to work effectively, concerns about AI-generated code security, the rise of generative AI misinformation in the 2024 election

Nov 16, 2023 • 33min
Predictions 2024: How Tech Leaders Will Tackle Growth, Talent, And AI
What’s in store for tech leaders in the year ahead? Find out as Vice Presidents and Senior Research Directors Matthew Guarini and Fred Giron discuss Forrester’s 2024 predictions for technology leaders.

Nov 9, 2023 • 35min
Product Experts Gain New Clout Among B2B Buyers
As B2B buyers contend with tighter budgets, they’re looking to an unexpected source to help them make the right purchase decisions: product experts from vendor companies. Vice President and Research Director Amy Hayes discusses this and other findings from Forrester’s new State Of Business Buying report this week on What It Means.

Nov 2, 2023 • 27min
Predictions 2024: CX Leaders Embrace GenAI
Customer experience (CX) leaders are positioned to win big with generative AI (genAI) in 2024. But there’s a caveat: They must identify and augment the right drivers of CX performance. Learn more about CX in 2024 in this episode featuring VP and Research Director Martin Gill and Principal Analyst Judy Weader.

Oct 26, 2023 • 29min
Are You Ready For BYOAI?
Is the push to encourage AI across the enterprise introducing more risk? Principal Analyst Andrew Hewitt discusses the pros and cons of bring-your-own-AI (BYOAI) in this episode.

Oct 19, 2023 • 27min
The Rise Of Revenue Operations
The podcast discusses the rise of revenue operations in B2B organizations, exploring different models and the characteristics of a revenue operations leader. It emphasizes the need for a unified and integrated approach to building operations functions and highlights the role of revenue operations in driving future growth. The importance of revenue operations in guiding organizations and uncovering new opportunities is also emphasized, along with the strategic value of process excellence and alignment across departments.