241: Forrester CMO on Practicing What You Preach

If you're a B2B marketer and you've never heard of Forrester, you're probably not a B2B marketer. The world-renowned research and advisory firm has firmly established itself as one of the most influential of its kind, and in this episode, CMO Shirley Macbeth fills us in on how Forrester maintains its high status via ever-evolving brand strategy and dedicated brand activation. Having joined Forrester right when the world shut down in March 2020, Shirley dove headfirst into bringing Forrester's Bold at Work message to life and consolidating the recently acquired SiriusDecisions without losing its loyal customer base. Not only that, Forrester's marketing team drank its own champagne, using data to increase marketing spend and narrow down its list of key target personas from 20 to 5 (as well as its product set from hundreds to a handful). This is an awesome B2B brand story—check it out! For full show notes and transcripts, visit https://renegade.com/podcasts/