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Forrester’s Forum for Marketing Leaders 2014 Five quotes on a resonant theme from this year’s event © 2014 Tendo Communications | www.tendocom.com

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At Forrester’s Forum for Marketers 2014, there was one idea that seemed to be on everyone’s lips. The concept itself isn't new, but its role in marketing, both in breadth of application and depth of appreciation, and by the range of different presenters at the event, was. Can you guess what this big idea was? You don’t have to, because we’ve captured five of the best quotes from the Forum and summed it all up in one short Slideshare.

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Forrester’s Forum for Marketing Leaders 2014 Five quotes on a resonant theme from this year’s event

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Conferences are excellent venues to immerse yourself, learn from experts and peers, imagine possibilities, and strategize for the future. And when your mind is free (i.e. your phone’s turned off), the speakers knowledgeable, and the subject of interest, the ability to hear a signal through the noise intensifies.

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Signal

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With nearly 40 presentations and break-out sessions by respected leaders in the field, there was almost too much information. Extensive research, thought-provoking anecdotes, and break-through lessons from hard-won experience competing for attention. All of it relevant—and valuable.

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After a few sessions, there was one thread that emerged. With an unmistakably heightened focus, from marketers and analysts alike, its role as both a reward—and proxy—for value, was promoted and validated. The idea that rose above the intelligent din?

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Customer engagement

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“In the near future, authentic engagement with the brand will be table stakes.” Drew Miller Executive Director for Global Marketing Analytics and Insights Dell

Drew Miller used an example from the Pandora CMO keynote session to highlight his point about customer engagement. When Pandora’s customers give thumbs up or thumbs down feedback, they immediately receive the benefit of the information provided with a better experience, deepening engagement with the brand. Yet, how often is it that brands collect information from customers without providing real benefit, and instead “return the favor” with a net-neutral or negative experience? Drew’s point is that brands that don’t use data to delight and surprise their customers will risk losing the ability to engage them at all.

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“You’ll be obsessive about one key metric…driving up minutes of engagement with the customer.” Carlton Doty Vice President and Group Director Forrester Research

As a coffee and auto fanatic, Carlton Doty offered up his own brand experiences to demonstrate a contextual, non-linear, customer-lifecycle. He showed how interactions that deliver utility and guide him towards the next best interaction (a cup of coffee!) are the new standard for engagement. Building a contextual engine is the new remit for marketing today. With this mandate, Carlton offered a new paradigm of measurement. From transactions to value exchanges, from media schedules to customer moments. What’s the new key metric, the most valuable thing customers can give you? Their attention.

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“The best predictor of CLV for us is not demographics. It’s level of engagement by just one of our personas.” Marge Breya, Executive Vice President and CMO Informatica

Marge Breya outlined the transformation that the marketing function has undergone at Informatica over the past 18 months. A key takeaway was that the investment in marketing technology infrastructure has freed up a portion of the budget to increase customer-centric communications. Informatica’s ability to produce product-agnostic, thought leadership content is foundational to that effort because it drives measurable engagement. And that’s exactly what Informatica uses, minutes of engagement per year, by persona, to understand and better predict which customers will provide the greatest value over the course of the relationship.

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“88% said thought leadership is critical to buying. And thought leadership isn’t about selling, its about engaging.” Jeannie Rossignol, Vice President Marketing Services Xerox

When Jeannie Rossignol says Xerox wanted to better understand its customer, and “what is it about this person that they need to make a buying decision,” she isn’t kidding. Marketing spoke with sales teams, reviewed a lot of secondary research, and surveyed “thousands and thousands” of real customers. The outcome? Detailed personas with actionable revelations, a strengthened partnership with sales that seeks out marketing for client insights, and a big idea that led to a bold new print and digital publication, Chief Optimist. Each issue focuses on a customer story, and includes curated content and thought leadership content from Xerox and its partners.

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“Content is currency for engagement.” Lori Wizdo Principal Analyst Forrester Research

By debunking widely held myths in B2B marketing, Lori Wizdo provided insight about how marketers must change. Embracing the customer journey, the impact that sales has, and the role of buying teams in the process are three themes to focus on. Underpinning these ideas is how to turn strategy into action and get relevant content to the right buyer at the right time. Lori’s research shows that a company’s website is likely the most important channel throughout the journey. Designing a site that speaks to buyers needs with targeted, behaviorally-driven content could be the most strategic initiative marketers take this year. © 2014 Tendo Communications | www.tendocom.com

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These are just five quotes. There were more, but the point is clear. Engaging customers, the reward for delivering value and the result of being customer-obsessed, is a powerful, ascendant, and multifaceted concept. An idea whose time is now. The question is…

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Are you?

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