Destrier Predictions 2025: #2 Uncertain times ahead for Forrester Research

2025 will be an uncertain year for Forrester Research, especially for its analysts. Unless the company’s financial outlook improves, layoffs must be inevitable.

Much has already been written about Forrester’s loss of momentum. Vendor spending is down and its events business has struggled to regain momentum post-Covid.

It’s a worrying time for Forrester analysts – especially as inquiry volumes are also down. According to Destrier’s analysis of inquiry data from one quarter this year, Forrester analysts fielded just 1% of the number of inquiries taken by their Gartner counterparts.

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