The Forrester Wave™: Marketing And Sales Data Providers For B2B, Q1 2024

If data is the foundation of your go-to-market strategy, quality and coverage matter.

Data Axle was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Marketing and Sales Data Providers for B2B, Q1 2024

The report cites Data Axle’s strengths in depth of B2B data, account hierarchies, and the ability to link personal and professional profiles.

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Key themes from the evaluation

Depth of B2B data

Data Axle received the highest possible scores in firmographic (account) data and complementary data types, including depth of account data, account hierarchies, and specialized account data.

Data acquisition and processing

The report highlights Data Axle’s strong performance in data acquisition and processing, supporting scalable and reliable data operations.

Data discovery and integration

Data Axle received the highest possible scores in data discovery capabilities and data integrations and delivery, helping organizations operationalize data across marketing and sales systems.

SMB data strength

Forrester notes Data Axle’s focus on small and medium-sized business (SMB) data, including “unmatched franchise and branch hierarchies.”

Contact data coverage

The report states that Data Axle’s “mobile phone and email coverage is also a core strength.”

Data Axle is “a unique choice for those companies seeking deep business location data, small business markets, and the ability to link personal and professional profiles.”

The Forrester Wave™: Marketing And Sales Data Providers For B2B, Q1 2024

Data requires structure and scale

Effective marketing and sales execution depends on high-quality, well-structured data.

Organizations need data that is:

  • comprehensive across accounts and contacts
  • organized into usable hierarchies
  • connected across business and consumer identities

Data Axle’s approach supports teams working with complex datasets and diverse go-to-market strategies.

This is reflected in the evaluation, which cites Data Axle’s strengths in data depth, account structure, and identity linkage.

Data Axle differentiates with “a deep focus on capturing small and medium-sized business (SMB) data, offering unmatched franchise and brand hierarchies”

The Forrester Wave™: Marketing And Sales Data Providers For B2B, Q1 2024

Data Axle earned the highest possible scores in key evaluation criteria

Firmographic (account) data

Complementary data types
Data acquisition and processing
Data discovery capabilities
Data integrations and delivery

Vision
Partner ecosystem

What this means for revenue and data leaders

For marketing, sales, and data leaders, this evaluation reinforces an important reality: Strong data foundations drive better revenue outcomes.

With high-quality, structured, and comprehensive data, organizations can:

  • prioritize high-value accounts and segments
  • activate more precise segmentation and targeting
  • support coordinated outreach across channels
  • execute go-to-market strategies with greater confidence
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