Andy Hoar

Senior Analyst serving eBusiness & Channel Strategy PROFESSIONALS

Andy serves eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals. He focuses primarily on B2B and B2B2C eCommerce, as well as issues related to enabling channel partner businesses for manufacturers. Andy's current research areas include multichannel retailing, mobile couponing, affiliate marketing, and enabling manufacturers to sell online.

Previous Work Experience

Prior to joining Forrester, Andy spent 11 years in product and marketing leadership roles within Silicon Valley. In that time, he developed Yahoo's Web2Store local shopping initiative, co-founded an eCommerce company, and helped create several award-winning products in the consumer Internet and mobile software spaces. Before moving to Silicon Valley, Andy spent four years in Washington, D.C., as a research analyst for an economic consulting firm.

Andy has been quoted in various media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Internet Retailer, Direct Marketing News, American Banker, and CNBC.


Education

Andy is a summa cum laude graduate in economics from the University of Dayton and holds an M.P.A. from Harvard University and an M.S. in integrated marketing from Northwestern University.

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  • Discussion:Everest Group: How influential are they?

    I would welcome your point of view regarding Everest Group. I met with Peter Bendor Samuel this week and he told me that about 40% of their revenue is now from syndicated research - what's your point...

    • Discussion:Forrester vs. Gartner

      It's not a question of one OR the other, rather one AND the other: both Forrester and Gartner are IMHO excellent in their own way.But in allocating finite time and ressources, I'd be curious to know...

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        Charts & Figures:The Learn And Earn Sides Of Industry Analyst Relations

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        Report:Forge Valuable AR Programs With FIAR

        Strategic Plan: The Industry Analyst Relations Playbook

        Analyst relations (AR) managers constantly ask us how to prove the value of their AR programs. Worryingly, so do some of their bosses. Unfortunately, many struggle because they didn't build plans to...

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        Report:Deliver Value Beyond Communications AR

        Communications (comms) AR — characterized by programs of outreach to analysts with no clearer view of value beyond this — is weak. It's bad for your company, and, if you aspire to a top...

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      • Discussion:Are industry analysts influential?

        Find out in today's IIAR Webinar w/ @techspinR @TrisClarkARGuy / @HKARcade http://is.gd/lupLiS  #archat

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          Report:Unleash Maximum Business Value From Industry Analyst Relations

          Executive Overview: The Industry Analyst Relations Playbook

          Industry analyst relations (AR) is a profession. Done well, it delivers high business value through unique resources — industry analysts. But vendors understand its value poorly and resource it...

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          Report:Professional Industry Analyst Relations Measurement

          Professional measurement is an integral part of fully professional AR; it is not optional. But AR managers get confused about who the measurements are for, as well as what measurements to take, how...

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          Report:Understand Why There's No One-Size-Fits-All AR Program

          Business Impact: The Industry Analyst Relations Playbook

          It's understandable that AR newcomers think — or maybe just hope — that there's a one-size-fits-all AR program that they can apply to their companies. After all, they're short on money,...

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        • Discussion:Global Director for Industry Analyst Relations, based in New York or Atlanta.

          Hello Everyone!I am contacting you all from Claddagh Resources, an international boutique executive search firm.The reason for my discussion post is in relation to a retained assignment I am...

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            Report:Focus Industry Analyst Relations On Achievable Objectives

            Supporting Sales Is The Hardest Challenge For AR

            A bewildering array of options besets industry analyst relations (AR) as it tries to identify the value it can bring to a high-tech supplier. A recent Forrester survey shows that AR reports fair...

            • Downloads: 266
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            Report:Understand AR's Stakeholder Landscape

            Landscape: The Industry Analyst Relations Playbook

            The industry analyst relations (AR) tradition of supporting marketing and sales all too easily limits AR when the parent vendor faces greater business challenges elsewhere. Furthermore, whether AR is...

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            Report:Focus Industry Analyst Relations On Achievable Metrics

            AR's Measurement And Achievement Of Sales Contribution Is Improving

            Myriad options puzzle industry analyst relations (AR) professionals as they try to measure the value they bring to high-tech vendors and to deliver consistently against related targets. A Forrester...

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            Report:Industry Analyst Relations And Influence

            Influence: The Industry Analyst Relations Playbook

            Most valuable AR programs rely, sometimes exclusively, on analysts enhancing the commercial fortunes of the vendors by influencing marketplace players like buyers, partners, journalists, and...

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            Report:Assess The Core Of Your Industry Analyst Relations Program

            Assessment: The Industry Analyst Relations Playbook

            Analyst relations (AR) managers get very little time to assess their AR programs because they're so busy executing on the next apparent priority. To help, Forrester has distilled AR best practices...

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          • Discussion:Any Experience with The Smart Cube?

            We've been approached by London-based The Smart Cube to brief them.  Any experiences you can share?   Any sense of who their audience/clients are?

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              The Industry Analyst Relations Playbook

              Unleash Maximum Business Value From Industry Analyst Relations

              Industry analyst relations (AR) is a profession. Done well, it delivers high business value through unique resources — industry analysts. But vendors understand its value poorly and resource it...

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                Report:Envision Professional Industry Analyst Relations

                Vision: The Industry Analyst Relations Playbook

                What are the attributes of a first-class AR professional running a first-class AR program? In this report, we visualize the peak of your profession by showing how different it is from commonplace AR....

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              • Discussion:And here are the winners of the "Analyst of the year"...

                TheIIAR is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s IIAR Analyst of the Year and Analyst Firm of the YearAND THE WINNERS ARE…Analyst of the Year:Gold     medal – Alex Soejarto, Gartner...

                • Discussion:Is Influencer Relations the Inevitable Evolution of AR?

                  A reply from Mel Ruby to my question about whether AR was growing combined with a series of conversations I had this week at the AR Council meeting in DC and discovering two members had influencer...

                  • Discussion:How do you start an AR program?

                    One standard report we plan to write amounts to a guide to the best way to spend the first 100 days in a new AR job. I’d therefore love to hear:What did you find effective when you last started a new...

                    • Discussion:When briefing analyst firms, what should the "deck" contain?

                      Forrester has published a lot of research on best practices in briefing analyst firms. However, I cannot seem to find what may appear as basic information on the subject. Can anyone share an outline...

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                        Report:Forrester's Core Industry Analyst Relations Scorecard

                        This self-assessment tool helps you review your current industry analyst relations (AR) program, analyze its weaknesses, and identify what you need to change if your program is to join the best. The...

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