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Carlton serves Customer Insights (CI) Professionals. He was a founding member of the CI practice in 2009, and currently leads the global team of Forrester analysts that help clients capture, manage, and analyze customer data as well as apply the resulting insights to marketing and business strategy. Carlton began his Forrester career in 2006 as an analyst specializing in digital channels, emerging products, and enterprise technology in healthcare. He also led Forrester's consumer product strategy practice, where he managed a team of analysts that focused on innovation and digital disruption.
In addition to leading his team at Forrester, Carlton posts his thoughts and opinions on Twitter and on his blog.
Prior to joining Forrester, Carlton spent nine years as an IT and eBusiness leader in the health insurance industry. He also has experience with two start-ups and a leading marketing services provider.
Carlton holds a B.S. in civil engineering management from the University of Vermont.
Customer Struggles With Social, Cloud, And Mobile Signal A Transition
Microsoft SharePoint is the centerpiece of many enterprises' collaboration and content strategies, but it isn't clear to us that enterprises will continue to invest in SharePoint to provide a broader...

These data charts contain the full results of Forrester's August 2012 Global SharePoint Usage Online Survey. The results indicate that weak mobile access and social computing features combined with...
Change Management: The Social Business And Collaboration Playbook
It's often said, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink." Nowhere in the world of enterprise IT is this adage more fitting than in social business and collaboration. For two...


Business Impact: The Social Business And Collaboration Playbook
Like Ponce de Leon searching for the Fountain of Youth, businesses have long searched for the value of collaboration. Skeptics say that the quest, like de Leon's, is a fool's errand. Many argue that...
