Carrie Johnson

Vice President, Practice Leader - eBusiness & Channel Strategy serving eBusiness & Channel Strategy PROFESSIONALS

Carrie serves eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals and leads a team that helps these professionals in the retail, financial services, travel, and healthcare industries optimize sales and service strategies across channels. Carrie's current research focuses on online and multichannel retailing.

Prior to this position, Carrie spent eight years at Forrester researching the dynamics and growth of online retailing. In this role, she analyzed consumers' adoption of eCommerce, their multichannel behavior, and how retailers optimize sales to those consumers with key technologies and strategies. In this role, Carrie authored many key Forrester reports, including Forrester's annual eCommerce forecast. In addition, since 2002, Carrie has authored or led the research effort for "The State of Retailing Online," a Shop.org survey conducted by Forrester Research.

Previous Work Experience

Carrie's background prior to Forrester includes work at the Harvard Business School, where she wrote case studies on Barnes & Noble, Frontgate, PlanetAll, QVC, Streamline, and TV Guide.

Carrie has appeared on NBC Nightly News, CNBC, and CNNfn to speak about online retail trends and react to various retail news events. She has also been quoted in various newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, and The Boston Globe.


Education

Carrie is a magna cum laude graduate of Bowdoin College.

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    Report:Customer Advocacy 2011: How Customers Rate European Banks

    In the midst of the recession and ongoing sovereign debt crisis, only 29% of Europeans believe their bank acts in their best interest. However, some banks rank much higher than others in our customer...

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    Report:Digital Insurance Teams Need A Tablet Strategy

    The intuitive design and the standard features of tablets make it possible for digital insurance teams to create compelling customer experiences and support insurance agents in an effective and...

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    Report:Customer Advocacy 2012: How Customers Rate US Banks, Investment Firms, And Insurers

    Our research shows that a key driver of deeper customer relationships among financial services consumers is a trait we call "customer advocacy" — the perception on the part of customers that a...

    • Downloads: 597
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    Charts & Figures:The Mobile Functionality That Insurance Companies Provide

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    Survey:Latin American Technographics® Online Benchmark Survey, Q3 2012 (Argentina, Brazil, Mexico)

    Forrester conducted an online survey fielded in July and August 2012 of 6,008 individuals ages 16 to 75 in top urban areas/provinces of Argentina and top urban areas/states of Brazil and Mexico. In...

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      Survey:North American Technographics® Financial Services Affluent Survey 2013

      Forrester conducted an online survey fielded in January 2013 of 1,051 affluent US individuals ages 18 to 88. For results based on a randomly chosen sample of this size (N = 1,051), there is 95%...

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        Survey:North American Technographics® Healthcare Online Survey, Q1 2012 (US)

        Forrester conducted an online survey fielded in March 2012 of 4,518 US individuals ages 18 to 88. For results based on a randomly chosen sample of this size (N = 4,518), there is 95% confidence that...

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          Report:Trends 2012: European Insurance eBusiness And Channel Strategy

          Start Working On Your Digital Agenda Now!

          Despite the fact that we are in the midst of a European crisis that could influence the insurance business dramatically, eBusiness and channel strategy executives in this region should be sensitive...

          • Downloads: 712
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          Report:What Drives Retention And Sales In US Banking?

          Using Regression Modeling To Better Understand The Drivers Of Acquisition, Retention, And Cross-Selling In Banking

          In 2012, the age of the customer is in full swing. Gone are the days when companies could simply offer their services and customers could choose to take them or leave them — today, companies...

          • Downloads: 418
          • Comments: 1
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          Report:How French Banking Customers Use Different Channels, 2011

          Banking channel use is changing in France as customers slowly turn away from traditional channels like branches and the telephone to use digital channels like Internet and mobile banking. Digital...

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          Report:The Business Impact Of Customer Experience, 2012

          Business Case: The Experience-Driven Organization Playbook

          This report outlines the business case for customer experience professionals seeking to discover the business benefits of improving customer experience in an experience-driven organization. Years of...

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          • Comments: 2
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          Report:Multichannel Home Lending Status Boosts Results

          eBusiness Professionals Must Integrate Mobile Into Loan Processes

          As customers become more comfortable with research and applying for financial products through mobile devices, eBusiness professionals at banks will need to consider how mobile can support...

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          Report:Trends 2012: European Retail Banking eBusiness And Channel Strategy

          Put Digital Touchpoints At The Heart Of Your Multichannel Strategy

          In this research, we explore what the state of the economy, new regulations, competition, and changing customer behavior mean for the priorities of eBusiness and channel strategy executives at...

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          Report:The Customer Experience Index, 2012

          Benchmarks: The Experience-Driven Organization Playbook

          This report provides benchmarks of the quality of customer experience at major companies. It should be used to help customer experience professionals set goals and optimize as they transform their...

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          Survey:North American Technographics® Finance And Customer Experience Online Survey Q4 2012 (Canada)

          Forrester conducted an online survey fielded in October 2012 of 5,612 Canadian individuals ages 18 to 88. For results based on a randomly chosen sample of this size (N = 5,612), there is 95%...

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            Report:The Customer Experience Index, 2013

            Benchmarks: The Customer Experience Management Playbook

            How good is the customer experience at your company — as rated by your own recent customers? This report answers that question by providing benchmarks of the quality of customer experience for...

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            • Comments: 7
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            Survey:North American Technographics® Financial Services Online Benchmark Recontact Survey, Q3 2012 (US)

            Forrester conducted an online survey fielded in June 2012 of 11,413 US individuals ages 18 to 88. For results based on a randomly chosen sample of this size (N = 11,413), there is 95% confidence that...

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              Survey:Asia Pacific Technographics® Online Benchmark Survey, Q3 2012 (Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea)

              Forrester Research conducted an online survey in May 2012 of 7,047 consumers ages 18 and older in South Korea, Australia, Japan, metropolitan China (including Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou,...

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                Report:The Splinternet Engagement Index

                Analyzing Your Customers' Engagement Across Touchpoints

                The splinternet — the fragmented world of incompatible web, social, video, and mobile touchpoints — is where your customers live now. They want to reach you in more touchpoints, but you...

                • Downloads: 625
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                Report:The State Of Mobile Insurance In 2013

                Landscape: The Mobile Insurance Strategy Playbook

                Insurance companies are rolling out a widening range of mobile insurance functionality for both consumers and agents. While there's substantial consumer interest in mobile insurance, actual use is...

                • Downloads: 551
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                Survey:European Technographics® Financial Services Online Survey, Q3 2012

                Forrester conducted an online survey fielded in July 2012 of 14,000 European individuals in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the UK. This survey is based on an online...

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                  Survey:North American Technographics® Healthcare Survey, Q1 2013 (US)

                  Forrester conducted an online survey fielded in February 2013 of 4,504 US individuals ages 18 to 88. For results based on a randomly chosen sample of this size (N = 4,504), there is 95% confidence...

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                    Report:How Companies Improved Their CXi Scores, 2012

                    Forrester spoke to leaders at brands whose Customer Experience Index (CXi) scores went up appreciably in 2012. Our goal was to understand what drove those customer experience improvements. The...

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                    Report:How To Create A Site That Appeals To Affluent Investors

                    Use Importance And Quality Ratings To Prioritize Improvements To Your Site

                    Four out of five US online affluent investors visit their investment firms' websites at least a few times a year. What secure-site features do they value most? Account inquiry features —...

                    • Downloads: 459
                    • Comments: 1
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                    Report:Trends In India's eCommerce Market

                    How Online Retail In India Is Evolving Differently From Other Major Markets

                    India's eCommerce market is at an early stage but is expected to see huge growth over the next four to five years. Over the past 12 months, venture capitalists have invested heavily in India's...

                    • Downloads: 477
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                    Report:Banks And Retailers: You Cannot Price Your Way Out Of Bad Customer Experiences

                    Why Customer Experience Matters More To Loyalty Than Price

                    Have you ever wondered whether it makes more sense to invest in customer experience or in dropping your prices to improve customer loyalty? We tested the relationship between customers' perceptions...

                    • Downloads: 232
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