Julie A. Ask

Vice President, Principal Analyst serving eBusiness & Channel Strategy PROFESSIONALS

Julie serves eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals. Julie's 25 years of work experience is balanced between the engineering and management consulting work she did in the first half of her career and her work as an analyst for the past 12 years. The combination of technical and business expertise positions prepared her well to work with business leaders to identify new opportunities offered by mobile technology and to develop strategies to engage with consumers on mobile devices. She has worked with hundreds of clients across retail, travel, banking, insurance, CPG, healthcare, retail, and more to advise and guide the development of their mobile strategies.

Julie's research and analysis have been widely cited in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, BusinessWeek, RCR Wireless, and The Onion and on CBS, NBC, and PBS.

Previous Work Experience

Prior to becoming an analyst, Julie worked at a contextual services mobile startup in San Francisco and prior to that at Booz Allen & Hamilton.


Education

Julie holds a B.S.E.E. and a Master of Science in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She also holds an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.

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    Report:Mobile Mandate For eBusiness Professionals

    Business Case: The Mobile eBusiness Playbook

    Mobile offers eBusiness professionals the opportunity to engage with consumers at every step of their purchasing journeys, from upper-funnel demand generation through replenishment or repeat...

    • Downloads: 889
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  • Report:Augmented Reality: Emerging Tools To Explore

    eBusiness Pros Should Evaluate The Use Of Mobile Augmented Reality To Simplify Services

    Mobile augmented reality (AR) is on the verge of becoming a powerful tool that eBusiness professionals can use to engage consumers all the way through their purchase journey. The use of augmented...

    • Downloads: 627
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  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:Topic Overview: Mobile Strategy Starter Kit

    Mobile will be the most important digital channel for the foreseeable future. Mobile devices have the potential to eclipse fixed devices attached to the Internet in the foreseeable future. They are...

    • Downloads: 1250
  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Charts & Figures:Alerts Are Popular With The Most Sophisticated Users

    Broad Reach Among Consumers Demands That Mobile Messaging Is In The Mix

  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:Mobile Opportunities For Brick-And-Mortar Establishments In Canada

    Mobile will fundamentally change consumer behavior in local establishments in the decades to come. It already generates substantial web traffic for consumer-facing companies and is increasingly...

    • Downloads: 205
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:2D Bar Codes: Learn Why There's No Urgency

    An Empowered Report: Invest Modestly And Experiment Broadly

    Only 1% of US mobile phone owners have used a 2D bar code scanner in the past three months. It would be hard for any product or service company to claim an urgent need to implement 2D bar codes, but...

    • Downloads: 839
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:CI Professionals: The Future Of Mobile Is Context

    Customer Intelligence Professionals Need Mobile Analytic Tactics

    Consumers will adopt and use convenient services and products. On mobile phones, this means services that offer immediacy and simplicity through a highly contextual experience. Context — the...

    • Downloads: 675
  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:CIO: The Future Of Mobile Is Context

    Building A Foundation To Enable Next-Generation Mobile Services

    CIOs that Forrester interviewed understand the potential of context and are building the foundational infrastructure needed to support the use of context across consumer touchpoints — not just...

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  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:How eBusiness Professionals Can Use The Convenience Quotient To Prioritize Mobile Services

    The Convenience Quotient Of Mobile Services: A Facebook Case Study

    Although a majority of consumers still prefer the traditional PC to a mobile phone when performing any task related to eBusiness, our research shows that mobile penetration continues to rise....

    • Downloads: 286
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:Mobile Technographics®: US Online Shoppers

    Choosing The Right Approach For Your Target Consumers

    Consumers' spending on products and services via mobile devices, as well as their increasing reliance on them for product research, is intensifying the mobile imperative for retailers. Forrester...

    • Downloads: 1350
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:The Future Of Mobile eBusiness Is Context

    Vision: The Mobile eBusiness Playbook

    Consumers will adopt and use convenient services and products. In mobile, this translates to services that offer immediacy and simplicity through a highly contextual experience. The ability to...

    • Downloads: 1615
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Tool:Smartphone Owners Will Be A Primary Target Given Their Use Of Phones For Commerce

  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Tool:Many Attributes And Open Questions Define Each Stage

  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:2012 Mobile Trends For eBusiness Professionals

    Talk of "the year of mobile" is not only passé but also irrelevant. The disruptive forces of mobile arrived more than two years ago and will fundamentally change businesses in the decades to...

    • Downloads: 2552
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Tool:Smartphone Owners Consume The Most Media

  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:Mobile Is Not Just Another Channel

    How eBusiness Executives Can Create Unique Offerings For Portable Devices

    eBusiness professionals often start mobile initiatives by thinking, "How do I scale down my PC-based web experience and leverage my existing infrastructure?" This approach is pragmatic in that it is...

    • Downloads: 1832
  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Tool:The Mobile Velocity Scorecard

  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:Digital Marketing: The Future Of Mobile Is Context

    Mobile Transforms How Interactive Marketers Engage With Customers

    Consumers will adopt and use convenient services and products. On mobile phones, this means services that offer immediacy and simplicity through a highly contextual experience. Context — the...

    • Downloads: 1392
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:2D Bar Codes: Emerging Role In Sales

    An Empowered Report: 2D Bar Codes: Learn Why There's No Urgency

    2D bar codes have captured the attention of eBusiness professionals in many industries who are looking to bridge the gap between online and offline media. The stakes are high. Those who execute well...

    • Downloads: 232
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:Building A Pervasive Corporate Mobile Competency

    Organization: The Mobile eBusiness Playbook

    Mobile strategy has evolved since 2010. Then, a mobile strategy equated to a mobile services road map and technology platform choices. An individual or small team could both create a strategy and...

    • Downloads: 269
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:Boost Customer Relationships Through Mobile Services

    Executive Overview: The Mobile eBusiness Playbook

    eBusiness and channel strategy professionals are faced with the challenge of an ever more connected consumer. Yet only recently have they begun to set mobile strategies in place. The mobile eBusiness...

    • Downloads: 732
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  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:Executing End-To-End Mobile Services

    Best Practices: The Mobile eBusiness Playbook

    Mobile technologies are tactics — not strategies in themselves. Too often mobile services conversations start with "let's build an app." Instead, decisions like these should only be undertaken...

    • Downloads: 851
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  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:2D Bar Codes: Driving Consumers To Purchase

    eBusiness Professionals Should Employ These Tactics To Engage Consumers

    2D bar codes have gone from an obscure topic in technology circles to a hot topic in print media and retail circles as a way to connect customers to their offerings through a mobile interface. But...

    • Downloads: 581
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  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:The Future Of Mobile Is User Context

    Context Transforms Product Opportunities For Consumer Product Strategists

    Consumers will adopt and use convenient services and products. In mobile, this means services that offer immediacy and simplicity through a highly contextual experience. The ability to deliver highly...

    • Downloads: 1088
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Client Inquiry:How QR Code Needs Differ Between Customers

    After reading Forrester's September 21, 2010,"2D Bar Codes: Learn Why There's No Urgency" report we would like to discuss the following issues: 1) Are there other manufacturers who have been...

    • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

      Report:Mobile Messaging: A Broad-Reach Opportunity

      Messaging Is The Ultimate Catalyst For Consumer Engagement

      With its ubiquity and simplicity, messaging can be a powerful tool for eBusiness professionals. They will find that the most effective uses of messaging will be to enhance other touchpoints by...

      • Downloads: 363
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