About Forrester
Forrester Research, Inc. is an independent research company that provides pragmatic and forward-thinking advice to global leaders in business and technology.

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.
Prior to becoming an analyst, Julie worked at a contextual services mobile startup in San Francisco and prior to that at Booz Allen & Hamilton.
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.
The types of devices people use to connect to the Web are proliferating. Portable devices are rapidly getting more powerful, and as a result, the tradeoff between mobility and capability is...
A Technographics® Data Essentials Document
2012 was undoubtedly a pivotal year for tablets. With double-digit growth in tablet uptake across Western Europe, about one in seven online Europeans now owns a tablet. And with further double-digit...
A Technographics® Data Essentials Document
Brand loyalty and price sensitivity guide consumers' purchasing decisions, but these qualities also create unique audiences that embody distinct social attitudes, technology engagement, and...
A Global Consumer Technographics® Report
Based on sheer geographical size, Russia is the largest country in the world. It spans nine time zones, represents a diverse ethnic population, and is on track to be one of the five largest economies...
European Technographics®
Moms — defined here as European online women ages 18 to 50 who are parents of a child younger than 16 that is living with them — are much like their "non-mom" counterparts when it comes...
A Technographics® Data Essentials Document
Mobile phones are an integral part of day-to-day life for most Chinese consumers. But not everyone uses their phone in the same way nor is similarly attached to their phone. Forrester's analysis of...
A Technographics® Document
For many companies, China offers both an opportunity and a threat. Its size, its history, its political situation, and the attitudes of its consumers present a series of challenges for companies...

Forrester Technographics Digital Consumer Community Report, October 2011
About one in 10 US consumers regularly share information about a product they are either planning to buy or have recently bought. But why, where, and when? Forrester conducted a qualitative study...
North American Technographics®
Moms (defined here as US online women ages 18 to 50 who are parents of a child younger than 18 living with them) are much like their non-mom counterparts when it comes to their basic demographics,...
North American Consumer Technographics®
Creators sit at the top of Forrester's Social Technographics ladder®: They are a group of highly active online consumers who write blogs and articles, upload self-created video and music, post...

North American Technographics®
This demographic overview highlights the unique behaviors and attitudes that characterize US online Hispanics compared with their non-Hispanic peers. US online Hispanics lead the way in mobile device...
Forrester Technographics Digital Consumer Community Report, August 2011
Sixty-five percent of US online consumers report being very concerned about the recording and collection of their personal details by websites, and more than 60% are worried about personal...
A Technographics® Data Essentials Document
Luxury goods are very popular in China; they are bought by men and women of all ages and across all income levels. Compared with non-luxury goods buyers, Chinese luxury goods buyers tend to have...
North American Technographics®
Digital natives have grown up in the age of technology and cannot imagine a life without computers, cell phones, and social networking. Although digital natives may not have large amounts of...
North American Technographics®
In this demographic overview, we take a look at US young professionals — an ambitious group that seems to embody the "work hard, play hard" lifestyle. Forrester defines young professionals as...
Forrester Technographics® Digital Consumer Community Report, June 2011
To understand more about this changing PC landscape and what it means for consumers’ expectations in the market, we tapped into our qualitative Technographics® community. During a...
North American Consumer Technographics®
Online affluent consumers in North America, defined as individuals with at least $1 million in investable assets, show unique behaviors with regards to their finances. Although Seniors overall have...
Asia Pacific Technographics®
For the past seven years, Forrester has been tracking consumers' online and offline behavior in Asia Pacific. As in recent years, this dedicated report helps companies understand the online and...