Mary Beth Kemp

Vice President, Principal Analyst serving CMO & Marketing Leadership PROFESSIONALS

Mary Beth contributes to Forrester's research offerings for CMO & Marketing Leadership Professionals. She lends a global point of view on the challenges facing marketers — increasingly fragmented media, the pervasiveness of new technologies, changing consumer behavior, and the growing accountability of marketing. Her current research touches marketing innovation, orchestrating the brand experience, the role of marketing in the company, matching digital to business strategy and ubiquitous marketing. Mary Beth is based in Paris.

Previous Work Experience

Before joining Forrester, Mary Beth spent more than 20 years as an international marketer, advising and coaching blue chip brands and organizations. She has worked on both the client and agency side. Mary Beth was CRM director at Dassault Systèmes, designing and championing its customer-centric business strategy. She also chalked up 10 years in the Ogilvy network, in Paris and New York. There she developed interactive and relationship marketing strategies with Air France, IBM, Nestlé, and Unilever. She began her career in direct marketing working with clients American Express and AT&T.


Education

Mary Beth holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Drake University.

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    Report:Which Device Offers The Best Music Experience?

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    Report:Portable Media Players Must Evolve With Cloud Or Become Extinct

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    Report:Benchmark Your Interactive Marketing Maturity

    Five Key Metrics For Tracking Progress

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    Charts & Figures:Different Vendor Types Come With Tradeoffs

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    Report:Mobile Phone Ownership: Are Consumers Ready For More Advanced Usage?

    Forrester Technographics Digital Consumer Community Report, December 2011

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  • Discussion:Does paid media have a role in social?

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      Report:Reinvigorating Traditional Radio

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      Report:Forrester Research eReader Forecast, 2010 To 2015 (US)

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    • Discussion:Forrester Research Online Display Advertising Forecast, 2012 To 2017 (US)

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        Report:Forrester Research Tablet And eReader Forecast, 2012 To 2017 (Western Europe)

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        Report:Case Study: Giffgaff Uses Co-Creation To Build A Differentiated Mobile Service Business

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      • Discussion:Why Care About Combination Clickers

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          Report:Brands And Social Networking — A Recipe For Consumer Engagement

          Forrester Technographics Digital Consumer Community Report, February 2012

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          Report:Text Messaging (SMS) Overview: The Workhorse Of Mobile

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          Report:Making Online Display Marketing Work For B2B

          B2B Marketers Need To Expand Their Online Advertising Horizons

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        • Discussion:Best-in-Class Social Media "free" Tools List

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            Report:Online Video Best Practice

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          • Discussion:How Europeans Search

            • Discussion:Have you implemented standalone social functionality on your websites?

              I often speak with marketers who've launched fully-featured communities as a way to create deep, long-term relationships with their consumers.  But a full-on community isn't right for every marketer...

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                Report:The European Tablet Landscape

                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...

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                Report:Forrester Research Social Media Forecast, 2012 To 2017 (US)

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                Report:Getting Product Ideas Past Stage One

                Why The Validation Process Is Critical To Product Strategy Success

                "Ideate" is the first stage in the product development cycle; it's a time when product strategists gather ideas for new and innovative products and services. Before moving on to subsequent phases,...

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