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November 21, 2006

The Forrester Wave™: Search Marketing Agencies, Q4 2006

iProspect Leads, With Reprise Media, iCrossing, IMPAQT, and 360i In A Dead Heat For Second Place

by Shar VanBoskirk

with Charlene Li, Tenley McHarg

Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Forrester's evaluation of integrated search marketing agencies across 56 criteria revealed a set of players still maturing their capabilities and visions. iProspect leads the study because of its consistent capabilities across all criteria, while most other vendors excelled in one area but lagged in another. Reprise Media, iCrossing, IMPAQT, and 360i are all Strong Performers — Reprise for its integration capabilities, iCrossing for its search engine optimization and customer analytics skills, IMPAQT for its predictive modeling and flexible boutique approach, and 360i for its research-based planning process. In taking a professional services approach, Outrider — the study's sole Contender — lacks the automation of competitors' proprietary tools, but it does provide highly customized services, a global presence, and access to myriad agencies through its parent, WPP.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemSearch Marketing Enters The Big Time

itemEvaluation Overview

itemOur Focus: Offering, Strategy, Market Presence

item Integrated Search Agencies Made The Cut

itemSearch Agencies Are Immature Overall

itemHow To Conduct Your Own Vendor Analysis

itemVendor Profiles

itemLeaders Provide Balanced Capabilities

itemStrong Performers Have Variable Strengths

itemContenders Need More Automation

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester conducted vendor evaluations in August and September 2006, and interviewed 18 vendor and user companies, including 360i, iCrossing, IMPAQT, iProspect, Outrider, and Reprise Media.

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Analyst: Shar VanBoskirk
Technology: Interactive Marketing, Marketing & Advertising, Marketing Organization & Culture, Marketing Service Providers
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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