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In her role as an analyst, Roxana focuses on technology's impact on the market research industry. She tracks emerging and innovative research methodologies, such as social market research, mobile research, neuroscience, and prediction markets, and helps clients understand how to incorporate them into their research mix and combine them with traditional research methods. In addition, she leads all the data innovation efforts at Forrester, where she tests and seeks to understand which data sources, research methodologies, and frameworks are appropriate to help clients gain an intricate, 360-degree view of the consumer.
She is also an expert on Latin American consumer behavior and technology adoption and is responsible for managing Forrester's Latin American Technographics® research. She frequently advises clients on entering the Latin American market, understanding Latin American consumer segments, and increasing their visibility in this fast-changing region.
Roxana has spoken at numerous Forrester events and market-research-focused conferences, such as the Insights Innovation Exchange, Future of Consumer Intelligence, Market Research in a Mobile World and The Market Research Event. In addition, she has spoken at several conferences specializing in understanding the Latin American market, including ESOMAR's Latin American conference, Portada's Pan-Regional Advertising and Media Summit, and Ciab FEBRABAN. Her research has been cited in AdAge, the UK's Research, and was also highlighted in the book Latino Link: Building Brands Online with Hispanic Communities and Content.
Since she started at Forrester in 2006, Roxana has specialized in advising research and clients on sound survey design and data collection methodologies and on using advanced analytic tools on our Consumer Technographics data as well as on custom research surveys. Prior to her current role, Roxana was a senior survey manager and previously a data advisor with Consumer Technographics. In both roles, she used her expertise to deliver value to clients of all industries, from consumer electronics to advertising and media companies, through customized analysis and application of Consumer Technographics data.
Roxana received her B.S. in psychology from The Florida State University and an M.A. in psychology from The College of William and Mary.
Multinational Corporations Are Increasingly Considering Outsourcing To Local Vendors
Most leading multinational corporations (MNCs) have already established their business in mainland China, and now other MNCs are planning to expand their go-to-market plans in the world's...

Local Vendors Are Ready to Be On MNCs' Radar
This report follows up on an outsourcing services market report published in Q3 2012 that outlined key lessons for multinational corporations (MNCs) seeking to leverage outsourcing engagements in...

Hardware-Centric Solutions Continue To Have Strong Local Appeal
Mature IT customers in China are facing challenges in analyzing large data sets. Demand for database appliances — a combination of hardware and software integrated with and optimized for a...

Traditional Market Leaders Must Adapt To A Rapidly Shifting Market
Businesses Now Have More Options To Drive Competitive Differentiation In China
China has entered a new phase of economic development, driven by government focus on expanding the domestic market. This transition will have a significant impact on private and public organizations...
Over the past three years, multinational companies’ (MNCs’) approach to outsourcing in China has steadily matured as they seek to leverage broader outsourcing models and source from a...
with Rita Xia On November 2 in Shanghai, Microsoft announced the availability of Office 365 and Windows Azure services for customers in mainland China; both have been available in Hong Kong for...
This document provides early and accurate market size estimates for 2010 in China, including vendor rankings and activities, forecasts, and market trends for vendor strategists. The report is based...
What is the market allocation of web browser brands and versions in China?
Gene Cao, Frederic Giron, Michael Barnes On August 10, rival IT outsourcers hiSoft and VanceInfo announced their intention to merge. The resulting entity will comprise a much bigger organization,...
Dear Forrester Community, I would like to take couple of minutes to introduce myself and the research topics I’m working on. I came to Forrester through the acquisition of Springboard Research...
Traditional Market Leaders Must Adapt To A Rapidly Shifting Market
Forrester believes that the explosive growth of emerging data center services like as-a-service and virtual private cloud services over the next three to five years will spark increased demand from...
This document provides a comprehensive overview of IT procurement in the government-related market in China, with a focus on how new policies to foster local innovation and limit IT procurement from...
The cloud storage services market in China is in the early adopter stage and will undergo fast growth over the next five years, especially in the second half of that period. This report provides...
Sales To SMBs And Expansion In Tier Three And Tier Four Cities Are The Market's Key Growth Engines
The major SAP services customer base in China is evolving from large enterprises to small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) — an evolution that parallels SAP China's business transformation....

Service Provider Strategies Need To Reflect Local Market Issues
The IT outsourcing market in China will significantly mature as customers are getting more acquainted to the value proposition of outsourcing. Although the outsourcing provider landscape is already...
