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Sarah Rotman Epps is a Senior Analyst serving marketing leadership professionals, based in San Francisco. She studies the evolution of personal computing: how devices are changing, the new consumer behaviors they produce, and the industries they disrupt. She advises marketing and strategy leaders on how to capitalize on these trends through Forrester’s syndicated research, consulting, public speaking, and blogging.
Sarah's research is quoted frequently in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, BusinessWeek, The Economist, and other leading publications. She has appeared as an expert on CBS Sunday Morning, CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and NPR. She is a guest blogger on Forbes.com, ReadWrite.com, Ars Technica, PaidContent.org, AdAge, and All Things D. Sarah is a sought-after speaker at industry events.
Sarah joined Forrester in 2004. Prior to her current role, Sarah was an analyst covering media and content, helping publishers optimize their digital content and monetization strategies. Before joining Forrester, Sarah was the publishing director at Let's Go Publications, where she oversaw the publication of the annually updated series of 40 travel guides.
Sarah graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with a B.A. in visual and environmental studies. She cross-registered at MIT and wrote her thesis on tangible interfaces and alternatives to keyboard and mouse computing.
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Online Travel Will Shift From Passive Selling To Active Engagement
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Forrester's Competitive Site Assessment Ranks 10 US Airlines
Forrester evaluated the Web sites of the 10 largest US-based network and low-cost carriers — AirTran Airways, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue...
Profiling The Demographics And Travel Behavior Of DMO/CVB Site Users
More than 19 million US leisure travelers research trips using the Web site of a destination marketing organization (DMO) or convention and visitors bureau (CVB). These travelers are relatively...
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Highlights From The ATME 2007 Conference
At the annual conference of the Association of Travel Marketing Executives, industry marketers, eBusiness professionals, and product and channel professionals discussed the implications of operating...