Vikram Sehgal

VP, Research Director - Data serving Customer Insights PROFESSIONALS

Vikram leads the forecast team, which is responsible for producing all forecasts within M&S research. He is focused on the consumer commerce areas including retail, travel, and financial services. He is keenly involved in understanding the evolution of consumers' online behavior and technology adoption.

Previous Work Experience

Vikram came to Forrester Research through its acquisition of Jupiter Research, where he started in July 2000. Prior to Jupiter, Vikram worked at IRI, a leading market research company, where he worked closely with some of the leading CPG companies.

Vikram often appears on TV, radio, and comments in the press on the US online retail and travel industry. He has been quoted in The L.A. Times, Business Week, The New York Times, CNN Money, and American Banker. He has also appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and Radio, NPR, Fox Business News, and ABC.


Education

Vikram earned an M.B.A. from Virginia Tech and a B.Com from N.M College in Mumbai, India.

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    Report:Using Video To Drive Online Financial Services Sales

    How Financial Services eBusiness Executives Can Use Online Video

    More people than ever before watch online video. In response, an increasing number of financial services eBusiness teams are using online video to drive sales. Nevertheless, based on our study of...

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    Report:The State Of Mobile Banking 2012

    Landscape: The Mobile Banking Strategy Playbook

    Mobile banking continues to gather momentum across developed countries, fueled by rising smartphone use and the steadily improving supply of mobile banking from banks in North America, Europe, and...

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    Report:Best Practices In Mobile Banking

    Processes: The Mobile Banking Strategy Playbook

    The critical question for many digital banking teams after they build mobile banking is how to encourage customer adoption and use. Forrester spoke to eBusiness executives at banks about the current...

    • Downloads: 654
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    Charts & Figures:Italy Is Starting To See A Generational Divide In Channel Use

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    Report:The State Of Mobile Banking In Europe 2012

    Mobile Banking Is A Major Strategic Shift, Not Just Another Channel

    Most European banks have now launched their mobile offerings, and customers are steadily adopting mobile banking: 21% of European Net users with a mobile phone now use at least one form of mobile...

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    Report:Market Overview: Personal Financial Management Solutions

    A Global Guide To Choosing White-Label Personal Financial Management

    Online personal financial management (PFM) is rapidly moving up the priority lists of many eBusiness executives at banks and wealth management firms worldwide. Executives who want to offer online...

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    Report:Building A World-Class Mobile Banking Strategy

    Executive Overview: The Mobile Banking Strategy Playbook

    Mobile banking is the most important strategic change in retail banking in more than a decade. Yet too many banks have taken a haphazard approach to mobile strategy, rolling out apps and features...

    • Downloads: 498
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    Report:Case Study: Digital Solutions Help Migdal's Agents To Master A Multi-Touchpoint World

    eBusiness and channel strategy professionals at insurers face a strategic dilemma — managing the in-person agent field force while migrating services online. Israeli insurance provider Migdal,...

    • Downloads: 379
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    Report:European Financial Comparison Shopping Continues To Grow

    Make Comparison Shopping A Fundamental Element Of Your Online Strategy

    Nearly four in 10 European online financial product researchers used financial comparison sites last year — a number that has grown from 29% in 2007. Comparison sites play an increasingly...

    • Downloads: 276
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    Report:How UK Banking Customers Use Different Channels, 2011

    Executives Need To Put Digital Touchpoints At The Heart Of Their Strategies

    Online banking has changed the way people use other banking channels over the past decade. Even so, half of UK adults still visit a branch each month. eBusiness and channel strategy executives need...

    • Downloads: 659
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    Report:Understanding Online Payment Preferences In Europe

    Alternative Payment Systems Provide Opportunities For European Merchants

    The European online payment landscape is highly fragmented, with different payment methods achieving varied adoption levels across European countries. One in two European online buyers does not own a...

    • Downloads: 973
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    Report:How Italian Banking Customers Use Different Channels, 2011

    The use of digital banking channels has grown rapidly in Italy, which has the highest mobile banking adoption in Europe — while the growth of branch use has come to a halt. Channel strategy...

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    Report:How French Banking Customers Use Different Channels, 2011

    Banking channel use is changing in France as customers slowly turn away from traditional channels like branches and the telephone to use digital channels like Internet and mobile banking. Digital...

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    Report:The Business Case For Personal Financial Management

    Personal Financial Management Offers A Wide Range Of Benefits

    Many financial services eBusiness executives are considering investing in money management tools for their customers, but they struggle with the business case. To help eBusiness executives build the...

    • Downloads: 440
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    Report:Customer Advocacy 2011: How Customers Rate European Banks

    In the midst of the recession and ongoing sovereign debt crisis, only 29% of Europeans believe their bank acts in their best interest. However, some banks rank much higher than others in our customer...

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    Report:How Dutch Banking Customers Use Different Channels, 2011

    The Netherlands continues to be the leader in online banking adoption in Europe. With just 9% of Dutch consumers using branches and 85% using online banking each month, the Web has become the heart...

    • Downloads: 441
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    Report:How Spanish Banking Customers Use Different Channels, 2011

    Spanish banks have been at the forefront of banking innovation in Europe, yet customer behavior in Spain has been slow to change. Spanish customers are more likely than customers almost anywhere in...

    • Downloads: 362
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