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:Understanding The Changing Needs Of US Online Consumers, 2012

    North American Consumer Technographics®

    US consumers today are exposed to more kinds of connected devices than ever before. Consumers associate the terms "going online" or "using the Internet" with devices like laptops and desktops. Social...

    • Downloads: 134
  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:Connection: The Spark That Lights Up The European Digital Home

    A Technographics® Data Essentials Document

    With 96% of European online adults using the Internet at least weekly and 99% of European online households having one or more computers (PC, laptop, netbook, iPad, or tablet) at home, the European...

    • Downloads: 76
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:Global Retail Behaviors, 2011

    A Technographics® Global Overview Report

    The Internet plays an important role in consumers' retail habits across the world. Our 2011 data shows that the majority of global online consumers already shop online — and this isn't limited...

    • Downloads: 94
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Charts & Figures:A Third Of US Super Buyers And Connected Traditionalists Own A Tablet

    A Technographics® Data Essentials Report

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    Report:The State Of Consumers And Technology: Benchmark 2012, US

    North American Consumer Technographics®

    This report is a graphical analysis of Forrester's North American Technographics® Online Benchmark Survey (Part 1), Q2 2012 (US, Canada). It provides a generational overview of US consumers'...

    • Downloads: 314
    • Comments: 3
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    Report:The State Of Consumers And Technology: Benchmark 2012, Europe

    European Consumer Technographics®

    This report is a graphical analysis of Forrester's European Technographics Online Benchmark Survey, Q3 2012. It provides an overview of European consumers' Internet and consumer technology behaviors....

    • Downloads: 41
  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:Global Mobile Behaviors, 2011

    Global Technographics® Overview: Mobile

    Mobile usage is becoming increasingly prevalent around the globe. The majority of respondents to our surveys in the US, Asia, and Europe own a mobile phone by now, but usage and engagement varies...

    • Downloads: 301
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    Report:How Consumers Discover New Brands, Products, And Services

    A Technographics® Data Essentials Report

    Discovery is the first phase of the customer life cycle — it's the crucial time when consumers first find out about new brands, products, and services. If the "Discover" phase is successful,...

    • Downloads: 99
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:Segmenting Buyers: Introducing Super Buyers, Connected Traditionalists, And Traditionalists

    A Technographics® Data Essentials Report

    For US consumers, the shopping experience has moved beyond the in-store experience and involves multiple other channels. Online shopping now accounts for a significant part of consumers' wallet share...

    • Downloads: 109
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:Brand Engagement The Consumer Way

    A Technographics® Data Essentials Report

    Consumers connect with brands throughout the customer life cycle — they engage, discover, explore, and buy using a variety of channels. Companies today understand that engagement and positive...

    • Downloads: 96
  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:The State Of Consumers And Technology: Benchmark 2011, US

    North American Consumer Technographics®

    This report is a graphical analysis of Forrester's North American Technographics® Online Benchmark Survey, Q3 2011 (US, Canada). It provides a generational overview of US consumers'...

    • Downloads: 1706
  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:Digital Seniors: A Demographic Overview

    North American Consumer Technographics®

    Seniors ages 65 and older have spent much of their lives without the technology that younger generations have grown up with. Devices like PCs, high-definition TVs (HDTVs), digital cameras, and many...

    • Downloads: 213
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    Report:Global Mobile Behaviors, 2012

    Global Consumer Technographics®

    In 2012, the majority of consumers in the US, Asia Pacific, Europe, and Latin America owned a mobile phone. However, the ways in which global consumers use their phone varies across countries....

    • Downloads: 62
  • For CMO Professionals

    Report:Assess The Impact Of Touchpoints Along The Consumer Path-To-Purchase

    How Research Touchpoints Affect Consumer Spending

    Consumers connect with brands throughout the customer life cycle — they discover, explore, buy, and engage using a multitude of touchpoints. In the explore phase, consumers use a variety of...

    • Downloads: 463
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    Report:Global PC And Broadband Penetration

    A Technographics® Global Overview Document

    The global online population has more than doubled since 2005, but not all countries have reached saturated levels of online penetration. While the majority of consumers in the US, Europe, and...

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