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Andy serves eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals. He focuses primarily on B2B and B2B2C eCommerce, as well as issues related to enabling channel partner businesses for manufacturers. Andy's current research areas include multichannel retailing, mobile couponing, affiliate marketing, and enabling manufacturers to sell online.
Prior to joining Forrester, Andy spent 11 years in product and marketing leadership roles within Silicon Valley. In that time, he developed Yahoo's Web2Store local shopping initiative, co-founded an eCommerce company, and helped create several award-winning products in the consumer Internet and mobile software spaces. Before moving to Silicon Valley, Andy spent four years in Washington, D.C., as a research analyst for an economic consulting firm.
Andy has been quoted in various media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, Internet Retailer, Direct Marketing News, American Banker, and CNBC.
Andy is a summa cum laude graduate in economics from the University of Dayton and holds an M.P.A. from Harvard University and an M.S. in integrated marketing from Northwestern University.
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A Tool For Initial Steps Toward Selection Of A Transformation Service Firm
Forrester surveyed six global transformation service firms with focused offerings in the off-the-shelf banking platform space. Their transformation service offerings are broad and rich, covering many...
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Forrester surveyed 23 vendors of globally deployed banking platforms on their 2010 deals. Core banking and channels continue as important factors in many regions. Beyond that, regional functional...
Vision: The Business Applications Playbook
This report outlines the vision aspect of Forrester's solution for application development and delivery (AD&D) professionals working on business applications strategy. It summarizes the key business...

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Some Are Less Global Than Others
Many off-the-shelf business apps are supposed to be global. However, the reality of what it really means to be global lies between off-the-shelf support and vast amounts of customization....
Be Strategic, Be Tactical, And Be Fast — The Multichannel Organization Revisited
Application development and delivery teams tasked with delivering rich and broad multichannel solutions are painfully aware that they will always be forced to set a course that balances rapid...
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The 2012 Survey Shows Global Activity And A Strong Regional Focus
Forrester surveyed 25 vendors of globally deployed banking platforms on their 2011 deals. Our regional analysis shows that varying levels of vendor success caused fluctuations in regional activity...

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Use Processes, Not Features And Functions, To Identify The Best Solution
Based on best and next practices for off-the-shelf banking platform selection and Forrester's generic banking business processes, Forrester has identified an approach that accelerates banking...
Global Banking Platform Deals 2012 — Regions
Forrester surveyed 29 vendors of globally deployed banking platforms on their 2012 deals. Our analysis of these deals by region reveals that growth ranged widely — from slight shrinkage to...
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Market Heat Returns After A Prolonged Cooldown
Forrester surveyed 29 vendors of globally deployed banking platforms on their 2012 deals. The results indicate a growing market: We counted nearly 20% more deals in 2012 than in 2011 among firms that...

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