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Alexander Hesse

Alexander Hesse
Analyst

Research Coverage

Business-To-Consumer eCommerce, Consumer Mobile Activities , Consumer Mobile Adoption & Behavior, Europe, European Consumer Technographics, Financial Alerts, Financial Services, Financial Services Marketing, Investments, MVNOs, Mobile Banking, Mobile Payments, Multichannel Selling Strategies, Online Banking, Online Financial Products & Services, Retail Banking, Retail Payments, The Mobile Channel, eBusiness/eCommerce, eBusiness/eCommerce Adoption, eBusiness/eCommerce Best Practices, eBusiness/eCommerce Forecasts, eBusiness/eCommerce Strategy, eCommerce Forecasts, eCommerce Trends

Research Focus

Alexander serves eBusiness & Channel Strategy professionals. He helps retail financial services firms to understand and anticipate how new technologies are changing consumers' use of financial services and how to maximize the opportunities they bring. His key topic areas include trends in consumer behavior, retail payments, online banking, mobile banking, price comparison sites, and innovations in the distribution of financial services products. Alexander is based in Amsterdam but advises retail financial services firms across Europe.

Previous Work Experience

Prior to becoming an analyst, Alexander worked as a data advisor, helping clients with customized analysis and insights from Forrester's Consumer Technographics® data.

Education

Alexander has a master's degree in international business from Maastricht University in the Netherlands. In addition to his native language, German, he also speaks fluent English and Dutch.

Latest Research

Planned Research

Segmenting Financial Consumers By Life Stage March 2010
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The Future Of Price Comparison Sites July 2010
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Net Users Want Ratings And Reviews On Financial Services Web Sites January 2010
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What eBusiness Executives Need To Know About Social Computing June 2010
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The Elements Of Next-Generation Financial Services Sites December 2009
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Languages Spoken

English, Dutch, and German


Alexander Hesse serves eBusiness & Channel Strategy professionals.
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Recent Media Citations
Computerwoche (GER), "Problems In The Online Shop," June 23, 2009
Absatzwirtschaft (GER), "Online Retail Will Continue Growing," March 4, 2009
Marketing Boerse (GER), "E-Commerce Will Grow Seven Percent In The Next Six Years," March 2, 2009