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Dave Frankland

Dave Frankland
Vice President, Research Director

Research Coverage

Customer Analytics, Customer Intelligence, Database Marketing, Database Marketing Service Providers, Direct Marketing, Direct Marketing Agencies, Loyalty Marketing, Marketing & Advertising, Marketing Service Providers, Relationship Marketing

Research Focus

Dave serves Customer Intelligence Professionals. He leads a research team that focuses on helping companies better leverage customer knowledge to improve marketing performance and business strategy. Dave's team delves deeply into the dynamics of Customer Intelligence (CI) and specializes in areas such as CI technology and services, web intelligence, social intelligence, marketing and customer analytics, measurement and attribution, and customer loyalty.

Dave has written about Customer Intelligence and marketing service providers, as well as the organizational and business impact of CI. In addition to his research, Dave posts his thoughts and opinions on Twitter (@dfrankland) and on his blog (http://blogs.forrester.com/dave_frankland).

Previous Work Experience

Prior to joining Forrester, Dave was vice president of corporate communications at DoubleClick, where he managed internal and external communications. While at DoubleClick, he managed enterprise communications, as well as for the company's digital marketing, email marketing, Abacus, and enterprise marketing solutions business units. Prior to DoubleClick, Dave was a director at strategic communications consultancy Niehaus Ryan Wong. Dave began his career working in Hill & Knowlton's London and New York offices.

Education

Dave holds a B.A. from the National University of Ireland, Galway, a master's in peace studies from Trinity College, Dublin, and a master's in public relations from the University of Stirling, Scotland.

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Dave enjoys cycling, photography, soccer, scuba diving, cooking/eating, wine, and spending time with his children.


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Recent Media Citations
Forbes, "It's Time For Business Leaders To Embrace Customer Intelligence," October 20, 2011
American Banker, "USAA's Two-Year Technology Overhaul Makes Remote Banking Easier," July 11, 2011
Direct Marketing News, "Brands enhance lead generation strategies," May 1, 2011
ESOMAR, "Are You Prepared For The Intelligent Enterprise?" April 29, 2011
The Wall Street Journal, "Epsilon Breach Shines Light On Email Marketing," April 6, 2011
CRM, "Forrester Evaluates Database Marketing Providers," January 24, 2011