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Zia Daniell Wigder

Zia Daniell Wigder
Vice President, Research Director

Research Coverage

Business-To-Consumer eCommerce, Customer Experience, Globalization & Localization, Marketing & Advertising, Retail, Social Computing & Web 2.0, User-Generated Content, Web Site Design, eBusiness/eCommerce

Research Focus

As vice president and research director at Forrester Research, Zia serves eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals and is a leading expert on web globalization. She works with a wide variety of online businesses expanding internationally, with a particular focus on online retailers. In her research, she covers issues such as international shipping and logistics, website operations, payments, customer service, and the translation and localization of global websites. Her research also analyzes online consumer behavior in Latin America, Europe, and Asia.

Previous Work Experience

Zia joined Forrester through the JupiterResearch acquisition. She joined Jupiter in 1998 as a broadband analyst and later headed up technology and media practices at the company. Prior to Jupiter, Zia worked as a consultant at Lochridge & Company, a spinoff of the Boston Consulting Group. In her role at Lochridge, she helped technology companies define and execute on market entry strategies in both developed and developing markets. She has spoken at numerous events, including most recently NRF, Shop.org, and eTail.

Education

Zia earned a B.A. from Dartmouth College and an M.A.L.D. from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

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Did You Know?

Zia has a strong interest in the Middle East and founded a video-dialogue program between students in the US and North Africa .

Languages Spoken

French and German


Zia Daniell Wigder serves eBusiness & Channel Strategy professionals.

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Recent Media Citations
Shop.org Blog, "Brazil And China: Emerging Online Retail Powerhouses," Jan. 16, 2012
Economico Valor (BR), "Sale Online Remains In Crisis, Says Consultant," Aug. 25, 2011
Internet Retailer, "The Yanks Are Coming Again," March 9, 2011
Internet Retailer, "Catering To Online Shoppers Throughout The Globe," Oct. 20, 2010
Inc., "How Groupon Handles Copycats Overseas," Oct. 1, 2010