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In her role as an analyst, Roxana focuses on technology's impact on the market research industry. She tracks emerging and innovative research methodologies, such as social market research, mobile research, neuroscience, and prediction markets, and helps clients understand how to incorporate them into their research mix and combine them with traditional research methods. In addition, she leads all the data innovation efforts at Forrester, where she tests and seeks to understand which data sources, research methodologies, and frameworks are appropriate to help clients gain an intricate, 360-degree view of the consumer.
She is also an expert on Latin American consumer behavior and technology adoption and is responsible for managing Forrester's Latin American Technographics® research. She frequently advises clients on entering the Latin American market, understanding Latin American consumer segments, and increasing their visibility in this fast-changing region.
Roxana has spoken at numerous Forrester events and market-research-focused conferences, such as the Insights Innovation Exchange, Future of Consumer Intelligence, Market Research in a Mobile World and The Market Research Event. In addition, she has spoken at several conferences specializing in understanding the Latin American market, including ESOMAR's Latin American conference, Portada's Pan-Regional Advertising and Media Summit, and Ciab FEBRABAN. Her research has been cited in AdAge, the UK's Research, and was also highlighted in the book Latino Link: Building Brands Online with Hispanic Communities and Content.
Since she started at Forrester in 2006, Roxana has specialized in advising research and clients on sound survey design and data collection methodologies and on using advanced analytic tools on our Consumer Technographics data as well as on custom research surveys. Prior to her current role, Roxana was a senior survey manager and previously a data advisor with Consumer Technographics. In both roles, she used her expertise to deliver value to clients of all industries, from consumer electronics to advertising and media companies, through customized analysis and application of Consumer Technographics data.
Roxana received her B.S. in psychology from The Florida State University and an M.A. in psychology from The College of William and Mary.
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Seven Best Practices For Successfully Using A Market Research Online Community For Behavioral Tracking
Several market research online community (MROC) providers and client-side researchers are pushing the envelope with their communities and panels, using them as a platform for testing emerging...
A Technographics® Data Essentials Document
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Forrester recently launched its Latin American Technographics® research to help companies understand the emerging offline and online trends of consumers in Brazil and Mexico. This report is...
How Can Companies Leverage Latin Americans' Love of Social Media?
Forrester's Social Technographics® profiles reveal that online metropolitan Brazilians and Mexicans are voracious consumers of social media and are the most active across every level of social...
Latin Americans love social media, and it's important for organizations to realize that their use of it is not exclusive to entertaining themselves or connecting with family and friends. It also...
A Technographics® Data Essentials Document
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An overview of the types of advertisments that Latin Americans trust and how these differ for Brazilian and Mexican consumers.
Latin American Technographics Online Survey, Q4 2009 (Mexico, Brazil)
This highlight deck summarizes the key findings related to connecting with companies online from Forrester's Latin American Technographics Online Survey, Q4 2009 (Mexico, Brazil). This is the first...
This highlight deck summarizes the key findings related to online security and privacy from Forrester's Latin American Technographics Online Survey, Q4 2009 (Mexico, Brazil). This is the second...