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Vikram leads the forecast team, which is responsible for producing all forecasts within M&S research. He is focused on the consumer commerce areas including retail, travel, and financial services. He is keenly involved in understanding the evolution of consumers' online behavior and technology adoption.
Vikram came to Forrester Research through its acquisition of Jupiter Research, where he started in July 2000. Prior to Jupiter, Vikram worked at IRI, a leading market research company, where he worked closely with some of the leading CPG companies.
Vikram often appears on TV, radio, and comments in the press on the US online retail and travel industry. He has been quoted in The L.A. Times, Business Week, The New York Times, CNN Money, and American Banker. He has also appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and Radio, NPR, Fox Business News, and ABC.
Vikram earned an M.B.A. from Virginia Tech and a B.Com from N.M College in Mumbai, India.
What are some great examples of automated, highly personalized, multichannel communications programs? My company has a few programs in pilot mode, but it seems that this concept of highly automated,...
Does Forrester have data that shows: 1) the relative financial performance of companies that deliver great experiences versus those that get low customer experience ratings; 2) the relative retention...
Given the sheer volume of vendors in the customer experience analytics (CEA) space, it would be helpful to understand how Forrester buckets these vendors, whether it be by functional focus (e.g.,...
Who at Forrester leads the practice around multichannel integration and personalization? Specifically, I'm looking for help with two things: 1) a case study on someone who does phone and Web...
Forrester covers the concept of customer relationship management (CRM) 2.0/social CRM and extended CRM application ecosystem in various research reports. However, these reports don't seem to be...
Can you give me some examples of website redesigns that were successful and tell me why they were successful?
My company asked employees for ideas on new apps and selected winners but is struggling with how to involve the employees who won in the design process. We want to make the nondesign folks feel...
Could you direct me to any reports on healthcare institutes of quality/excellence and sites of service for procedures that will allow members to experience a lower cost through steerage to particular...
What are the top five best practices in onboarding that lead to a positive customer experience?
What is the impact on customer satisfaction when there is a complete loss of voice and data services – fixed and mobile – leaving customers with no way of reporting their complaints?
We are currently redesigning our external secured transactional websites. Is there any research that demonstrates the anticipated and/or actual increase in usage/traffic once these sites are...
There is discussion in my company around returns forms (packing slips) — we will be shipping out orders from five different websites (five different brands). There is discussion about having...
Is Web 2.0 (wikis, blogs etc. for both internal use for employees and external stakeholders) common in government agencies, especially compared to private industries? What are the trends? Does being...
I have two questions about two Forrester reports: Forrester's February 23, 2011, "Match iPad Experiences To Customer Goals" report; and Forrester's January 23, 2009, "Match iPhone Capabilities To...

There are several companies that do consumer mapping/journey work as well as make reference to nonlinear journey maps. Does Forrester have examples of nonlinear maps and/or vendor recommendations?
What is Forrester's point of view on applying consumer decision journey learning to marketing, in particular media planning?
Can you help us with a metric we are trying to find related to how many clicks a consumer accepts before abandonment?
1) Who controls wireless broadband? Is it the telcos, cable companies, or other? Who are the players? What does the marketplace look like in both the US and abroad? 2) What about consolidation within...
In recent research, Verizon's Idea Exchange is mentioned; is Forrester aware of any ideas implemented by Verizon as a result of its idea site?
How do companies measure customers' experience after visiting a retail store? What methods do companies use to identify, contact, and survey customers after they have interacted with staff in a...
Does knowing when a chat rep is typing affect the customer experience?
What are some best practices for online lead generation forms? Where do you place them on a website (e.g., left navigation versus right navigation)? How does certain placement affect the customer...
Forrester's January 23, 2012, "The Customer Experience Index, 2012" report by Megan Burns is a general research summary for all industries. Are there industry-specific reports planned around...
We are hoping that Forrester can help our company identify industry-leading companies that train people on customer experience.