Vikram Sehgal

VP, Research Director - Data serving Customer Insights PROFESSIONALS

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.

Previous Work Experience

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.


Education

Vikram earned an M.B.A. from Virginia Tech and a B.Com from N.M College in Mumbai, India.

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  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:Case Study: Mint.com Grows Its Business Using Game Mechanics

    Mint.com wanted to increase traffic from new and returning users to its site as well as deepen engagement and exposure to monetized elements. By employing a suite of game mechanics — including...

    • Downloads: 362
  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:Mobile Marketing — A Forrester Compilation

    More people own smartphones than ever before and they’re using them more often too. This makes a mobile marketing strategy crucial for any interactive marketer. Yet today we find that although...

    • Downloads: 326
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  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:The Forrester Wave™: US Digital Agencies — Mobile Marketing Strategy And Execution, Q1 2012

    The Nine Agencies That Matter Most And How They Stack Up

    In Forrester's 37-criteria evaluation of US digital agencies with mobile marketing services, we identified the nine significant agencies in this category — AKQA, iCrossing, Ogilvy, Possible...

    • Downloads: 1405
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  • For Customer Insights Professionals

    Report:The Evolution Of The Customer Engagement Agency

    As the demand for customer intelligence (CI) from business stakeholders grows and more organizations increase their CI maturity, organizations' marketing agency needs have also changed. A few...

    • Downloads: 504
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  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:US Financial Services Lead Interactive Marketing Spending

    US financial services interactive marketing spend will more than double by 2016 but won't grow its investments in every channel at the same pace. This brief report breaks down the increase by channel...

    • Downloads: 552
    • Comments: 1
  • For CMO Professionals

    Report:TV And Video Advertising Is On The Upswing In 2012

    Forrester partnered with the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) to better understand marketers' current attitudes toward TV and digital video advertising. Marketers have regained their...

    • Downloads: 725
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  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:How To Integrate Email And Mobile Marketing

    Marketers should format emails for convenient mobile access. Do this by following Forrester's principles of convenience — create mobile emails that are immediate, simple, and contextually...

    • Downloads: 690
  • For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

    Report:Mobile Technographics®: Australian Online Shoppers

    Choosing The Right Approach For Your Target Consumers

    Mobile commerce is growing in Australia at a rapid pace. To shape sensible strategies, Australian eBusiness professionals must understand the behavior of their customers. For example, they should...

    • Downloads: 239
  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:Drive Higher Brand Engagement On Mobile Devices

    Mobile Marketing Needs To Be A Value Exchange Between Brand And Consumer

    Consumers' use of mobile is nearly ubiquitous in North America, but mobile marketing is still in its early years. Interactive marketers must take advantage of the opportunity to capture consumers'...

    • Downloads: 590
  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:Understand Immediacy, Simplicity, And Context

    Processes: The Mobile Marketing Playbook

    This report highlights the key principles of mobile experience that interactive marketers must weave into the process of crafting mobile marketing strategies. More people own smartphones than ever...

    • Downloads: 1381
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  • For CMO Professionals

    Report:B2B Marketing Trends And Predictions For 2012

    Last year, B2B CMOs were challenged with increasing marketing's impact on revenue, adapting to rapidly changing buyer behaviors, and delivering exceptional customer experiences. In 2012, they will go...

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  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:Trial NFC To Connect The Real World With Mobile

    The Time Is Right To Test Hyperlocal Near Field Communication (NFC)

    Near field communication (NFC) allows consumers to use their mobile and custom devices to directly interact with almost any real-world object such as posters, clothes, and shop windows. The allure of...

    • Downloads: 652
    • Comments: 2
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  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:CIO: The Future Of Mobile Is Context

    Building A Foundation To Enable Next-Generation Mobile Services

    CIOs that Forrester interviewed understand the potential of context and are building the foundational infrastructure needed to support the use of context across consumer touchpoints — not just...

    • Downloads: 763
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    Report:2012 Interactive Marketing Predictions

    Marketing Gets Customized For Social, Local, Mobile, Multiscreen Consumers

    Social is not a channel, and mobile goes beyond the smartphone. In 2012, marketers will get this concept and realize that their customer is truly "always on." The customer of 2012 expects customized,...

    • Downloads: 1671
  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:Marketing Via Geosocial Apps: Why And How

    Location-Based Social Networking, Though Stagnant Now, Is Poised To Grow

    Geosocial applications — also known as location-based social networks — hold potential for interactive marketers: They can help increase in-store visits, your brand's visibility, and...

    • Downloads: 581
  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:Five Easy Improvements For B2B Financial Services Interactive Marketers

    Tackle The Low-Hanging Fruit To Maximize 2012 Budgets

    Business-to-business (B2B) financial services interactive marketers will likely feel the squeeze in 2012 as they look to deliver improved performance with limited budget growth. While this economic...

    • Downloads: 299
 
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