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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    Report:Financial Services Interactive Marketers Are Primed For A More Responsive Social Presence

    Use Technology To Help Overcome Logistical Hurdles

    As financial services (FS) marketers evolve their social programs to more actively engage customers and prospects, they are struggling to handle the workflow, compliance, and measurement challenges...

    • Downloads: 472
  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:Forrester Research Interactive Marketing Forecast By Industry, 2012 To 2017 (US)

    ForecastView Spreadsheet

    Company spending on interactive marketing spending segmented by industries. Each industry's spending is further broken into the various components of interactive marketing: display, paid search, SEO,...

    • Downloads: 10
  • 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: 561
    • Comments: 1
  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:Financial Services B2B Interactive Marketing Trends

    Caution continues to dominate business-to-business (B2B) financial services interactive marketing strategies as budget squeezes, regulatory concerns, and a lack of digital experience impede...

    • Downloads: 623
  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:2011 Social Technographics® For Business Technology Buyers

    Technology Marketers Must Prepare For The Coming Storm

    Data from Forrester's Q1 2011 US and European B2B Social Technographics® Online Survey For Business Technology Buyers indicates that both social media habits and the role social media is playing...

    • Downloads: 1125
  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:Social Media Marketing For Financial Services

    How To Navigate The Regulatory Minefield And Build Effective Social Media Programs

    Financial services firms are beginning to adopt social technologies: In fact, we found that 79% of companies in the industry have some social media presence. But, held back by regulatory concerns and...

    • Downloads: 1885
  • 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: 364
  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:US Interactive Marketing Forecast By Industry, 2011 To 2016

    Forrester forecasts interactive marketing spend to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 17%. But not all industries will invest in interactive at the same pace. Financial services will spend the...

    • Downloads: 1568
  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:ForecastView — An Overview Of Our Global Forecasts

    Forrester's ForecastView service provides reliable insight into the online, mobile, and emerging technology markets. It offers a framework for understanding market drivers and inhibitors and helps...

    • Downloads: 3
  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:Investing In Tech Marketing, 2011

    Introducing The Forrester Marketing Flywheel For Assessing Budget Allocations

    The tech industry is returning to expansion mode, and tech marketers must gear up to drive profitable revenue growth for their companies. However, unlike previous generations of tech industry growth,...

    • Downloads: 856
  • For Marketing Leadership Professionals

    Report:Forrester Research Interactive Marketing Forecast By Industry, 2011 To 2016 (US)

    ForecastView Spreadsheet

    Interactive marketing spending segmented by industries. Each industry's IM spending is further broken into the various components of IM: display, paid search, SEO, email, and mobile advertising.

    • Downloads: 3
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    Report:Get Control Of Financial Services Social Marketing

    Choose A Social Marketing Management Vendor Focused On The Specific Needs Of The Financial Industry

    Clearer compliance regulations are making financial services (FS) marketers more confident about entering the social channel and growing their existing presences — but the burden remains on...

    • Downloads: 467
  • 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: 307
 
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