For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

Online-Influenced Sales Exceed Direct Sales In Financial Services

How The Internet Influences Sales In Other Channels

by Brad Strothkamp, November 20, 2009

In 2008, the majority of US online adults who researched a financial product did so online, and the majority of those online researchers applied in a channel other than the Web. These cross-channel shoppers illustrate the importance of online-influenced . . .

For Consumer Market Research Professionals

A Deep Dive Into Asia Pacific Consumers' Online Behavior

by Olesia Klevchuk, November 18, 2009

For the past four years, Forrester has been tracking consumers' online and offline behavior in Asia Pacific. This is a dedicated report about Asia Pacific consumers' online behavior aimed at understanding the changes in this emerging medium. This year's . . .

For Consumer Product Strategy Professionals

Will Radio Survive The Media Meltdown?

by Sonal Gandhi, November 12, 2009

The amount of time that US adults spend listening to radio has been on the decline. The trend is especially marked among young adults, who have taken to other audio platforms at a much greater rate. But radio as a format continues to be popular even as . . .

For Consumer Product Strategy Professionals

Connected TVs Need To Sharpen Their Value Proposition

TV Makers Can't Reinvent TV Without Dramatic Steps

by Laurence Meyer, November 11, 2009

Connected TVs offer a huge advantage compared with legacy interactive TV and Internet TV platforms; they will also be in more than one-third of European TV households by 2014. With more than 150 million potential European users in 2014, connected TVs . . .

For Consumer Product Strategy Professionals

Mobile Technographics® In Europe

by Thomas Husson, November 5, 2009

The mobile revolution is only just getting started. Consumers will continue to shift their attitudes toward mobile phones — perceiving them not only as communication tools but also increasingly as entertaining and productive devices that can help them . . .

For Consumer Market Research Professionals

Technographics® Survey Highlights: US Mobile Investing  (663 KB PPT)

by Jacqueline Anderson, November 5, 2009

This highlight deck summarizes the key findings related to incidence, interest and barriers to mobile investing. This is the first survey highlight in a series from the North American Technographics Investments And Insurance Online Survey, Q3 2009 (US).

For Consumer Market Research Professionals

Online Baby Boomers: A Demographic Profile

by Ina Mitskaviets, November 2, 2009

Online boomers comprise more than one-third of the online population in the US and wield significant purchasing power online because of their higher household income levels, employment status, and occupations. Largely explained by their age bracket, boomers . . .

For Consumer Product Strategy Professionals

US DVR Forecast, 2009 To 2014

The DVR Pairs Up With Online Video To Shape The Future

by James L. McQuivey, Ph.D., October 30, 2009

The digital video recorder (DVR) was once considered a terrible disruptor in the TV and video business: It was going to bring an end to everything the industry holds dear. Now that it's firmly entrenched in 26% of US homes, industry players have learned . . .

For Interactive Marketing Professionals

How Europeans Search

by Shar VanBoskirk, Rebecca Jennings, October 30, 2009

Many European online consumers start at search engines when doing product research, especially in the UK and Germany, and consumers across Europe exhibit a high level of trust in natural search engine results. However, European consumers are wary of paid . . .

For Consumer Market Research Professionals

Technographics® Survey Highlights: North American Private Label CPGs  (747 KB PPT)

by Jacqueline Anderson, October 29, 2009

This highlight deck summarizes the key findings from Forrester's North American Technographics® Media And Advertising Online Survey, Q2 2009 (US). This deck covers decision-makers' perceptions of and purchase intent toward private label consumer package . . .

For Customer Intelligence Professionals

Consumer Privacy Is A Ticking Time Bomb For Customer Intelligence Executives

Consumers Are No Longer Passive About Their Privacy

by Dave Frankland, October 29, 2009

Despite renewed interest from Washington, D.C., regarding consumer privacy, the marketing industry continues to call for self-regulation — a concept that is given shorter shrift following its perceived role in preventing the financial crisis. Given this . . .

For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

European Banking Customers Continue Migrating Away From The Branch

Branches Are Losing Their Role As The Heart Of The Customer Relationship

by Alexander Hesse, October 28, 2009

The number of consumers visiting branches each month is falling slowly but steadily across Europe. Branch users tend to be lower-value customers who use branches mainly for day-to-day transactions like depositing and withdrawing money. Although online . . .

For Consumer Market Research Professionals

Technographics® Survey Highlights: US Online Consumers' Investment Behaviors  (549 KB PPT)

by Jacqueline Anderson, October 28, 2009

This highlight deck summarizes the key findings related to consumers' investment behaviors. This is the third survey highlight in a series from the North American Technographics Investments And Insurance Online Survey, Q3 2009 (US).

For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

Seizing Insurance's Mobile Opportunity

Customer Adoption And Investment Grow As US Insurers Play Catch-Up

by Chad Mitchell, October 22, 2009

Smartphone adoption among US insurance customers is growing, and customers are beginning to engage with insurers via the mobile Web for policy administration, claims, and bill pay. eBusiness and emerging channel strategy executives at US insurers like . . .

For Consumer Market Research Professionals

Technographics® Survey Highlights: North American Physical And Digital Media Consumer Habits  (486 KB PPT)

by Ina Mitskaviets, Corina Matiesanu, October 21, 2009

This survey highlights deck summarizes the key findings related to physical and digital media and online advertising from Forrester's North American Technographics Media And Advertising Online Survey, Q2 2009 (US). This is the second survey highlight . . .

For Consumer Market Research Professionals

Technographics® Survey Highlights: US Youth Device Ownership And Habits  (598 KB PPT)

by Ina Mitskaviets, Corina Matiesanu, October 19, 2009

This highlight deck summarizes the key findings related to devices and mobile usage from Forrester's North American Technographics Youth Online Survey, Q2 2009 (US). This is the second survey highlight in a series from the North American Technographics . . .

For Consumer Product Strategy Professionals

Phone-Based Navigation Ticks Up

by Charles S. Golvin, October 19, 2009

Earlier this year, Forrester predicted that, while a growing number of consumers would embrace navigation solutions, the phone would be the most widely used tool for navigation by 2013. Our most recent data reinforces this claim, as phone-based solutions . . .

For Consumer Product Strategy Professionals

Gen Y Points To A Mobile Future For Local Search

by Abe Garon, Sarah Rotman Epps, October 13, 2009

Search is a high-stakes business: Forrester estimates that the US search market overall is worth $15 billion in 2009, of which local advertising spend is nearly $4 billion. The companies vying for a piece of this business include: portals like AOL, Google, . . .

For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

How UK Banking Customers Use Different Channels

by Benjamin Ensor, October 9, 2009

The steady growth of online banking in the UK over the past decade is changing the way people use other banking channels. Half of UK adults still visit a branch each month, although the number of regular branch users has fallen. Banks' efforts to persuade . . .

For Marketing Leadership Professionals

Coolhunting With Teen Social Networkers

by David Card, October 9, 2009

Two-thirds of online teens surveyed said they tell friends about products — that's almost twice as many as adults — and more than 70% of teens use social networks regularly. So it's critical for marketers to understand how to best use social networks . . .

For Consumer Product Strategy Professionals

Why Mobile Could Reinvent Social Computing

A Glimpse Into The European Mobile Social Web Landscape

by Thomas Husson, October 9, 2009

Mobile social activity is more than just accessing social networking sites while on the go. Mobile phones have the potential to become the hub of Social Computing activities and to be more than just a complement to the PC experience. Mobile phones will . . .

For Consumer Product Strategy Professionals

The Fastest-Growing Mobile Phone Category

It's Not Smartphones; It's Their Younger "Quick Messaging" Siblings

by Charles S. Golvin, October 8, 2009

While smartphones like Apple's iPhone, the BlackBerry Storm, and T-Mobile's Android-based MyTouch get all the attention, another category of mobile phones has quietly been accelerating its market share: the quick messaging device. These keyboard and/or . . .

For Customer Experience Professionals

The Customer Experience Generation Gap

Customer Experience Index Scores Across Five Generations And 12 Industries

by Bruce D. Temkin, September 30, 2009

Across most industries, Seniors give firms the highest marks for customer experience, and Gen Yers give them the lowest. The most significant exception is that Older Boomers give PC manufacturers the lowest scores. The difference across generations is . . .

For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

The Web Channel Has A Key Role In Cross-Selling Financial Products

by Brad Strothkamp, September 29, 2009

Forrester has published a report to help financial service product executives understand and exploit opportunities to cross-sell existing customers into broader relationships. This report is also critical for eBusiness and channel strategy professionals. . . .

For Consumer Market Research Professionals

Technographics® Survey Highlights: Online Retail In Europe  (439 KB PPT)

by Olesia Klevchuk, September 28, 2009

This highlight deck summarizes the key findings related to retail from Forrester's European Technographics Benchmark Survey, Q2 2009. This is the first survey highlight in a series from the European Technographics Benchmark Survey, Q2 2009.