North American Consumer Technographics® Data

Understanding The Impact Of Technology And The Internet

Forrester's North American Consumer Technographics Data & Services provides detailed survey data on consumer adoption of digital devices, channels, and services, and on technology's impact on consumer behavior. Our unlimited client service gives you the ability to tailor our syndicated data to your company's markets and needs on-demand.
North American Consumer Technographics surveys 150,000 Americans and Canadians each year. Through detailed questions about brand preference, ownership, and service providers, the study provides unique insights into your customer base and prospects to help you:

Analyze your technology-driven opportunities

  • Analyze emerging consumer behavior to see disruptive market shifts
  • Analyze markets to optimize eBusiness products and channel investment

Segment and profile your customers and prospects

  • Create detailed segmentations to target high-value groups
  • Profile segments to understand their wants, needs, and characteristics

Size and track your Internet, mobile, and offline markets

  • Size online, mobile, and interactive markets to aid business planning
  • Present the historical trends line to ensure accurate sizing

Benchmark your competition

  • Benchmark the competition to support ad sales and marketing
  • Benchmark competitive brands to establish business priorities
Fine-Tune Your Product Planning And Go-To-Market Strategies

Since launching Consumer Technographics in 1997, Forrester has surveyed more than two million households in North America and Europe. The scale of this research effort — including 10 years of historical data — means that North American Consumer Technographics provides:

  • Deep, statistically significant data on emerging trends and early adopters — including more than 600 data points and data on 420 brands
  • Thousands of demographic, attitudinal, online behavior, and technology variables
  • A rich data asset for your market research, product planning, and go-to-market strategy assessment


Product Deliverables
  • Data files: SPSS files with all survey data.
  • Written research: 40 written research deliverables each year, including survey highlights, Technographics Insights, and reports.
  • Data advisor: Unlimited access to a data advisor who performs customized cross tabs and analyses.
  • Banner tables: Excel spreadsheet sharing the results of each survey cross tabbed against key demographics.
  • Survey design: Provide suggestions and comments before each survey.

2008 North American Consumer Technographics Survey Schedule

Survey

Surveys fielded
per year

Surveys
completed

Method

Topics
covered

Benchmark

1

60,000

Mail

Automotive, banking, brokerage, consumer electronics, consumer marketing, consumer telecom, customer experience, government, healthcare, insurance, ISPs/portals, media, retail, and travel

Benchmark recontact

2

5,000

Mail

Automotive, banking, brokerage, consumer electronics, consumer marketing, consumer telecom, customer experience, government, healthcare, insurance, ISPs/portals, media, retail, and travel

Topic- and industry-specific

15

5,000 each

Online

Automotive, banking, brokerage, consumer electronics, consumer marketing, consumer telecom, customer experience, government, healthcare, insurance, ISPs/portals, media, retail, and travel

Affluent

1

1,000

Online

Banking and investing behavior, technology adoption, and attitudes toward marketing to affluent consumers

Youth

1

5,000 each

Online

Media consumption, technology adoption, attitudes, and behaviors of 12- to 24-year-olds

Omnibus

4

5,000 each

1 Mail
3 Online

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Industries
Our research provides insight into technology's impact on consumers and how it is reshaping industries such as:
• Automotive
• Banking
• Brokerage
• Consumker electronics
• Consumer telecom
• Government
• Healthcare
• Insurance
• ISPs/portals
• Media
• Retail
• Travel
 

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Vice President, Electronic Channels
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