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Zach Hofer-Shall

Zach Hofer-Shall
Analyst

Research Coverage

Brand Management, Brand Monitoring, Interactive Marketing, Listening Platforms, Marketing & Advertising, Marketing Measurement, Marketing Metrics & ROI, Social Marketing

Research Focus

Zach is a leading expert on social intelligence — using insights generated from online discussion to inform marketing and business strategy. His research focuses on the applications of using social media data for the enterprise, the process of identifying actionable insight from online conversation, and the technology and service vendors that make managing social media data possible. Zach has been with Forrester for four years.

Previous Work Experience

Prior to joining Forrester, Zach ran the social media strategy arm of a UK-based marketing firm, where he developed a social media monitoring tool and guided social business strategies. His work involved building and advising on corporate blogs, planning social media marketing campaigns, developing corporate social media strategies, and driving social media monitoring and measurement initiatives.

Zach has been cited in such outlets as Bloomberg TV, CNN, CRM Magazine, The Financial Times, NPR, and The Wall Street Journal, and he has spoken at leading industry events such as Enterprise 2.0 and South by Southwest.

Education

Zach has a B.S. from Union College.

Latest Research

Planned Research

Forrester Wave 2012: Listening Platforms February 2012
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Enterprise Listening Platforms: Alternatives To Consider March 2012
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Forrester Wave Q2 2012: Enterprise Listening Platforms April 2012
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The Agency Role In Social Intelligence May 2012
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How To Scale Social Intelligence Around The World June 2012
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Did You Know?

Zach enjoys playing word games and watching soccer.


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Recent Media Citations
Financial Times, "Social Science," February 1, 2012
IDG News Service, "SAP Gets Into The Social Analytics Game With NetBase Partnership," Dec. 13, 2011
Marketplace, "Facebook Privacy Rules Could Cause Ripples," Nov. 14, 2011
Information Management, "Social Media Monitoring: You're Doing It Wrong," Nov. 3, 2011
ComputerWeekly (UK), "Buyer's Guide: Top Six Tips To Improve Your Organisation's ...," Oct. 17, 2011
Computerworld, "Listening To The Voice Of The Customer: The Value Of VOC Systems," Oct. 10, 2011
CNN.com, "Social Media Mayhem," Aug. 24, 2011