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Brian K. Walker

Brian K. Walker
Vice President, Principal Analyst

Research Coverage

Application Development, Application Development Processes & Tools, Architecture & Technology Strategy, B2B Integration, Budgeting & Forecasting, Business-To-Business eCommerce, Business-To-Consumer eCommerce, Channel Design Strategies, Commerce Servers, Content-Centric Applications, Corporate Strategy, Cross-Channel Design Strategies, Customer Experience, Design & Usability Processes, Enterprise Content Management, IT Consulting, IT Services, IT Spending & Budgeting, Information & Knowledge Management, Integration Technologies, Marketing & Advertising, Marketing Automation, Mobile Commerce, Multichannel Architecture, Multichannel Selling Strategies, Online Marketing Technology, Open Source Strategy, Order Management, Packaged Applications, Product & Solutions Strategies, Retail, SOA & Web Services, Sales, Marketing, & Product Strategy, Scenario Design, Sell-Side Content Management, Sourcing & Procurement, Sourcing & Procurement Applications, Systems Integration, Systems Integrators, Tech Product Management, The Mobile Channel, Travel, Travel Technologies, Vendor Management, Web Content Management, eBusiness/eCommerce, eBusiness/eCommerce Best Practices, eBusiness/eCommerce Strategy, eBusiness/eCommerce Vendor Selection, eCommerce Platforms & Technologies

Research Focus

Brian serves eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals and specializes in how businesses can best use technology to drive results. Brian is a leading worldwide expert in eCommerce platforms, multichannel commerce and marketing technology, and mobile commerce. Brian has experience with a wide range of eBusiness technologies, ranging from eCommerce platforms and software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings, mobile commerce solutions, analytics, rich imaging, search, personalization, and content management, among others. Brian has specific expertise within retail, B2B, and online travel, and his interests focus on multichannel strategies and technology solutions that support a wide range of business goals.

Previous Work Experience

Brian is a seasoned Internet and eCommerce leader with extensive experience working with a wide range of commerce platforms and related technologies such as rich media, analytics, email marketing, search engine marketing (SEM), search engine optimization (SEO), content management, digital asset management, dynamic content delivery, and content syndication.

Brian has more than 15 years of experience in eCommerce and online marketing, serving senior roles for large, established online retailers and web marketers such as Amazon.com, Classmates Online, Eddie Bauer, Expedia.com, and The Spiegel Group and providing solutions for the online retailers and web marketers while at Amazon Enterprise Solutions and his own firms. Brian's roles span both business and technology leadership, including web marketing, online merchandising, product management, solution architecture, customer experience design, and technology leadership.

Education

Brian holds a B.A. in creative writing from the University of Washington.

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Forrester Wave- B2B Commerce Platforms May 2012
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Forrester Wave- B2C Commerce Platforms May 2012
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Brian is an avid gardener and enjoys soccer, cycling, snowboarding, poetry, politics, and spending time with his family.


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Recent Media Citations
Internet Retailer, "Ecommerce Technology Spending Is Set To Increase," December 15, 2011
The Wall Street Journal, "Amazon Primes Pump For Loyalty," November 16, 2011
Internet Retailer, "Microsoft Sloughs Off Its E-Commerce Technology," November 14, 2011
The Wall Street Journal, "Oracle To Buy Endeca," October 18, 2011
Internet Retailer, "Oracle To Buy Endeca," October 18, 2011
CRM, "Harnessing Customer Experience Management Solutions," October 2011