Forrester buys out Fletcher to create net analysis giant

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Forrester says it plans to extend Fletcher’s Internet AdWatch and

Internet User Monitor services ’into broader European marketplaces’.

William Reeve and Neil Bradford, who founded Fletcher in 1997, will

remain at the helm of the research company, which becomes a wholly-owned

subsidiary of Forrester Research.

Reeve said Forrester’s infrastructure would allow Fletcher to enhance

its position in the UK, while accelerating its move into Europe.

’Additionally, Forrester intends to use our knowledge of the European

internet landscape to help realise its growth strategy,’ he added.

Forrester chairman George Colony described Fletcher as the premier UK

internet research firm. He added that the merged entity aimed to become

’the leading provider of e-commerce research in Europe’.

Fletcher’s Internet AdWatch delivers the only UK web advertising

monitoring service, while Forrester specialises in analysing the impact

of technology on business, consumers and society.