Analyst Profile
Steve Blood
VP Analyst
21 years at Gartner
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32 years industry experience
Spain
Roles and Responsibilities
Steve Blood is a VP, analyst in Gartner Research and Advisory. His research coverage focuses customer service and support technologies as part of customer experience. His key focus areas are contact center applications and platforms, and customer service analytics. Mr. Blood advises primarily end-user organizations, but also technology and service providers and investors, on market adoption, technology trends and the business value of technology.
Steve Blood's Recent Gartner Activity
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Background
Previous Experience
Mr. Blood has 30 years of experience in the ICT industry including his time at Gartner. Prior to joining Gartner, he was product marketing manager at Rockwell Electronic Commerce, where he was responsible for marketing the next-generation contact center portfolio to the EMEA marketplace. Before that, Mr. Blood spent 10 years in the United Kingdom's telecommunications industry in product management, sales and technical support roles for BT, Mercury Communications and NTL.
Professional Background
Mercury Communications, Product Manager, 7 years
NTL, Product Manager, 1 year
Rockwell Electronic Commerce, Product Marketing Manager, 3 years
Industry Awards/Accolades
Gartner Sales Excellence Award, EMEA, 2014
Gartner Sales Excellence Award, EMEA, 2015
Gartner Thought Leadership Award, 2004
Rated most important analyst for communications and networking in 2009 by members of the Institute of Industry Analyst Relations (IIAR)
Languages
English
