Analyst Launchpad event: Analyst Relations to Enable Sales

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18 JULY 2019BRIEFING Analyst Launchpad Series: Analyst Relations to Enable SalesTIME: 15:00 – 17:00Hear from experts on how to utilise analyst relations for increasing sales and growing business In partnership with the Analyst Observatory at the University of Edinburgh Business School (UEBS), techUK is delighted to launch another free session of the Analyst Launchpad. The seminar Read more about Analyst Launchpad event: Analyst Relations to Enable Sales[…]

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ARchitect AR Happy Hour in Midtown Manhattan – June 26

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36 AR professionals confirmed – and rising! CCgroup and the Analyst Observatory at the University of Edinburgh will be among the organizations attending ARchitect‘s second annual New York City happy hour. I’ll be there from CCgroup’s analyst relations team, with Edinburgh faculty members Neil Pollock and Teea Palo. We’re all in the city to discuss Read more about ARchitect AR Happy Hour in Midtown Manhattan – June 26[…]

Five steps after Informa grab of IHS tech analysts

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How to respond to the year’s biggest shakeup Late yesterday we heard the biggest analyst industry news in years. By rolling up four notable analyst firms, and many other businesses, Informa Tech will be as large as Forrester Research.One of the largest US-headquartered analyst organizations, IHS Markit Technology, is joining Ovum, Heavy Reading and Tractica to Read more about Five steps after Informa grab of IHS tech analysts[…]

Nom Nom Nom. Informa grabs IHS Markit Technology

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Informa (INF.L) has acquired IHS Markit’s (INFO) TMT business. Informa Tech, which includes Ovum, will have revenues similar to Forrester’s $350m. It represents a dramatic shift in the analyst landscape. Inform announced the transaction on 22 May as part of an exchange of Informa’s agribusiness service for IHS Markit’s TMT portfolio, including the OTT and media teams. Read my take Read more about Nom Nom Nom. Informa grabs IHS Markit Technology[…]

Sales enablement: Dave Eckert on winning sponsors and success

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In the third part of Duncan Chapple’s interview, Dave Eckert explains winning sponsors and creating sales enablement success. Earlier installments are on getting started and on providing value to sales. After getting sales enablement basics in place, we want to win some sponsorship. The first thing we need to do is to find somebody in Read more about Sales enablement: Dave Eckert on winning sponsors and success[…]

Dave Eckert: Five things analyst relations must provide to sales

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In the first part of my three-part interview with Dave Eckert, he outlined the foundations for the sales enablement of analyst relations. In this article, he outlines what AR must and must not do, as well as brutal truths about how to gain the resources needed. What analyst relations must provide to sales We’re going Read more about Dave Eckert: Five things analyst relations must provide to sales[…]

SageCircle alum Dave Eckert on getting started with Sales Enablement

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Dave Eckert, who led the SageCircle analyst relations consultancy, is one of the most experienced veterans of the analyst relations community. His work helped SageCircle stand head and shoulders above other firms on issues of sales enablement. I had the chance to interview him. In the first of three SageTalk posts based on that interview, Read more about SageCircle alum Dave Eckert on getting started with Sales Enablement[…]

14 things you need to know about analyst interactions

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My colleague Elena Georgieva gave a great Lunch and Learn talk to CCgroup colleagues recently. I tweeted the highlights and, wow, it’s enough to make a blog post! A briefing is a great way to inform both analysts, and analyst research, on provider updates and market disruptions. Analysts may know less than spokespeople expect them Read more about 14 things you need to know about analyst interactions[…]

Former Gartner, Inc. Vice Presidents Launch World-Class Analyst Network

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It’s not often I get cited in an analyst firm’s press release, so it’s a delight to share this news. 19 experienced worldwide analysts announce The Analyst Syndicate BOSTON, March 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Former Gartner, Inc. analysts Jeffrey Vining and Steve Hawald are the latest recruits to The Analyst Syndicate, a network of independent industry analysts founded by managing partners Tom Austin, Toby Read more about Former Gartner, Inc. Vice Presidents Launch World-Class Analyst Network[…]