Deloitte, NetApp & HCL win in new Influencer Quadrant

Deloitte, NetApp and HCL are three of the firms that have been most successful at winning more share of voice in analyst research. More isn’t always better, but firms looking to push into the long tail have something to learn from those firms.

Influencer Quadrant Q1 2015

The findings are part of the Influencer Quadrant, a service launched in 2012 which looks at the profile of dozens or technology solution providers in tens of thousands of analyst reports. The IQ is a custom service for Kea Company clients, and leverages around ten years’ data tracking the profile of firms in analyst research. You can read about the methodology here. We’ve released this IQ as part of the follow-up from our webinar last week, which referred to the research[Note: these are just some of the data available. we have been tracking around 500 firms, so contact us to find out more].

Our take is that firms need to think carefully about whether more mentions in research will work for them. A major factor in the mix is that most analysts are in North America. If your business is not prioritising US growth, then you should carefully weight up the implications of building relationships with analysts in a market that is not key for you. However, the fact that even quite large firms like Deloitte, NetApp and HCL can substantially boost their profile shows that even large firms are not automatically mentioned in all relevant research.

Analyst relations teams are weighing up serious challenges. Many firms want to get in front of as many analysts as possible. Other firms want to speak to very few analysts, but want them to be saturated with knowledge so they become loyal advocates. Most firms need to trade off volume and quality.

The IQ is a tool to help firms see where they and their competitors are in winning share of voice. We track a very large number of analyst firms, from IDC, a global giant producing a huge volume, through to niche players like MWD Advisors. The chart above compares over 20,000 mentions of the brands shown. The higher a brand is, the more its share of voice has risen over the last six months. The further to the right it is, the greater its share of voice.

This post originally appeared on InfluencerRelations.com.

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Duncan Chapple