Users of analyst research in Asia-Pacific mainly read research written in that region. That’s the clear message emerging from spending last week in the region. Efrem Mallach and I met
A new post by ARmadgeddon is critical of an initiative by Forrester’s analyst relations council. Forrester’s plan allows participants to attend a conference for analysts being organised by a participant
While the research world is increasingly global, the work of everyday life is still marked strongly by national cultures. I tend to recommend Kate Fox’s book, Watching the English, to
We’ve written a lot about Forrester recently: on finances, pricing, timing, performance and valuation. While that reflects many of the discussions we are having at the moment, it’s time to
CFOs at both Forrester and Gartner are engaging in fascinating share buy-back strategies. In both cases the strategies are constrained by complex shareholder relationships. They are hard to understand. However,
My colleague Hugh Rittner’s makes an interesting comment here: Forrester’s across-the-board price rises give it a one-off boost in profits, but perhaps it would have been wiser to wait until
A conference call last week has kicked off a series of discussions here at Lighthouse about Forrester Research. The second-most influential analyst firm had a good 2005, and it’s made
Today Forrester Research reported a 21% increase in revenues. Demand for its non-research services rose 34%, accounting for almost half the growth. The firm’s value rose to $466 million today,
