Hidden Champions? Part 1: Are Celent & Aite failing?
Why did Celent and Aite not cement their positions as hidden champions?
Analyst Launchpad event: Analyst Relations to Enable Sales
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…
Five steps after Informa grab of IHS tech analysts
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…
Nom Nom Nom. Informa grabs IHS Markit Technology
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…
Not-so-Magic Quadrant: Gartner analysts’ experience falls; vendors’ data collection burden grows
If you only read one post by Simon Levin this year, this is it (Is Gartner research quality under threat?). Simon puts the current dip in…
MWD closes: can independent analysts stay relevant?
MWD Advisors’ analysts joined IDC last month, putting on ice one of the most respected independent analyst organisations. Neil Ward-Dutton and Craig Wentworth were…
Turning technical legitimacy into market action
Regulations, authoritative professional norms and dominant culture set complex expectations for all institutions. In the opening session of a workshop for academics and PhD…
AVS shows Gartner’s declining share of a growing pie
Gartner’s share of the value created by the analyst industry is slowly trickling down. The 2017-18 Analyst Value Survey shows that Gartner produced for…
After Sondergaard, analyst firms must take stock
The resignation of the industry’s most famous analyst, Peter Sondergaard, over workplace behaviour is an opportunity for the whole industry to take online stock…
Efrem Mallach: Win-Loss Analysis must be separate from sales management
Professor Efrem Mallach, Kea Company’s research director, has managed Win-Loss Analysis for many vendors. After a recent Gartner blog post, I asked for his…
Analyst Firm Awards to Honor 18 Highly-valued Firms
Based on global survey data, annual awards show buyers trust a wider range of industry analyst providers London, UK, 30 August 2018 – Kea…
Sondergaard quits: Gartner clients’ difficult discussion on competition & ethics
The resignation of Gartner’s research chief, Peter Sondergaard, under the cloud of ethics complaints, is an opportunity for Gartner clients to assess any ethical…