Webinar: Which Fintech analyst firms are most valuable, and why?

Posted on February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 by Duncan Chapple

Industry analyst firms like Gartner, Forrester, Celent and Aite are hugely influential across the financial technology industry. Where does this influence come from? Which other analyst firms influence financial institutions and fintech investors? How can marketing and communications professionals leverage the benefits of analysts? In this free, live webinar you can hear:– Hannah Hayes, fintech Read more about Webinar: Which Fintech analyst firms are most valuable, and why?[…]

Five ways to make better decisions using long-term analyst industry trends

Posted on December 15, 2019December 15, 2019 by Duncan Chapple

Using insights from the Analyst Value Survey, survey director Duncan Chapple explains trends in the analyst industry, and how these trends can be used to the advantage of research buyers, of high-technology users, and of the analyst firms themselves. The fundamental shift is a long-term one: the growth of ‘freemium’ analyst firms means that most Read more about Five ways to make better decisions using long-term analyst industry trends[…]

2019 Analyst Value Survey now open

Posted on October 2, 2019November 18, 2019 by Duncan Chapple

Now in its 19th year, the Analyst Value Survey is a unique resource for the tech and telecoms industry. The Analyst Observatory at the University of Edinburgh is conducting the survey, which spotlights the analyst and advisory firms with the most influence, and which deliver the most value for money. The responses also determine the Read more about 2019 Analyst Value Survey now open[…]

IT mainstreaming poses challenges for the future of AR

Posted on February 11, 2019March 12, 2019 by Duncan Chapple

The usage gap is widening between analysts’ most- and least-used coverage areas. That’s the finding of January’s mini-survey, which originally aimed to test new question formats for the Analyst Value Survey. In one chart, shown here, we asked previous participants in the AVS about the topics they had consumed research about. The gap has widened Read more about IT mainstreaming poses challenges for the future of AR[…]

Gartner’s symposium shows three new challenges for analyst relations managers

Posted on November 7, 2018November 14, 2018 by Duncan Chapple

Gartner’s rapid evolution poses three profound challenges for analyst relations managers, and this blog is changing course to respond to them. Gartner’s role-based research, the rapid rise of user reviews and the consequent impact on marketing communications are all immense shifts. 1. Unlimited impact of role-based research. We don’t know what the full impact will Read more about Gartner’s symposium shows three new challenges for analyst relations managers[…]

AVS shows Gartner’s declining share of a growing pie

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Duncan Chapple

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 analyst value than any other firm: 25%. Compare that with 31% in 2015 and you get a sense of the change in the market. It’s not that Gartner is shrinking. Quite Read more about AVS shows Gartner’s declining share of a growing pie[…]

IDC moves up in 2018 Americas Analyst Firm Awards

Posted on September 20, 2018September 20, 2018 by Duncan Chapple

The 2018 Americas Analyst Firm Awards (AFA) shows big changes, even at the top. Naturally Gartner’s lead is increased by its purchase of CEB. It now creates more analyst value in this category than any other. Around three-tenths of all the value reported by users in the Americas. According to the 2017-18 Analyst Value Survey, IDC Read more about IDC moves up in 2018 Americas Analyst Firm Awards[…]

Ovum continues advance in 2018 Telecoms & Networking Analyst Firm Awards

Posted on September 18, 2018October 11, 2019 by Duncan Chapple

Ovum has gained fourth place in the 2018 Telecoms & Networking Analyst Firm Awards, its highest rank in the awards in any year. As in 2017, the first three places in all six AFA categories go to market leaders Gartner, IDC and Forrester. Ovum’s deep telecoms roots go back to the 20th century, but in recent Read more about Ovum continues advance in 2018 Telecoms & Networking Analyst Firm Awards[…]

Lena Davies collects Forrester's 2018 AFA

Gartner & Forrester lead 2018 Global Analyst Firm Awards

Posted on September 18, 2018September 20, 2018 by Duncan Chapple

Gartner and Forrester lead the 2018 Global Analyst Firm Awards, which recognise the market analyst and advisory firms most valued outside the Americas (which is covered by a separate award). The methodological tweaks in the 2018 awards, which recognise the valuable firms that are most relied on, boosts the gap between Gartner, Forrester and IDC, Read more about Gartner & Forrester lead 2018 Global Analyst Firm Awards[…]

IDC COO Robert White collects the firm's 2018 Analyst Firm Award

IDC rises in 2018 Enterprise Analyst Firm Awards

Posted on September 17, 2018September 20, 2018 by Duncan Chapple

IDC has won a notable success in the 2018 Enterprise Analyst Firm Awards, overtaking Forrester into second place. Last year’s awards noted strong performance by both those firms which, added together, created more value than Gartner for the participants in the Analyst Value Survey. IDC’s clearly benefitting from its growing freemium audience and its unrivalled global Read more about IDC rises in 2018 Enterprise Analyst Firm Awards[…]

Four quartiles show enterprises’ growing use of freemium analysts

Posted on August 5, 2018August 8, 2018 by Duncan Chapple

Managers in large enterprises, and especially those involved in evaluating and deciding about technology choices, use more analyst firms with each year. Our AVS has shown that the different layers of the analyst community, what we call the four quartiles, are used with different frequency by different users. The Analyst Value Survey asks them which Read more about Four quartiles show enterprises’ growing use of freemium analysts[…]

2018 Analyst Firm Awards to be published on 10 September

Posted on August 1, 2018August 23, 2018 by Duncan Chapple

The world’s most valuable industry analyst firms will be honoured by the announcement of the 2018 Analyst Firm Awards on 10 September. The awards reflect the opinions of hundreds of those firms’ users collected by the 2017-18 Analyst Value Survey. The focus of the survey, on the most valuable analyst firms, spotlights how analyst firms can Read more about 2018 Analyst Firm Awards to be published on 10 September[…]