Analysts and the vortex of tech M&A
Chapple: Tim Miller, thank you so much for joining us today. So Tim, in your more than 14 years working at 451, you’ve continued…
On Research Firms
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Industry analysts are devoted to researching, and the volume of inquiries and briefings from established market players means many of them are booked up…
Hidden Champions? Part 2: Four ways niche analyst firms can win
Niche analyst firms in any market can learn a lot from four factors holding back the leading specialist firms in one of the most attractive markets: fintech.
Guest post: Fintech analysts’ five hot predictions for 2020
Many small and big analyst firms are researching the fintech industry and coming out with many predictions. Here are five striking predictions that have come out from industry researchers.
Hidden Champions? Part 1: Are Celent & Aite failing?
Why did Celent and Aite not cement their positions as hidden champions?
AR Classics: Amjad Khan on the new AR era
Since managing analyst relations for clients like Microsoft, Motorola and Kodak at CCgroup, Amjad Khan’s led AR in-house at Global Crossing and Amdocs and…
Forrester’s New Wave speeds up new category creation
Forrester’s New Wave has so quickly become part of the analyst relations furniture: it’s easy to understand what a difference it makes. The New…
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…
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…
Four quartiles show enterprises’ growing use of freemium analysts
Managers in large enterprises, and especially those involved in evaluating and deciding about technology choices, use more analyst firms with each year. Our AVS…
Forrester grabs GlimpzIt & FeedbackNow for CX Cloud solution
Forrester’s continuing acquisitions spotlight the firm’s evolution from pure-play analyst house to a digital business advisory and services provider. On July 10, 2018, Forrester…