Equipping Sales for the MQ Effect: the Magic Quadrant and Tech Vendors (Part Seven)

Gartner’s Magic Quadrant can have a powerful impact on IT vendor sales cycles – anointing some vendors as a prime candidate for a sales opportunity while denying other vendors even

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More Forrester departures as Rob Koplowitz waves goodbye

On his final blog post, Rob Koplowitz has joined John Rakowski, Scott Santucci, Stefan Ried and “rock star’ analyst Josh Bernoff in leaving Forrester Research. The #2 analyst firm, which remarkably

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Forrester Loses $90m and Josh Bernoff

Forrester Research’s management sounded confident when they announced the firm’s quarterly results this week, but shareholders are not.

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The Danger is Complacency: the Magic Quadrant and Tech Vendors (Part Six)

There is a certain amount of self congratulations that occur when a vendor achieves a favorable “Leader” position on a Magic Quadrant. Because they are in the “Leaders” block, vendors

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Forrester loses $90m & Josh Bernoff

Forrester Research’s management sounded confident when they announced the firm’s quarterly results this week, but shareholders are not. The firm’s earnings call said that 50 jobs have been cut to

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The Top Ten Analyst Firms For Business Growth

One of the most interesting discoveries of the Analyst Value Survey was that some demand-side firms have a very different idea from supply-side firms about which analyst firms are driving

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2014’s top ten analyst firms for business growth

One of the most interesting discoveries of the Analyst Value Survey was that some demand-side firms have a very different idea from supply-side firms about which analyst firms are driving

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Create a New Market Category by Courting Analysts Your Customers Respect

Marketing is by far the most complex organization within a business. The same individuals tasked with building brand standards and designing websites are also architects of intricate demand generation programs

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