PAC’s growth reflects both demand and money left on the table

PAC’s hiring today of John Leigh, a BPO industry heavyweight, reflects the general trends towards the growth in the market for custom consulting. Leigh, previously at BTGS, Gartner, META, Ovum

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PAC’s Berlecon purchase is a highly strategic move

As I’ll report on the IIAR blog today, PAC has bought Berlecon: Today Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC) bought Berlin-based analyst and consulting firm Berlecon Research. It’s a excellent choice for

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Constellation Research is a wise move, but not a disruptive one

The analyst industry always benefits from choice, so everyone welcomes the launch of Constellation Research – even the founder’s previous firm, Altimeter. However, Jonny’s claim that it’s automatically a tier

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Andrew Parker, Forrester vice president and lead IT services & sourcing analyst in EMEA, passed away last Sunday after losing his battle with cancer. Many of Lighthouse’s clients have worked

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Guest post: How analyst relations can evaluate social media

Where can you start to track AR through social media? The best way to start involves four elements which reflect the development of the relationship between the AR department and

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Springboard’s acquisition of Hydrasight (discussed last month) and the expansion of Experton Group into the UK reflect an important shifting value curve in the analyst industry, with important implications for

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Springboard Research, the Singapore-headquartered firm which has continued to grow through the last year, has bought Hydrasight, an upmarket analyst and consulting organisation based in Australia. Springboard’s allowed AnalystEquity to

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How can we stop the decline of analyst relations?

There is a huge opportunity for vendors to benefit from the generalised decline in the responsiveness of analyst relations. Most vendors fail to act in the knowledge of the last

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