Which analysts are most influential
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 and Vertex, joins Pierre Audoin Consulting at a time when numerous firms are also benefiting from the growing demand for more strategic consulting. Major new…
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 PAC, and a very natural partner for Berlecon because of the two well-established firms’ long period of cooperation and their similar continental cultures and the…
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 one firm has to be taken with more than a grain of salt. Ray Wang’s departure follows that of Martin Gartenberg, so it seems reasonable…
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 with Andrew for several years, and we found him a warm and generous man as well as an insightful analyst. Forrester’s Chistine Ferrusi has written…
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 the analysts: 1. Awareness measures initial exposure and engagement. How many analyst friends and followers do you have? What’s the volume of hits and clicks…
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 analyst relations managers. Communications managers need to know what’s happening, how to anticipate the changes, and what to do differently. Our regular surveys of analyst…
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 break its embargo and speak about it in advance of the formal announcement tomorrow (online here). The two firms fit will together, with little redundancy…
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 year’s changes, creating huge benefits for those AR teams that fill the gap. That is the overwhelming tone of conversations with around two dozen analysts…