Which analysts are most influential
The IIAR has announced the winners of the 2008 Analyst of the Year award, on its blog. The leading award goes to R. ‘Ray’ Wang, at Forrester Research – which also wins the awards for Analyst Firm of the Year. Forrester also came top in sectoral studies for the US, for services, for software and…
Burton Group’s IT1 service launches today (see here), just months after Current Analysis announced a partnership with ETIS. Both developments reflect a push by analyst firms to deepen their roots on the buy side. IT1 expands Burton Group’s services for technology buyers and adds in research assistance and advisory programs. Current Analysis, best known for…
Datamonitor CEO Mark Meek met us last week to explain to us his plans for Ovum. A touchstone in the conversation was the highly effective turn-around of Datamonitor’s once-struggling health-care business at the start of this decade. His direct involvement in that appears to have given him a well-formed and specific understanding of the needs…
Managers can learn how to accelerate the momentum of their analyst relations programme at Lighthouse’s seminar on Building AR Momentum. Lighthouse’s second-level AR course runs in the second quarter of each year: in Munich in April, in Singapore in May and prior to the Forrester IT Forum in June (Thanks to Marius for the photo…
The April 8 Gartner Analyst Relations Forum held in Las Vegas had over 50 AR colleagues in attendance. Those who did not make it can view the forum presentations by Peter Sondergaard and Joshua Reynolds.In order to continue to improve upon future Analyst Relations Forums, Gartner would appreciate it if readers would take a few minutes to share your ideas and…
Analyst relations professionals will be discussing the rise of the boutique, with a panel of small analyst firms, at June’s IIAR forum. Since boutique is a French word, it’s worth reflecting on CXP (perhaps the best-known ’boutique’ firm in France) and the notion of a boutique (just a euphemism for SME, or must it reflect…
The reality of the credit crisis and the potential for an economic downturn is a hugely important dynamic in our market. Lighthouse is proposing holding a seminar in May to share and discuss various aspects of the situation and tactics that will help minimise the potential AR impact. What should your new AR Modus Operandii…
Is Ovum, one of the most successful European-headquartered analyst firms, at a tipping point? Its new owners, Datamonitor, have a few months in which to decide whether to renew Ovum’s reputation for broad and distinctive research, or whether to stay on the road that will lead to Ovums development into a simple diffusion brand, which…