An increasing amount of analyst relations effort is being focussed on Asia-Pacific, and Lighthouse is extending its reach into the region (more of that alliance with EASTWEST here). Over the
One of Lighthouse’s traditions is the Boardroom: an annual working lunch for AR professionals, hosted in San Jose, CA, the week before Gartner’s Symposium. In April 2007, we met to
Two firms that have both reoriented themselves over the last year, Jupiter and Yankee, are developing similarly deep focus on online, business-to-consumer, technologies. It’s less of an evolution for Jupiter
Some folk think we are over-impressed by the novelty of Forrester’s move towards multi-vendor briefing days. Thanks to Barbara for her comment: “I’m surprised that you don’t see the Forrester
Gartner, Forrester and most other analyst firms are getting increasingly open about their research schedules. This is good news for strategic AR managers, but a dangerous and disorienting temptation for
Managers’ comfort with statistical information varies greatly. When shown a chart like the one on the right, they either know what questions to ask themselves, or they skip over it.
Thanks to Dominic for passing me some thoughts on “Metrics Used in Analyst Relations”, copyrighted by Josh, so ask them for a copy. In a few words, he neatly summarizes
Douglas Hayward, senior analyst on the Holway@Ovum service, has left the firm to join IDC. Holway was one of Ovum’s most senior hires from the journalist community. Until 2003 he
