Which analysts are most influential
CFOs at both Forrester and Gartner are engaging in fascinating share buy-back strategies. In both cases the strategies are constrained by complex shareholder relationships. They are hard to understand. However, we disagree with those who say that these strategies are of no importance to AR professionals. Hard thinking may be uncomfortable, however, it is also…
My colleague Hugh Rittner’s makes an interesting comment here: Forrester’s across-the-board price rises give it a one-off boost in profits, but perhaps it would have been wiser to wait until it was under more pressure and really needed the money that such a one-off shot allows it. Hugh poses two powerful questions… “Might a shareholder,…
Lighthouse is offering analyst relations teams a free conference call on the IDEAL methodology – to get an invitation, please email analysts at lighthousear dot com. Over the last couple months we have been engaged in our IDEAL powered AR audit. This sees us interviewing leading AR practitioners about the makeup of their analyst relations…
By Hugh Rittner, Lighthouse advisory board member Forrester’s had a great start this year. With hiring progression in addition to revenue growth through research and consultancy, the number two analyst firm is certainly firing in the right direction. Forrester’s pricing and professional fees have evidenced a degree of spiking through increases over the past six…
A conference call last week has kicked off a series of discussions here at Lighthouse about Forrester Research. The second-most influential analyst firm had a good 2005, and it’s made a good start to 2006. However, there are some issues and opportunities that still face it. Over the next few days, I’ll be outlining our…
Today Forrester Research reported a 21% increase in revenues. Demand for its non-research services rose 34%, accounting for almost half the growth. The firm’s value rose to $466 million today, around 30% of Gartner’s. Since Forrester’s revenue is just 15% that of Gartner’s, that means that investors put twice as much worth on each dollar…
Gartner’s astonishingly successful Outsourcing Summit has just closed here in London. The growing demand for events focussed on outsourcing is shown by both the attendance, which set a record, and by the demand for high-profile sponsorships: the event has 15 ‘platinum sponsors’ and zero ‘gold sponsors’. The rising interest in focussed Gartner events is also…
With 650 analysts, Gartner has the largest research team of any analyst firm. Of course, only a minority can be of above-average importance. A correspondent of mine suggests that even if the number of analysts at Gartner is high, it’s more important to track the number of seasoned analysts. The argument is this: “After eliminating…