Influencers have value. The opaque market emerging for buying influencers, increasing their value and leveraging their endorsements distort purchasing, policy processes and corporate outcomes. Over the next year Fábio Rocha, Jessica Backsell, Johan Nilsson and I will research the market for influencers. Rocha (@fnevesdarocha) is a long-time software industry executive whom I work with in Read more about The market for influencers: opaque distortions of commerce and policy[…]

The notion that early stage businesses need to focus on solving a client problem rather than on their own long-term survival is a common one. However, they need to explain their commercial goals and strategies when speaking to industry intermediaries like analysts or investors. That is my takeaway this week after one to one meetings Read more about Should start-ups put customer value before survival?[…]

LONDON. February 1st 2018 — Longtime industry analyst Peter O’Neill has been appointed Research Director by Kea Company, the world’s largest analyst relations (AR) consultancy. O’Neill was previous research director at Forrester Research, leading the firm’s services for analyst relations professionals as well as research for B2B Marketing professionals.   At Kea Company, O’Neill will Read more about Peter O’Neill joins Kea Company as Research Director[…]

Thanks to the IIAR a number of complimentary seats, worth £100 each, are now available for the Analyst Relations Value Forum at King’s College London on September 14. Panels at the event include some of the leading figures in : – How can AR cope with changing market dynamics? Allen Valahu (Accenture), Annelieke Nagel (Kea Company), Ludovic Leforestier Read more about Free seats available for the Analyst Relations Value Forum[…]