Analysts firms vary massively in their independence. That’s one finding of our 2013 Analyst Value Survey, which shows the opinions of 352 users of analyst research. Ovum, NelsonHall and Redmonk

In the three months since we presented the results of the Analyst Value Survey, we’ve been developing two methods to help analyst firms benefit from the research. The results have

The Analyst Relations Forum on October 3rd was much more successful than I expected. Forty of the most qualified analyst relations professionals from the US and Europe attended, with others

In a recent webinar on sales enablement David Taylor, Cisco’s former head of analyst relations and marketing intelligence in EMEA, talks over the realities of analyst relations and what AR

Professor Efrem Mallach PhD literally wrote the book on analyst relations. A quarter of a century ago, Win Them Over was the first book about influencing analysts, consultants and advisors.

Listen, learn, appreciate and share are the four lessons I’ve learnt from 5,000 tweets as @DuncanChapple. A “tweetaversary” is an arbitrary and trivial landmark but, looking back, it’s been a

I was once at a party and watched a very smart interesting guy walk around the room trying to network with a wine stain on his shirt and a lot

One of the things that every AR professional needs to consider is how AR is positioned within their own organisation. IIAR board member Caroline Dennington was one of the first