Ovum has some substantial strengths. As we explained yesterday, Informa’s business model means that it contains some of the most profitable businesses in any industry. Ovum has more of a global footprint and, with over 100 analysts, enough scale to meet the needs of many clients. Since separating from Datamonitor two years ago, Ovum has…
Ovum has been, for several years, an organisation that always seemed to be on the edge of doing great things. With a strong brand and having attracted good staff, the firm has maintained its position in the industry. Since separating from Datamonitor, the firm has recovered from some difficult years – but not without scars….
April 29, 2013 was a rare bad day for Informa. At the time of publishing, shortly before trading closed in London, the firm was 2.4% down on the day (a loss of just over $100m USD) even though the principal FTSE Index had risen 0.4%. That was a very rare day. As you can see…
It’s just been announced that 12 year Informa veteran Steve Holtham is replacing Ovum managing director Brett Azuma “with immediate effect”. The press release states that: Most recently Steve was Group Managing Director for Informa Professional, in addition to his role as Group Digital Director of Informa Business Information (IBI). Prior to working at IBI,…
Working together, business developers and communications professionals are able to get more leads into the pipeline, make them close sooner, and improve the win rate. Sadly many technology solution providers have not found the ways to make that relationship really effective. As a result, firms either have to work harder to get worse results, or…
The 451 Group stepped up to a new level in Europe with its 2013 HCTS Europe conference, attended by around 380 people at the upscale Landmark in central London. 451 Research is known for its focus on emergent and disruptive technologies partly because of its long relationships with the investment community: early stage businesses are…
The buzz about analyst relations continues to increase. After a few difficult years from 2004 to 2007, we’ve seen the influencer and impact of analysts grow year after year. Even viewed in the simplest terms, like how often the phrase “analyst relations” gets mentioned in industry news and regulatory filings, the consistent growth is astonishing….
Analyst relations programs: Influencing the influencers [Brodeur News, the information service of what was then the world’s largest high-tech PR agency, published this article in November 2001.] Who are the analysts? With worldwide technology spending on the wane, companies are becoming increasingly cautious when buying from high tech vendors – or investing in high tech…