Ups and downs in automating analyst relations

How far can analyst relations managers use the marketing automation approach? That’s the question we recently posed to Gary Katz, (LinkedIn, Twitter) CEO of Marketing Operations Partners, and he gave

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Constellation Research is a wise move, but not a disruptive one

The analyst industry always benefits from choice, so everyone welcomes the launch of Constellation Research – even the founder’s previous firm, Altimeter. However, Jonny’s claim that it’s automatically a tier

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At the crossroads: Opportunities for AR

“AR has a great opportunity” to close the social media loop, Jonny Bentwood told us this week. As the strategy guru at Edelman responsible for social media and analyst relations,

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Guest post: How analyst relations can evaluate social media

Where can you start to track AR through social media? The best way to start involves four elements which reflect the development of the relationship between the AR department and

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What analyst relations should have learnt from the last decade

In June’s Lighthouse webinar, Lighthouse’s managing director will share the top ten lessons that the analyst relations community should have learnt over the last decade. Since working as an analyst

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NDAs mislead, slow, weaken and pressure analyst relationships

Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are a continual bone of contention between vendors and the analyst industry. Most AR professionals feel that their impact is almost universally negative, especially in relation to

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Who should be responsible for social media?

Not influencer relations or analyst relations, but mainstream marketing communications should manage your firm’s social media. That’s the outcome of a small-scale poll we ran over the last half of

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On December 17 we ran a webinar to take a closer look at Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC).  Close watchers of the services industry will need no introduction to PAC, one

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