Guess Who’s Looking for Top Talent in Analyst Relations?
Looking for a new direction in your Analyst Relations career? October is a time when new opportunities pop up in the field. From IBM…
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Netscout continues unwise Gartner suit
Netscout and Gartner have scheduled their trial for next July. The case stands little chance of improving Netscout’s value. It does, however, risk harming…
Do the IIAR awards simply reward large firms?
The 2016 Institute for Industry Analyst Relations’ awards seem to be rewarding firms for the scale of their analyst relations, rather than their quality….
Vendors drive IDC’s sale to Sondergaard & Lafond
[Note: IDC have asked me to point out that this piece was written as an April Fool’s joke, as is the linked April Fool’s post…
IDC merger to follow Experton, Saugatuck & CXP?
Experton’s purchase by ISG, which also acquired Saugatuck, Compass and TPI, is just one more example of the ongoing analyst cycle. While mergers and…
AVS shows Gartner fumbles new coverage areas
We recommend that analyst relations teams hold regular strategy workshops using the Analyst Value Survey to refocus their analyst relations efforts. Analyst firms and…
Vicki Jenkins: AR Planning Doesn’t Have to be Like Nailing Jell-O to a Tree
With a background as both an analyst relations (AR) professional and an industry analyst, I have seen what happens on both sides of the…
Gartner and Forrester head 2016 Global Analyst Firm Awards
The 2018 Global Analyst Firm Awards have superseded the post below, which relates to the 2016 awards. The new year always brings changes. Here…
Analysts’ subscribers can get less value than non-subscribers
Users of analyst services are surprisingly canny. In many situations, where people over-rate what they have chosen in the past and undervalue other options….
Gartner & Forrester topped 2016 Americas Analyst Firm Awards
These awards from 2015 have been superseded by the 2018 Americas Analyst Firm Awards. Users of analyst insight in the Americas said that Gartner,…
Early surprises in the 2015/16 Analyst Value Survey
We’re past the half-way mark in the Analyst Value Survey, and the results we have so far are fascinating. The survey is well over…
New Influence Quadrant shows ‘powerhouse’ firms in trouble
Most of the eight large “Powerhouse” providers of ICT solutions are losing share of voice in analysts’ research. That’s the finding, which we previewed…