In my recent interviews with many communications managers, one of the key problems that comes up is the time spent on coordination. However, a few companies seem to have a

Three Yankee Group vice-presidents and two independent European analysts are the first members of the firm’s affiliate network. As Lighthouse clients heard in July, the firm’s restructuring produced numerous rumours,

AR professionals can build sales by focussing on analysts who influence sales, and by turning the conversation to the impact of market changes on customers. Market analysts, quite understandably, look

Now we’re into the second half of the year, many teams use the summer slow-down to re-plan and structure for the rest of year. By the firms have their mid-year

The Institute of Industry Analyst Relations has invited Duncan Chapple (Managing Director, Lighthouse AR) to join Phil Fersht (CEO & Head of Research, HfS Research) to discuss ‘A Crisis in

After Forrester’s purchase of Springboard Research and PAC’s purchase of Berlecon, it’s clear that the resurgence of M&A activity outside the US is also influencing the analyst industry. However, there’s

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

PAC’s hiring today of John Leigh, a BPO industry heavyweight, reflects the general trends towards the growth in the market for custom consulting. Leigh, previously at BTGS, Gartner, META, Ovum