Influence
The annual Gartner Symposium/ITxpo has a rather different air about it this year: numbers are down (I hear there are around 5,000 people although it always feels smaller to me than the stated numbers), heads are down and the dress code’s had a real turn towards the formal (It’s first year when I feel I’m…
Siemens Communications is the top gainer in the September edition of the Lighthouse Telecoms Index. The firm, which has been rated a leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrants for Corporate Telephony and Unified Communications, shot up 15 positions to the 28th spot. Another upward move can help it get a spot in our top 25 list….
Fujitsu is the most high profile gainer in September’s edition of the Lighthouse Systems Index. The firm has gained coverage by offering innovative notebook security solution and has also been the focus of analysts for its performance in the High-End Enterprise Disk Arrays market. The resulting improvement in its score has helped Fujitsu to move…
The top performer in September is Informatica which shot up 11 positions to the 15th spot. The firm has teamed up with HP to offer new portfolio of integrated business intelligence solutions and also made it to the top 25 firms listed in the September edition of the Lighthouse Software Index. Other new entrants to…
Lighthouse is hosting a great London PR and Branding discussion this Friday in our headquarters. Erica Grigg is looking forward to presenting successful social media case studies, which are likely to inspire potential new ways to enable your business or organization to use social media more proactively to engage with stakeholders, consumers and brand ambassadors….
In October 2009, the Institute of Industry Analyst Relations launched an independent certification test for AR managers. Lighthouse AR hosted a free webinar on Tues Nov. 3 with Peggy O’Neill, IIAR board member. Listeners brought questions about the exam and certification process. If you missed it, please read Duncan Chapple’s blog about the exam here.
Yankee Group is organising a free informal webinar on October 14 for analyst relations and other vendor strategy professionals to pose questions – and get answers – from CEO Emily Green and Research Senior VP Zeus Kerravala. The event is aimed at AR people and at marketing, and product- and strategy-development managers. Participants should expect…
By launching the first independent Analyst Relations Certification (ARC) scheme, the Institute for Industry Analyst Relations (IIAR) has brought the analyst relations community hugely forward. Before today, there were two three organisations offering certification in analyst relations: Lighthouse offered a professional development certificate to AR managers who passed our ten week webinar course; KCG offered…