Influence
BenQ is the top gainer in the Lighthouse Systems Index this month jumping up 10 positions. The firm has reported strong sales of its LCD monitors, the launch of new digital camera products will hopefully help the firm maintain analyst focus on its products. Another firm that has managed to gain analyst focus this month…
Informa is being bought, but by whom? United Business Media, the UK publishing giant, started the bidding and then dropped out. Now private equity groups are in play, such as Providence are bidding. The primary logic for a merger with UBM was the economies of scale in combining two large business media and exhibitions groups….
This article by Kyle Flaherty is useful article to share with public relations colleagues who want to getter understand the rational for AR. Kyle evaluates three common ideas about AR: [1] Analysts are just paid-off hacks, PR shouldn’t deal with them, just cut a check; [2] You submit a vendor briefing or just become a…
The most high profile Services event this May has been the acquisition of EDS by HP. The deal, valued at approximately $13.9 billion, is expected to more than double the revenue for HP Services. Analyst focus on the news has helped HP Services gain 4 positions this month and make it to the list of top…
Ericsson and BT are the two most high profile gainers of analyst focus this month. Ericsson notched up 2 positions and is now at the 3rd spot. The fact that Ericsson CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg is enthusiastic about future growth is sure to help keep analyst focus on the firm. BT which has announced its acquisition…
We’ve been looking at the Analyst Equity archive to see which articles from before April are currently most read. If you’re looking to see what topics are on the minds of other analyst relations managers, then they make interesting reading. The twelve top entry pages are: 1 Unisys “leads the pack” in the Lighthouse Services…
Two dozen people, including eight analysts, have been laid off at IDC. The new alumni include semiconductor analyst IdaRose Sylvester and analysts in a number of areas, including handsets, OSS and billing, and business consulting. This is a modest change for IDC, as we discuss below, but it has some strategic and tactical implications for…
Amdocs is the most high profile gainer this month in the Lighthouse Software Index. The firm has acquired Jacobs Rimell, a provider of fulfillment solutions for the broadband cable industry, and the resulting discussion has helped it to move up 15 positions this month. The gain has also helped Amdocs enter the top 25 this…