Influence
Extreme Networks is the biggest gainer this month in the Lighthouse Telecoms Index. The firm which showcased its state of the art switch network at CeBit has certainly managed to gain analyst attention and has moved up 9 spots. TeliaSonera, which has made headlines for undertaking one the largest infrastructure projects in the company’s history,…
The next IIAR Forum will take place on Thursday April 3rd at Lighthouse’s London office. Earlier that afternoon Martin Tilling and I are moderating a round-table discussion for Lighthouse clients on how services companies’ analyst relations teams will be influenced by the economic slowdown Since the 1990s, Martin has led analyst relations activities for Deloitte,…
Lighthouse’s London office is expanding its team: firstly with two part-time relationship managers (one for a business development manager, and a senior manager for our Beacon online research service) and also a research assistant. All positions involve working with our stellar client list, centered on most of the top 25 IT and telecoms brands. Lighthouse…
The biggest gainer of analyst focus this month is Open Text which has leapt up a massive 24 spots [writes our colleague Waqas Ahmed]. The announcement of some excellent financial growth along with news of upcoming products has surely helped the firm in improving its ranking this month. Veritas, which is now a part of…
In this segment from the IBM Software Group Connection Summit 2007, James talks with Jerrilyn Glanville, a veteran of IBM Analyst Relations (“AR” for short). They discuss the role of AR, both on the side of the analyst and of executives, some examples of different styles and idiosyncrasies of both analysts and execs, and then…
Our Credo series continues with the argument that consistency should be a compulsory consideration for analyst relations. Sadly, many firms fail to integrate their claims coherently. As a result, analysts get multiple and inconsistent visions of the corporation from different spokespeople. Complex businesses suffer most from this pressure. Sadly, those are also the businesses that…
The biggest gainer this month is Hewlett-Packard(HP) which has gained 7 positions and is now ranked at the 12th spot. The firm has been named as one of the Top 50 most innovative companies and appears focused to hold this prestigious spot by investing heavily in consumer tech support. The firm is also courting some…
Every April Lighthouse hosts an AR Master Class in San Jose, CA. This unique event focuses on defending and extending corporate support for AR. It discusses the role of goals, measurement and reporting in establishing the right framework for AR. It also allows AR leaders the opportunity to discuss different approaches for developing sponsorship, visibility…