Influence
This month’s Telecoms Index has seen some interesting changes. In the top ten, Verizon has gained two spots, BT has gained three spots as has Foundry while Avaya has grabbed the tenth position by leaping-frogging four places up the rankings. Analysts’ focus has certainly increased on Telstra since it announced a deal with ANZ Bank…
Recruitment continues to get harder and harder in the AR world. A number of firms are struggling to fill positions for months. The situtation is especially difficult in Europe, where many US firms struggle to hire through trusted the personal networks that are commonly used to fill senior vacancies. In the US, where positions are…
Yesterday’s Software Index had a surge of readers after Yahoo Finance picked up the mention of OpenText (OTEX) on our RSS feed. Many of those readers came from software vendors, the analyst firms that follow them and the investor relations teams working for tech companies. To encourage that, we’ll be experimenting with embedding tickers, like…
This month has seen very little change in the top ten of the Software Index. SAP swapped places with Progress but that is all. Lower down the order is a different story completely. Open Text, for example, has risen an astonishing 18 places and entered the top 40. Amazingly, mentions of Baan have spiked –…
What’s are the best ways for services providers to influence sourcing advisors in Europe like Orbys, Morgan Chambers and TPI? These providers of custom advisory services are the fastest-growing part of the influencer landscape, and were discussed on our recent webinar. Since these advisors don’t primarily write research, the discussion will focus on the specific…
My previous post discussed the International Herald Tribune, whose issue today is well worth reading. Today’s ‘Marketplace’ page discussed how the volume of US corn being used to make ethanol now equals the volume exported. It includes this map, which will fascinate any geographer. There’s big news: Syria and Algeria seem to now share a…
Many thanks to Tekrati for flagging up a great paper from the Concours Group. Barbara cites Concours as saying: “The ability of senior leaders to execute on business strategy depends largely on whether employees are encouraged to speak up about project failures. A simple dynamic — called “organizational silence” — causes 85% of failed business…
I’ve recently been discussing analyst relations with Hans Moonen, a researcher working for the Rotterdam School of Management. Hans’ paper on Third Parties’ Influence on Sales in the Enterprise Software Market is a useful survey that discusses both the impact that analysts have on new product development and also discussed what happens when analysts attack….