Influence
There has been some changes in this month’s Systems Index. The big guns still occupy the top three spots i.e. IBM, Intel and Dell. But Apple and AMD have both made good gains in the top ten, each improving by two places. Sun Microsystems has dropped two spots finishing in ninth position. Canon has been…
One of the few academic papers discussing analyst influence was published at UCLA’s Anderson school of management in the summer of 2002. Sadly, the paper’s not been widely cited; I wouldn’t have come across it had I not been studying in an Anderson summer school that year. In the research, David Firth and E. B….
Lighthouse’s London office is offering hot-desking space to clients affected by the power blackout in central London. Just give us a call to book a place. Both the City of London and the City of Westminster are affected, mainly in the area between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge. The cause is a flood near The…
Over the last few weeks we’ve been hearing what people think about Outsell’s new paper on the analyst relations area. In 24 tightly-argued pages, the paper explains the rationale for analyst relations, describes the AR community in depth, the evolution of AR since the 1970s, the networks of AR services firms (including Lighthouse) and makes…
We’re taking Blogger’s advice, and are starting to recommend that folk who read the blog on RSS do so through Feedburner. We understand that RSS technology is not perfect. Not every RSS reading software carries the pictures we upload. Furthermore, if we update posts [for example, we have been tagging up some articles] then they…
A new training course based on the new edition of Efrem Mallach’s book, Win Them Over, will run for the first time in Europe on Monday, February 19. The half-day event will be held at the London headquarters of Lighthouse Analyst Relations. You can book seats online. Dr. Mallach’s book was the first guide to…
There is no change in the top three of this month’s Services Index. Accenture is leading, with EDS and CSC playing catch up. Verisign has performed well this month, increasing its share of voice by 5 places and entering the top 20. It announced a new business structure which it believes will better accommodate its…
There is no change in the top three of this month’s Services Index. Accenture is leading, with EDS and CSC playing catch up. Verisign has performed well this month, increasing its share of voice by 5 places and entering the top 20. It announced a new business structure which it believes will better accommodate its…