Coffee Talk with Robin Schaffer

In this Coffee Talk, Robin Schaffer from NICE Systems (now: UNIT4) talks over her route from AT&T into NICE Systems and into Analyst Relations, and her thoughts about the Analyst

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Building Credibility to Boost Sales with IT Analyst Relations

When talking to IT vendors eager to grow their business I usually come across a number of common challenges they face. One of the biggest issues which lies outside the

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AR Classics: Get Ahead Of Analysts: The Murphy Approach

For several years in the 1990s I shared a household with an old golden retriever named Murphy. Murphy had ESP. He’d know exactly where one of us would want to

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Coffee Talk with Sanchit Vir Gogia

For this Coffee Talk we invited Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst and CEO of Greyhound Research, an independent IT & Telecom Research & Advisory firm. He also is the author

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“I will do it myself.” – Why ‘Trial and Error’ is a Bad Idea in Analyst Relations.

If you think back on the many occasions when you’ve heard this phrase, or for that matter used it yourself – how many times has it been a good idea

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Talk to the Analyst: The Magic Quadrant and Tech Vendors (Part Four)

It is critical for Analyst Relations (AR) to thoroughly research a particular Magic Quadrant and its history. Even AR staffs that have been working with Gartner on a MQ for

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Coffee Talk with Dr. Efrem Mallach

For this Coffee Talk we’ve invited Kea Company’s own Efrem Mallach. Efrem Mallach, PhD, literally wrote the book on Analyst Relations. A quarter of a century ago, Win Them Over

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Which Influencers Are Most Relevant?

One of the more common inquiries that Kea Company handles is “How can I know which analysts are most relevant? Should I focus on traditional influencers or put some effort

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