How to use the nine basic stances of analyst relations

There are nine basic stances of analyst relations programmes, reflecting how far companies make two choices: first, whether they drive analysts perceptions of their firms as innovators that transform their

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Registration open for CCgroup analyst relations webinar series

I’m hosting a series of CCgroup webinars on a range of topics for professionals in the analyst relations community. I am delighted to offer you the chance to sign up for the webinars you feel will be most beneficial to your professional development, and to

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Can tech marketing fit the preferences of young professionals?

A new blog post (https://wp.me/p4go6f-GL) by my Edinburgh University colleague Evelyn Antony picks up on some interesting points. According to Andrew Defrancesco one of the obvious challenges for analyst relations

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Five (now six) reasons why a Gartner subscription is not an AR program

Many companies understand that Gartner is the most influential analyst firm in most tech markets. Mistakenly, they often think that simply using Gartner as a client will give them all

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Not-so-Magic Quadrant: Gartner analysts’ experience falls; vendors’ data collection burden grows

If you only read one post by Simon Levin this year, this is it (Is Gartner research quality under threat?). Simon puts the current dip in the collective experience of MQ authors

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Four quartiles show enterprises’ growing use of freemium analysts

Managers in large enterprises, and especially those involved in evaluating and deciding about technology choices, use more analyst firms with each year. Our AVS has shown that the different layers

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‘Influencer Quadrant’ to spotlight winners in 2018 analyst research

This summer Kea Company will publish three ‘Influencer Quadrant‘ reports to identify the firms with the most profile in industry research. Previously, only clients of Kea Company’s premium service had

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Cool Vendor – is it a beauty contest?

There’s always a lot of discussion in the analyst relations community about the rollout of new Cool Vendor designations from Gartner. We’d be better prepared for them if we looked

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