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 clients’ businesses; second, how far their analyst relations teams are proactive and reactive across the analyst industry. Using the responses from 881 analysts to the…
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 your colleagues’. Follow the link and sign up. I look forward to seeing you there! THURSDAY APRIL 8, 2021 How to Influence Telecom Operators Through Industry AnalystsLead by…
The announcement of the 2021 Analyst Firm Awards got our friend Yulis in Singapore wondering about one choice we made about the 2020 Analyst Firm Awards: why didn’t we publish the Global category in 2020? Last year the Analyst Observatory reduced the number of AFA categories, to focus the effort onto key vertical markets. But…
The initial results have been processed from the Analyst Value Survey, and below is the schedule for the 2021 Analyst Firm Awards, which are based upon them. The Analyst Firm Awards are a unique opportunity for analyst firms’ users to show which firms create the most value in ten categories. The Analyst Firm Awards are…
Leslie Ament, Chief Research Officer and Principal Analyst at Hypatia Research, has been a frequent participant in the Analyst Attitude Survey over the years. it sparked her to write this comment, and to grant me permission to reprint it. We were recently invited to take a survey–and it wasn’t one of ours! Our input was…
Most analyst relations effort is wasted because of the failure to prioritize analysts. AR effort isn’t allocated in line with analysts’ true importance to the specific goals of the AR program at that time. My March 2021 webinar will explain the benefits of prioritization that are often overlooks, explain the obstacles to effective prioritization, and…
How should analyst relations (AR) be valued? That fundamental question underlies choices for AR measurement. One answer has been made concrete in Analyst Attitude Survey awards given to AR teams in December 2020. The top AAS awards went to AWS, Siemens and Microsoft. About the awards Since 2014, several organizations have surveyed selected industry analysts…
Chapple: Tim Miller, thank you so much for joining us today. So Tim, in your more than 14 years working at 451, you’ve continued the work of tracking the M&A market, advisory firms, that are working in technology markets. And in 451’s M&A KnowledgeBase, you’ve developed over these years an incredibly strong resource for organizations…