The biggest gainer of analyst focus this month is Open Text which has leapt up a massive 24 spots [writes our colleague Waqas Ahmed]. The announcement of some excellent financial growth along with news of upcoming products has surely helped the firm in improving its ranking this month. Veritas, which is now a part of…
In this segment from the IBM Software Group Connection Summit 2007, James talks with Jerrilyn Glanville, a veteran of IBM Analyst Relations (“AR” for short). They discuss the role of AR, both on the side of the analyst and of executives, some examples of different styles and idiosyncrasies of both analysts and execs, and then…
Our Credo series continues with the argument that consistency should be a compulsory consideration for analyst relations. Sadly, many firms fail to integrate their claims coherently. As a result, analysts get multiple and inconsistent visions of the corporation from different spokespeople. Complex businesses suffer most from this pressure. Sadly, those are also the businesses that…
The biggest gainer this month is Hewlett-Packard(HP) which has gained 7 positions and is now ranked at the 12th spot. The firm has been named as one of the Top 50 most innovative companies and appears focused to hold this prestigious spot by investing heavily in consumer tech support. The firm is also courting some…
Every April Lighthouse hosts an AR Master Class in San Jose, CA. This unique event focuses on defending and extending corporate support for AR. It discusses the role of goals, measurement and reporting in establishing the right framework for AR. It also allows AR leaders the opportunity to discuss different approaches for developing sponsorship, visibility…
Most AR managers focus on content: the information that they think analysts need for their work. However, very few have a confident idea of channels: what specific ways of providing that information to analysts is most effective in different regions. This Thursday’s webinar discusses the wide range of information channels, and connect them up to…
The IIAR’s blog has a new post on ethics, referencing an article on this blog which is one part of a developing discussion. Since the IIAR’s blog has an consensual editorial process, it’s a powerful signal of mainstream thinking in the profession’s leading AR community. I recommend it.
Since writing on analysts and bloggers I’ve had some more thoughts and a lot of feedback, some of which is incorporated below. This blog has stimulated quite a few reactions, and I encourage readers to look at Dean and Dan’s comments here. Pretty much everyone agrees that vendor-oriented market exposure is the primary motive for…