It’s probably going to be a great year, with new challenges, for analyst relations professionals. While United States businesspeople may be able to produce a recession by acting out their fears, world markets have performed well in 2007. Almost every major stock exchange rose in dollar terms, with the exception of Japan. Growth was especially…
Telecom Italia is the biggest mover this month with a gain of 11 positions. The firm has announced an agreement with Vodafone to share radio access network sites and is also in the news for the splitting up of its top management team. Motorola which had dropped down 2 spots last month has jumped back…
The team at Lighthouse Analyst Relations sends you, your loved ones and colleagues our warmest wishes for the holidays and for 2008, our tenth anniversary. We are continuing our tradition of donating our budget for holiday cards to charity. This year we are supporting the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture, which…
The readership of Analyst Equity rose by a quarter this year, with the number of unique visitors up from 22,000 in 2006 to 27,500 so far this year. Growth was especially sharp in the first half of the year, and hit a new high. What’s interesting is that some of our best-read articles this year…
Can brands survive in emerging markets? Today I’ve been hearing how Katerina Mavroidis, the Beijing-based global brand strategist, answers that question. For the last few years Mavroidis has been helping clients of Saatchi and Omnicom to put down deeper roots in China, the world’s fastest growing marketing market (Note: Omnicom owns my former employer). Emerging,…
Ariba, the leading spend management solutions provider, is the most prominent gainer in this month’s Software Index. The firm has gained a massive 14 positions as it aims to help companies compete and grow in the era of high crude oil prices. News of the increase in demand for Lawson Software’s “QuickStep Offerings” solution has…
Valley-based AR gurus Carter Lusher and Dave Eckert have relaunched SageCircle, an analyst relations service which closed in 2003. Amongst other things, we are interested to see what these two noted gastronomes have planned for their first soirée. In its early years, as a ‘pure’ consultancy, SageCircle played a crucial role in developing the analyst…
Xerox, the world’s leading document management company, is the biggest gainer this month as it up 4 positions. The firm appears to be on the roll with the introduction of new printing solutions and its acquisition of Image Quest Inc has also helped it to raise its profile. Asus, the winner of the 2007 China…