Lighthouse’s favoured designer, Seth, has made a slight revision to his lighthouse icon this week. Some people may not even spot the difference. The visual ‘tweak’ is now a widely supported visual strategy, and we are quite happy with the outcome. Subscribers to our Analyst Index and Spotlight series may already have noticed the lighthouse,…
This month the Lighthouse Systems Index has a number of changes in the top 10. The most notable change is of Dell swapping places with Intel to get the 2nd spot. The fact that the company is changing its products and strategy has certainly caught the eye of analysts. Moreover, its improved financial performance coupled…
Around 150 executives were here with me for the start of IDC’s ICT Forum in Berlin, and the numbers are now probably closer to twice that. There are a number of AR professionals here, and it’s a good opportunity for them to see how large events like this can run well, and be improved. IDC…
Readers of this blog know our view is that firms reaching out to analysts need to have some situational awareness, and be able to show they understand the wider business environment. Increasingly, this means understanding the impact of the declining dollar and the need to shift to ‘Recession strategies’. Best estimates are the the dollar…
SAIC is the top mover in this month’s Lighthouse Services Index as gains 6 positions to enter the top 25 after a full year. The firm known for being a leading provider of services and systems to the US military and other agencies has recently been awarded an Air Force Air Combat Command Contract. The…
Joanne Jacobs, co-editor of the book Uses of Blogs, was recently interviewed by ABC’s Saturday Breakfast show. Asked to name three favourite blogs, she named Analyst Equity, The Guardian’s comment is free, and a leading education blog. It’s a fantastic reflection of our blog’s growing readership. You can listen to the show on the Saturday…
Is there a risk that role-based analyst services can contradict the research process? One of META Group’s weaknesses, which was a strength in the eyes of some, was the fact that its devoted alignment to its clients’ preoccupations often took precedence over the research process. I’m staring to wonder if the same risk might mature…
There are still a few places available for Thursday’s webinar on planning and alignment for analyst relations. After that, the next session in Efrem Mallach’s ‘Win Them Over‘ series on analyst relations is about executing analyst relations outreach: the ‘engine’ in the analyst relations process. The seminars are based on Efrem’s well-known one-day course. We’ll…