Developing a competitive and effective Analyst Relations programme is an absolute necessity for all firms today that are selling organizations valuable technology, communications or services. Firms not only need to communicate effectively with global and regional analysts but also continuously need to monitor the progress, and the RoI, of their analyst relations programs. All this…
I just spotted that the Technorati Blog Finder now ranks this blog top for relevance on “analyst relations”. Let’s see how long it lasts! ===== Article from the blog of Lighthouse Analyst Relations: https://influencerrelations.com/
Telecoms and tech companies based outside the US are giving up their listings on the NYSE. PCCW, Telstra, Telekom Austria and Vernalis are the latest to go, following Cable & Wireless and others. Changes being introduced at the NYSE in June allow firms to delist if less than five percent of their trading volume is…
Sam Higgins has written an article evaluating OSA, a project on open source and alternative analysis, in the new issue of Longview, the newsletter of Australian analyst firm Longhaus. Higgins stresses the need of analysis to be set in context, and how services are often needed to make research useable. When considering the role of…
A new paper from Berlecon is an important broadside against much of the rest of the analyst industry. The paper is only in German, so I thought I’d attempt a translation of the paper, by Dr. Andreas Stiehler. Of course, also look at our posts on statistics , biased samples and megamistakes. –oo00oo– Hunger for…
An unfolding discussion on how to tier analyst firms has some AR professionals close to tears. Two directors at noted PR firms, Jonny and Dom, are of the opinion that one should tier analysts, and ignore the firm they work for. Jonny seems to feel that analysts should be placed in the top tier if…
Tele Danmark (TDC) is the biggest gainer in this month’s Telecom Index with gain of 14 positions. The firm has certainly been busy after the organizational changes announced in January. The firm has posted some exceptional growth and has also been mentioned in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Mobile Service Providers. Telefonica, which has also been…
An increasing amount of analyst relations effort is being focussed on Asia-Pacific, and Lighthouse is extending its reach into the region (more of that alliance with EASTWEST here). Over the last two year, we’ve had three researchers working in the region helping clients to respond to the market’s growing opportunities. We also expanded our 2005…