InformationWeek’s Larry Greenemeier and Paul McDougall have written to suggest that the growing contradiction between analyst firm’s obligations to vendors and to buyer is subject to a uncomfortable conspiracy of
Cross-cultural issues loom large in the AR teams of most multinationals, and there is an interesting discussion on whether the German offices of US firms are closer to the German
MWD Advisors’ annoucement of two “key partners” in its growth strategy have us scratching our heads. They seem to divert rather than amplify the firm’s focus. This boutique firm principally
Jon Collins, formerly Quocirca’s Principal Analyst, has been hired by Ovum breakout MWD Advisors. MWD recently took an interesting step by putting its research under Creative Commons, making their work
Dr. Thorsten Wichman, CEO of the Berlecon Research firm in Germany, has something to say about my hypothesis about why analysts’ consulting services are so much more in demand there.

Readership of this blog is continuing to rise, it’s time to take a moment to explain who writes this blog and where we are coming from. In a nutshell, Duncan
Visitors to the Forrester Research website today will see that the ARM Council in North America, of which we’ve written earlier, has been divided: with a new leadership forum for
Next month I’m lecturing to Sheffield MBA students about the connection between PR and the brand. Businesses that sell to other businesses, like yours probably, have especially deep branding needs.
