It’s better for analysts to mention you than not

A common question for analyst relations people is: should we keep on responding to influential analysts if we know they won’t put our solution in the most favourable position? The

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Story sharing helps vendors & analysts co-create business futures

Analysts, vendors and investors need to improve the way they shape stories about the future. That’s the message I was sharing in three talks to an international audience of eminent

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Retail tech: The pitfalls of not knowing what you need, but thinking that you do

In this guest post, retail industry consultant Vijay Modha on what CEO panic-buying tells us about how to influence retail technology buyers

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Analyst Launchpad event: Analyst Relations to Enable Sales

18 JULY 2019BRIEFING Analyst Launchpad Series: Analyst Relations to Enable SalesTIME: 15:00 – 17:00Hear from experts on how to utilise analyst relations for increasing sales and growing business In partnership

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Five steps after Informa grab of IHS tech analysts

How to respond to the year’s biggest shakeup Late yesterday we heard the biggest analyst industry news in years. By rolling up four notable analyst firms, and many other businesses,

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Nom Nom Nom. Informa grabs IHS Markit Technology

Informa (INF.L) has acquired IHS Markit’s (INFO) TMT business. Informa Tech, which includes Ovum, will have revenues similar to Forrester’s $350m. It represents a dramatic shift in the analyst landscape. Inform announced the transaction on

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Sales enablement: Dave Eckert on winning sponsors and success

In the third part of Duncan Chapple’s interview, Dave Eckert explains winning sponsors and creating sales enablement success. Earlier installments are on getting started and on providing value to sales.

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Dave Eckert: Five things analyst relations must provide to sales

In the first part of my three-part interview with Dave Eckert, he outlined the foundations for the sales enablement of analyst relations. In this article, he outlines what AR must

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