Who Are They? Identifying the Influencers of Today and Tomorrow

Most people trying to reach a decision for a vendor, a product or a service will try to get at least a couple of third party opinions on the downsides

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Pitching to Analysts is a Dance Around Caterogies

The second-most important pitch for start-ups, after the investor pitch, is the analyst briefing. These are the formal oral presentations which are more or less mandatory for any new solution

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Why Have An Analyst / Consultant Relations Programme?

For two reasons: 1. To save money. 2. To get better results.

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Services analysts are rapidly becoming major influencers in the telecoms and networking industries because they offer context and reassurance to managers in the business lines. It’s a strong parallel of the way

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Measured in Minutes: The ROI of an Analyst Briefing

As part of the ongoing struggle to convince their management about the value of analyst relations, AR professionals often prove the effectiveness of their AR programmes by showing written research

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Getting started with Analyst Relations: In-house or external AR agency?

Getting started with analyst relations can prove to be quite a challenge if a company does not have any previous experience in dealing with analyst companies. At this point it

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Don’t Panic if your Competitor Hires Your Gartner Analyst

Vendors are often surprised when top analysts move over to the supplier side. While it’s only human to be worried, there’s no cause for panic. It’s a common pattern: Gartner

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A wake-up call for technology vendors: Don’t wait for the aliens to land!

When asked about analysts and analyst relations the reaction of technology vendors seems to be divided into two main groups. Those that believe that analyst relations is something a vendor

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