Analyst Relations Value Forum to discuss Tragic Quadrant

The IIAR has updated its Tragic Quadrant, which ostensibly ranks the ten top analyst firms in terms of impact, relevance and ease of doing business with. Earlier posts have mentioned

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Save the date for our 2017 Analyst Firm Awards

This year we’re publishing the Analyst Firm Awards more or less monthly. Each award recognizes the ten firms delivering the most value in that category, according to respondents to the

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Top ten global analysts: 2016’s outstanding research

2016 produced some outstanding analyst research. We’ve picked the best articles from each of the world’s ten leading analysts firms, as ranked in the 2017 Analyst Firm Awards. Together they

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IDC overtakes HfS in 2017 global Analyst Firm Awards

The 2018 Global Analyst Firm Awards have superseded the post below. Gartner and Forrester’s leadership is no surprise, but IDC has won back third place in the 2017 Analyst Firm

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Unmaking fruit salad: 6 ways to help analysts segment markets

 It’s a common challenge for providers: some new or fast-changing market contains very different solutions. Clients want either apples or oranges, but the analyst research reads more like fruit salad. As

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I see IDC as just part of the M&A process

The April Fool’s posts from the IIAR and this blog about the future sale of IDC showed more than levity. The changing dynamics of analyst value are producing big shifts

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Buying Experton brings ISG to EMEA supply side

Experton’s purchase by ISG is an excellent move, if it can hold on to the Experton team. The Analyst Value Survey shows that it fills a substantial gap in ISG’s services, giving

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10 analyst firms driving business growth in 2016

One of the key goals that users of analyst research have is finding ways to growth their businesses. The Growth Analyst Firm Awards for 2016 recognise the firms which are

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