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There’s nothing paradoxical about the success of the analyst companies over the last recession. The analyst firms are more needed in tough times, and they have worked hard to innovate.

Mergers are tricky things, and the mergers of businesses based around knowledge workers are especially tricky. It’s not hard to see why. Ovum, Informa and Datamonitor each developed different cultures,

Ovum has some substantial strengths. As we explained yesterday, Informa’s business model means that it contains some of the most profitable businesses in any industry. Ovum has more of a

Ovum has been, for several years, an organisation that always seemed to be on the edge of doing great things. With a strong brand and having attracted good staff, the

April 29, 2013 was a rare bad day for Informa. At the time of publishing, shortly before trading closed in London, the firm was 2.4% down on the day (a

It’s just been announced that 12 year Informa veteran Steve Holtham is replacing Ovum managing director Brett Azuma “with immediate effect”. The press release states that: Most recently Steve was

Analyst relations teams can have quite a disconnect from the market intelligence and customer insight processes in companies. There’s a substantial opportunity: industry analysts can give you unique insight into

