Thought leadership must produce thought followership

Real thought leadership is about developing thought followership. This week I was speaking with a fellow Manchester Business School alum, Utpal Ghosh from Ipsos Mori, about our rare dual perspectives on

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The most read articles in 2012

2012 was a fascinating year for this website. By producing fewer articles and spending more time producing topic guides, the number of visits to the site increased 53%. The most

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Why are firms like HfS, PAC and 451 rising in influence?

According to a record number of participants who took the 2012 Analyst Value Survey the firms that have become more influential this year are Gartner, Forrester, HfS Research, Ovum, IDC, 451

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Six steps to get value for money from your analyst contracts

While the Northern hemisphere is getting chilly, this is the one month when salespeople at firms like Gartner and Forrester really start to sweat. Many vendors sign off their major

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Analysts are treated inhumanely

Analyst relations (AR) programs have a substantial opportunity for improvement. This month I’ve been reviewing ten years’ worth of data from the Analyst Attitude Survey. Around 700 analysts have taken

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A disruption in the force: Users win from Forrester’s Playbook, but will AR?

If the new TechHeads survey of CIOs is correct, Forrester’s new ‘Playbook’ research framework is set for success. When July’s TechHeads survey asked 250 CIOs about how they want to

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Despite it all, Ovum is still a tier one analyst firm in Europe

Ovum, which has been the leading European-headquartered analyst firm for around twenty years, has been going through a lot of change. That seems to be confusing both the vendor community

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Improving your Magic Quadrant position

Some people say the Gartner’s Magic Quadrant (MQ) is the most influential diagram in the business world. Each quadrant positions the major technology solution providers in a stated market according

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