Last week Peggy O’Neill spoke on a Lighthouse webinar to outline the IIAR’s new Analyst Relations Certification (ARC) prorgramme. As the notes below indicate, the ARC test is a serious contribution to improving the professional standing of analyst relations professionals. Test has 15 sections. Reviewed by analyst firms, AR consultancies and AR people. It’s tough….
I was working from Gartner’s press room on the day that the story hit that ZL Technologies is suing the firm for unfavourable coverage. Andrew Spender, VP Corporate Communications at Gartner and Brompton rider, gave me this statement on behalf of the firm. We are aware of the complaint filed in California by ZL Technologies…
It was the best of Gartner; it was the worst of Gartner. It was the AR Forum of wisdom; it was the AR Forum of foolishness. Analyst Relations managers crowded into the Boardwalk on October 20 for Gartner’s annual session for the AR community. It’s a valuable session, and much of the slideware will be…
The annual Gartner Symposium/ITxpo has a rather different air about it this year: numbers are down (I hear there are around 5,000 people although it always feels smaller to me than the stated numbers), heads are down and the dress code’s had a real turn towards the formal (It’s first year when I feel I’m…
Siemens Communications is the top gainer in the September edition of the Lighthouse Telecoms Index. The firm, which has been rated a leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrants for Corporate Telephony and Unified Communications, shot up 15 positions to the 28th spot. Another upward move can help it get a spot in our top 25 list….
Fujitsu is the most high profile gainer in September’s edition of the Lighthouse Systems Index. The firm has gained coverage by offering innovative notebook security solution and has also been the focus of analysts for its performance in the High-End Enterprise Disk Arrays market. The resulting improvement in its score has helped Fujitsu to move…
The top performer in September is Informatica which shot up 11 positions to the 15th spot. The firm has teamed up with HP to offer new portfolio of integrated business intelligence solutions and also made it to the top 25 firms listed in the September edition of the Lighthouse Software Index. Other new entrants to…
Lighthouse is hosting a great London PR and Branding discussion this Friday in our headquarters. Erica Grigg is looking forward to presenting successful social media case studies, which are likely to inspire potential new ways to enable your business or organization to use social media more proactively to engage with stakeholders, consumers and brand ambassadors….