[Guest Post] Timing is everything by Simon Levin

There’s no penalty for jumping the gun On your marks. Get Set. Go. When the starting gun goes off, there is always going to be a rush of adrenalin, a surge of excitement, and a striving to get up to speed and do your best. But when the starting gun goes off in relation to [...]

Gartner details the MQ process

Following some debate on Quora ( How much does it cost to be included in Gartner Magic Quadrant?, do make sure you check Nancy Erskine’s answer), Lydia Leong from Gartner did publish a very useful blog post on The process of a Magic Quadrant.

Is shooting on the referee productive?

Originally posted here: Contentious conversations in analyst relations As a side note, shooting on the referee rarely helps -the IIAR now has a best practice paper on how to deal with the Gartner Magic quadrants available to our member on our extranet. Contentious conversation 1 – integrity of analysts and the future of AR Blog my [...]

IIAR publishes Best Practice Paper on Managing the Gartner MQ

The IIAR Best Practice Paper: “Managing the Gartner Magic Quadrant: a tool for analyst relations managers” has been published.

Gartner engages in debates on their blog

Following some critical comments from a vendor on a Magic Quadrant, Gartner analyst Andreas Bitterer posted an answer on his own blog: Setting the Record Straight While personally I would not say that publically challenging a research piece is likely to produce a positive outcome for a vendor, it’s refreshing to see a Gartner analyst [...]

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