Bola Rotibi and her team at Creative Intellect Consulting are joining CCS Insight. Bola becomes research director, software development, and will lead CCS Insight’s research in the software development and delivery market. The move expands CCS Insight’s coverage of the enterprise IT market. Although originally specialising in the mobile sector, the firm has been expanding …
We were very sad and shocked to hear the news that Brian Riggs of Ovum and No Jitter died this weekend in a swimming accident. He was truly one of the best, and the analyst world is poorer without him. Dave Michels of TalkingPointz has written a very lovely post about Brian which is very …
IIAR Cafe with David Rossiter and Ovum, 6th April 2017, Central London
It’s been interesting reading some of the recent posts and comments on Linkedin about Gartner and its supposed lack of independence. I’ve been an AR professional for 15 years now and work for a variety of technology and telecoms companies (large and small). Some have Gartner contracts, some don’t. I have never seen or heard …
Do you need to pay Gartner to be in the Magic Quadrant? Read More »
What’s going on at @OvumICT? By @DMRossiter #archat
Best practices from the IIAR London Forum on #socmed by @davidrossiter #archat
Ex. @ovum chief @hbazuma joins @451Research #archat http://wp.me/p9yEt-3lD
I was delighted to host the IIAR (Institute of Industry Analyst Relations) forum yesterday in a very sunny and hot London. It is always great to see how many AR professionals are willing to come along and meet old friends, make new contacts, learn about best practice and share their own experiences. Fionnula Fitzsimons gave …
[Guest Post] IIAR UK Forum – Sales and Social Media Debated Read More »
Did this ever happened in your organisation: a sale rep from the industry analyst firms pops in and and start selling their research to people who have no budget… Read on for tips on how to not be seein as the “no man”!
Martin Hingley (@mHingley, LinkedIn) is one of the best known analysts in Europe. He really came to prominence during his long stint at IDC where he was Chief Research Officer for EMEA. Martin recently set up his own analyst firm, ITCandor. On his blog, there’s lots more information and the useful, interesting insights you’d expect. 1. …
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Those of us fortunate enough to be able to attend* yesterday’s IIAR Forum enjoyed a treat. Ed Gyurko presented the latest IIAR whitepaper on Magic Quadrant submissions (available from Monday, free of charge to members). It will prove immensely useful to those who have to work on the seminal Gartner reports. Following Ed was David …
MQs, accreditation and a debate on IT services – all in the same evening Read More »
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Most AR professionals recognise the importance of measurement and evaluation, but many admit that it’s a subject they struggle with. To help AR professionals improve their knowledge and understanding, we held a best practice conference call during June on “The Fundamentals of AR Measurement and Evaluation”. On the panel were two in-house AR leaders: Kathy …
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Today we hear from Ben Wood who is a director at CCS Insight and one of the best known analysts in the mobile world. He and others in the CCS Insight team can be found blogging here. 1. What are your coverage areas? CCS Insight specialises in research about the mobile and wireless industry — …
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There’s been a bit of a discussion going around lately on ethics in the industry analyst sector. I understand why the ‘pay for play’ model can seem an attractive option for smaller companies looking to generate business but firms that go down this route always tend to get found out. Their credibility is eroded, they …
