So far the IIAR has had a great response from members, non-members and analysts who plan on attending the its IIAR Christmas Café tomorrow evening. The event is being held at a pub across near Farringdon tube stationin London. If you haven’t RSVP’d to get the address to to attend please email edgyurko at gmail […]
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… Strategic Oxygen! While Gartner (NYSE:IT) decided to buy out AMR and fill a coverage gap in SCM, with hindsight a strategy hinted in Cannes (well maybe?). The Gartner-AMR deal certainly has caused a bit of a stir, with over 6000 hits in the blogosphere! While I’m on that news item, I must add thatGartner
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What’s the impact for the AR Community and other IT Analysis firms of the announced AMR purchase by Gartner?
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Here’s the agenda for today’s Forum –action packed as usual… and with the proverbial curry at the end! Agenda 1500-1530 Social media tutorial 1545-1600 Registration 1600-1605 Introductions and welcome 1605-1620 Report back from Gartner Symposium 1620-1655 Discussion groups: – AR and social media – Planning for 2010 – Gaining and maintaining executive
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This week is quite busy for IIAR> members with not just one event but two: Tomorrow Tuesday, all are welcome to an IIAR> Tweetup at Butcher’s Hook in Smithfields (http://bit.ly/2wHTzn) with @gerryvz, @dompannell, @duncanchapple, @EdGemmell, @JonnyBentwood, @lludovic and others. Kick-off around 1800. On Thursday, it’s the IIAR November Forum in London with Forrester (members only). And
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The IIAR Certification is a first step in equipping AR Professionals with an independent industry professional certification, definitely a good way to boost a CV.
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Carsten Schmidt and other IDC Alumni recently formed Henry Corporation as a network of analysts offering strategic advice and marketing services to IT vendors. Read the interview of Carsten on the IIAR blog.
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Gartner just released the successor (but not a replacement) to the Hype Cycle: the Gartner IT Market Clock The press release is here: Gartner IT Market Clock Tell us what you think and how it will impact you!
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London, 1 October 2009: Today, the Institute of Industry Analyst Relations (IIAR) is announcing its Analyst Relations Certification examination, the first independently administered qualification for analyst relations (AR) professional. The examination is aimed at encouraging AR managers to master best practices, analyst protocol, and basic knowledge of the industry. AR professionals who take the examination,
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The IIAR is delighted to announce that its new Board for 2009/10 as Jonny Bentwood, Ed Gyurko, Ludovic Leforestier, Peggy O’Neill and David Taylor.
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Datamonitor announced today the consolidation of their IT research brands under “Ovum”. Check the link for the webconference tomorrow.
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Jeff Mann from Gartner has posted an interesting account on How Gartner Symposium Happens. While it won’t be new news to seasonned AR professionals, it should still be worked in your AR plan to time key tactics and ensure your key analysts understand your company positioning and roadmap before they’re on stage.
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London, 25 August 2009: The Institute of Industry Analyst Relations (IIAR) today named Ray Wang, most recently Vice President, Principal Analyst with Forrester Research Inc., as its Analyst of the Year for the second year running. Ray was nominated by a global survey of 137 analyst relations professionals. Runners up for the title were Jon Collins
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Duncan Chapple from Lighthouse AR has posted on his blog the following entry: Datamonitor, Ovum & Butler cohabitation makes AR easier (Analyst Equity). It’s a good summary of the last IIAR London Forum, kindly hosted by David Rossiter from Sunesis and at which Mark Meek / Datamonitor CEO and David Mitchell / SVP IT Research.
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It’s all too easy to assume that by briefing the lead analyst on a vendor or on a coverage area, your job as AR professional is done. Don’t… While some firms have robust sharing practices, such as repositories for presentations and vendor briefing teams that check which other analysts may be interested in a briefing,
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I first need to start this post with an apology to Merv, as I’ve kept calling him Adrian -it’s probably that it sounded more like a first name than Merv to my little French brain. So, apologies Adrian Merv! Anyway, Merv started a poll on should AR Provide Soft Copies of Briefing Content? and asked me
Carter usefully reminds us, via a post from Jeremiah Omywang, that analysts can do their jobs (provide detailed analysis on market trends and ICT vendor strategies) because they have gained over time un-matched access to leaders at ICT vendors: Access to those with access – One reason why end users buy analyst advisory subscriptions «
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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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I received KCG’s newsletter recently and they’re organising free analyst relations webinars on the following topics, so I thought I’d share this: Top Ten Tough Time Tips Measuring your AR Program’s Effect Blogs and AR AR and Sales References – the life blood of AR Eight steps to world class AR Ranking and rating analyst
Today we have the pleasure to welcome our guest analyst for the world famous IIAR ten questions interview: Jean-Christian Jung is a Senior Vice President Consulting Services at PAC (Pierre Audoin Consultants). JC is based in New York and you can read his thoughts on their collective blog. What are your coverage areas? IT Services and sourcing
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