Peggy O'Neill

Currently heading Informatica's analyst relations program Former VP Analyst Relations at Oracle, former Gartner and Nielsen analyst

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[GUEST POST] Ode to the Solo Practitioners and Boutique Analyst Firms

I recently caught up with an old friend who has been a solo practitioner analyst for decades. He was venting as only an analyst can about how too many analyst relations programs only deign to work with large traditional firms such as Gartner, IDC, etc. Boutique analyst firms and solo practitioners are frequently shunned by …

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Peggy O'Neill, Senior Director Analyst Relations @ Informatica

[GUEST POST] It’s a Great Time to be in Analyst Relations by Peggy O’Neill

If you’re an analyst relations professional in the know, you keep on eye on one of the most popular online gathering places for our tribe – the Institute of Industry Analyst Relations website and LinkedIn Group. If so, then you’re probably like me, raising an eyebrow these days at the sheer volume of analyst relations …

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Peggy O'Neill, Senior Director Analyst Relations @ Informatica

[GUEST POST] Why AR Managers Should Fret About Quote Policies by Peggy O’Neill

I’m the most hated person at my company today. Informatica is holding its customer conference in a few weeks and we’re running around like chickens with our heads cut off to prepare for it. I just blasted out the most obnoxious email to colleagues who are preparing speeches for Informatica World, forcefully reminding them that …

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New IIAR Best Practices paper about escalating research disagreements available

The latest IIAR Best Practices paper is out – “Best Practices for Escalating Research Disagreements” reviews techniques and tips for avoiding and escalating disagreements over research. It includes interviews with AR practitioners and briefly outlines the escalation processes for Gartner, Forrester, IDC and Ovum. The paper is available to IIAR members to download free-of-charge from the IIAR …

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The Forrester Wave™: Global Delivery Infrastructure Management, Q4 2005 By Robert McNeill with Robert Whiteley III, , Olivia Ester

IIAR Best Practices Paper: managing the Forrester Wave

Last week IIAR hosted a call with AR professionals about sharing best practices for managing the Forrester Wave. The IIAR last month published a paper about the Wave, which outlined common best practices in dealing with this high profile research report. Forrester is also in the middle of reviewing changes to the methodology, although it has …

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