Institute of Industry Analyst Relations (IIAR)
The IIAR is a not-for-profit organisation established to raise awareness of analyst relations and the value of industry analysts, promote best practice amongst analyst relations professionals, enhance communication between analyst firms and vendors, and offer opportunities for AR practitioners to network with their industry peers.
Today’s IIAR> Around in 10 questions interview is with Kevin Bailey / Principal Analyst, Synergy Six Degrees (@BaileyK62, LinkedIn, Blog) who covers cybersecurity, GTM, blockchain, distributed ledger, information security and protecting all data.
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The IIAR> is committed to recognizing the achievements of AR professionals who go above and beyond in their careers and to promote industry best practices. The IIAR> Analyst Relations Awards 2020: AR Professional, AR Teams, and AR Agencies are one of the longest-running awards run by an independent industry body for AR professionals.
The IIAR> surveys analysts to identify the best professionals in the industry. This year, we are also asking AR professionals to submit case studies to showcase the best practices and impact they drove in the industry. This survey uses the IIAR> 3R’s methodology of how AR should work with analysts to deliver results to their stakeholders.
The Covid_19 and economic impact of lockdown is making 2020 truly unique, squeezing budgets for all companies. Most technology vendors hold contracts with the likes of Gartner, Forrester, IDC, Omdia, 451 and others ; and renewals for 2021 are predictably going to be tense.
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The IIAR> Analyst Of The Year is a long-running industry award that uniquely compiles input from analyst relations professionals and aims at highlighting individual analysts, new analysts, firms and client partners who have impressed our community. In other words, it’s our way to reflect and share our appreciation for the best industry analysts in the business.
At the IIAR> we believe in taking a stance and recognizing greatness when we see it -an approach we find more impactful than sprinkling awards to dozens of “winners”. This survey is open only for analyst relations professionals and agencies. It uses the IIAR> SOSM methodology based on perceived sales impact and strategic insights, resonance in the media, and ease of doing business.
Join us on Thursday 5th November 2020 for a first of many IIAR> virtual meet-ups organised by the IIAR> UK Chapter. This will be the first in a series of forthcoming monthly get-togethers for IIAR> members to connect, network and share best practice around Analyst Relations. In our first call, we’d like to discuss the impact of the pandemic on our AR roles, changes in the way we work, virtual analyst events, coping with working from home and whatever lies ahead of us….
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Although technology buyers are traditionally twice as likely to rely on analyst reports as on reviews from their peers, today’s buyers want the whole truth. And this is how enterprise peer reviews are disrupting the Analyst Relations business.
Join TrustRadius CEO Vinay Bhagat (@VinayBhagat, LinkedIn) for this hard-hitting session where he will outline TrustRadius’ perspectives on:
How to become an industry analyst?
Until now, there was no path, no guild, no training -and no books about the subject.
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Gartner Peer Insights has recently made changes. Hear from Shannon Wedding (LinkedIn, @shannon_wedding) and Anatoli Olkhovets (LinkedIn, @anatoli_o) on what AR pros need to know about what’s new with Peer Insights.
This webinar will be hosted by Andrew Hsu (@andrew0hsu, LinkedIn) / IIAR> Board Member for Events and Simon Jones (@SimonDestrier, LinkedIn) / IIAR> Board Member for Membership.
Join us Wednesday 5th August at 0800 PDT / 1000 CDT / 1100 EDT 1600 BST / 1700 CEST for this IIAR> Webinar.
The next Best Practice paper in the IIAR>’s new series on best practice will focus on a topic that should be close to the heart of every AR professional: AR Measurement.
Often thought to be the Holy Grail of AR, how can a vendor (cost-) effectively track the true RoI of engagement with industry analysts? Is it about recommendations and proving influence over deals? Perhaps you are tracking touchpoints, endorsements, the number of Magic Quadrants in which a vendor is included, or even the number of times your favorite analyst tweets about your brand. Or perhaps you focus on softer factors such as analyst sentiment?
We’ll take a deep dive into this evergreen topic in an interactive IIAR> session co-hosted by Nadia Nizar (@nadianizar, LinkedIn), at Resonance and IIAR> Board member Simon Jones (@SimonDestrier, LinkedIn). This is the first step in the production of a new IIAR> white paper on successful measurement strategies.
We invite you to join us and share your views: We are gathering opinions on effective AR measurement from IIAR> members, so make sure your views are heard! We want to listen to different voices and encourage a healthy debate. Also – join us and chime in if you’re interested in learning more about AR measurement – we’d like to understand your priorities.
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Hard on the heels of Gartner’s presentation to IIAR> members on its new initiatives for AR professionals, we’re opening up the conversation to our member in an open forum session.
Join us for a no holds barred debrief – to be held under the Chatham House Rule – where we’ll drill into the thought-provoking insights shared by Gartner’s Matt Goldman and Lindsay McKinney. Register now for the moderated open forum discussion to be held on Thursday June 18th at 0800 PDT / 1100 EDT / 1600 BST.
Continue Reading →As many have heard, Gartner has recently established an AR advisory team, similar to Forrester’s AR Council. They’ve also launched a new product specifically for AR professionals that we know many members have questions about. The IIAR is excited to invite Lindsay McKinney (LinkedIn, @lindsaymccune) / Sr. Director Analyst and Matt Goldman (LinkedIn) / Managing VP from Gartner to present information about Gartner’s new initiatives for AR professionals, exclusively for IIAR members only.
Be the first to hear about what they’re planning and have your questions answered at this live event on Thursday 11th June 11 at 1100 EDT / 1600 BST.
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Duncan Brown has returned to IDC in a significant new role within the EMEA organization, after 16 months with a vendor. As newly appointed Vice President, European Enterprise Research, Brown (LinkedIn / @duncanwbrown) takes on a 40-plus strong analyst team including Software, Services, Accelerated App Delivery (AccAD), Artificial Intelligence, Channels and Ecosystems.
Join us on Tuesday 17th March for the first of many IIAR> meet-ups in London organised by the IIAR> UK Chapter. This will be the first in a series of forthgoing monthly get-togethers for IIAR> members and interested AR professionals to connect, network and enjoy drinks and discussions around AR related hot topics. We will be joined by Clint Wheelock (LinkedIn) / Chief Research Officer, Omdia to hear about the recent changes in the analyst landscape so don’t miss the opportunity to ask Clint all of your burning questions related to the the analyst world.
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Hosted by Andrew Hsu (@andrew0hsu, LinkedIn) and Aniruddho Mukherjee (@aniruddho, LinkedIn), Sharyn (bio, @sharynleaver) will share Forrester’s big research themes for 2020, as well as how they are refreshing events. Plus, she’ll touch on analyst momentum and what it means for AR.
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Today’s IIAR> Around in 10 questions interview is with Mike Feibus / President & Principal Analyst, FeibusTech (@MikeFeibus, LinkedIn, blog) who covers wearable and health.
Continue Reading →Today’s IIAR> Around in 10 Question interview is with IIAR> Analyst Of The Year 2019 runner-up Nick McQuire / Vice President, Enterprise Research, CCS Insight (LinkedIn, @nickmcquire).
London, Wednesday 27th November 2019. At the IIAR> we believe in taking a stance and recognising greatness when we see it -an approach we find more impactful than sprinkling awards to dozens of “winners”.
Today, at the IIAR> London Christmas Party kindly sponsored by HCL, we celebrated the top industry analysts and firms of the year. The IIAR> surveyed analyst relations professionals globally and from diverse industries, predictably casting a wide net on coverage areas. The evaluation used the IIAR SOSM methodology, to reflect the best practice promoted within the IIAR> looking at not only perceived sales impact, but also strategic insights, resonance in the media and ease of doing business with.
This year, analyst relations (AR) professionals have voted and provided clear insights both on the value they see from analysts, as well as how they perceive industry analyst firms’ value to them as clients. There were some interesting shifts in the 2019 results compared to prior years…read on to learn more!
Without further ado, the Analyst Relations community has spoken and the winners are….
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