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IIAR> Webinar: Peer Insights Updates

By on Tuesday 7th July 2020 in AR Best practices, Gartner, GetApp, IIAR, IIAR Webinar, Peer Insights, Software Advice, Upcoming 0

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.

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IIAR> Best Practice Call: AR Measurement

By on Wednesday 17th June 2020 in AR, AR Best practices, AR debates, Destrier AR, IIAR Forum, IIAR Webinar, Resonance, Upcoming 0

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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IIAR> Forum: Have your say on Gartner’s Initiatives for AR pros

By on Friday 12th June 2020 in AR, AR debates, Destrier AR, Gartner, IIAR Forum, IIAR Webinar, IT Analysis Firms, KCG, Spotlight AR, Upcoming 0

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.

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IIAR> Webinar: Gartner’s Initiatives for Analyst Relations Professionals

By on Wednesday 3rd June 2020 in AR, Destrier AR, Gartner, IIAR Webinar, IT Analysis Firms, Spotlight AR, Upcoming 0

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 returns to IDC (again)

By on Tuesday 3rd March 2020 in Destrier AR, IDC, IIAR, IIAR News, IT Analysis Firms, People on the move 1

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.

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IIAR> UK Chapter Meet-Up with Omdia

By on Monday 2nd March 2020 in IIAR, IIAR AR café, IIAR Meetup, IIAR Networking Event, IIAR UK, Omdia 0
IIAR> Meetup with Omdia: Anja Steinman and Clint Wheelock

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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IIAR> Webinar: Forrester in 2020

By on Tuesday 18th February 2020 in Forrester, Forrester Wave, IIAR Webinar, Spotlight AR 1
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Join us for a presentation from Sharyn Leaver / SVP, Research for Forrester’s 2020 plans.

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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A turn of the tides? The IIAR> Analyst and Firm Of The Year 2019

By on Wednesday 27th November 2019 in 451 Group, AOTY, AR, CCS Insights, Cignal AI, Constellation, Forrester, Gartner, HFS Research, IDC, IIAR, IIAR Press Release, IoT Analytics, IT Analysis Firms 2

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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Who will be the IIAR> Analyst of the Year 2019?

By on Wednesday 20th November 2019 in AOTY, IIAR, IIAR Analyst Of The Year, IIAR AR Professional of the Year, IIAR AR Team of the Year, IT Analysis Firms 0

The IIAR> mainframe has been furiously crunching the input from AR professionals for this year… and the IIAR Analyst of the Year 2019 winners will be announced next week on Wednesday 27th November 2019 IIAR> Christmas Party in central London. Make sure you register now, tickets are going fast!

The IIAR> Analyst Of The Year is the best and longest running industry award, uniquely compiles input from analyst relations professionals and aims at highlighting individual analysts, new analysts, firms and client partners who have impressed our community and is awarded by the non-profit Institute for Industry Analyst Relations (IIAR). In other words, it’s our way to reflect and share our appreciation.

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IIAR> Webinar with Research In Action

By on Monday 18th November 2019 in AR, Destrier AR, IIAR Webinar, Research in action 1

Is there life after Forrester? The analysts at Research In Action certainly think so!

Join the IIAR webinar on Wednesday November 20 to find out more about Research In Action (RIA). We’ll be joined by RIA founder Dr Thomas Mendel (LinkedIn, @drthomasmendel) and recent recruit Eveline Oehrlich (LinkedIn, @eoehrlich), who is now back in Germany after her stint in the US.

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Introducing our new UK Chapter Co-lead: Anja Steinmann

By on Tuesday 29th October 2019 in IIAR, IIAR News, IIAR UK 0
Anja Steinmann / IIAR UK Chapter Co-Lead

I am extremely pleased to announce Anja Steinmann (LinkedIn, @AnjaSteinmann) as the new IIAR UK Chapter Co-lead. Anja is currently part of the Global Analyst & Consultant Relations team at BT and a seasoned AR pro, with a breadth of experience working in-house and as a freelancer in AR, media relations and marketing.  Besides having worked in the IT industry most of her career, Anja is also an entrepreneur, having leased and re-launched a restaurant in her home country Germany. 

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IIAR AR Café at Gartner Symposium in Barcelona 2019

By on Tuesday 29th October 2019 in AR, AR Best practices, Gartner, Gartner Symposium, IIAR, IIAR AR café 0

Join us…

at our IIAR get-together at this year’s Gartner Symposium 2019 in Barcelona, hosted by Yvonne Kaupp (@YveKaupp, LinkedIn), IIAR Board Member (Chapter Liaison) and Senior Manager Global Analyst Relations and Market Strategy at Retarus and Anja Steinmann (@AnjaSteinmann, LinkedIn), IIAR UK Chapter Co-lead and Global Analyst and Consultant Relations Manager at BT.

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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Party: IIAR Christmas Networking Party 2019 celebrating the Analyst of the year and the Analyst Firm of the year

By on Sunday 27th October 2019 in AOTY, IIAR, IIAR Networking Event, IIAR News, IIAR UK 2
IIAR London Christmas Networking Party 2019 - Sponsored by HCL

Sponsored by HCL Technologies 

We are very excited to announce the date of our famous Christmas Networking Party which will celebrate the outstanding results that analysts and analyst firms have delivered when collaborating with AR professionals: the IIAR> Analyst, Firm, New Analyst and Client Partner Of the Year 2019 will be announced.

The event is kindly sponsored this year by HCL Technologies.

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IIAR> Discussion Group: working with Gartner

By on Wednesday 16th October 2019 in AR, AR Best practices, AR commercial management, Capterra, CEB, EXP, Gartner, Gartner Symposium, GetApp, IIAR, IIAR Discussion Group, Peer Insights, Software Advice 0

As the largest analyst firm, everyone in analyst relations is impacted by their relationship with Gartner. From contract negotiations to account management to research coverage, our AR programs are greatly impacted by Gartner’s offerings, communications.

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The IIAR Tragic Quadrant 2018

By on Friday 11th October 2019 in 451 Group, AOTY, AR, AR Best practices, CCS Insights, EJL Wireless, ESG, Everest Group, Forrester, Gartner, HFS Research, IDC, IHS, IIAR, IIAR Tragic Quadrant, ISG, IT Analysis Firms, Kuppinger Cole & Partner, Lopez Research, Mobile Experts, NelsonHall, Novarica, Ovum 2

Fashionably late but always on point and by popular request here’s the IIAR Tragic Quadrant 2018, a representation of how Analyst Relations Professionals (AR Pros) have rated analyst firms in the 2018 survey we ran for the Analyst and Firm of the Year 2018.

For new readers here, the Tragic Quadrant is of course a pun on the infamous Gartner ‘Magic Quadrant’. We do not pretend this as an exhaustive analysis -nor is it a completely serious piece of research (the “Tragic” moniker is there as a reminiscence it should be taken with a pinch of salt). Nonetheless it is based on data and, as opposed to the Gartner Magic Quadrant, there are no magical and secretive weightings. As such, it is a good indication going back several years of the changes afoot in the industry analyst landscape and the judgement analyst relations professionals cast on industry research firms. And it provides actionable insights AR pros can use, something other surveys in this field often lack.

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