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2022 IIAR> Award Winners

2022 IIAR> Awards Winners

On 8th December 2022, the Institute of Influencer and Analyst Relations (IIAR>) announced the winners of its annual community awards. In a year of many challenging dynamics, this year’s awards focused on recognising those professionals who drove value for their team and their clients, and on analyst delivering insights that helped drive competitive advantage. Analysts …

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Announcing the IIAR> Awards 2022!

In 2022, we all navigated a year filled with ongoing and unexpected challenges. In a dynamic global marketplace, the need for insights to support a company’s strategic path forward was never clearer. Let’s celebrate the analysts and the analyst relations professionals who helped companies gather and develop insights to press forward and advance. We are …

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IIAR> UK Chapter Co-Lead Avinash 2022

Welcoming Avinash Murthy to The IIAR> UK Chapter

I am very delighted to announce Avinash Murthy (LinkedIn, @aviredevil) as a new IIAR> UK Chapter Co-lead.  Avinash is a IIAR> certified Analyst Relations and Growth Marketing professional with over 12 years of diverse experience in Amazon Web Services, Wipro, and Cisco Video Technologies. He is an experienced AR leader with proven ability to establish, …

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IIAR> UK Chapter Co-Lead Julia Popa-Boulton 2022

IIAR> welcomes back UK Chapter Co-Lead

I am happy to announce that Julia Popa-Boulton (@juliap_boulton; LinkedIn) will be re-joining me as the IIAR> UK Chapter Co-Lead. Julia is currently the AR Manager at Spryker and brings along a wealth of AR experience having worked for global companies including Nokia and NTT, as well as innovative start-ups. Many of you will know …

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The IIAR> Industry Analysts and Analyst Relations of the Year Awards 2021 Unleashed!

The IIAR> recognises top industry analysts and influencer relations professionals at a global virtual celebration; winners are IDC, Christine Keck / Ciena and the IBM AR team  London, Thursday 2nd December 2021.  The Institute of Influencer and Analyst Relations (IIAR>), a not-for-profit member influencer relations association announced the winners of Analyst and Firm of the …

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Announcing the IIAR> Awards 2021!

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”.

Chris Holscher / IIAR> German Chapter Co_lead

IIAR> welcomes new German Chapter Co-Lead

It is our honour and great pleasure to announce Chris Holscher (LinkedIn, @holscher_one) as the new IIAR> German Chapter Co-Lead with myself, Yvonne Kaupp (@YveKaupp, LinkedIn). Chris is a founder of Holscher.one, helping innovative startup and Scaleup companies embrace industry analyst relations and achieve success faster. Chris brings 20+ years of experience in the B2B tech & services market with 10+ years in Industry Analyst …

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Crystal Golightly IIAR

Crystal Golightly joins the IIAR> Board

London, 1st April 2021 (not an April fool). IIAR> Members have elected a new board member for the Membership and Operations role. The IIAR> Board is pleased to welcome Crystal Golightly (@crysgolightly, LinkedIn) as a voluntary board member to this key position, looking after nurturing and growing our membership. In her day job, Crystal is …

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2021 IIAR> Salary Survey shows analyst relations professional salaries significantly increased over decade

Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2021 IIAR> Salary Survey, sponsored by ARInsights and managed by CB Resourcing. One of the key findings is that analyst relations (AR) and influencer relations professional compensation has shot up, reaching almost USD 350k at the top end.  IIAR> Members are invited to a webinar where a panel …

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Special year, special awards: The IIAR> Announces Industry Analysts and Analyst Relations of the Year Awards 2020

The IIAR> recognise top industry analysts and influencer relations professionals at a global virtual celebration; winners are IDC, Peggy O’Neill / Informatica, and the Oracle AR team  London, Friday 18th December 2020.  The Institute of Industry Analyst Relations (IIAR>), a not-for-profit member influencer relations association announced the winners of Analyst and Firm of the Year …

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Analyst Relations professional of the Year

Announcing the IIAR> Awards 2020!

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”.

IIAR> Analyst Of The Year 2019

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

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 …

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Anja Steinmann / IIAR UK Chapter Co-Lead

Introducing our new UK Chapter Co-lead: Anja Steinmann

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 …

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IIAR London Christmas Networking Party 2019 - Sponsored by HCL

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

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 …

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IIAR Analyst Of The Year 2018: Margaret Adam / IDC

IIAR> Analyst Of The Year 2018: The Awards Unwrapped.

Who’d have thought Christmas would come this early? Grab a glass of bubbles, put on the festive music and light the fire. It’s time to unveil the IIAR Analyst Of The Year award winners. 2018 was a year in which influencer relations became more important in delivering business impact, and so unsurprisingly analysts’ voices have …

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IIAR/CB Resourcing Salary Survey

Why is Analyst Relations commanding a 46% salary premium over Public Relations?

Drawing on the  2017 IIAR> Salary Survey produced by CB Resourcing,  we thought it would be interesting to expand the information gathered with a comparison against the wider sector of public relations.   The size of the gap between AR and PR is staggering When we compare Analyst Relations to more general Public Relations roles …

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