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IIAR Roundtable Findings: How similar are the Sourcing Advisor Relations and Analyst Relations roles in the US? . . .

By on Friday 26th January 2018 in AR debates, IIAR, IIAR SAR, IIAR Virtual Chapter, IIAR Webinar, ISG 0

IIAR Sourcing Advisory GroupA few years ago, I transitioned from an AR Practitioner to an Analyst & Advisor Practitioner and have met a few others like me.  I have also met  Analyst Relations professionals who have been thinking about transitioning to Sourcing Advisor Relations (SAR).  To discuss the SAR role in more detail, Ed Gyurko (LinkedIn, @edgyurko) and I created the IIAR SAR Workgroup. I hosted a roundtable webinar and this blog is a summation of that webinar.

A new breed of (Sourcing Advisor Relations) SAR is emerging, whose job resembles that of a solutions broker. To succeed, a new skill-set is needed. For analyst relations professionals, the gap is widening and it’s becoming harder simply to move over into Advisor Relations.

As we’ve heard from many sources, the big deal is dead. Buyers have been buying for some time and have become mature, relying less on advisors to assist them with the “big deals”. Continue Reading →

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IIAR Webinar: the state of Advisor Relations: Europe (1 Feb) – Rescheduled

By on Monday 8th January 2018 in IIAR News, IIAR SAR, IIAR Virtual Chapter, IIAR Webinar, ISG 0

IIAR Sourcing Advisory GroupWith profound and rapid changes taking place in the Outsourcing Services industry, what does the present and future look like for the sourcing advisory firms and those executives who manage relations with advisors. ISG estimates 30+ new Advisor Relations positions for 2018. One of the feeding grounds for Advisor Relations is Analyst Relations. Roles are morphing into “Influencer Relations” positions.

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IIAR Webinar: the state of Advisor Relations: Europe (13 Dec) and North America (14 Dec)

By on Wednesday 6th December 2017 in IIAR News, IIAR SAR, IIAR US Chapter, IIAR Virtual Chapter, IIAR Webinar, ISG 0

IIAR Sourcing Advisory GroupWith profound and rapid changes taking place in the Outsourcing Services industry, what does the present and future look like for the sourcing advisory firms and those executives who manage relations with advisors. ISG estimates 30+ new Advisor Relations positions for 2018. One of the feeding grounds for Advisor Relations is Analyst Relations.  Roles are morphing into “Influencer Relations” positions.

To this end, IIAR (International Institute of Analyst Relations) has created a Sourcing Advisory Relations (SAR) Working Group, led by Wendy Shlensky / VP Analyst and Advisor Relations, HGS (LinkedIn, @WLS26)  and  Ed Gyurko (LinkedIn, @edgyurko).  The goal of this workgroup is to provide education and networking for analyst & advisor relations professionals. Continue Reading →

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IIAR – EMEA Service Providers AR Virtual Chapter – 9th Sept 14

By on Friday 15th August 2014 in IIAR, IIAR Discussion Group, IIAR Virtual Chapter 0

Subject: IIAR – EMEA Service Providers AR Virtual Chapter
Date: 9th September 2014
Time: 4pm BST, 5pm CET, 6pm EET
Location: IIAR Webinar
Lead: Maria Forss – Director, Industry Analyst & Media Relations at Tieto, Finland

This is the first meeting of the new “IIAR – EMEA Service Providers AR Virtual Chapter”. With an objective to hold meetings once every two months and bring together AR professionals from Service Provider companies across Europe with a varied agenda. The agenda for this meeting focuses on –  Continue Reading →

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