AR Best practices

Ian Gotts (IIAR guest author)

[GUEST POST] Why AR comes before PR. Just look in the dictionary.

By Ian Gotts / Founder and CEO, Elements.cloud (LinkedIn, @iangotts). You’re an innovative and growing software vendor, I get that. You’ve got a fab new product that’s going drive dramatic benefits for enterprise customers, I get that.You’ve even got a blog to push out great customer stories now and then, I get that too. But how

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Rishi Ghai

[GUEST POSTING] Three ‘Must-have’ Anchor Points for Your Analyst Relations Program

By Rishi Ghai (LinkedIn, @rishi_ghai) Head – Analyst Relations, Corporate Communications, and Digital Marketing / Cyient Launching an industry analyst relations (AR) program takes elaborate research and planning. Unlike simpler functions that a technology or service provider can delegate or outsource with minimal involvement, AR requires the continuous participation of stakeholders from a broad cross-section of

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Rishi Ghai

[GUEST POST] Managing RFIs: 8 Best Practices for Analyst Relations Professionals

By Rishi Ghai (LinkedIn, @rishi_ghai) Analyst Relations, Corporate Communications, and Digital Marketing / Cyient.  Receiving a request for information (RFI) from an analyst firm often triggers two reactions among analyst relations (AR) professionals––first, the thrill and gratification of having the business on the radar of a relevant analyst; and second, the anxiety of responding to the RFI with

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[GUEST POST] 7 Ways to Grow Analyst Firm Business: A How-to-Collaborate Guide for Industry Analysts and Account Managers

By Rishi Ghai (LinkedIn, @rishi_ghai) It’s universal––the bittersweet relationship between sales and delivery functions. Industry analyst firms are no exception. The subject of bringing in more business for analyst firms is perhaps the biggest cause of friction between account managers and industry analysts, especially where senior analysts have P&L responsibility. A typical scenario plays out something

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Vicki Jenkins / NelsonHall

[GUEST POST] Analyst Briefings: Are you a Strategic Team Member or the Note-Taker? by Vicki Jenkins / NelsonHall

By Vicki Jenkins / NelsonHall  (LinkedIn,  @VickiJ_NH). This is the second in a series of blogs for AR professionals containing tips and pointers on how to optimize the relationship between AR and industry analysts. Here I take a look at the role of AR in the briefing process.

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IIAR> Forum: How to take on the Digital Wave

A growing issue for AR pros and their companies is defining what ‘digital’ means. Or, more importantly, understanding how the different industry analyst firms define digital and “digital transformation”. It is certain that digital will “disrupt”, and that more existing businesses will get ‘Uber-ed”, as one of our panellists put it. However what is less

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Analyst Relations Manager – Tata Communications – London

This is a critical role reporting to the Associate Director, Analyst Relations and involves executing the AR plan for the business, both internally and externally, as well as supporting thought leadership and analyst activities in the global arena. You will also be responsible for ensuring that all internal product, sales and marketing teams are adequately

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Sven Litke / KEA

[GUEST POST] Building credibility to boost sales with IT Analyst Relations

By Sven Litke (@SvenLitke, LinkedIn), Kea Company, first published on Influencer Relations and Marketing. Many thanks for allowing the IIAR to re-publish. When talking to IT vendors eager to grow their business I usually come across a number of common challenges they face. One of the biggest issues which lies outside the companies (as opposed

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