Navigation

Tag Archives | History

IIAR Best Practices Webinar: Strategic Analyst Tiering For Digital Business

By on Tuesday 27th September 2016 in AR, AR Best practices, IIAR Best Practices Paper, IIAR Webinar 1

This new IIAR Best Practices Paper will be resented by Susan Galer (@smgaler, LinkedIn) in an IIAR Webinar moderated by Ludovic Leforestier ( LinkedIn @lludovic), Bearing Point and IIAR Board, this how-to webinar is designed to go beyond textbook best practices, providing step-by- step techniques you can put in place immediately to:susan-galer

  • cut through the noise and determine which analysts really matter to your company
  • forge ahead even when you don’t have a business plan from internal stakeholders
  • match your organization’s objectives to the analyst’s true scope of influence
  • answer hard questions to bridge the gap between expectations and reality

Continue Reading →

Continue Reading

IIAR Forum and Webinar – How well do you know 451 Research?

By on Tuesday 27th September 2016 in 451 Group, AR, IIAR AR café, IIAR Webinar 0

451 Penny Jones, William Fellows, James Stanton451 Research has been growing rapidly over the past few years, with an analyst team of 120+ and a diversified set of data-driven research services.  James Stanton, (@stantonibus, LinkedIn), SVP Marketing will provide an overview of the company. He will be accompanied by William Fellows, VP and Founder of 451, (@wif, LinkedIn)  and Penny Jones, (@PennyJones451, LinkedIn), a Senior Analyst focused on European Services who will provide an overview of her coverage area and help answer questions on how best to engage the 451 Analyst team.

Moderated by Ludovic Leforestier ( LinkedIn @lludovic), Bearing Point and IIAR Board member. Continue Reading →

Continue Reading

IIAR Webinar: The HfS Research-As-a-Service Model -“Thriving in a Market that Refuses to Change”

By on Wednesday 21st September 2016 in Events, HFS Research, IIAR, IIAR Webinar 0

The enfant terrible of the industry analysis industry (with maybe a very traditional business model, see The mysterious HfS business model… revealed) will provide an update to IIAR Members on Horses for Sources Research. Presented by HfS founder, Chief Analyst Officer and twice IIAR Analyst of The Year (in 2011 and 2010) Phil Fersht  (LinkedIn, @pfersht) and Barbra McGann, EVP Research (LinkedIn, @SheridanMcGann). HfS

The webinar will be chaired by Ludovic Leforestier /Bearing Point and IIAR Board (@lludovic, LinkedIn).

Agenda:

  • About HfS
  • Today’s Analyst Industry
  • Aligning the Future of Tech with the Future of Research
  • The HfS Blueprint methodology and how it’s shaping the future analyst model
  • Wrap-up:  Where do we go from here?

When: Thursday 29th September
Time: 17.00 GMT/ 18.00 CET/ 9am PDT/ 12noon EDT
IIAR Members Register Here

This webinar is open to IIAR members, non members should contact the IIAR Community Manager.

See also

 

Continue Reading

IIAR London Forum: Creating AR impact – are agencies an asset or a threat

By on Wednesday 7th September 2016 in AR, AR Agencies, AR Best practices, AR debates, Events, Heavy Reading, IIAR, IIAR Forum, IIAR UK 0

To kickstart Q3 and the forthcoming events season, the U.K. Chapter of the IIAR  has organised an evening of healthy debate, intelligent content and responsible drinking.

The topic for our panel discussion is an evergreen one: should vendors keep AR in-house or could they benefit from external support? panel discussion2

Agenda – Wednesday 14th September 2016 – London

  • 1800: Welcome drinks
  • 1815: Welcome note & update by the IIAR Board
  • 1830: Tutorial: Case studies in Effective External AR support, Dominic Pannell /Buzz Method (LinkedIn, @buzzmethod)
  • 1900: Panel discussion – Creating AR impact – are agencies an asset or a threat?
    Chaired by Ludovic Leforestier /Bearing Point and IIAR Board (@lludovic, LinkedIn) with

  • 2000: Analyst firm spotlight with Aditya Kishore / Heavy Reading (an Informa company)
  • 2045: Drinking Class on Gin presented by Paulina Michelak, By The Bottle
  • 2115: networking sponsored by Tenderlake and By The Bottle – Networking Through Responsible Drinking

Continue Reading →

Continue Reading

German Chapter Stammtisch in Munich beer garden

By on Friday 15th July 2016 in AR, AR Best practices, Crisp Research, Events, IIAR, IIAR AR café, IIAR Germany, IIAR Networking Event 0

The IIAR German Chapter is planning a networking event in  a Munich Beer Garden, AR professionals and analysts alike are invited. One of Munich’s famous beer gardens will provide a great relaxed environment in which to exchange news and experiences of the AR world. Screen Shot 2015-09-24 at 10.07.55

As a key topic for this Stammtisch, we’ve chosen “How Analyst Relations and Sales need to become best friends”. Understanding the changing sourcing patterns in the wake of digitization is key for Analyst Relations Professionals aiming at supporting effectively sales and marketing.

Crisp Research will speak about the changing business models of analyst houses vis-à-vis the digital transformation and the changing sourcing strategies.  Continue Reading →

Continue Reading

IIAR Summer Party 2016: All aboard

By on Wednesday 1st June 2016 in Events, IIAR, IIAR Networking Event, IIAR UK 0

This year’s summer party is set to be a great event, the setting is one of London’s unique and iconic venues – the HMS Belfast, and is once again, kindly sponsored by Tata Consultancy Services.

IIAR members and Analysts dust off your glad rags and come rock the boat,  join us aboard a vessel which is steeped in history and naval charm for an evening of drinks, canapés and networking. Continue Reading →

Continue Reading

IIAR Webinar with G2 Crowd: Why Peer Review Sites Matter: Influence and the digital buyer

By on Monday 23rd May 2016 in Events, G2 Crowd, IIAR, IIAR Webinar, IT Analysis Firms, Peer Review Sites 2

Mike Fauscette / G2 CrowdWhy Peer Review Sites Matter: Influence and the digital buyer
Presented by Mike Fauscette (LinkedIn, @mfauscette), Chief Research Officer at G2 Crowd.
Moderated by Ludovic Leforestier ( LinkedIn @lludovic), BearingPoint and IIAR Board

When: Thursday 22 September 2016
Time: 0800 PST/ 1100 EDT/ 1630 BST/ 1730 CEST

The Internet and mobile technologies have changed the way people interact and created a population that is always on and always connected. This new connectivity and interaction patterns have opened up many new business innovation and opportunities, but at the same time has led to behavioral changes that are creating frictions and unmet expectations among employees, partners and customers/prospects. For many companies this manifests as a “sales” problem but is, in fact a buyer behavioral “problem”. Buyers are looking to new sources of information, sharing past experiences and in general influenced in new ways and by different I information sources. Continue Reading →

Continue Reading

IIAR Best Practice Paper: Agile Analyst Relations

By on Saturday 27th February 2016 in AR, AR Best practices, Destrier AR, IIAR, IIAR Best Practices Paper, IIAR Germany, IIAR Webinar 6
Horst Kuchling, Yvonne Kaupp and Simon Jones (from left to right) German IIAR Chapter

Horst Kuchling, Yvonne Kaupp and Simon Jones (from left to right) German IIAR Chapter

One of the biggest misconceptions about Analyst Relations is that you need megabucks or unlimited budgets in order to succeed. Of course, having the financial muscle to engage with analysts will ultimately get you further – and help drive deeper relationships with your Tier One analysts, but you can also do it on a budget. Continue Reading →

Continue Reading

IIAR Christmas Party kicks of the festive season with a bang….

By on Friday 4th December 2015 in Events, IIAR, IIAR Networking Event 0

The Christmas season took off with a bang last night with the IIAR Christmas Party taken place in the heart of DIGITAL UK in the Shoreditch Hotel. Attending were around 100 people from the Analyst community including around 70 industry analysts and 30 AR Pros. The analyst community was represented by analysts from Gartner, Forrester, PAC, IDC, IHS, Constellation and many others.

The event was kindly sponsored by Dell. From their perspective, the evening provided a fantastic networking opportunity in a fun and festive setting. The impressive turnout and the wide variety of analysts and AR professionals in attendance, created the ideal environment to catch up with existing analyst connections as well as establish new relationships with the ever-growing EMEA analyst community. 2015 has certainly been a busy year for all and the IIAR Christmas drinks were a great way to celebrate the successes of the year as we look towards an exciting 2016.

The other highlight of the evening was the announcement of the Analyst Firm and Analyst of the year. See Analyst of the Year 2015

A massive thanks to Jaqui and Carol for helping organize the event

Wishing Everyone a Fantastic Christmas Holiday and a Prosperous New Year !!

 

Party12279067_1150853534955267_8047392329196648360_n

Continue Reading

3rd German Chapter Stammtisch in Munich

By on Tuesday 17th November 2015 in AR, IIAR, IIAR AR café, IIAR Germany 0

It’s been a lively dMunich city center, Germanyiscussion. The third German chapter IIAR Stammtisch end of October, in Munich gathered AR professionals and analysts speaking about the strategic role that analyst relations play in companies of different sizes and countries.

In a group of 9 we kicked off the AR discussion with an intro round at 7pm and didn’t stop until we realised it has gotten late. As a topic we had chosen “how is AR for medium-sized companies different to AR for large companies” and while it is clear that smaller companies can learn from the big players, we raised the questions, whether there is anything to learn as well the other way around. Continue Reading →

Continue Reading

IIAR Café @ Gartner Symposium Barcelona

By on Monday 9th November 2015 in Gartner Symposium, IIAR, IIAR AR café 0
Screen Shot 2015-09-29 at 22.43.03If you’re going to the Gartner Symposium, drop in to the IIAR Breakfast – join  Aniruddho Mukherjee (@aniruddho, LinkedIn, Head of AR and Branding Manager, Europe for HCL Technologies) and Ludovic Leforestier  (@lludovic, LinkedIn, IIAR co-founder and Director Thought Leadership and Analyst Relations at BearingPoint) onWednesday November 11th Nov 2015
Continue Reading

IIAR Germany Stammtisch Event – 22nd Jan 15

By on Tuesday 13th January 2015 in Events, IIAR, IIAR AR café, IIAR Germany, IIAR Networking Event 0

Yvonne KauppWhere: Munich – Location confirmed to all who register
When: 22nd January 2015, from 7pm to 10pm
Who: All AR Professionals are welcome, IIAR Membership not required

Our inaugural meeting last summer, was a great success, bringing AR professionals from across Germany together to discuss common ground, over after-work drinks in a popular Munich bar.

We have now fixed the next get-together for members of the AR community based in Germany, as well as AR professionals who are responsible for AR in Germany. The next IIAR German chapter networking event will be held on Thursday, January 22, once again in Munich – Location details will follow.

This time around, we will talk about AR measurement and how to put a price tag on the value of AR. To help the discussion, we’re inviting locally-based analysts to come along and join us, for an evening of networking and quality conversation. Continue Reading →

Continue Reading

IIAR Jingle Bells c/o Dell

By on Saturday 20th December 2014 in Events, IIAR, IIAR Networking Event, IIAR News 0

dell-blue_spot hi-resWith nearly 150 Analysts and AR Professionals confirmed to attend on the night, the 9th December, it seemed as though all arrived together to share a glass (or two, or three, or more) at the IIAR Christmas Party. The private room at the Convent Garden hostelry, complete with roaring fire and Christmas decorations was, at times, full to bursting. Never the less, a good time was had  by all who attended and the “free bar” (kindly sponsored by Dell) lasted all evening. Here are a few words, provided by our sponsor …

From a Dell perspective, the evening provided a fantastic networking opportunity in a fun and festive setting. The impressive turnout and the wide variety of analysts and AR professionals in attendance, created the ideal environment to catch up with existing analyst connections as well as establish new relationships with the ever-growing EMEA analyst community. 2014 has certainly been a busy year for all and the IIAR Christmas drinks were a great way to celebrate the successes of the year as we look towards an exciting 2015. Continue Reading →

Continue Reading

IIAR AR Café – Gartner Symposium, Barcelona – 12 Nov 2014

By on Tuesday 11th November 2014 in Events, Gartner, Gartner Symposium, IIAR, IIAR AR café 1

GartnerOn Wednesday 12th November, 7:30am CET 1200 CET, IIAR member Ludovic Leforestier (AR Director at Bearing Point, @bearingpointar, LinkedIn) will be hosting an IIAR AR Café.

This will be an informal get-together to discuss AR-related matters and network with peers. It will no doubt be a welcome break in-between the ever hectic schedule of Symposium. It is also a chance to find out more about the IIAR in terms of what membership offers and events being planned or are currently in the diary.

This event is open to all Analyst Relations Professionals (current, past and potential new IIAR Members) and will be held at the Hotel Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

If you would like to attend please email to receive confirmation and contact details.

Continue Reading

New! US-based IIAR Networking Events in November and December

By on Thursday 6th November 2014 in Events, IIAR, IIAR AR café, IIAR Networking Event, IIAR US Chapter 0

Liberty SmallAnalyst Relations:  it can be rewarding, exhilarating, frustrating and – despite the fact that we’re often talking with analysts and spokespeople – it can be lonely, too.  Especially when you’re the only one at your company who does what you do . . . or even knows what you do!

As AR professionals, we are often a team of one, haven’t had much formal training, and are being asked to do more than ever before. It’s not easy.  But we’re not alone.  We are part of of a global community, one that is growing, evolving and learning to address new challenges every day.

For several years, IIAR members in the UK and Europe have taken advantage of IIAR Networking Cafe events to meet up, make new contacts, discuss common challenges and opportunities, mentor each other and strengthen the AR Community.

Now, we’re bringing the same opportunity to the the other side of the “pond”. Continue Reading →

Continue Reading

IIAR Discussion – Negotiating your Analyst Firm Contract – 31st Oct 14

By on Monday 20th October 2014 in AR Best practices, AR debates, Events, IIAR, IIAR Discussion Group 6

What – IIAR Discussion Group – Negotiating your Analyst Firm Contract (aka – Negotiating with Gartner)
When – Friday the 31st October 2014 @ 4pm GMT, 5pm CET, 12 Noon – New York
Where – IIAR Webinar
Register Here – To attend please REGISTER <<HERE>>, now

AuctionSuccessfully negotiating your contract with analyst firms and gaining best advantage from your contract is a key activity for all Analyst Relations teams. This initial meeting of a IIAR Discussion Group will open up the conversation. As Gartner is the largest of the analyst firms we expect the discussion will no doubt focus here; this will not be to the exclusion of all (or any) of the other analyst companies.
Held under Chatham House Rules the aim is to (ultimately) produce an IIAR Best Practice Paper that combines the knowledge of all participants.
Of course, by attending you will not only have the opportunity to give your knowledge and opinions but also gain from that of others and have the advantage to submit questions directly. Lets have a lively discussion, the more of you that join in the better, so please don’t forget to REGISTER <<HERE>>. Attending IIAR Events is free for all members, there may be a small charge for non-members.
Continue Reading

IDC, End-Users and Strategic AR – all at our latest London meeting

By on Thursday 16th October 2014 in AR debates, Events, IDC, IIAR, IIAR Forum, Skills Connections, Sunesis AR 0

MK 2small Panel 1 smallWell, that was a late one but well worth it.

In a mammoth three hour meeting (we didn’t lock the doors, people just didn’t want to leave) those attending last night’s IIAR meeting in London enjoyed an informative interview Marianne Kolding of IDC by Simon ‘Jeremy’ Levin of The Skills Connection Continue Reading →

Continue Reading

Don’t Forget – IIAR UK Forum with IDC – 15th October

By on Friday 10th October 2014 in Events, IDC, IIAR, IIAR Forum 0

Don't ForgetIDC plus “Developing strategic AR programmes” at October’s UK IIAR Forum

Date/Time: 15th October 2014, 5pm – 7pm BST
Location: Holborn, Central London – details sent when registered.
Register: <<HERE>> If you would like to join us please register soon.

Agenda: 

1st Session – An exclusive interview session with Marianne Kolding (LinkedIn), the Vice President of European Services Research at IDC. This “interview session” will cover IDC’s reach and influence with the end-user community. Continue Reading →

Continue Reading

IDC plus “developing strategic AR programmes” at October’s UK IIAR Forum – 15th Oct.

By on Thursday 2nd October 2014 in Events, IIAR, IIAR Forum 0

IDCHow do you ensure that your AR programme is adding value to the business?  How do you build a strategic AR programme?

In a roundtable discussion, led by high-level and experienced AR professionals who have a proven track record for developing and running highly regarded AR programmes, these are some of the questions we’ll be answering at our next UK meeting.

Before this discussion, there’s an exclusive session with IDC.  Marianne Kolding (LinkedIn), the Vice President of European Services Research at IDC, will be speaking on its reach and influence with the end-user community. Continue Reading →

Continue Reading

IIAR Germany 2nd Stammtisch Event

By on Wednesday 1st October 2014 in Events, IIAR, IIAR Germany, IIAR Networking Event 0

Unfortunately this event has been postponed and will be rescheduled.
Apologies to all who had registered.

The IIAR German Chapter will be holding its 2nd Stammtisch Event on the 7th October 2014. Starting at 6pm CET German AR Professionals will be meeting at the Ella Restaurant, Munich. The topic for this meetings discussion is – AR measurement and its relevance for successful positioning of AR towards internal stakeholders. (German characteristics). If you are local, in the area or are able to travel why not join your fellow AR Professionals and come along. Register: <<Here>>.  Attending is free for IIAR Members, there is a small charge for non-members.

The next event of the IIAR German Chapter is a Webinar covering the German analyst landscape will be held in November 2014 – date to be confirmed. Details to follow.

Continue Reading