Last week’s launch of Yankee Group’s affiliate network is an interesting response to a number of challenges that other analyst firms face. Certainly the network is a reaction to Yankee’s specific challenges, which Laura surveyed well: it was developed as [...]
Three Yankee Group vice-presidents and two independent European analysts are the first members of the firm’s affiliate network. As Lighthouse clients heard in July, the firm’s restructuring produced numerous rumours, including the departure of SVP Zeus Kerravala and VPs Jennifer [...]
Yankee’s Group’s summer repositioning and restructuring has, more or less, completed the firm’s evolution from a full-service analyst and consulting firm into a data-driven research and advisory firm focussed on mobility (which the firm defines as advancements that enable fluid [...]
Springboard’s acquisition of Hydrasight (discussed last month) and the expansion of Experton Group into the UK reflect a important shifting value curve in the analyst industry, with important implications for analyst relations managers. Communications managers need to know what’s happening, [...]
Yankee Group deserves praise for posting the slides and audio from its regular open Q&A session for analyst relations professionals. As we discussed back in October, the firm has faced a challenging year. In the Q&A discussion, CEO Emily Green [...]
