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  • Analysts are treated inhumanely

    Analysts are treated inhumanely

    • October 29, 2012
    • By Duncan
    • Ethics & crises, Featured
    • no comments

    Analyst relations (AR) programs have a substantial opportunity for improvement. This month I’ve been reviewing ten years’ worth of data from the Analyst Attitude Survey, which Loudhouse Research and Lighthouse AR co-produce. Around 700 analysts have taken part in the survey and, after around [...]

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  • Is sustainable business selfish or altruistic?

    • March 14, 2010
    • By Duncan
    • Ethics & crises
    • 2 comments

    Providers of ‘Green’ solutions can build momentum by focussing on the present and future economic benefits of sustainability when speaking with business people, but risk being disoriented by ‘Triple Bottom Line’ approaches that aim to shift the moral framework of [...]

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  • You’re either interesting or you’re not: Don’t pay analysts for briefings

    • May 4, 2009
    • By Duncan Chapple
    • Ethics & crises, Featured
    • 9 comments

    In one scene of ‘What Women Want‘, a recovering chauvinist advises a colleague about her relationship: “I mean, you’re either interesting or you’re not. Ask him to decide.” The same dilemma, and same guidance, faces managers who invite analysts to [...]

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  • IIAR criticism brings concession from IDC Insights

    • August 7, 2008
    • By Duncan Chapple
    • Ethics & crises, IDC, Institute of IAR
    • no comments

    Kudos to the Institute for Industry Analyst Relations for persuading IDC’s Insights businesses to stop demanding sales lead information from companies wanting to brief Insights analysts. In a recent post on the IIAR’s blog,one IIAR board member noted how the [...]

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  • IIAR’s blog weighs in on ethics

    • March 8, 2008
    • By Duncan
    • Ethics & crises
    • 1 comment

    The IIAR’s blog has a new post on ethics, referencing an article on this blog which is one part of a developing discussion. Since the IIAR’s blog has an consensual editorial process, it’s a powerful signal of mainstream thinking in [...]

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  • What most AR managers do NOT consider important

    • April 11, 2007
    • By Duncan
    • Ethics & crises, Surveys
    • no comments

    Phew! We’ve just finished the number crunching from our readers’ survey. We’ve asked readers to rate the importance of 75 topics covered in analyst relations training courses. Participants have already received the results. We had an excellent response, with respondents [...]

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  • Over-sensitivity at the New York Times? We don’t think so.

    • November 16, 2006
    • By Duncan
    • Ethics & crises
    • no comments

    Many thanks to Fred for pointing out Paul Gillin‘s comment on Over-sensitivity at the New York Times, which explains that the NYT has apologised to readers for citing Rob Enderle, an analyst who supports vendors including Microsoft, in an article [...]

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  • Kensington’s insights remain valuable

    • April 17, 2006
    • By Duncan
    • Analyst relations, Ethics & crises, Recession
    • 1 comment

    Kensington Group was one of the first analyst relations consultancies. After an unsuccessful purchase of that firm by Courtney Smith’s MetaSource Group in 2002, Kensington merged into a MetaSource company, KGI Management Consulting, and dissapeared from the analyst relations scene. [...]

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  • Hyperion hires a second Gartner vice-president

    • April 5, 2006
    • By Duncan
    • Ethics & crises, Gartner
    • no comments

    Andrew Smith is speading the news that Gartner vice-president Frank Buytendijk has joined Hyperion as vice president of Corporate Strategy, based in The Netherlands. He will report directly to Hyperion’s Chief Strategy Officer, Howard Dresner. Dresner was also a vice [...]

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  • Why vendors hire analysts

    • February 15, 2006
    • By Duncan
    • Analyst relations, Ethics & crises
    • no comments

    Last October, after Hyperion hired Howard Dresner, we asked what happens when a competitor hires the analyst who follows your firm. Generally, not many analysts want to move into an analyst relations role (see Richard‘s comment) and not every analyst [...]

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