Free seats available for the Analyst Relations Value Forum

Posted on August 31, 2017September 8, 2017 by Duncan Chapple

Thanks to the IIAR a number of complimentary seats, worth £100 each, are now available for the Analyst Relations Value Forum at King’s College London on September 14. Panels at the event include some of the leading figures in : – How can AR cope with changing market dynamics? Allen Vallahu (Accenture), Annelieke Nagel (Kea Company), Ludovic Leforestier […]

Top ten global analysts: 2016’s outstanding research

Posted on January 18, 2017May 28, 2017 by Duncan Chapple

2016 produced some outstanding analyst research. We’ve picked the best articles from each of the world’s ten leading analysts firms, as ranked in the 2017 Analyst Firm Awards. Together they show how diverse analysts’ most compelling content can be, including deep quantitative research into mature markets, like cellphones; pointed competitive insight into corporate changes, like […]

IDC overtakes HfS in 2017 global Analyst Firm Awards

Posted on January 12, 2017May 28, 2017 by Duncan Chapple

Gartner and Forrester’s leadership is no surprise, but this year IDC has won back third place in our annual Analyst Firm Awards, pushing HfS Research into a still-impressive fourth place. PAC and Ovum have also risen substantially this year, rounding out the top six. In last year’s awards, we saw that firms that could create […]

Analyst Value Survey shows deeper frustration with industry analysts

Posted on December 23, 2016January 20, 2017 by Duncan Chapple

I’ve been in New York this week discussing the Analyst Value Survey with both Kea clients and industry analysts. The 2017 report will be available early in January, but the responses show that many users of analysts’ services are reaching out to more firms than before, and are gathering quite uneven value. Firstly, the good […]

Netscout continues unwise Gartner suit

Posted on September 14, 2016October 3, 2016 by Duncan Chapple

Netscout and Gartner have scheduled their trial for next July. The case stands little chance of improving Netscout’s value. It does, however, risk harming the reputation of both analyst firms and analyst relations professionals. Over the last weeks, pressure has mounted on Netscout’s lawyers. Netscout claims Gartner’s Magic Quadrant harmed its enterprise sales and that […]

Do the IIAR awards simply reward large firms?

Posted on July 8, 2016August 18, 2016 by Duncan Chapple

The 2016 Institute for Industry Analyst Relations’ awards seem to be rewarding firms for the scale of their analyst relations, rather than their quality. In a blog post on July 6th, the IIAR awarded IBM the status of best analyst relations teams, with Cisco, Dell and HP as runners-up. Together with Microsoft, which outsources much […]

Vendors drive IDC’s sale to Sondergaard & Lafond

Posted on April 1, 2016May 2, 2016 by Duncan Chapple

[IDC have asked me to point out that this piece was written as an April Fool’s joke, as is the linked April Fool’s post on the IIAR site: the events described have not actually happened, and the link at the end of the article is also a clue.] This morning the IIAR reported that IBM, Oracle and […]

IDC merger to follow Experton, Saugatuck & CXP?

Posted on March 14, 2016May 2, 2016 by Duncan Chapple

Experton’s purchase by ISG, which also acquired Saugatuck, Compass and TPI, is just one more example of the ongoing analyst cycle. While mergers and acquisitions are ongoing so is the formation of new firms. The advantages of mergers are clear. CXP Group is a good example. By combining PAC, BARC and Le CXP, the group […]

AVS shows Gartner fumbles new coverage areas

Posted on February 22, 2016May 2, 2016 by Duncan Chapple

Phew! We’re just concluding all the first round of strategy workshops where clients are using the Analyst Value Survey to refocus their analyst relations efforts for 2016. There are some important implications, and especially for companies working in emerging coverage areas where Gartner’s hold seems to be less strong. If you are not familiar with […]

Gartner and Forrester head 2016 Global Analyst Firm Awards

Posted on January 12, 2016January 12, 2017 by Duncan Chapple

This post relates to the 2016 awards. For the 2017 award winners, read this post. A new year always brings changes (including here at Kea, where we are welcoming several new colleagues), and our annual Analyst Firm Awards. Because the 2015 awards are based on the massive participation in the 2015 Analyst Value Survey, there’s […]