Analyst relations webinar: Beyond best practice

Posted on March 7, 2018March 23, 2018 by Duncan Chapple

Best practice analyst relations is changing. It is quickly being surpassed by strategic, relationship-based plans that show immediate results. In a Kea Company analyst relations webinar on Tuesday April 10 2018, Teri Green, Duncan Chapple and Stephen Miller will not only discuss shifts in the commonly-held ideas about ‘best practice’ but also outline a new […]

Peter O’Neill joins Kea Company as Research Director

Posted on February 1, 2018February 1, 2018 by Duncan Chapple

LONDON. February 1st 2018 — Longtime industry analyst Peter O’Neill has been appointed Research Director by Kea Company, the world’s largest analyst relations (AR) consultancy. O’Neill was previous research director at Forrester Research, leading the firm’s services for analyst relations professionals as well as research for B2B Marketing professionals. At Kea Company, O’Neill will […]

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 […]

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Leveraging the Power of Analyst Relations

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Duncan Chapple

Industry analyst relations is an essential, if underutilized, tool in the marketing and positioning of software and IT services companies. Because of their relationships with buyers of technology, analysts like Gartner, Forrester and IDC hold tremendous power over vendors of IT products and services. They interact with existing and potential customers, employees and financial analysts. […]

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Kerler: Absurd vendors want analysts to be both biased & neutral

Posted on March 8, 2017January 4, 2018 by Duncan Chapple

Click to read ‘Warning: Don’t use guesstimates of analyst firms’ revenue’ Our article called ‘Warning: Don’t use guesstimates of analyst firms’ revenue’ is a useful compliment to Joerg Kerler’s article below. Click the button above to find out why AR people can be misled by guesses of analysts firms’ revenues. Click here for the article […]

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 […]

Guess Who’s Looking for Top Talent in Analyst Relations?

Posted on October 10, 2016January 20, 2018 by Kea Company

Looking for a new direction in your Analyst Relations career? October is a time when new opportunities pop up in the field. From IBM to Google, we gathered the top US Analyst Relations firms with vacancies needing to be filled. If you’d like to learn more about the opportunity and to schedule an interview, contact these firms directly. However, if you do not know who to reach, contact Kea Company for an introduction. […]

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 […]