Special Report: The State of Analyst Weblogs, Part 2

BarbaraAnalyst relations, analysts, Industry analysts, social media

As professional opinion leaders and market experts, industry analysts face three key challenges as bloggers: credibility, relevance and passion. Tekrati explores these challenges and how different analyst groups address them, as we continue this special report on industry analyst blogs. Related stories offer in-depth comments from selected analysts, and a reading list that links directly to analyst commentary on blogs … Read More

Special Report: The State of Analyst Weblogs, Part 1

Barbaraanalysts, Industry analysts, social media

The high tech industry analysts have been slow to adopt blogs. That’s about to change. In this two-part special report, Tekrati takes the pulse of the industry analyst bloggers. The report supplements the launch of our newest online resource, a directory of industry analyst blogs. At first glance, the slow spread of analyst blogs seems illogical. We expect the analysts … Read More

What’s ahead for the IT Industry Analysts: Analyst Spotlight teleconference, Jan. 20

BarbaraAnalyst relations, analysts

Tekrati(TM) and Sam Whitmore’s Media Survey(SM) will be hosting a teleconference on January 20 featuring Louise Garnett, vice president & lead analyst for Outsell Inc., who will discuss major trends in the IT industry analyst community, such as the Gartner/Meta merger, and implications for analyst relations and public relations professionals. The live interview will examine what’s in store for the … Read More

Executive Relations: Building Effective Analyst Advisory Councils

BarbaraAnalyst relations, Tekrati

Advisory Councils are one of the most effective venues for building strategic relationships between leading industry analysts and vendor executives. According to Rob Enderle, one factor that determines the effectiveness of analyst advisory councils is the degree of goal orientation and planning. Councils that are effective tend to have clear, concise goals that are collaboratively set with both the host … Read More

Tekrati Hosts Panel With Enderle Group, IDC and Ventana Research Analysts at Software Business 2004

Barbaraanalysts, Events, Industry analysts

Tekrati(TM) Industry Analyst Reporter and Webcom Communications Corporation announced today that three leading industry analysts will address how Open Source software, outsourcing, licensing, alliances and other software industry mega trends will transform software business strategies and competition over the next year. The interactive keynote panel will be held at the Software Business 2004 Conference (www.softwarebusinessonline.com), which runs Sept. 22-23 at … Read More