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For Analyst Relations Professionals

Report:Professional Industry Analyst Relations Measurement

Professional measurement is an integral part of fully professional AR; it is not optional. But AR managers get confused about who the measurements are for, as well as what measurements to take, how...

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Report:Deliver Value Beyond Communications AR

Communications (comms) AR — characterized by programs of outreach to analysts with no clearer view of value beyond this — is weak. It's bad for your company, and, if you aspire to a top...

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Report:Focus Industry Analyst Relations On Achievable Metrics

AR's Measurement And Achievement Of Sales Contribution Is Improving

Myriad options puzzle industry analyst relations (AR) professionals as they try to measure the value they bring to high-tech vendors and to deliver consistently against related targets. A Forrester...

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Report:Assess The Core Of Your Industry Analyst Relations Program

Assessment: The Industry Analyst Relations Playbook

Analyst relations (AR) managers get very little time to assess their AR programs because they're so busy executing on the next apparent priority. To help, Forrester has distilled AR best practices...

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Report:Forrester's Core Industry Analyst Relations Scorecard

This self-assessment tool helps you review your current industry analyst relations (AR) program, analyze its weaknesses, and identify what you need to change if your program is to join the best. The...

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Report:Understand Why There's No One-Size-Fits-All AR Program

Business Impact: The Industry Analyst Relations Playbook

It's understandable that AR newcomers think — or maybe just hope — that there's a one-size-fits-all AR program that they can apply to their companies. After all, they're short on money,...

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Report:Focus Industry Analyst Relations On Achievable Objectives

Supporting Sales Is The Hardest Challenge For AR

A bewildering array of options besets industry analyst relations (AR) as it tries to identify the value it can bring to a high-tech supplier. A recent Forrester survey shows that AR reports fair...

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Report:Industry Analyst Relations And Influence

Influence: The Industry Analyst Relations Playbook

Most valuable AR programs rely, sometimes exclusively, on analysts enhancing the commercial fortunes of the vendors by influencing marketplace players like buyers, partners, journalists, and...

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Report:Unleash Maximum Business Value From Industry Analyst Relations

Executive Overview: The Industry Analyst Relations Playbook

Industry analyst relations (AR) is a profession. Done well, it delivers high business value through unique resources — industry analysts. But vendors understand its value poorly and resource it...

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Report:Forge Valuable AR Programs With FIAR

Strategic Plan: The Industry Analyst Relations Playbook

Analyst relations (AR) managers constantly ask us how to prove the value of their AR programs. Worryingly, so do some of their bosses. Unfortunately, many struggle because they didn't build plans to...

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Report:Understand AR's Stakeholder Landscape

Landscape: The Industry Analyst Relations Playbook

The industry analyst relations (AR) tradition of supporting marketing and sales all too easily limits AR when the parent vendor faces greater business challenges elsewhere. Furthermore, whether AR is...

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Report:Envision Professional Industry Analyst Relations

Vision: The Industry Analyst Relations Playbook

What are the attributes of a first-class AR professional running a first-class AR program? In this report, we visualize the peak of your profession by showing how different it is from commonplace AR....

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