For Analyst Relations Professionals (Length: 12 pages)

July 24, 2009

Introducing Forrester's Scorecard For AR And Sales

Ten Success Factors Impact Delivery Of Value To Sales Teams

by Kevin Lucas

with Eric G. Brown, Robert Muhlhausen


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Industry analyst relations (AR) teams struggle to inject value into the sales process. To help them assess whether their own companies are ready to buck this trend, Forrester has distilled down AR best practices for sales-cycle support and developed a methodology for assessing and improving the main success factors. This report lays out that methodology and provides a self-assessment tool that you can use to benchmark your current program, analyze weaknesses, and identify what you need to change if your program is to join the best. Given how few of these there are, you can then reasonably claim that such a program is among the crème de la crème of AR.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemThere Is Confusion Around The Value That AR Can Bring To Sales

itemAR Managers Focusing On The Sales Cycle Need The Very Best Practices

itemGreat AR-And-Sales Programs Tackle 10 Success Factors

itemFocus On Sales-Worthy Analysts And Reports

itemPrepare To Collaborate With Your Sales Team

itemBecome Part Of Bid Teams

itemPlan Information Requirements

itemWin The Accolades You Deserve

itemDon't Commit To Things Beyond Your Control

recommendations

itemUse Forrester's AR-And-Sales Scorecard For A Self-Examination

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester has extracted the key lessons for AR managers that arise from a series of case studies about vendors that successfully drive value from AR within the sales cycle.

Related Research Documents

itemIntroducing Forrester's AR Scorecard

March 6, 2009

itemShould AR Focus On Sales?

December 1, 2008

itemCase Study: Lawson Software Drives Sales Through Analyst Relations

April 4, 2008

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Analyst: Kevin Lucas
Technology: Analyst Relations Tools, B2B Sales & Marketing, Sales Enablement
Industry: High-Tech
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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