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“Over half of win/loss interviewees cite the Gartner Magic Quadrant (MQ) as the reason for including us in their buying process”. This quote from one of our customers highlights the very high level of influence Gartner MQs and Forrester Waves [...]

Industry analysts influence 50-80% of all enterprise IT buying decisions, so meaningful engagement with them is critical to technology vendors of all sizes. When properly done, analyst briefings result in lead referrals and validation for your products and services. If you are not getting measurable results, or if you have not yet engaged the analysts in your sector, this 30-minute webinar will help you understand how to get real results from analyst briefings and engagement.

Almost everybody is aware of Gartner Peer Insights, but few have given it consistent attention. Recent changes at Gartner have increased the importance of proactive Peer Insights activity for vendors - join our webinar to find out what you must be doing!

In this 30 minute webinar, we will be presenting our 2020 primary research survey findings and offering evidence-based advice for improving your Magic Quadrant and Wave submissions.

In this webinar, we will explore how COVID-19 is affecting the technology marketing mix, where in the buying cycle analysts are increasing as a component of the buying process, and what this means in terms of the actions you need to be taking, in the next 9-12 months, to ensure you can maximize the pipeline for your business in this changed world.

Each year, a number of Gartner Magic Quadrants (MQ) and Forrester Waves are retired. This means the burden of Analyst Engagement is off your shoulders, right? Wrong!

- The Skills Connection's Guide to avoiding self harm Getting key analysts to have sufficient confidence (in your business, products and services) to recommend you to their clients is difficult. It takes concerted effort, appropriate preparation and relevant executive engagement if you are to get it right and get the right result. But the reality is most companies get it wrong and get truly disappointing results.

According to Harvard Business School 75% of tech startups will fail. One of the most common reasons, for smaller firms whose target market includes enterprises, is the issue of credibility... especially when buyers believe larger, more established firms may be possible, and certainly safer, alternatives.