Getting Recognition as a Cool Vendor
For a small IT company, being named as a Cool Vendor by Gartner can be the golden ticket – the greatestboost you can get.
Our 2018 Analyst Assessment Survey Results
In this report, we present our survey findings and offer evidence-based advice for improving your Magic Quadrant and Wave submissions.
Pressandanalyst is not one word
In this webinar we explain why mixing pressandanalysts never works for effective analyst engagement.
How can you use Gartner and the other analyst firms to grow your sales pipeline?
What Gartner and other analyst firms think about you matters… much more than you can ever imagine. This is because analysts have incredible reach, touching thousands of your prospects each year. Analysts inform your buyers throughout your sales cycle, advising them on what to do, who to do it with and even how much to pay. Find out more in this webinar about how to leverage engaging with the analyst community to grow your sales pipeline.
The Magic Quadrant/Wave simply doesn’t reflect our market – so now what?
Here is a little secret. Over two-thirds of companies, who are in MQ and Waves, do not see assessment definitions as being a match to where their business fits into the market! You are not alone. So what can you do about it? This webinar will share the elements needed for a successful campaign.
Are you “cool” and why does it matter?
Many start-ups are both highly innovative and highly disruptive. How can you make sure massively influential analysts, like Gartner or Forrester, recognize your innovation and potential breakthrough?
RFIs and RFPs: Winner takes all
When it comes to RFIs and RFPs, there are five main reasons why well-qualified companies get it all wrong. Find out more in this white paper.
Symposium Planning Begins Now
Learn how you can leverage Symposium to tighten your analyst relationships, maximize your learning, avoid critical mistakes, and, most importantly, capitalize on the full range of opportunities.
2018 Analyst Assessment Survey Results: Ensuring the Best Possible Outcome
In 2018, The Skills Connection conducted its second primary research project. A follow up on the original study, aimed at investigating people’s understanding of today’s analyst assessment processes and discovering what works, what effort and resources are required and what value can be derived from these assessments.
האם אתם ״קוּל״ ־ ולמה זה חשוב
הרבה מעד סטרטאפים ישראלים מציעים פתרונות חדשניים או שמשבשים שוק קיים. איך תוכלו להבטיח שאנליסטים בעלי השפעה כמו גרטנר ופורסטר יכירו אתכם ואת המוצרים והשרותים שלכם?
How a different RFI/RFP methodology can dramatically improve your conversion rate
During this webinar you will learn how to transform your RFI/RFP methodology by following the practices that we have seen deliver real success for customers. You’ll find it’s more efficient, and it truly will enable you to increase your conversion rate.
Changing landscape for assessments in healthcare technology
Discover five key considerations when preparing your Magic Quadrant submission to improve your chances of success.
Got a Great Healthcare Offering? Why Don’t Analyst Firms See That?
During this healthcare focused webinar you will learn how to get recognised as a healthcare innovator and major player in your market, ensure your competition aren’t the ones winning vital analyst mindshare and importantly increase analyst mentions and ‘short list’ referrals by getting on the analysts’ radar.
How to Brief IT Analysts (like Gartner) to Get Tangible Business Results – the Israeli Perspective
In this webinar, we discuss the common mistakes people make in analyst briefings and set out a best practice framework to help you add value to your presentations.
Changing the Analyst’s Mind
Vendors often complain that analysts come to an evaluation with outcomes pre-determined and that nothing the vendor says or does will change the analyst’s mind. This webinar covers how you can actually influence an analyst’s perception of you and your market.
Peer Insights – Existential Threat or Great Opportunity? What Are The Proven Best Practices For Handling?
In this webinar we look at the influence IT solution peer review portals like Gartner Peer Insights, G2 Crowd and IT Central Station have on your business and how to have an effective plan in place to maximise opportunities and manage risk.
Why is our dot down there – and what can I do about it?
This paper offers practical advice if your MQ assessment report isn't as good as you expect.
Our MQ has published: Now what?
This paper helps you prepare for publication day for your Magic Quadrant or Wave report.
The secret to briefing IT analysts – 5 common mistakes, 5 essential steps
Discover the secrets to briefing IT analysts and the common mistakes to avoid.
Five Big Shocks You May Face in Your Next Magic Quadrant or Wave
Responding to the long and complex RFI requirements of Magic Quadrants and Waves is generally a daunting prospect for any company, but with some of the “curve balls” we have seen recently it has increasingly become a worst nightmare. Being prepared is always the key and so in this webinar we will share five recent cases and what was required to beat each curve ball.
How to Keep Analysts Engaged With Your Business
This webinar will focus on how to build the story you want to communicate to the analysts, how to make the plot exciting and compelling, and how to optimise the touch points so that they are waiting for the next instalment.
Your Magic Quadrant Has Published: Now What?
In the webinar we cover the serious risks and potential rewards that kick-off on Publication Day. We identify all the stakeholders you need to communicate with and highlight the different collateral each stakeholder will require and when.
Growing Your Sales Pipeline by Working with Gartner and Other Industry Analysts
In this webinar, we highlight why and how the analyst community is important, how to work effectively with them, leverage them for growth of your business and get a ROI on this activity.
Biggest Change in Gartner’s MQ, Ever! Are you Ready for It?
In this webinar we review the implications, and required actions, resulting from the integration of Peer Insights reviews into Gartner's Magic Quadrants.
Planning for Strong Client Advocates and References
In the webinar we discuss the relative roles of advocates and references, why these clients are becoming increasingly critical to your assessments (e.g. Magic Quadrant, Wave) results and how to best plan for success.
Our 2016 Analyst Assessment Survey Results
In this report, we present our survey findings and offer evidence-based advice for improving your Magic Quadrant and Wave submissions.
How to move your dot in a Magic Quadrant or Wave assessment
Download this practical guide to moving your dot as you prepare for the next assessment. It provides you with five tips to help you optimize your result.
What’s our dot doing right down there?
When a Magic Quadrant is published and you find your dot below where you want it to be, what steps should you take? In this video we look at what the next steps should be and what you should focus on with your analyst engagement for future assessments.
Can you get a great Magic Quadrant position if you are not a Gartner client?
Even if you’re not a Gartner client, you have an opportunity to be placed on the Magic Quadrant. This video delivers tips on what your focus should be for engaging in a Magic Quadrant assessment.
Choosing the reference that will work for you – 3 golden tips
Choosing the right references for your analyst assessment is one of the keys to success. In this video we talk about the most important factors to consider when choosing your reference customers.
Will crowdsourced peer reviews replace references with analysts?
With many different crowdsourced peer reviews available, does that change what and how we should look at our references? Watch this video to understand more about crowdsourced reviews and their relationship to analysts' assessment of companies.
What is the right strategy for using references with analysts?
When you need to find references for your analyst assessment, where do you start?
What is the relationship between advocates and references?
Understanding the differences and relationship between references and advocates is key to the success of your analyst assessment.
What are the elements of a best practice advocates and references program?
Do you have a references and advocacy program in place? This video explains the fundamental elements you need to be able to run a program.
Why isn’t my PR campaign working with the analysts?
Your PR campaign may not be the best approach for an analyst. Find out why your strategy for PR and AR need to differ in this short video.
How to get to be a Leader in a Magic Quadrant or Wave?
Are you already positioned on a Magic Quadrant, but wish to be in the leader quadrant? In this video, we share some insights on how to improve your position.
We talk regularly to the analysts – why don’t we get results?
If you find you’re not getting the results you expect from your analyst engagement, this video will explain how to make a positive change to your strategy.
How could my critical capabilities assessment have come out so wrong?
In this short video, we explain how the critical capabilities assessment differs significantly from a Magic Quadrant assessment.
Is there any point in being in a Magic Quadrant if you are not a Leader?
If your position on the Magic Quadrant isn’t where you want it to be, there are other factors to consider. In this video we discuss other aspects of the write up that you should pay attention to.
If I drink poison will the analyst die?
Disengaging from the analysts might seem like a good course of action if you’re disappointed, but there is a better strategy for success.
Do I have any chance of changing anything in draft review?
If you find yourself disappointed with your draft review, remember there’s still an opportunity to effect positive change to your Magic Quadrant or Wave results.
MQ/Wave Best Practices: Our 2016 Survey Results
In the webinar we'll discuss the factors that can impact your position on the MQ grid and give you five top tips to optimize your result.
The Secrets Behind a Great Magic Quadrant Reference
What would it say about your company and your products and services if the Magic Quadrant references you had nominated came out with comments that were unhelpful or even destructive?
Choosing the References that Will Work for You: 3 Golden Tips
We all need credible third parties to talk on our behalf about the success and business value they have achieved using our products. A strong reference base of credible customers is a competitive advantage.
The Secret to Getting Clients to be Strong Advocates and References with Analysts
In this webinar we look at the year-round issues associated with advocates and references for analyst engagement and set out the essence of the plan every technology company needs.
Getting Great Reference Results for Your Magic Quadrant Submission
In this webinar we review the common issues experienced with getting the right results from references for assessments such as Magic Quadrants and Waves.
How to move your dot in an MQ or Wave assessment
In the webinar we discuss the factors that can impact your position on the MQ or Wave grid and give you six top tips to optimize your result.
Why is our dot Down There? And What can I do About it?
In this webinar we share our expert insights into the role of the analyst and how you can uniquely engage each analyst, using best practices, based on what drives them.
What if we don’t agree with the outcome of an assessment?
If you disagree with the outcome of an assessment there are things you can do — and things you should NOT do. Learn what are the right steps to get your assessment result back on track.
When should you start preparing for an analyst assessment?
Most people wait until the invitation arrives, but in reality that may already be too late. When should you start preparing and what do you need to do?