Category: Analyst business practices
Research is commoditized – a dead idea
![How do analysts get compensated? [AR practitioner question]](https://i0.wp.com/sagecircle.wordpress.com/files/2007/12/question-mark-graphic.jpg?resize=450%2C450&crop=1)
How do analysts get compensated? [AR practitioner question]
Analyst firms should notify vendors about staff changes
Why analysts matter – “I get asked daily in one medium or another who to buy”

IDC lays off eight analysts and 15 additional staff
What to do when analyst firms lays off analysts

Threatening analysts with canceled business if they don’t change draft research is rarely effective, often backfires
![How does one become an analyst? [AR Practitioner Question]](https://i0.wp.com/sagecircle.wordpress.com/files/2007/12/question-mark-graphic.jpg?resize=450%2C450&crop=1)
How does one become an analyst? [AR Practitioner Question]

Did you know that you can comment on Forrester’s research on its website?
![Startups should look for “bite-sized” services that provide AR insights and tools at modest prices [Startup Saturday]](https://i0.wp.com/sagecircle.wordpress.com/files/2007/12/rocket-for-startups.jpg?resize=450%2C450&crop=1)
Startups should look for “bite-sized” services that provide AR insights and tools at modest prices [Startup Saturday]
Research Consumers need account maintenance, part one
Forrester and Gartner Q4 and full year earnings — Higher prices and emphasis on role-based services

Interview with AMR CEO Tony Friscia and VP Jonathan Yarmis on AMR’s new “emerging and disruptive technologies” service

Kudos to Forrester for having bloggers that post frequently and share the “good stuff”

Q4 2007 Forrester Research Earnings Conference Call on February 6th
