tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11205223.post115869084222217009..comments2023-10-28T08:43:47.121-02:00Comments on ARmadgeddon: AR 101 Series: Don't use a sales presentation with analystsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11205223.post-63535468718835824442008-03-06T13:45:00.000-02:002008-03-06T13:45:00.000-02:00If you take the middle ground and let the analysts...If you take the middle ground and let the analysts, vendors and consultants find a meeting point and there laways is one even if it is not clear, lock them in a room or take them to a bar, let them laze around in <A HREF="http://www.alfresia.co.uk/garden-hammocks-r-4-7.html" REL="nofollow">garden hammocks</A> it does not really matter as long as a solution can be found it will make a huge difference to any future meetings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11205223.post-53752694712024847582007-09-14T08:49:00.000-02:002007-09-14T08:49:00.000-02:00Thanks for the nice posT!Thanks for the nice posT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11205223.post-1169269080883051552007-01-20T02:58:00.000-02:002007-01-20T02:58:00.000-02:00are you the same duncan brown who worked at IDC an...are you the same duncan brown who worked at IDC and Ovum?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11205223.post-1169104173728043892007-01-18T05:09:00.000-02:002007-01-18T05:09:00.000-02:00Duncan - gotta disagree here, am afraid. Vendors ...Duncan - gotta disagree here, am afraid. Vendors are far more forthcoming with the consultants these days and deliberately keep the analyst schmooze at the fluff-level. Most of the analysts have to feign interest as they need to sign the vendors onto their advisoty services. Why do you think most of the good analysts have gone? They got BORED with the puffy-fluff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11205223.post-1169045297975534502007-01-17T12:48:00.000-02:002007-01-17T12:48:00.000-02:00I can't see how "revealing puffy fluff" would achi...I can't see how "revealing puffy fluff" would achieve anything other than annoying a decent analyst. I guess it's up to the vendor whether they want genuine and useful input on their strategy or some sort of bland endorsement of a marketing spin. You get out what you put in.<BR/><BR/>From personal experience there are few differences between analysts and consultants, even within analyst firms. But I do see a distinction between good analysts and bad...<BR/><BR/>(BTW Love the term "puffy fluff")Duncan Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01014293085026760114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11205223.post-1169003430094096112007-01-17T01:10:00.000-02:002007-01-17T01:10:00.000-02:00Most vendors have a strict policy of only revealin...Most vendors have a strict policy of only revealing puffy fluff to analysts. That's the name of the game...they save the "real" conversations for the consultants these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com