Analyst Relations Communities

Research Consumers

Companies spend more than US$2 billion annually on IT industry analyst services. These analyst clients can be enterprises and government departments, vendors and financial analyst firms. Almost all research consumers regardless of their employer share common characteristics – a lack of training and best practices about how to properly use the analyst research and maximizing their contracts.

What SageCircle can do for Research Consumers

SageCircle staff have experience using analyst research and can assist with:

Advice
Analyst industry intelligence
Best practices for contract negotiations
Best practices for selecting the appropriate analyst resources
How to conduct analyst inquiries
How to get the most out of analyst consulting days
Maximizing contract value
Mentoring of new research users
Reviewing analyst contract proposals
Reviewing market research plans
Acting as a sounding board
Training