How to plan an effective analyst relations programme "We have a great solution, and we want to tell as many analysts as possible about it. We want to build a great analyst relations (AR) programme. What have you done previously that has been successful?" This is how...
Analyst relations, or AR, is a field of communications commonly used by B2B tech businesses to establish a reputation and build brand awareness amongst industry experts, known as industry analysts. Amongst other things, analysts influence sales in the tech industry....
We’re often approached by scale-ups looking to build awareness in the market, wondering if they’re at the right stage of their journey to be able to start talking to industry analysts. They’re unsure whether they have enough proof points to demonstrate their...
Context UK Fintech enabler Concirrus came to EC-PR to supercharge its brand awareness and launch its Quest insurtech platform to the marine insurance industry. The campaign focused on earned media and successfully positioned Concirrus as a market leader within the...
Whilst there are more obvious marketing and PR processes to help build your brand and raise brand awareness, third party relationship building shouldn’t be overlooked. Building relationships with influencers in your industry can be a powerful way to boost your brand...
We briefly touched on the difference between analyst relations and public relations in a previous post but will now examine the differences a little more closely. Our previous article concluded that there are lots of differences between AR and PR. You may be wondering...
The word ‘audit’ may sound slightly intimidating if you’re working in finance but in the case of an analyst audit, it simply indicates an in-depth piece of research into industry analysts’ perceptions of your brand and your industry. There are several important...
During conversations with clients or prospects about an analyst relations programme and specialist skills related to an analyst relations practice, we often hear questions along the lines of, “But an analyst briefing, surely that’s like hosting a press interview?” Not...
When businesses want to grow their revenue, they typically turn to the age-old technique of paid advertising. Ads may have their merits, but you’re likely to be missing out on a powerful way to grow your business. Analyst relations, or AR, is a way to establish a...
The tangible outcome of the Messaging Lab is a fully-validated communication strategy which is aligned to your sales requirements including: a value proposition, segment prioritisation, target personas, positioning statements and messaging.
The Messaging Lab comprises a series of structured workshops and consultancy engagements that deliver actionable insights comprising:
– focuses on developing and evidencing your value proposition, segmentation priorities and target personas.
This process hones your understanding of potential target segments in order to decide which ones to proactively address. It ensures we know who we are engaging with and why; better targeting reduces waste and promotes marketing/sales collaboration.
– concentrates on forming and refining your positioning statements and messaging.
This helps you to save time and money by providing focus and specificity, rigour protects reputation against false or loose claims and elevates the communication.
It ensures that compelling messaging is developed for every stage of the buying cycle for each persona with whom you wish to engage.
– Comms strategy research with external stakeholders
This ensures the strategy is the best it can be, peer feedback is considered and on-boarded or actively rejected. Several iterations of the comms strategy may follow to ensure the strategy fits and resonates both with external stakeholders and sales and marketing stakeholders.
Once you have your strategy, we need to activate it by introducing it to the wider team, embedding it amongst stakeholders and making sure the available Marcomms tools are updated and aligned. There are six key tools in The Forge, which can be selected according to individual client needs:
…and to complete the package here’s a summary of our PR delivery process – The Bee Hive.
