Ludovic Leforestier

Ludovic Leforestier is a recognised thought leader in influencer and analyst relations. He has over 20 years of hands-on analyst relations experience with the very best AR teams such as Oracle and IBM and has built two world-class analyst & influencer relations departments at management firm BearingPoint and AdTech leader Criteo. At BearingPoint, he also led the launch and development of the BearingPoint Institute. He has co-founded the Institute of Industry Analyst Relations (IIAR>) and is currently serving as one of its Board Members. He is the founder of Starsight Communications, a new kind of analyst & influencer relations agency, offering growth companies the full scope of strategic expertise and hands-on tactics only enjoyed by blue chip vendors until now, and to support scale companies with flawless execution and insights.

Starsight voted #1 IIAR> Analyst Relations Agency of the Year, EMEA 2024.

Starsight voted #1 IIAR> AR Agency of the Year, EMEA 2024.

The votes are in, and the results are clear—Starsight Communications has once again been voted by analysts as the IIAR> Analyst Relations Agency of the Year 2024, EMEA at the 2024 IIAR> Awards! We are proud to have maintained our #1 AR Agency spot in EMEA for the fourth time, from the official award in 2023 to placing on the global podium in 2021 and 2022.

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The Gartner Magic Quadrant isn't the only technology vendor evaluation. The definitive list of all evaluations from Starsight Analyst Relations including Gartner Magic Quadrant, Forrester Wave, IDC MarketScape.

Is there magic beyond the quadrant? The top 15 alternative methodologies to the Gartner Magic Quadrant.

What are the alternatives to the Gartner Magic Quadrant?

List of evaluative methodologies for B2B tech vendors and service providers by Starsight Analyst Relations.
Includes: Gartner Magic Quadrant, Forrester Wave, IDC MarketScape, Barc Score, Dresner Wisdom of Crowds, Everest Peak Matrix, Fosway 9-Grid, Frost Radar, GigaOM, KuppingerCole Leadership Compass, Nucleus Value Matrix, Omdia Universe, QKS Spark Matrix, RIA Selection Matrix.

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The Gartner Emerging Market Quadrant is different from their Magic Quadrant reports. It plots vendors in emerging technology categories based on their features and future potential. Starsight outlines benefits and challenges for participating vendors in this blog post.

5 benefits and challenges for vendors participating in Gartner’s Emerging Market Quadrant.

There’s a new Gartner quadrant in town –and it’s not magic. Enter the Gartner Emerging Market Quadrant (eMQ). Landmark evaluative methodologies are a cornerstone of analyst firm research. The most famous of those vendor rankings is undoubtedly the Gartner Magic Quadrant. Other firms try to replicate it because technology provider selection tools for B2B tech

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Marketing metrics and analyst relations blog post - Starsight Communications

Are your marketing metrics losing you sales?

64% of B2B marketing leaders don’t trust their organization’s marketing measurement for decision-making, according to Forrester. And most B2B marketing isn’t measured scientifically at all. Traditionally, marketers look at the buying process and often turn it into a buying funnel where they can score leads in three stages: Causality and known unknowns make linking this

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