143 Customers Surveyed
1,320 Data Points Collected
218 Published TechFacts
33 Published Charts
61 Published Case Studies
The Skills Connection Case Study
This case study of a small business computer software company is based on a December 2019 survey of The Skills Connection customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
Excellent and personal service that is always available.
Consistently practical and good advice led to the desired improvement in our Magic Quadrant ranking
The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select The Skills Connection:
The key features and functionalities of The Skills Connection that the surveyed company uses:
The surveyed company achieved the following results with The Skills Connection:
The Skills Connection Customer Research
Which of the following statements describe what prompted you to engage The Skills Connection?
| We wanted to change our position in the MQ/Wave/Marketscape to generate new business |
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| We wanted to learn how to effectively differentiate ourselves from our competitors when talking with analysts |
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| We did not have the in-house expertise to effectively engage with analysts |
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| We were concerned that coverage of our product/services by analysts would negatively impact our business |
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The Skills Connection Customer Review
4.5/5 Stars
We use The Skills Connection in anything related with analysts reports and influence.
Yes, I would. In our experience, and in my perspective, The Skills Connection had a very important influence in the outcome of our interactions with analysts both in inquiries and reports.
The Skills Connection Case Study
This case study of a medium enterprise financial services company is based on an April 2017 survey of The Skills Connection customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service. The profiled company asked to have their name blinded to protect their confidentiality.
“The Skills Connection understand the influencer business and are incredibly supportive. They helped focus our team throughout a complex vendor evaluation process and helped to manage the expectations of our management team.”
“They are very professional, consistently honoring all commitments, and they quickly became an integral part of our team. What impressed me most, however, was the way they rallied to our support when we faced a difficult negotiation. You can count on The Skills Connection to provide good guidance and to stand by you no matter what.”
The business challenges that led the profiled company to evaluate and ultimately select The Skills Connection:
The key features and functionalities of The Skills Connection that the surveyed company uses:
“The briefing presentation and product demos that we developed for this evaluation were much stronger than they would have been without their guidance. We learned from that process and will be able to apply that knowledge in future evaluations.”
The surveyed company achieved the following results with The Skills Connection:
4/5 Stars
The Skills Connection helped us to re-build our analysts presentation, particularly focusing our company offering on relevant & effective messages. This was all based on their extensive experience and knowledge with analysts companies.
I would. Their valuable knowledge and in-house familiarity with Gartner makes their service extremely valuable for companies who decided to invest in promoting their analysts relations.
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