Vendor Briefing Overview

Burton Group invites companies and organizations to brief our analysts when launching new products, changing business models, or announcing major corporate news. Vendor briefings are a research tool for Burton Group analysts and are scheduled at the analyst’s discretion according to his or her research needs. Vendor briefings are not an interactive session with the analyst; information should flow from the vendor to the analyst. Analyst feedback should not be expected in a vendor briefing. If analyst feedback is needed for the vendor, please view our analyst consulting opportunities

Requesting a Vendor Briefing

To request a vendor briefing, completely fill out the request form. When you choose the topic of the vendor briefing, an analyst that covers that technology area will receive the request. Upon submission of the request, an e-mail will be sent to the requestor with a link to a status page that has the most up-to-date information regarding your briefing request. You will receive an "accept" or "decline" e-mail within five business days of submission. Face-to-face briefings are very infrequent and depend on travel arrangements and analyst acceptance.

Vendor Briefing Selection Process

Burton Group analysts decide which companies and organizations are important to their personal research agendas. The selection process is the same for both client and non-client vendors. If your request for a vendor briefing is declined, you may be contacted at a later date when research needs have changed.

Scheduling an Accepted Briefing

The scheduling process starts once the assigned Burton Group analyst accepts the requested briefing. The analyst will contact the scheduler from the request form and begin the scheduling process. Tips to help in the scheduling process:

  • Thoroughly and completely fill out the briefing request form. Leaving any part of the form blank or incomplete could result in a declined request.
  • Lead times for scheduling accepted briefings are usually 2–4 weeks. Whenever possible, submit your requests with as much lead time as possible.
  • Lead times significantly increase when multiple analysts are requested. When a briefing is accepted, only one analyst is guaranteed to attend.
  • Be flexible. When you request specific dates and times, it is difficult to meet your expectation.

Conducting the Briefing

Vendor briefings are scheduled for between 30 and 60 minutes and are conducted by conference call. Dial-in instructions will be provided by the analyst during scheduling. From your briefing status page, you will have the ability to upload any presentation material before the briefing takes place. During the briefing, the flow of information should be from the vendor and to the analyst. Vendor briefings are not analyst feedback sessions. As you brief the analyst, you will want to clearly present the main points for your briefing and then give time for the analyst to ask clarifying questions. At the end of your briefing, the analyst will archive your presentation files and his or her notes on the briefing for use by other Burton Group analysts.

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