Gartner Blog Network

Insider Secrets to Becoming a Gartner "Cool Vendor"

by Jim Hare | September 15, 2019

One of the most common questions that I continually get asked by startup technology providers is "how to become a Gartner Cool Vendor". Cool Vendors is one of Gartner’s hottest ...

Nothing drives innovation quite like a war

by Bill Ray | September 15, 2019

Cutting supplies of American technology might temporarily undermine Chinese companies, but it’s also spurring those companies to push what can be made elsewhere. Chinese capital is being poured into developing...

Are We Just Storytelling Animals?

by Marty Resnick | September 13, 2019

Shameless plug - our new podcast published today! You can’t have a discussion with someone about the future, and especially emerging technologies, without eventually referring to a book, a comic, television show...

"Trust, but Verify" by Duy Nguyen

by Debbie Wilson | September 13, 2019

Trust, but Verify – Where systems integration heads north, automated business processes head south, and a happy ending for the customer because manual processes still exist Recently I took a...

Data Visualization Techniques for Marketing

by Anna Maria | September 12, 2019

Marketing and data analytics practitioners possess ocular superpowers. When they look at a sea of numbers in a spreadsheet, they’re able to spot trends that mere mortals cannot see. Unfortunately,...

Going Direct? Got Tools?

by Charles Golvin | September 12, 2019

I bought a wrench. I've been cycling for a long time and do all the maintenance on my bikes, so I own a number of specialized tools. I friend recommended...

Generation AI Must Be Protected From a Dystopian Future

by Pete Basiliere | September 11, 2019

Millions of our youngest people, children under 10 years old, are exposed to misleading and biased uses of artificial intelligence. What will you do about it? We are a digital...

What Texas barbecue can teach us about customer experience

by Benjamin Bloom | September 11, 2019

Consumers can be rewarded, gamified, and otherwise nudged to return to your business. Yet there is something durable and inspiring about a business that uses none of those tricks, focusing...

Holistic Sales Performance Management

by Dave Egloff | September 11, 2019

Sales performance management can be simply defined as an ongoing engagement where seller activities and results are assessed and improved. Sales leaders typically leverage sales performance data to inform compensation...