For Analyst Relations Professionals (Length: 10 pages)

May 5, 2008

AR Cost Management In A Downturn

Short- And Long-Term Strategies For Dealing With Budget Pressures

by Merv Adrian

with Bradford J. Holmes, Kevin Lucas, Robert Muhlhausen


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Top analyst relations (AR) professionals are in control of their budget, manage that spending to achieve committed objectives, and are prepared to defend and document costs accordingly. In a period of economic uncertainty, such preparation is essential to preserving AR services when executive management demands across-the-board cost cuts. Even AR teams that have yet to master their budget planning and defense can cut costs wisely by combining short-term, straightforward efficiencies with longer-term, more strategic adjustments — including reassigning certain expenses to the budgets of other stakeholders in marketing, sales, and events.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemAnalyst Relations Should Prepare To Manage Costs Effectively

itemAttack The Largest Cost Items First

itemFocus First On Rationalizing Analyst Firm Contracts

itemNext, Manage Strategy Day Costs

itemCut The Variable Expenses Associated With Analyst Days

itemMove Reprint Costs To Marketing

itemMove Event Sponsorship Costs As Well

itemManaging The Significant "Other" Requires Multiple Tactics

what it Means

itemManaging Your Costs Gets You Respect — And Relief

Forrester surveyed 38 AR teams to understand the circumstances under which they operate and how their budget impacts their performance.

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