Technical & Marketing ConsultingTired of trying to ace Gartner’s Magic Quadrant or tame the Forrester Wave? While these are noble efforts, now there is an alternative... IANS conducts research in a powerfully unique way: we only listen to what’s on the mind of practitioners… a lot of them. IANS offers vendor companies unique insights that are drawn from ongoing, moderated discussions around the most pressing security issues of the day. Then we summarize these conversations and give you the results. No spin, no agenda. Just pure, market-sourced insights. And our research offerings reflect this approach. Whether you need help repositioning your offering or want a comprehensive survey completed on key strategic questions, IANS has you covered. How is IANS different? IANS brings three distinct competencies to any vendor consulting engagement: - Its world-class Faculty
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IANS has the ability to deliver technical, marketing & sales, and strategic insights to our vendor consulting clients from our proprietary data sources.

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- CEO
- Avoid myopic thinking by hearing practitioner perspectives
- Evaluate strategic direction
- Sales
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- Tighten sales messages
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- Marketing
- Understand product messaging gaps
- Determine customer perceptions
- Improve understanding of market positioning
- Enhance brand management
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