Wikipedia on industry analysts

One of the top ten Google results for “industry analyst” is a Wikipedia page. The Wikipedia entry is something that you’ll want to watch, if you’re an analyst or an analyst relations professional. Per Steve Rubel’s background on AdAge, “This is your brand, this is your brand on Wikipedia …” Or in this case, your brand and your profession on Wikipedia…

I added quite a bit of content to the Industry Analyst page, which you can un-do, of course. My adds include a section on “integrity and transparency issues”, in keeping with my interpretation of Wikipedia neutrality (both sides of the story).

If you want to contribute to the industry analyst or analyst relations pages, here are the direct links: Industry analyst, analyst relations. Plus there’s another page containing a mixed list of research/advisory/consulting companies.