As communications consultants, the world of analyst relations and business consulting is very close to our chest.  Therefore, it is interesting to watch the heat turn up as Gartner has completed the “integration” of META. A GartnerWatch post outlines some interesting thoughts on the subject and questions the integration of META. In reality, it is probably no surprise that META has concerns but I found the comments about business consulting in general insightful.  Not many people talk or write about the effects of analyst firm consolidation for McKinsey or Accenture. Competition is assumed for sure…especially when you keeping reading articles about how big business consulting companies can differentiate themselves…

-John Welton