Starr Tincup, the premier full-service marketing agency dedicated to the human capital management (HCM) solutions industry, is pleased to announce the creation of a strategic partnership with HR Examiner, an online magazine focused on the people, technology, ideas and careers of senior leaders in Human Resources and Human Capital. The result of this partnership will be the creation of a new entity, HRX Analysts, focused on developing independent research into HR buyers and providers of HR software and services.
The move was announced today by Bret Starr, Starr Tincup founder and partner, and John Sumser, HRExaminer founder, author and editor-in-chief. It was also announced that HRX Analysts will be led by industry veteran George LaRocque.
HRX Analysts will focus on three core areas:
“This is not a mere ‘press-release partnership’ like so many in this industry,” said John Sumser, of HRExaminer. “This partnership will move from concept into action and ultimately be successful because George LaRocque is involved. And with him in the lead, HRX Analysts is poised to provide unprecedented insight into the attitudes, actions and perceptions of HR buyers and sellers and engage them in several ways.”
Bret Starr of Starr Tincup said: “There is a surprising lack of information in the human capital space about the attitudes, behaviors and perceptions of actual practitioners. “Through this research, I believe that we can develop extensive, statistically valid, on-going data models that provide real-time visibility into perceptions of HR solutions buyers. Do they perceive one talent management brand to be stronger than another? What tools do they use? What tools do they like or not like? Now we can know and track these changes over time.”
To say that HRX Analyst president George LaRocque is an HCM industry legend is no overstatement. Starting in 1988, he worked in the staffing market where for 10 years he built teams and companies focused on Recruitment Process Outsourcing/InSourcing, Executive Search, Contract and Permanent Placement. In 1998, he joined HireSystems, which became BrassRing (now Kenexa). He led BrassRing’s revenue growth from zero to $50 million in five years. He has also held executive positions for TalentTechnology (HireDesk), Bullhorn and others. LaRocque will also continue in his role as director of revenue consulting at Starr Tincup, where he helps technology and services vendors in the Human Capital market assess the marketplace and themselves.
“One of the biggest brand challenges in this industry is the lack of differentiation,” said LaRocque. “Too many companies are trying to be all things to all people. That’s not a winning strategy, and I believe that this research will help us show companies in this space how to position themselves as unique and appeal to buyers.”
For more information, contact George LaRocque at larocque@starrtincup.com or
(707) 702-1080.
About Starr Tincup
Starr Tincup is a full-service marketing agency for companies in specialized market segments such as human capital management. We build brands by telling the truth (to you, to your customers and to ourselves). We promise an unyielding pursuit of the truth as we work to discover the mysteries of your idiosyncratic buyers. Our job is to enhance your position in the market. We do that by thinking, writing, designing and developing. And talking on the phone. We talk on the phone a lot.
You can find us on the second floor of an old warehouse in Panther City (our conference rooms are cold in the winter). Or on the World Wide Web. Answers to frequently asked questions: (1) Four-time Best Places to Work (three from the Dallas Business Journal, once from Texas Monthly; (2) Year 1999; (3) $16 million; (4) Nearly 300; and (5) Never before a business meeting (well, okay, sometimes).
