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Competitive Intelligence
data gathered to improve an organization's competitive capacity. Competitive intelligence may include, for example, information about competitors' plans, activities, or products, and may sometimes be gained through industrial espionage. Such...
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Pharma Readies for Competitive Intelligence Confab
Belt up your trenchcoat and grab your false-bottomed sample case: Big Pharma's spies have called a conclave, and most of them won't even have to leave New Jersey. The occasion is the Pharma CI Conference & Exhibition, a meeting planned for September in Iselin, N.J., that...
Tags: Competitive Intelligence, Pharmaceutical Company, Conference, David Hamilton
Blog posts 2008-03-25
Peek Inside Your Competitor's Business
What are your rivals' future plans? Will they launch new products? How profitable are they? Find out — the legal way — with our step-by-step guide to competitive research techniques.Intelligence gathering isn't just for Cold War-era spies. You can use investigative research to find out what your competitors are up...
Tags: SWOT Analysis, Marketing, BNET Feature Package, Competitive Intelligence, Competitive Strategy, Sales Strategy, Andrew Mager, Marketing Research, Competitor, Productivity
Articles 2008-02-19
Part 2: Low Marks for Managing Innovation
Part 2: Low Marks for Managing InnovationIdea Submission Should Be Normal Part of Strategic PlanningCorporate ideas are frequently lost in cyberspace because few companies have identified the proper workflow for processing ideas. The right solution for most companies is to have a well-designed corporate planning structure that includes one corporate...
Tags: competitive intelligence, Corporate Idea, Managing, Part 2, senior leader
Discussion threads 2007-11-06
Thou Shalt Not Steal Thy Competitor's Secrets
Thou Shalt Not Steal Thy Competitor's SecretsCompetitor's SecretsVery clear explanation on the issueHow to do it the legal way?I really enjoyed this article as it explains in plain English how not to go about getting your competitors info.Now what is missing are the right ways to go about it. That...
Tags: analysis, competitive intelligence, Industrial Espionage, Now-What, Shalt
Discussion threads 2007-04-05
How to Gather Competitive Research
How to Gather Competitive ResearchVery good introduction to the subjectJane does a really good introduction to the subject. After reading this you will not be "the" expert, but will not a great deal to begin your search in a legal and ethical way.Congratulations!!Best regards,Lic Adrian AlvarezFounding Partner Midas ConsultingYour Competitive...
Tags: competitive intelligence, Competitive Research, Forces Analysis, Gather Competitive Research
Discussion threads 2007-04-03
Case Study: Bain Looks Inside a Japanese Automaker
How do the pros gather competitive research? Follow along as some of the industry's best corporate sleuths track down the information their client needs to compete. Month One: Getting to Know the Client Gottfredson and company embarked on their three-month investigation, but before turning to the...
Tags: competitive intelligence, Jane Hodges, Management, Team Management, Client Gottfredson, Bain, competitive research, team, manufacturing, Gottfredson, car, client, Case Study, BNET Feature
Articles 2007-04-02
Where to Find the Competitive Data You Need
Your rival's biggest secrets may be hiding in plain sight. Use these resources to begin your search for competitive insight. Financial Data Public Companies The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is a goldmine for competitive research on publicly traded...
Tags: Blogging, Financial Accounting, CyberAlert, CustomScoop, Individual Analyst Report, Jigsaw, Whois Registry, PACER, BRB Publications, S-1, LexisNexis, Financial, Litigation, Finance, Business Operations, Jane Hodges, competitive strategy, competitive intelligence, INTERNET, U.S. Patent And Trademark Office, Hoover, BNET Feature
Articles 2007-03-28
How to Gather Competitive Research
To formulate an effective corporate strategy, it's essential to understand two basic questions: What is your company doing, and what are your competitors doing? Establish the Strategic Problem Goal: Define your question before you begin the search for answers. Developing a competitive strategy...
Tags: Marketing Research, Food & Beverage, Tools & Techniques, Sales Strategy, Manufacturing, Management, competitive strategy, competitive intelligence, marketing, SWOT analysis, competitor, rival, data, product, information, question, S&P, Hoover, Crash Course
Articles 2007-03-28
Thou Shalt Not Steal Thy Competitor's Secrets
There's a right way and a wrong way to conduct corporate research. As companies like Hewlett Packard, Procter & Gamble, and SAP have learned, doing it the wrong way can be costly — and embarrassing. Pretexting What It Is: Approaching a source for...
Tags: Tools &Amp, Techniques, BNET Feature, source, researcher, competitive intelligence, competitive strategy, Marketing, Jane Hodges, Business Operations, Management, Strategy, Marketing Research, Productivity, Litigation, Tools & Techniques, Wrong, Password, Trade Secret
Articles 2007-03-28
Strategy at Its Best
Does your company's game plan need an update? Our top downloaded strategy articles can help you increase your tactical wisdom. The Seven Deadly Sins of Strategy Source: Strategic Decisions Group What strategic sins is your company making? Are you in danger of...
Tags: competitive intelligence, market research, SWOT analysis, Porter Five Forces, Top 5, competitive analysis, Five Forces, Michael Porter, SWOT, strategic analysis, Marketing Research, Tools & Techniques, Marketing, Management, BNET Staff, strategy
Articles 2007-03-15
Profiling Your Competitors
Profiling Your CompetitorsInvisible CompetitionYou might also want to read Ken Fox's article in the September-October 2006 issue of "Competitive Intelligence" magazine (page 41), the official publication of SCIP, entitled" "Invisible Competition: Think Differently."Mystery shopping and strategic planningSmall businesses can benefit from this, as they often can be more responsive than...
Tags: competitive intelligence
Discussion threads 2007-03-08
Minnesota Chapter of American Marketing Association Announces May Program: ''Integrating Intelligence Departments to Drive Strategy: Competitive Intelligence and Market Research''
WHAT: American Marketing Association Monthly Program: "Integrating Intelligence Departments to Drive Strategy: Competitive Intelligence and Market Research" WHEN: Tuesday, May 10,...
Tags: American Marketing Association, competitive intelligence, market research, strategy
Research articles 2005-04-05
The First Competitive Intelligence Certification Program Celebrates Fifth Anniversary; Reduces Chances of "HP Fiasco"; Graduates, in Survey, Report Significant Career Gains
The Competitive Intelligence Certification Program (CIPTM) run by the Fuld-Gilad-Herring Academy of Competitive Intelligence ACI, a program that has trained over 8,000 managers worldwide, recently awarded its 150th CIP certification, coinciding with its fifth anniversary. The CIP certificate signifies the highest level of professional achievement in the field of CI.
Tags: competitive intelligence, Hewlett-Packard Co., survey
Research articles 2006-09-19
Thomson Scientific to Host Pharmaceutical Vision - A User's Conference for Information, Regulatory Affairs, Competitive Intelligence and Biotechnology Professionals.(Conference news)
PHILADELPHIA, September 12 /PRNewswire/ -- PHILADELPHIA, September 12 /PRNewswire/ --
Tags: biotechnology, competitive intelligence, Thomson Corp., vision
Research articles 2007-09-12
SAS Kicks Off as Official Data and Competitive Intelligence Partner to the RBS 6 Nations Championship.
MARLOW, England, January 24 /PRNewswire/ -- SAS, the market leader in the new generation of business intelligence software and services, has today announced that it has been appointed as the official data and competitive intelligence partner of t MARLOW, England, January 24...
Tags: competitive intelligence, SAS Institute
Research articles 2006-01-24
Competitive Intelligence Firm Cipher Systems' Knowledge.Works Named One of KMWorld's Trend Setting Products
CROFTON, Md. -- Cipher Systems' enterprise competitive intelligence software Knowledge.Works has been named as one of KMWorld Magazine's Trend Setting Products of 2006.
Tags: competitive intelligence, KM World
Research articles 2006-08-25
Factiva Launches Groundbreaking Online Competitive Intelligence Tool Suite
Business Editors/High Tech Writers
Tags: competitive intelligence, Factiva
Research articles 2000-02-23
Unilever Announces Settlement With Procter & Gamble Over Competitive Intelligence
Business Editors
Tags: competitive intelligence, Procter & Gamble Co., Unilever PLC
Research articles 2001-09-06
Become Aware of the Changing Competitive Intelligence Needs of the Financial Services Industry at IIR's Upcoming Event
NEW YORK -- The Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals SCIP and The Institute for International Research IIR will hold their co-sponsored event, Competitive Intelligence for Financial Services at the Warwick Hotel in New York City, September 8-10, 2004. Joan Bassett, Senior Vice President, Bank One Card Services will keynote the...
Tags: Aware, competitive intelligence, financial
Research articles 2004-08-16
QL2 Providing Competitive Intelligence Solutions to Five of the Top 10 Pharmaceutical Companies
WebQL Helps Automate Competitive Data Extraction Process, Delivering Business Critical Information to Help Pharmaceutical Companies Be More Agile
Tags: competitive intelligence
Research articles 2007-05-08
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