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Going Beyond Google: Gathering Internet Intelligence
Started by Anna F. Shallenberger. Last reply by Andrew Beurschgens 14 hours ago. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Join Sean Campbell, Co-Owner of Cascade Insights, guest speaker for our next CI Division's webinar, on Tuesday, June 5th at 1 pm EST. Sponsored by: Aurora WDC and Cascade Insights. Topic: Going…Continue
CI and Education
Started by Nathan Giroth. Last reply by Craig S. Fleisher May 11. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Do any of you have an idea how to link between CI and formal education?Continue
Silicon Valley SCIP Chapter Launching - Inaugural Event
Started by Scott Swigart. Last reply by Dorai Thodla May 3. 2 Replies 1 Like
We'll be facilitating the first event for the Silicon Valley SCIP chapter. This event is based off the Going Beyond Google session we've run at the SCIP conferences in the US, APAC, and EMEA.…Continue
Use of certain public records
Started by Rafael.irastorza Apr 18. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hi,I frequently request public records from government-owned entities to better understand my competitors who share informations with these entities. I'm now at the point where I'm requesting certain…Continue
The Murky World of Business Intelligence in China
Started by Vivek Raghuvanshi. Last reply by Vivek Raghuvanshi Apr 17. 9 Replies 0 Likes
BEIJING—The British businessman whose death has emerged as a key element in China's biggest political scandal in two decades periodically consulted for a British strategic-intelligence firm founded…Continue
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Taking the Pulse of the CI Discipline 2012 - How Have We Evolved?
Started by Andrew Beurschgens. Last reply by Andrew Beurschgens Apr 15. 7 Replies 1 Like
Fellow passionate colleagues,In the name of pioneering the CI discipline, similar to the efforts by Arik from Aurora driving this social network and countless others, the UK Competitive Intelligence…Continue
Tags: what's next, value, measuring value, improving my position, How have I kick started my career
Peak Intel: How So-Called Strategic Intelligence Actually Makes Us Dumber
Started by Zach Steltenpohl. Last reply by Arik Johnson Apr 14. 14 Replies 5 Likes
I'd like to share for the community, Eric Garland's new piece which made it all the way to the front page of TheAtlantic.com:…Continue
Return on Intelligence: Which KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) are you using to translate the Business Issues (Key Intelligence Topics) into real value for the company?
Started by Johannes Deltl Mar 27. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Starting from the Business Issue (Key Intelligence Topic) I´m using Enablers like Feedback, Time, Quantitative and Qualitative Measurements to define KPIs that can then be monitored and compared over…Continue
Supply Chain analysis and Build to Print Manufacturing
Started by Richard. Last reply by Richard Green Mar 20. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Anyone have any pointers on how to assess competitors on their Build to Print manufacturing capabilities and their use of the supply chain? Been working with the basic supply chain analysis, but…Continue
New Article on CI, Law, and the Economic Espionage Act
Started by Richard Horowitz. Last reply by Richard Horowitz Mar 7. 2 Replies 0 Likes
I recently published this article which I think members of the CI industry will find useful: Competitive Intelligence, Law, and Ethics:The Economic Espioange Act Revisited, Again (and Hopefully for…Continue
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Update of the site of the Research Center of Viktor Voksanaeva for May - June 2012
Posted by Viktor Voksanaev on May 25, 2012 at 12:45pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Dear Colleagues,
I suggest read the informational materials that are posted 28 May 2012 on the site of the Research Center Viktor Voksanaeva. I hope that the material will be useful to all analysts.
Sincerely, B. Voksanaev
Under the heading: Analytical materials on OSINT (English):
Bulletin of the Military Intelligence of the United States (Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin 34-11-4, 4th…
Hello everybody! One of my research goals is to identify specialists interested by the subject of competitive intelligence in view to create a research collaborative network which will be able to…
Posted by Alexandru Capatina on May 23, 2012 at 6:22am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Hello everybody!
One of my research goals is to identify specialists interested by the subject of competitive intelligence in view to create a research collaborative network which will be able to develop comparative surveys on CI techniques which are specific to software industry.
If you are interested in participating to such a cross-cultural survey, please free to contact me:
alexandru.capatina@ichec.be
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Why politics deserves greater mindshare of CI in India
Posted by Varsha Chitale on May 11, 2012 at 4:39am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Politics affects business in very real ways, and this is becoming increasingly apparent in India. In recent weeks, corporations have been screaming hoarse about the impact of poor governance on business. In India governance is related inextricably to politics...
It is the job of competitive intelligence professionals to scrutinize all aspects of the business environment. If politics is a significant part of the environment, then that needs to feature in the analysis too. While CI has…
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Aurora WDC Welcomes Michel Bernaiche to Lead Intelligence Program Development
Posted by Derek Johnson on May 3, 2012 at 12:49pm 0 Comments 2 Likes
Today's video about Marketing a New Intelligence… |
Back to Basics
Posted by Varsha Chitale on April 25, 2012 at 8:35am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Competitive intelligence analysts must frequently remind themselves of their final objective. Time and again, I have seen analysts get so involved in the “activity” they do, that they forget why they do it. They optimise the process, perfect the mechanics, plan the logistics and polish the presentation templates. But they forget to stand back and look at the big picture. When they lose the strategy perspective, they miss the opportunity to make that critical value addition which converts…
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Babette Bensoussan replied to Johannes Deltl's discussion Excellent Article: Knowing Why You Lose Won’t Always Help You Win: Sales and Marketing Intelligence in the group Sales and Marketing IntelligenceAndrew Beurschgens replied to Anna F. Shallenberger's discussion Going Beyond Google: Gathering Internet Intelligence"Sean did an excellent job for the UK, so much so that we had to put it on twice! In the same month. Enjoy.....
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Ellen Naylor replied to Johannes Deltl's discussion Excellent Article: Knowing Why You Lose Won’t Always Help You Win: Sales and Marketing Intelligence in the group Sales and Marketing Intelligence"I agree that too many focus on losses. Another thing you gain from wins is implementation that you don't get with losses. As stated in the article customer service can be such an important decision making criteria. A balance of 50:50 wins and…"
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Excellent Article: Knowing Why You Lose Won’t Always Help You Win: Sales and Marketing Intelligence
I recently came across an article written by Allen Armstrong, that I want to share with the Sales and Marketing Group. It questions the focus of many Win-Loss Programs (which are in general to much focussed on the loss part) and gives some food for thought for improving the current setup. Enjoy reading!…See More
Viktor Voksanaev posted a blog postUpdate of the site of the Research Center of Viktor Voksanaeva for May - June 2012
Dear Colleagues, I suggest read the informational materials that are posted 28 May 2012 on the site of the Research Center Viktor Voksanaeva. I hope that the material will be useful to all analysts. Sincerely, B. Voksanaev Under the heading: Analytical materials on OSINT (English): Bulletin of the Military Intelligence of the United States (Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin 34-11-4, 4th quarter 2011) The collection of…See More
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Anna F. Shallenberger replied to Anna F. Shallenberger's discussion Going Beyond Google: Gathering Internet Intelligence"Correction - registration link is https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/485841318
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Join Sean Campbell, Co-Owner of Cascade Insights, guest speaker for our next CI Division's webinar, on Tuesday, June 5th at 1 pm EST. Sponsored by: Aurora WDC and Cascade Insights. Topic: Going Beyond Google: Gathering Internet Intelligence Knowing a competitor’s strategies, in advance, can be the difference between success and failure, and yet members of business leadership teams, marketers, and sales teams are stretched too thin just “doing their job” to spend much time really analyzing the…See More
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Join Sean Campbell, Co-Owner of Cascade Insights, guest speaker for our next CI Division's webinar, on Tuesday, June 5th at 1 pm EST. Sponsored by: Aurora WDC and Cascade Insights. Topic: Going Beyond Google: Gathering Internet Intelligence Knowing a competitor’s strategies, in advance, can be the difference between success and failure, and yet members of business leadership teams, marketers, and sales teams are stretched too thin just “doing their job” to spend much time really analyzing the…See More
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Going Beyond Google: Gathering Internet Intelligence
Join Sean Campbell, Co-Owner of Cascade Insights, guest speaker for our next CI Division's webinar, on Tuesday, June 5th at 1 pm EST. Sponsored by: Aurora WDC and Cascade Insights. Topic: Going Beyond Google: Gathering Internet Intelligence Knowing a competitor’s strategies, in advance, can be the difference between success and failure, and yet members of business leadership teams, marketers, and sales teams are stretched too thin just “doing their job” to spend much time really analyzing the…See More
Alexandru Capatina posted a blog postHello everybody! One of my research goals is to identify specialists interested by the subject of competitive intelligence in view to create a research collaborative network which will be able to…
Hello everybody!One of my research goals is to identify specialists interested by the subject of competitive intelligence in view to create a research collaborative network which will be able to develop comparative surveys on CI techniques which are specific to software industry.If you are interested in participating to such a cross-cultural survey, please free to contact me:alexandru.capatina@ichec.beSee More
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