News and Events: Publications
Commentary
- Preparing for the Recovery
- How a scenario mindset can prepare your business for the economic rebound
- The Death of the CI Professional
- Why the recession may spell the demise of the corporate CI practitioner.
- Are We In A Rut?
- Why there has been a noticeable lack of innovation in the competitive intelligence profession.
- Good Reasons to Survive
- Learn what actual corporate CI functions are doing to survive the economic crisis.
- Spotting Rivals Vulnerabilities in the Downturn
- Competitor analysis strategies for "recession intelligence."
- The Seven Secrets to Guarantee Competitive Intelligence Impact and Longevity
- How to position your CI function for long-term success.
- The Economic Crisis: Will Your CI Function Survive?
- Why now is not the time to be cutting back on developing your company's CI function.
- Coping Mechanisms for Future Uncertainty
- Read what 25 senior executives say causes them to lose sleep, and how they cope.
- The Complexities of Corporate Signaling
- How industry structure, market forces, and competitor intent influence signaling strategies.
- I Have Good News and Bad News
- Encouraging signals for the CI profession amid today's gloom and doom.
- The Evolution of CI Software
- How software-as-a-service is poised to displace large, installed packages.
Articles
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- CI in Asia: Scenario Planning
- Applying competitive intelligence to create a clear picture of the Asian market.
- Your Company's New Foray into Competitive Intelligence: Factors for Success
- What senior executives need to know before they inaugurate a new CI function.
- Three Words: Communication, Communication, Communication
- The best CI analysis can be ineffective if communicated poorly.
- Ethics: The Limits of Intelligence Gathering
- Some not-so-obvious guidelines for ethical intelligence gathering.
- The Right Questions To Ask
- Good intelligence analysis starts with knowing which questions to answer.
- The Role of Human Bias in Analysis and Decision-Making Accuracy:
- How human cognitive imperfections impede analytical reasoning.
- Countering Competitive Urban Legends:
- Countering deep-seated management stereotypes of competitors.
- Forward-Looking Intelligence:
- Practical advice for Pharmaceutical Industry CI.
- The Intelligence Edge:
- Far removed from allegations that it's corporate espionage, competitive intelligence is a business practice many executives say they can't live without.
- Whither Analysis?:
- What is the future of competitive intelligence analysis?
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