The Many Facets of Competitive Intelligence
 This month we’re talking about competitive intelligence as a “must have” component of your growth strategy. In any successful organization, this begins with having a solid understanding of your competitive landscape and then identifying, developing and supporting a growth team champion specifically charged with ensuring that a solid competitive strategy not only continues to exist within the organization but establishes a competitive advantage.
Why is this? Because, accelerating growth and inspiring innovation takes more than just having access to information; it is how you leverage this information to anticipate and respond that will help you identify where opportunities exist, which ones to pursue, and which become unique differentiators.
No matter what your current business objective is, whether implementing new solutions, innovating existing products or seeking out smart investing opportunities through Mergers & Acquisitions, competitive intelligence is a must-have in support of your decision-making process.
Sincerely,
David Frigstad
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In Cooperation with MeetTheBoss TV
Innovation is the driving force behind all of mankind’s greatest achievements. In business it can create new categories, revolutionize business models, and make
old ones obsolete. One thing is for certain, today we compete on service, price or innovation and the expectations and metrics around each are tighter
than ever.
GIL Global Visionaries, Innovators and Leaders include:
- Mitchell Baker, Chairperson, Mozilla Foundation
and Mozilla Corporation
- Judy Estrin, author The
Innovation Gap and former CTO of Cisco
- David Frigstad, Chairman, Frost & Sullivan
- Robert LoCascio, CEO, LivePerson
- Roy Rosin, VP Innovation, Intuit
VIEW the informative VIDEO
featuring these
GIL Global
Visionaries.
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By Christian Frey
Head, Competitive/Business Intelligence
Sika Services AG
Christian Frey divulges the lessons he has learned
during his experience at SIKA AG, and provides
us with the keys to successfully developing a
centralized competitive intelligence function.
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EXECUTIVE INSIGHT
Competitive Intelligence Informs
Corporate Venturing
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By Jim Mawson
Editor
GlobalCorporateVenturing.com
The difference between information and intelligence
is whether the inputs gathered can be used to
help decision-making. Read how competitive
intelligence can help your organization make better decisions. >>more
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FROM THE TRENCHES
Where is the Knowledge
We Have Lost In Information?
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By Ricky Coussins
Consultant, GIL University
Frost & Sullivan
Like a good deal of research-based business
disciplines, many (probably too many) Competitive Intelligence initiatives focus on data collection and
collation. The results end up being under-used and
under-applied, misunderstood and eventually
undervalued by your internal "customers." >>more
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INDUSTRY
INSIGHT
Energy Alternatives:
Re-Discovering the Will and the Skill
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By Jigar Shah
CEO
Carbon War Room
Carbon War Room’s Jigar Shah discusses the
power sources, technology and products that
exist today to address global warming and the
barriers to implementing the real solutions –
innovation and process. >>more
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By Debra Wein
President, Founder
Wellness Workdays, Inc.
Strained economy? Tight budget? Not sure if
wellness can fit into your culture at work? Read on
to find out how worksite wellness programs can
save your company money and help you improve
the health of your
employees. >>more
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By Curt Beckmann
Co-Founder
Appropedia
High technology has reached every corner of
the globe and virtually every industry. Achieving
effective (and sustainable) economic development
is clearly important for the quality of life and
represents a huge potential opportunity for firms
that can effectively implement solutions at the
low end of the market. >>more
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MEGA TREND REPORT
Competitive Intelligence Feeds
Think Tank Methodology
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(Click to enlarge)
Mega Trends Think Tank
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GIL 2011: Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
April 12, 2011
GIL 2011: Europe
London, United Kingdom
May 17-18, 2011
GIL 2011: Japan
Tokyo, Japan
July 12, 2011
GIL 2011: Korea
Seoul, Korea
July 14, 2011
GIL 2011: Africa
Cape Town, Africa
August 25, 2011
GIL 2011: Silicon Valley
San Jose, CA
September 11-14, 2011
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Global Corporate Venturing Magazine, the first dedicated publication and data service for the industry, in cooperation with Frost & Sullivan, presents this year’s 2011 Global Corporate Venturing Symposium and Awards Banquet.
Running in parallel with GIL, this half-day seminar will focus on innovation as a key driver across all market sectors and geographies. This is your opportunity to network with a cross-industry audience of peers to discuss solutions to shared challenges with experts from Microsoft, Silicon Valley Bank, European Investment Fund, London Business School and a senior member of the British Government (tbc).
For information click the banner above or contact Tim Lafferty at tlafferty@globalcorporateventuring.com tel +44 1483 720295. |
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