No Cloaks, No Daggers in Competitive Intelligence Part 1: Three Spycraft Approaches and How They Apply to CI
It’s common to compare the competitive intelligence (CI) field with spying. In reality, the two are very different; the intrigue ...
Twitter’s Game Board – Co-opetition
Twitter has been receiving a good deal of flack from it’s ecosystem partners. Ecosystem partners have even launched an online ...
Product Camp 2013 – Chicago and Vancouver
If you’re in Chicago or Vancouver BC on Feb 2nd, and you’re involved in product development, think about dropping in ...
Best Competitive Intelligence Books Part 3: Three Kinds of Patterns that Save the Day
Deducing patterns in the world around us is the key to learning from the past, understanding the present, and preparing ...
Going Beyond Google: Gathering Internet Intelligence – now in it’s 4th edition…
While there are many wonderful things you can say about eBooks, one of the best is how easy it is ...
The “Competitive Intel” Episode 22 Transcript – Are You a Spy?
Journalists, analysts, market researchers – how often do you hear these people referred to as spies? And yet, for the ...
The “Competitive Intel” Episode 21 Transcript – The Fiscal Cliff and Competitive Intelligence
Every organization presents moments of opportunity that watchful competitors can take advantage of. For example, during the end-of-year holiday season, ...
The Other “Fiscal Cliff” – How to Stick It to the Competition
I’ll start by saying that we don’t believe the goal of CI, or business, is to destroy the competition but, ...
Competitive Intelligence and Co-opetition Part 3: Five Ways to Ask Where This Relationship is Going
In business, as in love, relationships that were once the pinnacle of joy can fall apart, leaving you to ask, ...
Competitive Intelligence and Co-opetition Part 2: Four Perils When Complements Go Bad
The position of your company in the market often benefits from the broader ecosystem. For example, we have written elsewhere ...
Competitive Intelligence and Co-opetition Part 1: Three Ways Other Companies Can Be the Syrup on Your Waffle
Competitive relationships between companies are generally taken for granted. Competition is widely regarded as the beneficial bedrock of efficient markets, ...
Competitive Intelligence Analysis of Co-opetition Benefits and Hazards
As described in the book of the same name by Adam Brandenburger and Barry Nalebuff, co-opetition is the concept of ...
The 12 Gifts of Christmas – for the CI Professional to give themselves throughout the year…
The 12 Gifts of Christmas – for the CI professional to give themself throughout the year: On the first month ...
The “Competitive Intel” Episode 20 Transcript – What is the Competitor’s Pricing?
Information about competitors’ pricing is a very common competitive intelligence request. This effort generally requires triangulation and assembly of data ...
Interesting Reads – 11 Books Every Leader Should Read – Updated for 2012
11 Books Every Leader Should Read:Updated for 2012 By Sean Campbell By Scott Swigart
New Economy Web Guide – 2013 – Published by LLRX
Lots of good resources in here. http://www.llrx.com/features/neweconomy2013.htm
The “Competitive Intel” Episode 19 Transcript – Understanding the Technology Adoption Lifecycle
As a product or technology matures, the profile of a “new customer” changes, from the fast movers always on the ...
The “Competitive Intel” Episode 18 Transcript – Human Intelligence – Part I
In most types of competitive intelligence analysis, human sources should play a role. As you interview people you will gain ...
Gathering Competitive Intelligence on Private Companies
Many competitive organizations that have relatively developed processes for investigating larger public companies have a difficult time getting information about ...
Tip #2 on Gathering Competitive Intelligence on Private Companies: Go Local to Find the Best Data
Local print and broadcast news sources often provide a wealth of information about small, information that would never make the ...
The “Competitive Intel” Episode 17 Transcript – Researching Private Companies
Many competitive organizations that have relatively developed processes for investigating larger public companies have a difficult time getting information about ...
Tip #1 on Gathering Competitive Intelligence on Private Companies: Focus on Individuals over Organizations
Private companies, especially smaller ones, can be very disruptive, and very hard to figure out. They don’t offer the disclosures ...
Disruptive Innovation as a Competitive Intelligence Framework Part III: Three Habits of Highly Disruptive Competitors
When a competitive intelligence organization gauges the potential impact of a disruptive innovation, the culture and related factors at the ...
The “Competitive Intel” Episode 16 Transcript – Analyzing the Co-opetition
As described in the book of the same name by Adam Brandenburger and Barry Nalebuff, co-opetition is the concept of ...
Disruptive Innovation as a Competitive Intelligence Framework Part II: Three Reasons an Innovation Might Not Move Mountains
Just as important as recognizing a disruptive innovation, you also need to be able to identify those innovations that are ...
Counter CI – Tips and Techniques – SCIP Asia
As presented on 10/16/2012. Download the presentation here.
Disruptive Innovation as a Competitive Intelligence Framework Part I: Three Ways to Predict When Your World is About to Change
It can seem like everywhere you look, someone is proclaiming that the latest buzzword will redefine the fabric of the ...
Disruptive Innovation as a Competitive Intelligence Framework
Clayton Christensen’s book, The Innovator’s Dilemma, is well known for its focus on fostering disruptive innovation. From a competitive intelligence ...
The “Competitive Intel” Episode 15 Transcript – Hunting for Disruptive Innovation
Clayton Christensen’s book, The Innovator’s Dilemma, is well known for its focus on fostering disruptive innovation. From a competitive intelligence ...
Webinar Recording Available – Getting Information on Private Companies
If you’re looking for tips and tricks on getting information on private companies, check out the recording of our latest ...
Competitive Intelligence Analysis with Porter’s Five Forces Part 5: Three Ways of Gauging the Danger Substitutes Will Spoil Your Party
The potential threat that your customers will turn away from your offering to a completely different substitute can be hard ...
Competitive Intelligence Analysis with Porter’s Five Forces Part 4: Three Ways to Measure Peril from New Market Entrants
It is surprising how much companies underestimate the impact that is likely to be placed on their own profitability if ...
Competitive Intelligence Analysis with Porter’s Five Forces Part 3: Three Metrics for Potential Buyer Havoc
Different industries can have radically different sets of buyers, ranging from a limited number of corporate customers to a wide-open ...
Competitive Intelligence Analysis with Porter’s Five Forces Part 2: Three Supplier Factors that Build or Drain Profit
When looking at an industry, it’s helpful to look for common patterns. One place important patterns often emerge is among ...
Competitive Intelligence Analysis with Porter’s Five Forces Part 1: Three Types of Dynamics Among Competitors
Too often, we see companies examine their profitability and potential as if their company is the only player in their ...
Competitive Intelligence Analysis with Porter’s Five Forces
When we’re training companies, the topic of profit in an industry often comes up. There’s few better frameworks for understanding ...