Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2013

We don’t declare victory when a great model or application is developed – only when it’s being used to improve business performance and create new value. The key to overcoming these shortages is to develop talent in both cadres together. The most effective employee development happens on-the-job, day-to-day, often one-on-one.

How To 8

How To Competitive Intelligence Information Technology McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2016

For more than 30 years, most large corporations worldwide have adopted competitive intelligence (CI) as a way to expedite good decisions. and European corporations, from CI-trained analysts in marketing, business development, strategy, R&D, finance, and other fields. We received 236 responses from 21 industries in U.S.

Competitive Intelligence 8

Competitive Intelligence Company CAPEX Analysis 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

Use competitive intelligence differently. Companies must utilize the intelligence team specifically for insight management, not as an information search-and-distribute function. At the minimum, institutional intelligence’s crucial role should be supporting a change in perspective. Study personal use of intelligence.

Planning 8

Planning Competitive Intelligence Pharmaceuticals Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2015

Trade groups such as the Georgia Economic Developers Association use an app that lowers the cost and distribution hassle of print material while generating enough incremental sponsorship revenue to pay for the app entirely. These goals have inherently different evaluation criteria. The benefits of event marketing are undeniable.

CRM 8

CRM ROI Budgeting Public Relations 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2016

. “It’s important to thank the employee, and celebrate when you and your company have helped someone develop and grow, even if the time to work together has come to an end.” One side benefit of your employees getting other job offers is the “competitive intelligence” you get as a result, says Grote.

Case Study 8

Case Study Consultative Learning-by-Doing Performance Review 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

In most companies, marketers are in charge of assessing the competition. Because of this, close to 60 percent of all competitive intelligence professionals report to marketing. Yet the majority of marketers fail to use their competition analysts strategically, instead using them to gather more “recon” data.

Marketing 8

Marketing Competitive Intelligence Porter How To 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Second, think creatively by developing new mental models; audit — and then question — your organization’s fundamental beliefs and assumptions. What is your organization’s competitive space, and are there ways it might be redefined? If you or your organization didn’t exist, what difference would it make to the world?

Creativity 8

Creativity Trends Uncertainty Strategic Planning 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

In 2008, he gathered four other Israelis living in San Francisco to be his cofounders and they hired a coder in Ukraine through Craigslist and paid him to develop an ordering app. That’s the “secret” of successful strategies and the essence of competitive intelligence.

Marketing 8

Marketing Franchising Competitive Intelligence Advertising 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2013

What''s more, as systems built by different OEMs interact, there is infighting among them as to what constitutes sensitive or competitive intelligence. Some of this work has been released to the public in a white paper [pdf] developed for The Department of Homeland Security. Who will benefit?

White Paper 8

White Paper Policies Risk Management Competitive Intelligence 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The perspectives and intuitive customer insights that come from having diverse employees — particularly employees who share cultural connections with customers — is real competitive intelligence.

Diversity 8

Diversity Globalization Competitive Intelligence Competitive Advantage 8