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Best Practices - October 25, 2011

Dashboards Increasingly Recognized as Powerful Tools to Build Competitive Intelligence Networks

Companies want intelligence tools that offer improved collaboration, user experiences, reporting methods and systems integration, according to the Market Intelligence Trends 2015, a survey conducted by GIA that looked at the trends and anticipated developments in market intelligence. Are Market Intelligence dashboards able to meet all these demands? MI teams at many companies are increasingly interested in constructing visual displays to show latest competitor data and market insights at a glance on a single screen. What are some best practices when it comes to using dashboards?

Source: Global Intelligence Alliance

Best Practices - June 15, 2010

Competitive Intelligence Tools Must Offer Improved Collaboration, User Experiences, Reporting Tools and Systems Integration

Social media has led to fundamental changes in online behavior as well as a proliferation of information sources and formats. How will market intelligence processes and tools evolve as a result of these changes? Most business planning, market intelligence and IT teams have yet to agree on the perfect answer. The Market Intelligence Trends 2015 survey and GIA’s soon-to-be-released Intelligence Plaza 7 offer some clues.

Source: Global Intelligence Alliance

Best Practices - June 11, 2010

Market Intelligence to include Holistic Risk Management and Greater Collaboration by 2015


Businesses operate in a global environment that is vastly different from that of five years ago, particularly with the increased role of governments in traditionally free economies, expansion into more far flung economies, questions over risk and financial management tools and increased executive mobility. What will the next five years have in store for business executives and market intelligence professionals?

Source: Global Intelligence Alliance

Best Practices - November 6, 2009

Getting the Most Market Intelligence out of Microsoft SharePoint


Web browser based collaboration tools have become part of our daily lives, particularly within market intelligence circles. Google, Oracle and even Xerox all offer some form of online information sharing capabilities, with Microsoft SharePoint being the most ubiquitous within the office environment.

How can market intelligence directors and managers better utilize tools such as SharePoint, and what gaps need to be filled in order to meet all the typical needs of market intelligence?

Source: Global Intelligence Alliance

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