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European CI Summit Amsterdam - a slightly different perspective 1 Reply
Dears, within the current economic climate, the recent uncertainties during the SCIP/FSI strategic alliance setup, drastic measures to save the society - there has been one constituance who might ...
Started by Jens Thieme. Last reply by Melanie Wing 17 hours ago.
"Competitive Intelligence in Environmenting : A Holistic Deal for Everyone at Copenhagen"
"Competitive Intelligence in Environmenting : A Holistic Deal for Everyone at Copenhagen" The Kyoto Protocol is history now, but it helped raised global attention on the need to focus real commit...
Started by JEONG CHUN PHUOC 20 hours ago.
"We don't look at our competitors." 13 Replies
One of my colleagues was on an introduction call recently with a potential new client (a major health insurer), and the responses from them were surprising - shockingly so. Their message was this, ...
Started by Jeremy Benjacob-Fuller. Last reply by Bryan Doran 1 day ago.
China Institute of Competitive Intelligence 2009 Summit in Shanghai China 9 Replies
I'm chairman of the China Institute of Competitive Intelligence 2009 Summit in Shanghai China today and Saturday and, at least a couple of us (August Jackson, better known as @8of12 and myself) wil...
Tagged: China
Started by Arik Johnson. Last reply by Klaus Solberg Söilen Nov 16.
More on the CI work ethic 3 Replies
I risk to maintain that nouns "ethic" and "ethics", the adjective "ethical" and the adverb "ethically" are among the most frequently used words in our social network. However, are CI professionals ...
Started by Tadeusz Lemańczyk. Last reply by Tadeusz Lemańczyk Nov 14.
India - Environment Scan 21 Replies
POLITICAL AFFAIRS Sino – Indian ice breaking measures. At 14,000 meters above the sea level at Bum La, Sino-Indian border along Arunachal Pradesh, Indian and Chinese army personnel pledged brothe...
Started by Vivek Raghuvanshi. Last reply by Vivek Raghuvanshi Nov 14.
External BI and its place in CI 2 Replies
I always held the belief that to understand the competitive landscape I needed to understand a number of different things. A bit like a jigsaw puzzle, I needed to piece things together to get the o...
Tagged: MyFeedMe, Google, CI, BI
Started by Robert J Steele. Last reply by Robert J Steele Nov 13.
Power Point Story Telling 20 Replies
I have been reading a lot about Power Point presentations...and started thinking that how we use Power Point is not for presentations, it is our end deliverable...which is more likely than not some...
Started by Melanie Wing. Last reply by Henrique Sana Nov 13.
Markintell.com changed hands 1 Reply
New owners at Markintell.com. The exchange platform and community will be served much more intense and more professionally now and I am happy to report that the strategy for the global CI user bas...
Started by Jens Thieme. Last reply by Alan S. Michaels Nov 13.
USA Today Article on Corporate Espionage: Time for Damage Control Again? 25 Replies
Curious as to people's thoughts on today's USA Today article on "corporate espionage." http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity While the article doesn't directly link the CI discipline t...
Tagged: Ethics, Espionage, Corporate, Intelligence, Competitive
Started by Ken Sawka. Last reply by Tadeusz Lemańczyk Nov 11.
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Strategic Inflection Points - Watches
Strategic Inflection Points - Wristwatches
1. Oris Big Crown - 1910s
2. Waltham - 1920
3. Cocktail watch - 1930
4. Bulova Accutron - 1960
5. Oyster Perpetual - 1965
6. Speedmaster - 1969
7. Lasser digital - 1970s
8. Gold watch - 1970s
9. Casio digital - 1990s
10. Seiko Kinetic - 1990s
11. Omega Seamaster - 1995
Posted by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 20, 2009 at 6:51am
Strategic Inflection Points - Cars
Strategic Inflection Points - Cars
Few things map the development of design better than a car.
1. De Dion - Bouton Model Q - 1903
2. Model T Ford - 1908
3. Rolls Royce 40/50 - 1907
4. Citroen Traction Avant - 1934
5. Auburn 851 Speedster - 1935
6. Volkswagen Beetle - 1939
7. Citroen 2CV - 1948
8. Bentley R-type Continental - 1952
9. Mercedes - Benz 300SL - 1954
10. Fiat 500 - 1957
11. Buick Ro… Continue
Posted by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 18, 2009 at 7:10am
Strategic Inflection Points - Perfume
STRATEGIC INFLECTION POINTS - PERFUME
1. L'heure bleue - 1912
Blend of roses, irises, vanilla and musk.
Positioned as Romantic perfume.
The Baccarat glass bottle reflects this romanitcism. Art Nouveau swirls at the shoulders of the bottle and delicately drawn label, the design suggests sensuality.
2. Chanel No 5 - 1921
Remains the essence of Simplicity.
It is square, with a plain wedge stopper and a… Continue
Posted by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 16, 2009 at 7:30am
Key Success Factors
Key Success Factors for Future Competitive Success
Key Success Factors [KSFs] could be:
1. Product attributes
2. Competencies
3. Competitive capabilities
4. Market achievements
Having greatest impact on future competitive success in the markets.
1. It could be technological expertise or scientific research in high technology industries such as pharmaceuticals or telecommunications.
2. It could be proven… Continue
Posted by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 14, 2009 at 11:30pm
Competitive Environment Analysis
To generate Competitive Intelligence we need to get clarity of the Competitive Environment in which the organisation operates :
1. Economic Features
We need to identify and analyse the most important economic features of the industry in which the organisation operates in.
2. Competitive Forces
We need to identify and analyse multiple competitive forces which industry members are facing and assess the str… Continue
Posted by Vivek Raghuvanshi on November 14, 2009 at 11:30pm — 1 Comment
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