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- What's Competitive Intelligence got to do with Situational Awareness? - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2021 from Graeme DixonThis article discusses what's Competitive Intelligence got to do with Situational Awareness? It uses British Military examples. And breaks down Situation Awareness down to Look, Think and Act. To understand what's going on in our world, we all need to have good Situational Awareness. With ...
Views: 396(1 vote) - Market Intelligence Professional Vivek Bhalla of MongoDB Answers Our Questions - by Submitted on May 18, 2021 from Graeme DixonThe next in our series of Questions and Answers is Vivek Bhalla, a Market Intelligence professional at MongoDB and former Garner Research Director. MongoDB is the leading modern, general-purpose database platform designed to unleash the power of software and data for developers and the ...
Views: 409 - 10 Tiny Habits To Enhance Your Competitive Edge: Weekly Winning Strategies - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2024 from Graeme Dixon10 Tiny Habits To Enhance Your Competitive Edge: Weekly Winning Strategies Tiny habits can set you apart in the relentless game of market dynamics. Here are ten micro-strategies to gain a significant competitive advantage. To enhance your competitive edge: 1. Scan Industry News ...
Views: 200 - 5 ideas on how to ask better questions for Competitive Intelligence - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2021 from Graeme DixonThis article offers 5 ideas on how to ask better questions for Competitive Intelligence. One of the main reasons why questions are crucial to Competitive Intelligence is that they show us what we don't know. When we ask a great question that requires some thought, it immediately isolates a ...
Views: 393 - 8 Steps to Consider For Competitor Research and Competitive Intelligence - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2021 from Graeme DixonWhen conducting Competitor Research and Competitive Intelligence, a few things should be looked at. Here are 8 steps to consider for Competitor Research and Competitive Intelligence 1. Accept you have a problem The senior team have to recognise that there’s a problem to be solved. Many ...
Views: 349 - A Line Has Two Sides: Gaining the Competitive Edge in Market Analysis - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2025 from Graeme DixonIt’s easy to get locked into a single perspective in competitive intelligence and market strategy. You analyse the market, study competitors, assess trends, and make decisions based on what seems like the “right” interpretation. But here’s the problem—every market shift, competitor move, or ...
Views: 74 - Anticipate don’t improvise: Weekly Winning strategy - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2024 from Graeme DixonAnticipate don’t improvise: Weekly Winning strategy We have all heard the phrase “Anticipate don’t improvise”. When it comes to competitive intelligence, anticipation beats improvisation every time. Here’s why: Improvisation is reactive. It’s what you do when caught off guard, scrambling to ...
Views: 174 - Be Less Critical: Why Overthinking Your Competitors Can Hurt Your Growth - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2024 from Graeme DixonIn competitive intelligence, we’re told to scrutinise our competitors. We must analyse every move and dissect every strategy. But what if this hyper-critical approach is actually holding you back? Why overthinking your competitors hurts your growth potential. Too much focus on what others are ...
Views: 113 - Before Competitive Intelligence its best to Take a look at yourself - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2022 from Graeme DixonBefore Competitive Intelligence its best to Take a look at yourself Before looking at your competitors and your environment, start searching for information and then getting swamped by data; it’s important to sit back with your team. Before Competitive Intelligence its best to Take a look at ...
Views: 561 - ChatGPT and competitive intelligence research - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2023 from Graeme DixonChatGPT and competitive intelligence research One of the common themes of the recent James Bond films franchise is that of an ageing James Bond is up against adversaries with a backdrop that the old ways are finished, and technology will replace him and his ilk. This article surrounds ChatGPT ...
Views: 473 - Competitive Analysis is Essential For Any Business so Take Time to Research - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2022 from Graeme DixonCompetitive analysis is essential for any business so take time to research Regardless of size or age, a competitive analysis is essential for any business so take time to research your competition, you can learn what strategies they are using. Of course these strategies can be either unique to ...
Views: 500 - Competitive Analysis to Find Out Who Your Competitors Are - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2021 from Graeme DixonCompetitive Analysis to find out who your competitors are This article is about Competitive Analysis to find out who your competitors are. Before you commence a startup or introduce a new offering, or move into new markets, you must know your competitors. To give you an idea of the direct and ...
Views: 440 - Competitive Intelligence actions to create positive outcomes - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2022 from Graeme DixonCompetitive Intelligence actions to create positive outcomes Competitive Intelligence is something that can fit into the strategy of any business. It doesn’t matter what your product or service is. There will be competitors out there who are striving to get ahead of you. In your the same ...
Views: 370 - Competitive Intelligence Analysis Thinking Needs to be Diverse and Rich - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2021 from Graeme DixonCompetitive Intelligence Analysis Thinking Needs to be Diverse and Rich This article suggests that Competitive Intelligence Analysis thinking needs to be diverse and rich. It provides our thoughts on why thinking can be at a premium and what an analyst needs to do to help independent thought. ...
Views: 450 - Competitive Intelligence and lessons from the military gets things done - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2021 from Graeme DixonCompetitive Intelligence and lessons from the military gets things done We explain how Competitive Intelligence and lessons from the military gets things done. You can learn from the military to make sure you put everything in your packs and belt in the same place. The same place as everyone ...
Views: 407 - Competitive Intelligence Creates More Certainty That You Have The Right Answer - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2021 from Graeme DixonThis article is called Competitive Intelligence creates more certainty that you have the right answer. Imagine walking down a dimly lit street. On your own, in a city. A place you don’t know. It’s a cold autumn night in this former Eastern Bloc capital. You can clearly see things near the ...
Views: 406 - Competitive Intelligence Expert Professor Fumiyuki Takahashi of the Japan University of Economics - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2021 from Graeme DixonThis article is the latest in our questions respected Competitive Intelligence professionals. This week we speak to Professor Fumiyuki Takahashi of the Japan University of Economics. At the end of this series of questions, we will analyse the answers and publish a report. 1. In your view, ...
Views: 352 - Competitive Intelligence keep it simple to start - by Submitted on May 23, 2025 from Graeme DixonCompetitive Intelligence keep it simple to start: Weekly Winning Strategies Avoiding what’s easy can be a cop-out. You’ll hear people say, “Take the hard path. That’s where growth happens.” Fine. Lift weights, climb a mountain, or meditate silently for 30 days. But when it comes to ...
Views: 17 - Competitive Intelligence Objectives For Businesses Like Yours - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2024 from Graeme DixonWeekly Winning Strategies: Competitive Intelligence Objectives For Businesses Like Yours Competitive intelligence isn’t about amassing mountains of competitor data. Or having access to the best CI platform. It’s about gathering targeted, actionable insights that empower you to make winning ...
Views: 217 - Competitive Intelligence questions to NATS Strategy Analysis and Development manager - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2021 from Graeme DixonThis article is the fourth in a series. We talk to Henry Leoni, Manager Strategy Analysis and Development at NATS, providers of air traffic services within the UK and beyond. In this series, we ask people we respect within Competitive Intelligence eight pertinent questions. At the end of this ...
Views: 383 - Competitive intelligence thinking: The power to make you look up: Weekly Winning Strategies - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2024 from Graeme DixonWhen conducting competitor or market analysis, it’s important to use competitive intelligence thinking. It’s easy to fall into two camps: Inside the work Outside the work However, the real advantage lies in understanding how these two things interplay. Inside the Work Inside the work is ...
Views: 154 - Competitive Intelligence Thoughts of Lone Star’s Director of Competitive Intelligence, Laurie Young - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2021 from Graeme DixonThis week we offer you the Competitive Intelligence Thoughts of Lone Star’s Director of Competitive Intelligence, Laurie Young. Lone Star are based in Dallas, United States and more can be found about them here. 1. In your view, what’s Competitive Intelligence? Legal and ethical collection ...
Views: 449 - Competitor Analysis Case Study Shows How we Increased Certainty For a Brand - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2021 from Graeme DixonWeek by week, you will read true stories. Created from our Competitive Intelligence work. You’ll meet the clients and people using our insight. To build more and better business. What did they know, what did they want to know, what did they learn, and when would you do in a similar situation? ...
Views: 381 - Competitor Analysis For Any Size Business With a Quick and Dirty Tool - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2021 from Graeme DixonThis article is called Competitor Analysis for any size business with a quick and dirty tool. It offers our basic thoughts on how to start analysing your competitors. What is Competitor Analysis? Competitor Analysis is an evaluation of your identified competitors. So you understand them and ...
Views: 369 - Competitor analysis is all about Transitions - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2024 from Graeme DixonWhen it comes to analysing competitors or markets, transitions are critical. Competitor analysis is all about Transitions. Think of the market as a living ecosystem. It’s not static. It’s constantly changing, shaped by external pressures, emerging trends, and shifting consumer behaviours. ...
Views: 157 - Competitor analysis is all about Transitions - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2024 from Graeme DixonWhen it comes to analysing competitors or markets, transitions are critical. Competitor analysis is all about Transitions. Think of the market as a living ecosystem. It’s not static. It’s constantly changing, shaped by external pressures, emerging trends, and shifting consumer behaviours. ...
Views: 165 - Competitor analysis is more important than ever - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2023 from Graeme DixonIn today’s competitive business world, staying ahead of the curve and knowing your competitors’ strategies is critical. You must perform an in-depth competitor analysis to respond appropriately and get on the front foot. Are they watching you? If not proactively managed, one of your ...
Views: 505 - Competitor Analysis: Beyond The Hype And The AI Machine: Weekly Winning Strategies - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2024 from Graeme DixonCompetitor Analysis: Beyond The Hype And The AI Machine: Weekly Winning Strategies There’s no shortage of flashy battlecards and get-rich-quick competitive intelligence hype out there. Every competitive intelligence software platform has an AI function to save you from bothering to read ...
Views: 185 - Creating Your Next Business Move With Competitive Intelligence - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2024 from Graeme DixonCreating Your Next Business Move With Competitive Intelligence Weekly Winning Strategies Generating new ideas for your next business move can be a daunting task. Especially when trying to align these ideas with market demands and competitive landscapes. Worse still, when you base ...
Views: 193 - Director of Markets and Competitive Intelligence at SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions Answers the Questions - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2021 from Graeme DixonThis article is the latest in our questions respected Competitive Intelligence professionals. This week we speak to Enrico Vonghia, Director of Markets and Competitive Intelligence at SUEZ in Canada. Some very interesting answer they are too. At the end of this series of questions, we will ...
Views: 450 - Director Product Marketing Europe at the Brady Corporation on Competitive Intelligence - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2022 from Graeme DixonDirector Product Marketing Europe at the Brady Corporation on Competitive Intelligence This week we asked Bhavna Mistry, the Director of Product Marketing Europe at the Brady Corporation, for her opinion on Competitive Intelligence and her market sector. Internationally, Brady Corporation ...
Views: 471 - Do you know there’s too much reliance on secondary research? - by Submitted on May 24, 2022 from Graeme DixonDo you know there’s too much reliance on secondary research? There is a growing problem with reliance on secondary research in the field of business. A good analyst will likely find more secondary information than you, but this can be a big problem if you are not careful. This article is called ...
Views: 511 - Eight Reasons Why a Win-Loss Analysis is Important to You - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2022 from Graeme DixonEight reasons why a win-loss analysis is important to you We ask why win-loss analysis in Competitive Intelligence is an important question. It’s often the first real taste of the power of Competitive Intelligence. An independently commissioned win-loss analysis programme provides nuanced, ...
Views: 451 - Embracing Rabbit Holes: The Hidden Power of Creativity in Competitive Intelligence: Weekly Winning Strategies - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2024 from Graeme DixonEmbracing Rabbit Holes: The Hidden Power of Creativity in Competitive Intelligence: Weekly Winning Strategies Creativity in competitive intelligence isn’t about flashy tactics or novel strategies. It’s about making connections that others don’t see. And sometimes, those connections lie at the ...
Views: 168 - Embracing Rabbit Holes: The Hidden Power of Creativity in Competitive Intelligence: Weekly Winning Strategies - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2024 from Graeme DixonEmbracing Rabbit Holes: The Hidden Power of Creativity in Competitive Intelligence: Weekly Winning Strategies Creativity in competitive intelligence isn’t about flashy tactics or novel strategies. It’s about making connections that others don’t see. And sometimes, those connections lie at the ...
Views: 168 - Enjoy the silence: Why What You Don’t Know Can Beat You: Weekly Winning Strategies - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2025 from Graeme Dixon“Evidence is the list of things you have got. What about the evidence you haven’t got?” is a quote often attributed to Carl Sagan. Or was it cosmologist Martin Rees? Interesting quote about looking for the silence. “Evidence is the list of things you have got.” Sure. That’s how most people ...
Views: 30 - Find Out About Your Competitors to Differentiate And Win - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2022 from Graeme DixonFind out about your competitors to differentiate and win It’s easy to understand your competitors’ products and services. However, it’s more challenging to know what makes them different from you. So, find out about your competitors to differentiate and win. Competition comes from ...
Views: 577 - Find Out What Your Competitors Are Doing - by Submitted on May 05, 2021 from Graeme DixonWe often get asked to find out what your competitors are doing. Competitor analysis has always been essential when doing business planning, sales and marketing. When researching your competitors, you need to start by knowing what you are looking for. What you are going to do with the ...
Views: 392 - Head of Market and Competitive Intelligence at BT answers questions - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2021 from Graeme DixonThis article is the third in a series. We talk to the Head of Market and Competitive Intelligence at BT, Andrew Beurschgens. In this series, we ask people we respect within Competitive Intelligence eight pertinent questions. At the end of this series of questions, we will analyse the answers and ...
Views: 356 - How analysis of your competitors gains a Competitive Advantage in your market - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2021 from Graeme DixonTo gain and keep on achieving Competitive Advantage in your market, you must have a thorough knowledge of your competition. This article explains how analysis of your competitors gains a Competitive Advantage in your market. Competitive analysis helps you do three things: Understand how your ...
Views: 417 - How Can Market Analysis Show You How to Beat Your Competition? - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2022 from Graeme DixonHow can Market Analysis show you how to beat your competition? This article is called how can Market Analysis show you how to beat your competition? How can you beat your competition is one of the most important questions you can ask yourself. Essential for when starting, growing, sustaining ...
Views: 452 - How Competitive Intelligence Helped a Household Name Decide Its Future Direction. A Competitive Intelligence Case Study - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2022 from Graeme DixonHow Competitive Intelligence helped a household name decide its future direction. A Competitive Intelligence case study This is a case study where we looked at two new potential markets for an online household name. They got an excellent insight and more certainty to base to decide which ...
Views: 423 - How Competitive Intelligence helped transform a British icon - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2021 from Graeme DixonThis article explains How Competitive Intelligence helped transform a British icon. It is in our serious of real life case studies performed by Octopus Intelligence. You know-how You know how some industry sectors have household name brands? And seem to have changed very little over a ...
Views: 355 - How Competitive Intelligence helps product road mapping to success - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2022 from Graeme DixonHow Competitive Intelligence helps product road mapping to success You and your competitors need to be more agile when introducing a product or service to the market. So in turn, you have to be better than them when successfully getting a product to market. You need to know what they want and ...
Views: 397 - How Competitive Intelligence Helps Understand How Decision Makers Think - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2021 from Graeme DixonHow Competitive Intelligence helps understand how decision-makers think This article describes how Competitive Intelligence helps understand how decision-makers think. Often this is where people looking at Competitive Intelligence for the first time go wrong. They direct their efforts into ...
Views: 415 - How Competitive Intelligence Helps With Strategic Inflexion Points - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2021 from Graeme DixonHow Competitive Intelligence helps with Strategic inflexion points? This article is called how Competitive Intelligence helps with Strategic inflexion points? Strategic inflexion points have many causes. And not just changes in technology or something one of your competitors is doing. They are ...
Views: 366 - How Competitive Intelligence Improves The Quality of Sales Calls - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2021 from Graeme DixonHow Competitive Intelligence improves the quality of sales calls Here we discuss how Competitive Intelligence improves the quality of sales calls. Competitive Intelligence is so much more than a list of the Strengths and Weaknesses of your main competitors. It can help increase your bottom line ...
Views: 439 - How Competitive Intelligence Isolated Opportunities and Internal Problems - by Submitted on May 04, 2021 from Graeme DixonWe called this post how Competitive Intelligence isolated opportunities and internal problems. It’s a Competitive Intelligence case study. The article presents how our services provide more certainty and confidence. You know how You know how you want to expand from an already booming market ...
Views: 346 - How competitor analysis makes you appear to be a mind reader? - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2022 from Graeme DixonHow competitor analysis makes you appear to be a mind reader? Competitor benchmarking is an important aspect of competitor analysis for any company. It allows you to gain a deeper understanding of your competitors’ business. It helps monitor your performance compared to your leading ...
Views: 538 - How competitor analysis makes you appear to be a mind reader? - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2022 from Graeme DixonHow competitor analysis makes you appear to be a mind reader? Competitor benchmarking is an important aspect of competitor analysis for any company. It allows you to gain a deeper understanding of your competitors’ business. It helps monitor your performance compared to your leading ...
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