Two CI PPT Presentations on bloobbleblog

I like this: “The mean time between decisions is greater than the mean time between surprises”

Competitive Intelligence: Do you know what NDS is doing ?

Competitive Intelligence: Do you know what Motorola is doing?

Remapping the Universe

from fastcompany.com posted with vodpod

Three Online Competitive Research Tools

via CI Marketplace:

Paulson Management Group posted a list of Competitive Analysis, Paid Search and SEO Tools.  Here’s what they had listed under Competitive Analysis:

Compete.com – Lets you see traffic trends of competing websites, demographic information as well as other important predictors.

quantcast.com – I verified on three sites the monthly uniques are pretty close, good tool for competitive intelligence.

Xinu.com - This one is my new favorite – This tool will be very important as the new Google Universal search is being slowly integrated over the next 6 months. Check it out.

Star Trek, Competitive Intelligence and Analytics

Whether you are focused on market, sales or competitive intelligence, analytics are becoming more important, and useful, every day. Of course, the analytics tool you use has to be focused on your specific need. I see tools come and go that try to be everything to everyone, which ends up working for nobody.

Source and more: PI Blog – Intelligence for Business

Ericsson Chooses IntelliSearch As Global Information Access Tool

Ericsson, the Swedish multi- national telecom vendor, has signed a global license contract with IntelliSearch. The agreement lets Ericsson use IntelliSearch Enterprise as their central information access tool to their global document management solution based on EMC Documentum. Ericsson’s document management solution has 40,000 users worldwide.

Source: PRNewswire

ROCKETinfo launches new Channel Partner Program

ROCKETinfo, the leader in Enterprise Web 2.0 information search and delivery solutions, announces the launch of a new Channel Marketing Program designed for SEO companies, PR agencies, web marketing & design companies, advertising agencies, SEM firms, web hosting & Internet service providers, and online publishers/web portal managers. ROCKETinfo’s Channel Partner Program is already attracting leaders in online subscription services and interactive marketing.

Source: http://www.ciol.com/content/1190799763.aspx

CIP 021 Using Web 2.0 in Intelligence

via CI Podcast : 

Mike Lyden and Dan Bukowski, recent graduates from the Mercyhurst Institute for Intelligence Studies share their experiences and lessones learned from the Wiki on Global Diseases project conducted in conjuntion with the National Intelligence Council.  Mike Lyden is currently an analyst with McManis & Monsalve Associates (http://www.mcmanis-monsalve.com/).  Dan Bukowski works for Booz Allen Hamilton (http://www.bah.com).  More information about the Mercyhurst Institute for Intelligence Studies can be found at http://www.mciis.org.  The Wiki on Global Diseases project can be viewed at http://nie.wikispaces.com.

Direct download: CIP_021_Using_Web_2.0_in_Intelligence.mp3

Mega Searches

Crossengine.com has become Intelways.com.

Wink – A new site for People Search

Via The Confidential Resource:

Wink searches the major social networks and the Web to find people. The site also provides search filters such as location, age, and interests to help narrow down your search for common names. This search engine allows you to enter a location and other keywords to help narrow the search.

Demo 07: ZoomInfo – Zoominfo PowerSearch 2007

PowerSearch 2007 is a business information search engine that crawls and organizes the “Business Web” and then automatically compiles easy-to-digest profiles about individuals, companies and industries. PowerSearch significantly impoves the depth, freshness and accurancy of search results, and can be easily personalized depending on search styles and needs (sales, marketing, competitive intelligence, recruiting, etc.). It also incorporates contextual search capabilities and provides dynamic competitor lists to help users quickly define and understand markets as they change.

Source: Technorati