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Arthur Weiss comments on ethics case study hosted on competitive intelligence case website.

Arthur Weiss, AWARE's managing director, commented on a recent case study written by Tom Hawes of JT Hawes Consulting LLC. The case study looked at the issues involved when a company obtained proprietary material from a supplier detailing key product development strategies from a major competitor. The commentary looked at the ethical and legal issues involved in using such material as well as the wider issue of how companies should handle CI ethical breaches in general.

Listen to an audio commentary on the case, complementing the written case comments.

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Books - Art of the Long View

Recommended Book

The Art of the Long View
Peter Schwartz
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This is an excellent introduction and guide to scenario planning.

Read our review of this book

If there is one book that is head and shoulders above all the other on the subject of scenario planning, this is it. Schwartz's book is a joy to read and gives a tremendous introduction to the subject, leaving the reader with a firm grounding and understanding in the way that scenario planning has helped many companies gain competitive advantage in their industries. The text includes many case studies and anecdotes making it a must-read book. Peter Schwartz is not only one of the world's leading scenario planners - but an excellent writer also.

For more recommendations visit our book selection.

Institute of Competitive Intelligence
UK Course Schedule

ICI holds regular public training courses & workshops on a range of competitive intelligence related topics. Courses take place across Europe, the USA and elsewhere. The next UK based ICI courses will take place in November 2010 and February 2011 in central London.

Course Schedule
If you register 40 days in advance, deduct 5% from total fees.

Further information on the Institute of Competitive Intelligence.

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Finding Competitive Intelligence using Online Sources

AWARE consultants are experts at discovering competitor information online and have developed a market-leading course on Finding Competitive Intelligence using Online Sources. This course has been given as an in-house course to numerous companies across industries (IT, publishing, telecoms, chemicals....) and countries, as well as publicly at SCIP annual and European conferences, the London International Online Information Conferences and other similar events.

The workshop has received high praise for its unique approach to finding competitive intelligence on the Internet. The workshop - available as a half-day or full day in-house training course - teaches attendees how to find actionable competitive intelligence rather than just present a list of sources that quickly date. Like all AWARE's in-house training, the course can be customised to focus on industry or competitive area.

For more information on this workshop and how it can help you become a more effective Internet researcher check out our Competitive Intelligence Training and ask us about our courses on finding CI information.

Competitive Intelligence on a budget

Many businesses think that competitive intelligence research is expensive and hard to do. This is not true. It is quite possible to uncover crucial competitive intelligence without spending large sums.

Visiting industry trade-shows and conferences is a fantastic way to find out what is happening. However there is much more to trade show intelligence than just picking up the competitors' marketing materials. You can discuss what is happening in the industry with sales people on competitor stands and hear opinion leaders at floor-show seminars.

At a trade-show, competitor sales people are generally willing to talk to anybody - including their competitors. They will want to boast about what they are doing and how. What they refuse to say can be as informative as what they do say - and so trade shows present a golden opportunity for gathering intelligence on the whole marketplace in one go - making for fast and efficient intelligence gathering. If you feel uncomfortable doing this yourself or want to know how to do it better, ask us.

For more information on Trade Show Intelligence, and how to do competitive intelligence on a budget, contact us today on +44 20 8954 9121 or .

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Quick Tip: Shouting loudly

Quick Tip

The Talmud (the main source for Jewish law and tradition other than the Bible) tells a parable about a gathering of all the animals in nature. The lion was asked why he was the king of all the beasts. He replied:
Because I can roar the loudest, and when I roar, everyone else is silent.
At that point, the thrush stood up and said:
That may be true, but if we go a mile or so from where you are roaring, your roar is not heard. However when I begin to chirp, all the birds chirp along with me and the whole forest is filled with song.

Making an impact and influencing others does not depend on how loud you shout to put over your own views.
It depends on influencing people so that everybody sings from the same song-sheet.
Silence does not necessarily signify approval.
It may just indicate that people are scared to argue with you.

When everybody joins in and contributes, then you can be sure that you will reach agreement!

Our services in competitive intelligence research, competitor analysis and CI training will help you integrate and use competitive and marketing intelligence in your business, strategic and marketing planning processes. Whether you need research, advice or training, our mission is to support our clients so that they achieve their growth objectives.

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