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Is Your CI Unit Effective? Insights from the 5th Annual Effective CI Survey

Competitive Intelligence | Strategy

Our 30-year anniversary coincided with the administration and analysis of our 5th Annual Effective CI Survey. We originally launched the survey five years ago to identify CI best practices and understand how they directly link to more…

June 28, 2018 Read more

Gene Therapy: The Future is Here

Life Sciences

After decades of R&D, numerous lessons learned, and limited initial adoption, gene therapy has finally become a clinically and financially viable option for certain indications globally. In the early 2000’s, gene therapy was…

June 28, 2018 Read more

Lessons from Cybersecurity for the CI professional

Competitive Intelligence | Technology

As we continue our 30-year celebration, I am reminded of how much cross-pollination there is between Competitive Intelligence skill sets and other analytical tools. Recently, that cross-pollination was highlighted in an application…

May 31, 2018 Read more

A Natural Evolution in Grocery – Elevating to the Educated Shopper’s Level

General

During March 8-12, 2018, approximately 80,000 industry professionals attended Expo West – the grocery industry’s largest annual show in North America. The exhibition had 3,100 natural products exhibitors ranging from mom-and-pop…

April 19, 2018 Read more

Past and Present: The Fortune 500 in 1988 vs. 2018

Competitive Intelligence | Strategy

As Fletcher/CSI reflects on the past 30 years of advising the world's leading companies, it is interesting to analyze how the Fortune 500 list has changed since our founding in 1988. Today, we focus on providing competitive…

March 14, 2018 Read more

Earning Trust from Millennial Corporate Technology Buyers

Technology

Millennials now frequently contribute to corporate technology purchasing decisions and they are changing how decisions are made. As millennials move into leadership positions, it is important to understand how they make…

March 14, 2018 Read more

Top 10 Signs You Need a Third Party Competitive Intelligence Partner

Competitive Intelligence

Over the past thirty years that Fletcher/CSI has been in operation, we have formed some opinions about when a company should outsource some parts of its CI operation. One of our guiding principles is that the best use of the CI team…

February 13, 2018 Read more

2018 – The Speed of Disruption, Innovation and Re-Invention will Only Increase

Strategy

In the UK and Europe, we are living in a time that is both extraordinary and turbulent. The UK government reports creation of over 660,000 start-ups over the last 12 months, which is an alarming number for a country that historically…

February 13, 2018 Read more

Competitive Intelligence: Thirty Years Retrospective

Competitive Intelligence

Fletcher/CSI entered the world of Competitive Intelligence in 1988, a total of thirty years ago. Thirty years is a milestone for any business, and we want to start the year by sharing some perspective on how CI has evolved since 1988.…

January 11, 2018 Read more

Four Benefits of Trade Shows through the Lens of a CI Research Analyst

Trade Shows

Trade shows have existed for centuries to facilitate the promotion of products in one location. In 1851, London’s Great Exhibition – the first international exposition of manufactured products – displayed over 13,000 items…

December 15, 2017 Read more

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