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How Big Data Affects Social (and CI) Polarization

Strategy

“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” – Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Former US Senator "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." – Benjamin Disraeli, Former UK Prime…

September 24, 2018 Read more

What Does it Take to be a CI Professional?

Competitive Intelligence

Looking back over our thirty-year history, I am reminded of a key question that crops up whenever I talk to companies starting a CI unit. The question most frequently asked is about how to staff the unit and more specifically, what…

August 28, 2018 Read more

Not Just Nutrition: Environmental and Social Causes Behind Pet Food Brands

General

According to the 2017-2018 APPA National Pet Owners Survey, U.S. pet parents spend an average of $307 per year on dog food and $235 on cat food. Recent estimates show that traditional kibble and wet food products still dominate the…

August 27, 2018 Read more

Demand-Based Pricing: Risk or Reward?

Strategy | Technology

Recently, I have been wondering about the explosion of demand-based pricing algorithms used by a growing set of industries. Pricing strategies have certainly evolved since our founding thirty years ago, and it seems like demand-based…

July 31, 2018 Read more

Three Technologies Shaping the Finance and Insurance Industries

Finance & Insurance

In a similar fashion to how Walmart disrupted “Main Street” and how Amazon disrupted Walmart, the finance and insurance industries are ready for a new wave of disruption. This disruption may occur from within the industry itself…

July 31, 2018 Read more

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

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