If They Only Knew: Finding Competitive Intelligence from the Websites of Your Competitors and Their Friends [ABSTRACT]
Jinfo Blog
29th October 2008
By Arthur Weiss
Abstract
Even though companies have become smarter about securing information on their web sites, competitive intelligence researchers can still find valuable nuggets of information if they know where and how to look. Arthur Weiss presents some sleuthing techniques to help shed light on competitor's alliances, product plans and strategies.
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Even though companies have become smarter about securing information on their web sites, competitive intelligence researchers can still find valuable nuggets of information if they know where and how to look. Arthur Weiss presents some sleuthing techniques to help shed light on competitor's alliances, product plans and strategies.
What's Inside:
Until recently, a quoted UK company in the security industry included the PowerPoint files used in its annual results presentations on their investor pages. These included a results graph that linked to an Excel spreadsheet with multiple worksheets, including the budgeted and forecast sales of all their clients: several UK police forces, court services and custodial services. Its business was protecting human beings - not its own data!
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