Crafting a scorecard (step four - document scores)
22nd April 2021

This is the fourth of five articles that help you develop your own scorecards. Parts one to three looked at setting goals and priorities, selecting components and how to design your scoring system. This fourth article looks at what each of the scores in your scoring system actually means.

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Crafting a scorecard (step three - design your scoring system)
21st April 2021

This is the third of five articles that aims to help you develop your own scorecards. Parts one and two helped you set goals and priorities and select components. In this article, we find out how to design your scoring system, particularly the quantitative and qualitative options you should include to align your scoring system with your goals for using your scorecards.

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Crafting a scorecard (step two - select components)
15th April 2021

This is the second of five articles that aims to help you develop your own scorecards. In this article, we examine the components you should consider including on your scorecard to ensure it addresses your organisation’s priorities. 

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Crafting a scorecard (step one - set goals and priorities)
13th April 2021

Scorecards are a useful tool when it comes to content licensing. This article is the first of five that guides you through a series of activities to help you design and create your own scorecards. This first article helps you define your goals and set your priorities.

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Dashboard and collaboration (use-case - intelligence)
17th February 2021

In the second of a five-part series of articles looking at intelligence systems, we explore the interactive options available. This article looks at Aurora’s FirstLight, InfoDesk, InfoNgen, Comintelli’s Intelligence2day and Northern Light’s SinglePoint with a particular focus on dashboard and collaborative features.

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Comparison of content management features (use-case - intelligence)
16th February 2021

This is the first in a five-part series of articles looking at the content management features of intelligence systems. This article describes the components of an intelligence system, the type of content it's likely to include as well as a scorecard for content management features. All-in-one products covered include Factiva, Nexis Newsdesk, NewsEdge, and Northern Light's SinglePoint. We also look at platform-only products including Aurora's FirstLight, InfoDesk, InfoNgen and Intelligence2day.

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Mini review of Global Market Model
2nd February 2021

Global Market Model by The Business Research Company is a market intelligence tool designed to help companies find new customers, understand competitors and analyse global markets. This mini review looks at the company behind the product, as well as its extensive database of economic and market data and forecasts. We find out what changes have been made to the product since Jinfo last reviewed it a couple of years ago. We also take a look at some of its competitors, including Euromonitor’s Passport, MarketLine’s Advantage, IBISWorld, and Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research.

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Mini review of M-Brain's Intelligence Plaza
18th January 2021

Intelligence Plaza from M-Brain is a market intelligence and competitive intelligence platform that can be used by companies of any size working in market intelligence, sales and business development to help with decision-making and strategic planning. This mini review looks at the company and product, and how it's changed since we last looked at it a couple of years ago. We explore the competitive landscape, which includes products from Digimind, Manzama Insights and Meltwater. We also look at its pricing structure and overall value proposition.

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Product review of Aurora's FirstLight (value - purchasing, development and competitor landscape)
14th January 2021

The final part of our product review of Aurora's FirstLight, an intelligence platform, looks at the help and training available to users as well as the product’s value. We also look at other players in the intelligence platforms market. Some of the companies include big names such as LexisNexis, Dow Jones and Thomson Reuters as well as Meltwater, Manzama, and Northern Light, amongst others. We also look at product development plans for the next few years as well as pricing options. 

Note: Full review in Subscription Report (PDF)

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Product review of Aurora's FirstLight (technology - search & user interface; outputs & alerts; administration)
13th January 2021

Part three of Jinfo’s product review of Aurora's FirstLight, an intelligence platform, looks at the technology behind the product. We focus specifically on its automation capabilities, and its use of big data and natural language processing. We also explore how a user would interact with the system and the process involved in a typical implementation of the Enterprise Edition.

Note: Full review in Subscription Report (PDF)  

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