The New Competitor Intelligence: The Complete Resource for Finding, Analyzing, and Using Information about Your Competitors

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Summary: An American book with an American Perspective! Limited
Review: A book very much focused towards the US market and as such with limited appeal to the rest of the world. The book felt a little 'padded' and the depth of some subjects left quite a bit to be desired.Might I be so bold to suggest that military intelligence is about 2 lightyears ahead of the commercial sector and it shows. Little things were annoying , such as the lack of URLs when discussing the use of Databases for Corporate Intelligence. I might suggest a basic primer on Intelligence Process from any Western Army which lays out the Intelligence Cycle as a starting point in self education. A few useful contact addresses but not the definitive Commercial Intelligence primer

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Summary: An excellent printed resource
Review: An excellent basic primer on industrial competitor intelligence. In the first few chapters, this book explains how you can set up and manage a competitive intelligence program without investing huge of money or time.

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Summary: Practical guide
Review: An excellent basic primer on industrial competitor intelligence. In the first few chapters, this book explains how you can set up and manage a competitive intelligence program without investing huge of money or time.

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Summary: An excellent printed resource
Review: An excellent sourcebook of information regarding competitive intelligence in the U.S. Voluminous bibliographical references underscored with anecdotal information from Fuld, a leader in the field. The ethics of the competitive intelligence community do not condone corporate espionnage, therefore, those looking for a primer on military intelligence or global covert practices should look elsewhere. This is a good, solid reference that belongs on any CI professional's desk.

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Summary: Good Body of Work
Review: Mr. Fuld has contributed much to the field of CI. This body of work is well done, but lacks some of the more innovative ways of collecting and analyzing intel -- especially from the CxO/Board level. I trust Mr. Fuld is working on a follow-up work and I personally am looking forward to it.

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Summary: Good Body of Work
Review: Mr. Fuld has contributed much to the field of CI. This body of work is well done, but lacks some of the more innovative ways of collecting and analyzing intel -- especially from the CxO/Board level. I trust Mr. Fuld is working on a follow-up work and I personally am looking forward to it.

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Summary: Not a primer on CI
Review: My opinion of this book hasn't changed however my e-mail address has.

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Summary: Not a primer on CI
Review: My opinion of this book hasn't changed however my e-mail address has.

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Summary: Best Primer for the Traditional Best Practices
Review: This is a serious general text on competitive intelligence, and Leonard is a master. Having said that, I would note that what Leonard does best is work very hard-the practice of business intelligence still lacks a good set of information technology tools for discovering, discriminating, distilling, and delivering packaged business intelligence, and most firms do not have the tools for managing a broadly distributed network of niche experts who are hired on a day to day basis. Fuld & Company Inc., and to a lesser extent the other companies listed in the Open Source Marketplace, are the first wave in what I believe will be a major line of business to business revenue in the 21st Century.

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Summary: Best Primer for the Traditional Best Practices
Review: This is a serious general text on competitive intelligence, and Leonard is a master. Having said that, I would note that what Leonard does best is work very hard-the practice of business intelligence still lacks a good set of information technology tools for discovering, discriminating, distilling, and delivering packaged business intelligence, and most firms do not have the tools for managing a broadly distributed network of niche experts who are hired on a day to day basis. Fuld & Company Inc., and to a lesser extent the other companies listed in the Open Source Marketplace, are the first wave in what I believe will be a major line of business to business revenue in the 21st Century.