The ability to learn faster than your competition 04-Nov-2014 “The ability to learn faster than your competition may be the only sustainable competitive advantage.” [Full story]

Data Quality 30-Oct-2014 “Without good, quality data, any efforts aimed at improving the business will be in vain.” [Full story]

The Power of Information 24-Oct-2014 “Information is power, and the gain you get from empowering your associates more than offsets the risk of informing your competitor.” [Full story]

The Best Solutions 22-Oct-2014 “The best possible solutions come only from a combination of a rational analysis based on the nature of things, and imaginative reintegration of all the different items into a new pattern, using non-linear brain power.” [Full story]

Social Media Relationship 20-Oct-2014 “Social media changes the relationship between companies and customers: From master and servant, to peer to peer.” [Full story]

The CI Function 16-Oct-2014 “Competitive Intelligence is not a crystal ball. There is no such thing as a true forecasting tool. Intelligence does give corporations good approximations of reality, near and long-term. It does not predict the future”. [Full story]

Think like a customer 10-Oct-2014 "Think like a customer." [Full story]

E-Commerce Industry 08-Oct-2014 “The e-commerce industry is a force that no investor can afford to ignore.” [Full story]

Business Intelligence Results 07-Oct-2014 "Business intelligence results will increasingly be achieved by IT solutions that are specific to particular industries and decisions within them." [Full story]

Business Intelligence Projects 01-Oct-2014 “Fewer than 30% of BI projects will meet business expectations from 2012 to 2014.” [Full story]

Rebranding 29-Sep-2014 “A change in You can Change the market for you!” [Full story]

Consumer Engagement 25-Sep-2014 "Measuring engagement and engaging consumers are two sides of the same coin." [Full story]

Customer Satisfaction 24-Sep-2014 "Companies should aim to deliver an experience for their customers to ENJOY versus simply sell them something." [Full story]

The Beta Principle 05-Sep-2014 "If you’re going to put your product in beta - put your business model in beta with it." [Full story]

Risk Management 05-Sep-2014 "Total enterprise risk management is critical, but implementing it is both expensive and easier said than done. Even the most sophisticated financial institutions are still basically silo risk managers." [Full story]

The Difference Between a Vision and a Goal 05-Sep-2014 "A vision without goals will never be achieved. Goals without a vision will lead to an aimless company direction." [Full story]

Business Outsourcing 05-Sep-2014 “People are realizing that they can quickly outsource their everyday tasks, freeing up the business folks to perform higher-value work.” [Full story]

Innovation Efforts 05-Sep-2014 "Innovation efforts really require a very different, more entrepreneurial risk-taking mindset." [Full story]

Internet Marketing 04-Sep-2014 "The Internet has turned what used to be a controlled, one-way message into a real-time dialogue with millions." [Full story]

The Value of Business Intelligence 03-Sep-2014 "You can’t really determine the value of BI or data warehousing unless they’re linked to a particular initiative to improve decision-making. Otherwise, you’ll have no idea how the information and tools are being used." [Full story]