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What Do We Mean When We Talk about Value?
6th June 2014

The concept of Return on Investment (ROI) is a loaded one, that many information professionals dread. How can you demonstrate a tangible financial benefit for those products and services that you purchase on behalf of your organisation? Luckily, there is a way of broadening out the conversation into a wider one about value and what it means to your stakeholders. An in-person FreePint Community of Practice gathered in London in May to share their experiences, and learn that they are not alone in their challenges.

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FreePint Newsletter 400 published
5th June 2014

Announcement of the publication of FreePint Newsletter 400.

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My Favourite Tipples from a Social Media and KM Specialist
4th June 2014

My Favourite Tipples are shared by Shimrit Janes, freelance researcher, writer and consultant specialising in the use of social media tools for knowledge sharing. She shares her favourite resources and network of thought-leaders and practitioners.

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Subscription Update for Information Services Management
3rd June 2014

The monthly FreePint Report: Subscription Update for Information Services Management has been published, which highlights product reviews, source updates and news & analysis relevant to those responsible for information service management, information strategy and content procurement.

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FreePint Subscription Update: What's New and What's Coming
2nd June 2014

Find out what's new and upcoming in FreePint's Content, Community, and Consulting - including interviews with Dow Jones, perspectives on the "right to be forgotten" ECJ ruling, and webinars and CoP sessions on understanding and measuring value.

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Collecting, Analysing and Communicating your Insights for Competitive Intelligence
2nd June 2014

Sophie Alexander highlights key articles from the recently launched FreePint Topic Series: Next-Generation Competitive Intelligence. From data collection and analysis to communicating your insights, these insightful articles highlight practical tips and online tools to make you a more effective competitive intelligence professional, regardless of your industry.

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The Latest Visualisation Techniques Should Be Part of the CI Professional's Toolbox
30th May 2014

Competitive intelligence by its nature requires the presentation of new and complex ideas to audiences that are not necessarily predisposed to hear them. Wayne Jones explains how the latest visualisation tools and techniques can help your ideas get through to your audience.

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Knowledge.Works: Secure Single Intelligence Repository
29th May 2014

Knowledge.Works from Cipher Systems acts as a single information repository for all content related to competitive or business intelligence collection and analysis. It supports all phases of the intelligence cycle from data collection, aggregation, indexing, searching, analysis, reporting and collaboration. With much of its functionality updated since the last FreePint review in 2010, this product could help save an organisation time and money by automating the more time-consuming efforts of research analysts.

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The Importance of an Early Warning Primary CI Network
27th May 2014

A reliable primary source network is an essential component of the competitive intelligence process but is all too often overlooked solely in favour of secondary sources. Sophie Alexander picks out some key points from Marc Limacher's subscription article where he reminds us that a company's employees often hold valuable information and shows why it's important for professionals to take the time to cultivate a give-and-take relationship with them.

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What do Vendors and Buyers Need from Each Other?
27th May 2014

Reporting from FreePint's recent Community of Practice sessions for vendors and buyers, Chris Porter highlights the key themes of common interest from the importance of good usage data to early customer involvement in product development.

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