Collecting, Assessing and Organising Data for Competitive Intelligence
7th May 2014

Libby Trudell discusses a range of techniques used in competitive intelligence research to identify the best sources and find relevant content. She considers ways to assess information from various sources for quality and comprehensiveness, and how to organise it for ongoing needs. The article also identifies a range of useful data sources relevant to CI research, from market research reports to media coverage and financial sources.

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FreePint Report: Product Review of RelSci
5th May 2014

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Briefing: Public Data in the Context of Big Data
5th May 2014

The growth in big data techniques and analysis has been driven by the internet giants and has been adopted by many other companies. This article looks at how big data is being applied in commercialising government-sourced data such as public records, land & real estate data and weather data. Author Andrew Lucas identifies key sources and uses of big data. He shows how information professionals can get involved or take the lead in enterprise big data projects, and provide advice and guidance on big data sources as research repositories.

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Follow Us on Twitter... to Oblivion?
2nd May 2014

Plenty of claims are made for Twitter's value in customer relationship management, news distribution and, above all, scale when it comes to big data analytics. But, as Tim Buckley Owen discovers, the value of this social media tool in all of these can be called into question unless we remind ourselves of some pretty fundamental lessons in statistical sampling bias.

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Product Review of RelSci: Value, Competitors, Development & Pricing
2nd May 2014

In the final part of his review of RelSci, Michael Levy explains why professional services "rain makers" and business development professionals that focus on the top echelon of Corporate America will find it of significant value. He also covers the competitor landscape, product maturity and areas for development in this relationship discovery tool.

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Mini Review of CisionPoint: Social Media Capabilities
1st May 2014

Chris Porter's mini review of CisionPoint's social media capabilities includes a test drive of Cision Influence Rating, social influencer search, and a report on how the social media is incorporated into the workflow of a PR professional user. CisionPoint offers media contact data and media monitoring in one platform.

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Q&A with Avention: New Name, New Application
1st May 2014

Chris Porter interviews Jonathan A. Flatow, chief executive officer of Avention, to find out more about why the company has rebranded from its former name of OneSource, what has changed and what has stayed the same with its well-known Business Browser and iSell products, and how the company expects to evolve in the future.

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Who Owns the Future of Collaboration?
30th April 2014

Let's face it, encouraging colleagues and teams within an organisation to collaborate with one another can be hard work. Whilst the concept of collaboration has been around for many years, there are still many organisations that don't see the value of working together and knowledge pooling, or recognise how it can help make individuals, teams, departments and even the organisation more effective and efficient. James Mullan explores what needs to be done.

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FreePint Report: Subscription Update for Information Services Management
29th April 2014

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Product Review of RelSci: Technology Part 2 - User Interface; Integration; Mobile Access; Help
28th April 2014

In the fourth part of his review, Michael Levy gives his view of the user interface of business intelligence database RelSci, takes a look at the CRM integration with Salesforce, explores the apps for iPhone and iPad, and puts customer support to the test.

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