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Friday, February 10, 2012
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ISSUE 43
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Board of Directors election results.
by Judith Leavitt
SCIP is pleased to welcome the new 2004 Board members:
- Dr. Craig Fleisher
- Timothy Kindler
- Ruth Stanat
Everyone at SCIP looks forward to working with the new Board members, a distinguished group of professionals and active SCIP members.
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SCIP04 early registration bonus.
by Carolina Olivieri
The early bird registration is in full swing and will expire on January 31, 2004. But if you sign up before December 20th, you will also receive these great offerings:
- A Boston USA Discount Pass ($1,000 value) offering discounts to various retailers and restaurants (made available by the Boston Tourism office).
- A $25 off coupon for any purchase in the SCIP bookstore during the conference.
Great value plus added benefits! We have a limited availability of these special passes and coupons, so enjoy added savings not only at SCIP04, but for the city of Boston as well.
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Managing information: conquering the great enigma.
by Aimee Zahora
Managing information is a complex concept because it has enormous scope. Everyone deals with information and its related task of management in some manner. Managing information allows for discernment between what is valued and what is not valued. Information in isolation, information at the wrong time, or information in a poor format for its intended audience contributes to a devaluing of information. This article illustrates the meaning of managing information in a CI context.
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SCIP04 Tools & Techniques track.
by Kathrine Hayes
The Tools & Techniques Track at the SCIP04 conference is the largest and most comprehensive track covering analytical methods, tools, and techniques. While the other conference tracks each have a respectable eight to ten sessions over the 2 day conference, the Tools & Techniques track offers over 20 sessions covering topics from behavior profiling to ethics, from pricing intelligence to triangulation metrics.
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Top 10 interview bloopers and how to avoid them.
by Deborah Walker
We’ve all heard stories of job candidates who looked great on paper but who were absolute disasters in person. With fewer and fewer interview opportunities available in this competitive market, it’s essential to make the best possible first impression. You can learn from the mistakes of others and avoid the top 10 worst interview blunders.
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The return of CI 101 and 202.
by Carolina Olivieri
If you missed or were closed out of the September 22-23 offering of SCIP’s most popular course on CI basics, you are in luck. CI 101 & 202 will be presented on January 15 and 16, 2004 at the Renaissance Pere Marquette Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana by Mike Sandman of Fuld & Company. This course is for you if you are new to the discipline of CI. Each day is a complete workshop. Mike will teach you how to develop intelligence from gathered information and how to present results to key decision-makers.
Learn what CI really is, identify the best sources of information, turn information into useful intelligence and discover how to develop an ongoing CI process within your group. The workshops will also cover an overview of technology tools for research, analysis, and management. Don’t miss this opportunity to advance your CI knowledge and education. Sign up today, as space is limited. We sold out for the last presentation, so make plans to attend early and register online.
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The intranet gets serious, part 1.
by Gerry McGovern
Finally, organizations are getting serious about how they manage their intranets. The intranet is now moving out of an evolutionary, experimental phase into a more systematic, managed phase. It is being seen as an asset, a driver of productivity. However, return on investment measurement for the intranet still requires a lot of work. Shell has made management of knowledge a key organizational commitment.
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Look for your Nov/Dec issue of CI magazine.
by Bonnie Hohhof
You should be receiving your November/December issue of CI magazine within the next three weeks. In addition to a full set of articles on trade show intelligence, delivering CI to your sales force, technical CI, and managing client expectations, this issue contains the complete program for the SCIP04 conference in Boston:
- 52 full speaker sessions organized in 5 major tracks
- 22 presentations at the concurrent academic conference
- 20 pre and post conference workshops
- 2 world-class keynote speakers
- 1 special event featuring the Art of Possibility
Visit the Boston conference website for all the latest program news.
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SCIP CI Partner Program update.
by Carolina Olivieri
SCIP welcomes Aurora/WDC as the newest partner to its CI Partner program. Since 1995, Aurora WDC's Recon CI Solutions Bureau has provided scalable research and analysis outsourcing, as well as best practices training and infrastructure development, in support of market-leading clients in every industry. Aurora’s worldwide collection capabilities extend resources for client staff to maximize the value of intelligence in their business. For further information, please contact Derek Johnson. Check the SCIP website for further information on the CI Partner Program CI Partner Program and other CI Partner organizations.
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FYI: new and notable.
by Bonnie Hohhof
- Search engines: news and updates.
- Internet sites with information you can use.
- Software and products.
- Searching reviews and tips.
- General readings of interest.
- Articles mentioning competitive intelligence.
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