Competitive Intelligence

The addition of German Chemicals Industry: Sector Report to their offering has been announced by Research and Markets

This industry profile is an assimilation of insider knowledge, market characteristics and economic indicators. It analyzes the critical success factors in the industry – how the industry has evolved and how competitive dynamics have impacted market behavior. The profile is a tool to help your company gain an in-depth knowledge and competitive advantage in the industry.
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Primary Impact Authors Overview of China Plastics Industry and Makes Available Subscription Studies on China’s Masterbatch, Compounding, Injection Molding, and Extrusion Markets.

The China Plastics Overview, free from Primary Impact, will provide clear information about the areas of growth, opportunity, and challenges in this dynamic market place. The study, which was produced for and sponsored by PlasticsNews, a trade publication serving the international plastics industry, was released at its first “Plastics News China Forum 2006 - Navigating China’s Business Landscape”, held November 14 - 15, 2006 in Chicago. The forum provided plastics industry decision-makers with current information and trends, and brought together experts in the field to share industry knowledge.

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HiTIS – life science & biotech intelligence, a European life sciences industry focused competitive intelligence firm, added recently a neurodegenerative diseases therapies-focused publication to its family of periodical competitive intelligence reports.
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BioInformatics, LLC, is a market research and consulting firm serving the life science industry. BioInformatics has released a new catalog featuring 21 market research reports. BioInformatics reports are based on the experiences and expectations of a huge amount (hundreds, sometimes even thousands) of scientific customers who buy products to support their research.

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According to a province-wide online study of nearly 600 adult British Columbia and Alberta residents conducted by Ipsos Reid on behalf of the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association (MRIA), consumers are very knowledgeable and supportive of companies that conduct business intelligence (BI) activities, and personally participate in a wide number of these activities. However, consumers are also very skeptical and suspicious about data mining, and have significant concerns about invasion of personal privacy, and the potential misuse of this information.
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Dialog, a Thomson business, today announced that it has added the TRADEMARKSCAN®–Australia database to the Dialog platform, further expanding its intellectual property portfolio and providing greater coverage for the Asia-Pacific region. Dialog also offers trademark coverage for Japan and South Korea, having added the TRADEMARKSCAN®–South Korea database in June 2006.
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In an article on destinationCRM.com Allen Long describes how the combination of competitive intelligence and market research - what he calls “Optimized Market Intelligence” - maximizes customer acquisition and retention.

This combined effort produces optimized market intelligence that leads to best-informed executive decision-making regarding company growth. Unfortunately, many companies fail to combine their efforts in this way and are missing out on valuable opportunities to grow their businesses, improve ROI, and best connect with customers.

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Recent declines in the Western European lubricants market have sent some global marketers looking elsewhere for growth opportunities, but preliminary research for a new study by Kline & Company indicates that Western Europe might warrant a second look, especially for manufacturers of high-performance lubricants.

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Research and Markets has announced a new report (Price: Euro 527) “Getting Pushy: Gathering Competitive Forces in the Mobile Email Market”.

The mobile email market is currently experiencing its initial wave of competition. Once the favorite of corporate IT departments, RIM is now under threat from a number of up-and-coming competitors. A new generation of disruptive players, innovative pricing models and low-cost business solutions have exploded onto the scene, seeking to take a piece of RIM’s leading market share.

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