Press Releases from Global Intelligence Alliance (44 total)
Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA) officially renamed M-Brain
Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA) today officially announced a change in its operating name to M-Brain.
M-Brain acquired GIA in September 2014, with the aim to provide the most powerful suite of market monitoring, market intelligence and market advisory services through its 13 offices around the world. During the past few months, M-Brain has integrated the intelligence consultancy’s portfolio of market monitoring, intelligence best practices, advisory services and competitive intelligence software with…
Survey Shows Indonesia and Singapore are ASEAN Countries with Most to Gain from …
Indonesia and Singapore are the South East Asian countries that will have the most to gain from the January 2016 launch of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), according to a new white paper by Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA) Singapore. The white paper, “Gaining Competitive Advantage through AEC”, includes a survey of 32 industry specialists and thought leaders based in South East Asia, who also said that companies need more business…
White Paper Recommends Market Strategies For a Russia in Crisis
A new white paper by ALT Research & Consulting (ALT), a Member Company of the Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA) group, details how foreign companies in Russia can overcome the impact of international sanctions against the world’s sixth largest economy.
A new white paper by ALT Research & Consulting (ALT), a Member Company of the Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA) group, details how foreign companies in Russia can overcome the impact of international…
GIA Celebrates 10 Years of Support for Plan International’s Efforts to Raise G …
Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA) celebrates its tenth year of supporting Plan International, as part of its corporate social responsibility program. GIA’s involvement with Plan began in February 2005 through its corporate headquarters in Finland, and comprises financial donations, a child sponsorship, as well as organizing different kinds of staff volunteer projects that support girls from developing countries who are sponsored by Plan’s “Because I am a Girl” campaign.
Founded over 75…
Leading Competitive Intelligence Event Returns to Chicago
Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA) has announced that it will bring this year’s North American GIA Conference back to Chicago, Illinois, and host it at the chic Hard Rock Hotel Chicago. To be held between October 27 and 29, 2014, the industry-leading competitive intelligence event, which focuses on education, program development and networking, will include a speaker roster comprising competitive intelligence experts from Coca Cola, Hewlett Packard, IBM, MetLife, Nissan, Nokia,…
Global Intelligence Alliance Acquired by M-Brain
Global Intelligence Alliance Group Oy (GIA) announced today that M-Brain Oy has signed an agreement to purchase the entire share capital of GIA. With M-Brain, GIA will offer an unparalleled spectrum of market intelligence services together with an increased global footprint.
The combined group will become a global market intelligence provider, bringing together GIA’s strategic analysis and advisory, market intelligence and related software solutions together with M-Brain’s content production and…
GIA Predicts Eight Future Scenarios for Market Intelligence in White Paper
In a new white paper by Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), Predictions of Future Scenarios for Market Intelligence, the consultancy makes eight predictions regarding the future of market intelligence. The paper is based on discussions in a one-day scenario analysis workshop comprising market intelligence professionals and strategic foresight experts, focused on what the future of market intelligence will hold.
The findings from the workshop reveal that in the future, market intelligence teams…
White Paper on Measuring the ROI of Market Intelligence Launched
Companies face the constant challenge of making the most effective and efficient use of their resources, and enhancing the returns on their activities. A new white paper by Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), Demonstrating the Impact of Market Intelligence, demonstrates a number of ways companies can evaluate the efficiency, effectiveness and returns on their internal market intelligence activities. The white paper can be downloaded at http://bit.ly/1jzQATd.
Calculating the monetary return-on-investment (ROI) for…
Second Edition of Handbook of Market Intelligence Launched at GIA Conference Hel …
The second edition of the Handbook of Market Intelligence was officially launched the GIA Conference in Helsinki, Finland today and was opened for sale at the conference site. Published by Wiley, this is an update on the first edition, which was released in November 2011. http://bit.ly/1n6Dr7V
With its first edition quickly selling out after each print run, the second edition of the Handbook of Market Intelligence has been updated based on reader…
New Blog Offers Best Practices for Competitive Intelligence Software
Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), the developers of Intelligence Plaza®, have launched a blog that covers various aspects of how technology can be used to manage competitive intelligence activities (CI), including how to manage CI processes on Microsoft SharePoint. The blog provides general tips and best practices, together some real life cases. Competitive Intelligence refers to the collection, analysis and use of information about a company’s competitors, suppliers, distributors, buyers as…
Half of Competitive Intelligence Software Investments in North America will Focu …
Large corporations with Microsoft SharePoint web application platforms have been standardizing their software suites under SharePoint. Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a market intelligence advisory company, predicts that half of all competitive intelligence software investments in 2014-2015 in North America will be geared towards SharePoint based products.
With a Microsoft Office-like interface, SharePoint comprises a multipurpose set of web technologies backed by a common technical infrastructure and is today, used by four…
Highly-Rated Market Intelligence Event in Helsinki To Help Companies Ensure Futu …
Companies in Western Europe spend an average of € 2.3 million on market intelligence every year, but much more of that could be spent on being better prepared for the future, say Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), the global advisory company that also organizes highly rated educational conferences on market intelligence.
The amount of money companies in Western Europe spent on market intelligence increased significantly between 2011 and 2013 - by as…
Strategic market intelligence advisors launch new website
Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a strategic market intelligence and advisory company, has launched a new website, with improved functionality, design, and navigation. The new website (lobalintelligence.com) has been designed to cater to directors and managers in charge of competitive intelligence, business analysis, competitor and customer intelligence, strategic planning and marketing, who are interested in thought leadership on market intelligence.
GIA’s company website retains popular features such as the free market…
GIA Webinar to Demonstrate How Companies can Increase Efficiency of Market Intel …
Competitive advantage in a globalized marketplace can be gained or lost by how well a company conducts market intelligence. According to the 2013 Global Market Intelligence Survey by Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA) however, 45 percent of companies say a lack of information about their market environment and competition delays decisions.
The strategic market intelligence group says that as an internal corporate function, the key purpose of market intelligence is to enable…
Shell’s Upstream Business Unit Trials Intelligence Plaza For Market Insights S …
2014-01-09 – Royal Dutch Shell plc, a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies with around 90,000 employees in more than 80 countries and territories, has successfully trialed a competitive intelligence software, Intelligence Plaza®, for its upstream business.
Like any company, Shell routinely monitors the factors that influence their business prospects, and tries to predict what may lie ahead. Shell’s upstream business searches for and recovers crude oil and natural gas.…
GIA White Paper Explains How to Turn Data into Insight
Oct-03-2013,Sixty-four percent of companies with world class market intelligence functions centralize their intelligence functions, compared to 57 percent in the average company, according to the 2013 Global Market Intelligence Survey. This requires sophisticated management of intelligence processes that enable the gathering of data, analysis and subsequent dissemination of useful insights across offices and functions.
The latest white paper “Intelligence Process –Turning Data into Insight” by the strategic market intelligence and advisory…
GIA Conference in Toronto Wins Enthusiastic Followers
Participants at this year’s North American GIA Conference in Canada rated the learning and networking opportunities at the event highly, with a total score of 4.5 out of 5 on average.
Held between October 22 and 24 at The 1King West Hotel in Toronto and organized by Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), the annual strategic market intelligence event featured seasoned experts. Various leading global companies were represented, including Bennett Jones LLP, Best…
Intelligence Plaza Website by GIA Awarded ‘Best Computer Software Website 2012 …
Intelligence Plaza’s website intelligenceplaza.com developed by Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA) has won the ‘Best Computer Software Website 2012’ award in the 2012 Web Marketing Association’s annual contest.
Each year, the association names the Best Computer: Software web site as part of the annual WebAward Competition. Best websites are selected by judging the entered websites using seven criteria - design, ease of use, copywriting, interactivity, use of technology, innovation and content. Now…
50% of Technology, Media, and Telco Companies Face Information Gaps in Emerging …
Research by Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA) shows that telecommunication, technology and media (TMT) companies expect an average of 48% of their global revenues to come from emerging markets by 2017.
In April-May 2012, GIA conducted an online survey amongst business managers at 58 global telecommunication, technology and media (TMT) companies. The results have been published in the Business Perspectives on Emerging Markets 2012-2017 (Telecommunication, Technology and Media) Report.
The research confirms…
90% of Global Companies Say Their Emerging Markets Strategies Could Be Better
Half of the 430 global companies recently surveyed by Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA) say at least 30% of their global revenues will come from Emerging Markets by 2017. Yet nine out of 10 admit that they could have done something better in their Emerging Markets strategy, according to GIA’s Business Perspectives on Emerging Markets 2012-2017 Report.
The consultancy says that the motivations behind many global companies’ Emerging Markets strategies have evolved…
Cisco’s Marketing Director Joins GIA as VP of Intelligence Best Practices
Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a strategic market intelligence and advisory group, announces the appointment of Joost Drieman as Vice President for the firm’s Intelligence Best Practices (IBP) advisory services, where he will be tasked with providing consultancy services, assessments, as well as thought leadership in the form of workshops, webinars and seminars for the company’s international clients.
With over 30 years of experience in international business development, strategy and intelligence, Drieman…
100% Top-Tier Clients will Recommend Global Intelligence Alliance
Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a global strategic market intelligence and advisory group, announces survey findings that show that 100% of its top-tier clients would consider recommending GIA. Respondents said "GIA is one of very few consultancies that focus on intelligence and can do it on a global basis. Their service is outstanding and they are always open to working with us to ensure the end product is what we need."
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97% Customers Recommend GIA’s Competitive Intelligence (CI) Software
Business users are increasingly recognizing the value of market intelligence software, says Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a global strategic market intelligence and advisory group.
In a global customer survey in late 2011, end users of GIA’s competitive intelligence software, Intelligence Plaza®, said that software that is used to collect, analyze and share competitive intelligence provides a good channel to proactively share information and participate in important internal discussions. The survey also…
88% of Executives in Europe Say They Save Time, Thanks to Market Intelligence
A majority of European company executives (88%) save time through systematic market intelligence, with 39% saying they save up to one hour and 49% saving over one hour a week, according to a survey by Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a global strategic market intelligence and advisory group. In late 2011, GIA conducted an online survey amongst over 2,300 end users of systematic market intelligence functions in companies in Western Europe.…
GIA Launches Free Market Intelligence Benchmarking Tool
Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a global strategic market intelligence and advisory group, releases a free Market Intelligence Benchmarking Self Assessment Tool for companies interested in determining how advanced their inhouse market intelligence or competitive intelligence capabilities are, as an initial first step before a full blown benchmarking program and analysis.
By answering 44 multiple-choice questions, under six categories representing the Key Success Factors outlined in the World Class Market Intelligence Roadmap…
GIA Reports Strong Growth in Competitive Intelligence Software Business – Laun …
Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a global strategic market intelligence and advisory group, experiences strong growth for its competitive intelligence (CI) software and anticipates the trend to continue in 2012-2013. GIA also launches a dedicated competitive intelligence software website for its Intelligence Plaza® solution.
GIA has experienced especially strong growth for new CI software installations since 2010 and this trend has been intensifying. In 2011, the consultancy expects growth in installations of…
GIA Conference Chicago Gets 100% Endorsement as Recommended Event on Market Inte …
Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a global strategic market intelligence and advisory group, closes another GIA Conference in North America with resounding positive feedback from attendees.
On the final day of the three-day GIA Conference, a seminar on world class market intelligence, at The Drake Hotel in Chicago, a full 100% of conference participants said that they would recommend the conference to others. Overall, delegates gave the GIA Conference an average satisfaction…
Survey: 60% Companies in Brazil to Increase Investments in Market Intelligence P …
Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a global strategic market intelligence and advisory group, releases results from its 2011 Global Market Intelligence Survey, showing that companies in Brazil appear to be recognizing positive returns from their investments in market intelligence, as there is a growing demand for timely and strategic Intelligence in the country. The research shows that about 90% companies in Brazil now agree that they have benefited from market intelligence,…
Survey: North America Companies Set to Increase Competitive Intelligence Budgets …
Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a global strategic market intelligence and advisory group, releases results from its 2011 Global Market Intelligence Survey, which show that nearly 70% of North American companies intend to increase their investments in competitive intelligence (also known as market intelligence) in 2012-2013.
As a program, market intelligence collects information about market players and strategically relevant topics and processes it into insights that support decision-making. It helps organizations understand…
Survey: 50% Companies in the UK Intend to Increase Their Market Intelligence Bud …
Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a global strategic market intelligence and advisory group, releases results from its 2011 Global Market Intelligence Survey, which show that market intelligence is firmly established in the United Kingdom (UK). As many as 85% of the companies surveyed reported having a systematic market intelligence program in place, as compared to the global average of 76%. Almost all the respondents said that they have benefited from their…
Survey: 80% Chemicals Companies Intend to Increase Investments on Market Intelli …
Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a global strategic market intelligence and advisory group, releases results from its 2011 Global Market Intelligence Survey, which shows that chemicals companies have room for improvement when it comes to demonstrating returns from their market intelligence activities. While the majority of the chemicals companies surveyed (70%) said that their investments in market intelligence have paid off, the level of perceived returns lag behind other industries, such…
Survey: Over 70% Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Companies will Invest More in Ma …
Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a global strategic market intelligence and advisory group, releases results from its 2011 Global Market Intelligence Survey, which show that pharmaceuticals and healthcare companies appear to have efficient market intelligence functions. More than 70% already have a systematic operation in place. Compared to some other industries, they have one of the highest satisfaction rates. Over 70% intend to increase their investments into market intelligence over 2012-2013.
As…
Survey: Financial Services Companies Underutilize Market Intelligence Networks
Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a global strategic market intelligence and advisory group, releases results from its 2011 Global Market Intelligence Survey, which show that the internal employee networks that financial services companies use to collect market intelligence are underutilized.
Market intelligence departments cater to large numbers of internal clients, with a smaller number of staff from other departments contributing to market intelligence. The average ratio is 16.3 internal market intelligence…
Strategic Market Intelligence Advisors Bring Popular GIA Conference to Chicago, …
Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA) brings the much-anticipated GIA Conference to Chicago, USA on 14-16 November 2011. To be held at the Drake Hotel, the Conference theme focuses on helping companies achieve world class market intelligence: “From Firefighters to Futurists”.
GIA Conferences focus strictly on delivering best-in-class educational programs for market intelligence leaders and practitioners as well as decision makers from a variety of industries, and have been very well received wherever…
Debt Crisis to Drive Greater Demand for Intelligence Services that Monitor Impac …
Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a global strategic market intelligence and advisory group, predicts that the market uncertainties brought about by the U.S. credit downgrade and troubles in the EU will hasten the adoption of more customized market monitoring services.
Companies will seek to:
1. Track how their target markets in different regions are expected to develop
2. Understand how the broad economic developments are reflected in each of their customer industries
3. Monitor competition in the increasingly…
Book on “Business Information Systems and Technology” Featuring GIA Survey P …
April 28, 2011 The book, “Business Information Systems and Technology”, published today by Routledge, substantially features the Market Intelligence Trends 2015 Survey results by Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA) in one of its chapters.
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada in April 2011, the authors, Brian Lehaney, Phil Lovett and Mahmood Shah, explain in the book that business information systems are at the heart of every successful organization in today’s world.…
Americas Market Intelligence joins Global Intelligence Alliance Network as GIA M …
April 15, 2011, Americas Market Intelligence (AMI) is now officially a GIA Member with Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a global strategic market intelligence and advisory group. GIA Members are independent market intelligence consultancies from around the world that represent GIA in their respective geographies. They also enjoy greater recognition through their affiliation with the GIA brand and access to the worldwide network of consultants, thought leadership and tools of Global…
Intelligence Best Practices from around the World Now Available to Online Subscr …
March 10, 2011 Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a global strategic market intelligence and advisory group, has officially launched a premium online knowledge resource and networking platform on intelligence best practices.
"The materials on GIA’s Intelligence Best Practices Online represent a culmination of almost a decade’s worth of research and advisory work by GIA with leading international companies on their market intelligence operations. For instance, we feature cases or videos from…
GIA Grows by 24% and Achieves Over 95% Customer Retention Rate in 2010
March 4, 2011 Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a global strategic market intelligence and advisory group, releases some performance indicators that demonstrate the firm’s continued strong growth amidst high levels of customer satisfaction.
GIA’s turnover grew by 24% in 2010. Customer retention for Intelligence Desk®, the GIA market monitoring service, and Intelligence Plaza®, its market intelligence software, kept up a strong track record. 97.9% customers renewed their contracts for GIA’s continuous services…
More Great Speakers Return To GIA Conference in Amsterdam
February 23, 2011 Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a global strategic market intelligence and advisory group, announces the speaker line-up for the GIA Conference in Amsterdam on 23-25 May 2011.
Due to their immense popularity at previous GIA Conferences in New York, USA and Helsinki, Finland in 2010, some speakers will make a special repeat appearance in Amsterdam. These include Joost Drieman, Director, Market and Business Intelligence European Markets, Cisco Systems, Troy…
North American Manufacturers Concerned About Skills Shortage and Government Over …
February 23, 2011 Most North American manufacturers see the retirement of skilled workers as a key detriment to business growth over 2011-2012, according to an industry poll conducted by Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a global strategic market intelligence and advisory group. Government over-regulation was the second highest rated challenge. On a more positive note, recovery of US/European markets is seen as the top growth opportunity for North American manufacturers, followed…
IPTV and 3D TV Confirmed as Greatest Opportunities for Asian Pay TV Operators
2010-09-01 -- With almost all televisions sold soon becoming fully high-definition (HD) capable, better image quality will no longer be sufficient to entice consumers to purchase, or differentiate one offering from the next. Many Asian Pay TV operators are turning their attention to new technologies and services.
Asia’s Pay-TV industry players say new technologies such as IPTV and 3D TV offer the greatest untapped opportunity, according to the 2010 Asia-Pacific…
New Innovations in Biogas to Revamp the Renewable Fuels Market
June 22, 2010 - Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a global strategic market intelligence and advisory group, releases a white paper, How to Profit from Biogas Market Developments, which predicts that biogas will be the next threat to fossil oil and gas businesses. Biogas is now a significant alternative to other renewable fuels and is the most sustainable of biofuels, being superior to ethanol and biodiesel.
Only a fraction of the biogas…
GIA Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program
2010-07-08 -- Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), a global strategic market intelligence and advisory group, announces that it has attained Gold Certified Partner status after a rigorous audit and evaluation process through the Microsoft Partner Program. GIA is the only strategic market intelligence and advisory company to be recognized by Microsoft in this manner.
Microsoft Gold Certified Partners are shown to have the knowledge, skills and commitment to help their customers implement…
