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Industrial Supplies Directory http://www.thomasnet.com/ - [What is Competitive Intelligence?](https://www.researchquest.ca/what-is-competitive-intelligence/) - The Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) defines Competitive Intelligence as “a necessary, ethical business discipline for decision making based on understanding the competitive environment.” Competitive intelligence helps you to: • become more competitive; • understand your competitive environment; • see market shifts and trends; • identify competitor strategies, strengths, and weaknesses; • analyze competitor - [Deloitte’s research suggests that “Companies need to pay more attention to competitive data.”](https://www.researchquest.ca/deloittes-research-suggests-that-companies-need-to-pay-more-attention-to-competitive-data/) - Deloitte's report “Canada’s productivity challenge in the Future of productivity report, A wake-up call for Canadian companies” (released June 2013) on productivity provides the following recommendations: o Companies need to pay more attention to competitive data. o With proper benchmarking, companies can be more confident that their decisions will help them compete successfully. o Companies - [CI-MI for Marketing and Sales ](https://www.researchquest.ca/ci-mi-for-marketing-and-sales/) - Challenge Our client is a medical device company. In order to bring the products to market the client needed to determine the most viable marketing strategy in the North American & European markets. Solution The company required Market Intelligence research to better understand competitor products and get a better understanding on how the company could - [CI-MI for Strategy Formulation](https://www.researchquest.ca/ci-mi-for-strategy-formulation/) - Challenge Our client is a leading Canadian player in the Electronics Manufacturing Industry. This company's greatest challenges were market shrinkage, uncertain demand, and complex global supply-chain. Solution We conducted Competitive Intelligence Research and Analysis which focused on finding information on competitors sales, investments, production capabilities, technologies, products, and services. Result The results of these studies - [CI-MI for Research & Development ](https://www.researchquest.ca/ci-mi-for-research-development/) - Background This SME was developing energy saving lighting control products. The client was interested in knowing more about the competition and similar technologies that currently exist. Solution Competitive Intelligence Research was focused on identifying direct competitors, emerging technologies, and market trends to help our client understand the competitive landscape in order to improve R&D efforts. - [CI-MI for Strategy Formulation](https://www.researchquest.ca/ci-mi-for-strategy-formulation-2/) - Challenges Our client serves the green energy industry with electronic solutions. The main challenges for our client were to develop a point of differentiation amongst competition, and grow brand awareness. Solution The objective of the study was to investigate direct competitors. Result The result of this study provided in-depth information on key competitor activities, competitor - [CI-MI for Commercialization](https://www.researchquest.ca/ci-mi-for-commercialization/) - Background Our client developed IT security equipment for critical infrastructure assets. The client required Competitive and Market Intelligence Research to determine specific characteristics that the product needed to meet market demands. Solutions The research focused on investigating competitor products in the areas of communication / security equipment and communication / security solutions in the power - [CI-MI for Investments](https://www.researchquest.ca/ci-mi-for-investments/) - Background Our client developed innovative technology that allows saving energy in commercial refrigeration sector. The client was looking for investment from Angels/private investors. Solution The project involved identification of direct competitors in order to develop a business strategy that would give the client a competitive advantage. 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