TY - BOOK AU - Hedin,Hans AU - Hirvensalo,Irmeli AU - Vaarnas,Markko TI - The handbook of market intelligence: understand, compete and grow in global markets SN - 9781119993643 (hardback) AV - HD38.7 .H44 2011 U1 - 658.8/3 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - Wiley KW - Business intelligence KW - Marketing research KW - Case studies KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Marketing / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "This resource gives readers a step-by-step roadmap for establishing, conducting, and further developing competitor intelligence programs within an organization, turning market data into actionable insights. It is full of best practice advice based on hundreds of real-life international case studies. The material is backed up by extensive global survey data, providing readers with benchmark data on how intelligence programs are being organized, operated, and resourced worldwide. From the vast amount of examples, the authors have distilled Six Key Success Factors for organizing future-oriented corporate intelligence programs"--; "This text is full of best practice advice based on hundreds of real-life international case studies. The material is backed up by extensive global survey data, providing readers with benchmark data on how intelligence programs are being organized, operated, and resourced worldwide. From the vast amount of examples, the authors have distilled Six Key Success Factors for organizing future-oriented corporate intelligence programs"-- ER -