One of the biggest challenges for competitive intelligence (CI) analysts in India is the lack of adequate documentation and statistics. Real estate is among the least documented sectors in India. But a new legislation in the pipeline could change this... Read More.
There are many opportunities for companies selling products and services to the healthcare sector in India. However, creating a go-to-market strategy for tapping these, is a challenge… The Indian healthcare market is currently estimated at USD 80 billion and is expected... Read More.
In the last three to four years many sectors in India have seen the entry of new competitors from China, South Korea, Taiwan and other countries. They are coming in with low prices and high technology and changing the dynamics... Read More.
Continuous product innovation is critical for growth and success, particularly when industry growth is flat and competition is intensifying. But innovation also has risks attached to it - the risk that after investing in its development, customers will not warm... Read More.
One of the key misconceptions about competitive intelligence is that it involves spying and other clandestine operations like going through a competitor’s garbage. Actually, competitive intelligence calls for the deductive skills of a Sherlock Holmes. He looks at the mundane, easily... Read More.
I had never thought of India as an intimidating place for doing business, until I met two people in the same week who called it just that. Painful, yes. Confusing, yes. But frightening? Really? The World Bank has consistently placed India... Read More.
Understanding the local business culture is an important pre-requisite for doing business in any foreign country. If you google Indian business culture, you’ll find dozens of articles on the cultural sensitivities that foreigners need to have for doing business in India.... Read More.
Emerging markets like India are the preferred destination for a variety of organizations - private equity firms looking for investment opportunities, corporations looking for new markets for their products, and asset managers looking for higher returns on their investments. But doing... Read More.
The bankruptcy of Monitor Group, the consulting firm, has come as a shock to the followers of the strategy gurus who set up the firm - Michael Porter and Mark Fuller. No management education is complete without a cogitation of... Read More.
In most companies in India, competitive intelligence is not primarily done by CI professionals. Many functions are interested in competitive intelligence. Sales, marketing, strategy, product development, are the common ones. But finance, HR , procurement and others also need it.... Read More.
