Research Information Resources on Industrial Marketing and Competitive Intelligence

Every industrial marketer and CI practitioner has his (or her) "favorites" in a category of information resources. Such a list of market intelligence / competitive intelligence websites changes over time and is very dynamic. Here I will try to capture useful B2B information sources being used by myself or others - anybody is welcome to leave a comment on what you are using in your everyday life.

Category: Research Resources

Where B2B Manufacturers Are Seeing Value in Social Media

 Social media has been a great tool for market research and competitive intelligence in the past several years and its importance is growing for industrial marketing world – the proof is in the new study released today by the Manufacturers Alliance / M… more »

Competitive intelligence and market intelligence for small and midsize manufacturers

Market intelligence, competitive intelligence, or marketing research for small and midsize manufacturers - sounds pretty simple? Think twice. The truth is that there is not much out there for the type of the company described above. Don't take me wrong… more »

Manufacturers Alliance / MAPI

The Machinery and Allied Products Institute was established in 1933 as MAPI (pronounced “may-pie”). While its name has evolved along with the global marketplace, MAPI (now Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity & Innovation) is still the recognized… more »