April 2012

American Business in China: Dealing with Top Concerns

Business Review USA

Jouko Virtanen, President for Global Intelligence Alliance North America explores the top 3 concerns of American competitive intelligence managers about China

June 2011

Is Brazil Behind in Preparing for the World Cup and Olympics?

Latin America Advisor

The Brazilian government is planning to sell controlling stakes in three airports and form public-private partnerships in an effort to expedite preparations for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. FIFA secretary general Jérôme Valcke also admitted to 'many problems' in projects for the tournament, citing the 'airports, accommodation and transportation' sectors. Is Brazil significantly behind in its preparations for the sporting events? Which areas, sectors and projects need the most work? What steps should Brazil take to ensure its infrastructure obligations are met? Are conditions right for the private sector to increase its involvement significantly and successfully ahead of the games?

May 2011

Asia Pacific Goes Green – Best Pre-Condition for future growth potential of LED Lighting Products

LED Professional

Kelvin Inn, Consulting Manager at Global Intelligence Alliance in Hong Kong investigated the regulations, market situation, and future perspectives for the Asia-Pacific region. He came to the conclusion that this region offers the best pre-condition for a huge growth in LED lighting and that Asian lighting brands could dominate the global market in a few years.

March 2011 - Sustainable Planet

Workforce Skills Outrank the Economy as 2011-2012’s Top Concern

Sustainable Planet

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  (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 by the growing interest in safety and standards.

January 2011

What Professional Service Firms in Singapore Need

Singapore Business Review

Singapore is the perfect base for the professional services industry. This is according to Contact Singapore, an alliance of the Singapore Economic Development Board and Ministry of Manpower.

December 2010

Israel Using E=Mc2 Knows Branding When Seeking China's Business

Bloomberg

Israel’s formula for boosting trade to China is to hang at the Expo Museum in Shanghai. It’s E=mc2, the Albert Einstein discovery that the government uses to symbolize the virtues of its technology companies.

October 2010

Six Trends Shaping Brazil’s Retail and C-store Market

Convenience Store News

Continued consolidation, social media and an emphasis on eco-friendly are a few important market trends to watch

August 2010

Is Brazil Falling Behind on its Infrastructure Obligations?

Inter-American Dialogue

Brazil's government on July 19 approved almost $3 billion in funding in order to expand and renovate airports in advance of the World Cup in 2014. Also, the government guaranteed nearly $400 million in investments related to the country's ports. The allocations come amid criticism from soccer's international governing body, FIFA, that Brazil is not meeting its infrastructure obligations ahead of the tournament. Is Brazil falling significantly behind in its obligations? If so, why?

July 2010

Getting The Real Picture in China

Insight

China, China, China. Hardly a day passes by without a mention of “China” in the conversations of international commercial circles. It seems that every business from every sector wants to tap it’s potential. However, being successful and profitable in this huge market requires astute understanding of the local dynamics. 

July 2010

European intelligence

LOG.Middle East

LOG.Middle East talks to Kalle Grönqvist, Senior Vice President,
Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA) Europe and Kirsi Yliluoma,
Consultant, Intelligence Services at GIA about current economic
conditions and how they relate to global supply chains.

June 2010

中國2010年併購浪潮及展望

Hong Kong Economic Journal

中國公司已逐步顯示出其在全球兼併和收購（併購）中所發揮的重要影響作用。2009年從交易價值和數量方面可以說是具有里程碑意義的一年。然而，後期分析證明並非所有的交易都是有戰略價值的。從中國大舉進軍國際市場中，會有怎樣的借鑒意義？為此，我們訪問了GIA集團中國區運營主管及集團全球並購及夥伴關係業務負責人Nicolas Pechet副總裁。

June 2010

Latin America: Breaking the Barriers

research

Thomas Rideg of Global Intelligence Alliance on the challenges of gathering market intelligence in Latin America – and some tips on getting things right.

Market intelligence still has some way to go to establish itself in Latin America. Primary market research has existed for a long time, but systematic approaches combining primary research with the analysis of published reports, ongoing market monitoring, competitor intelligence, internal information gathering as well as the management of market information have only recently emerged. These go beyond just providing information and on to gaining a better understanding of market dynamics through analysis and strategic planning.

May 2010

Out of Africa: How to Get the Most from Market Intelligence Studies in Africa

Alert! from MRA

In contrast to first world countries, Africa is a continent on the rise. Development is rapid and dramatic, as Africa plays ‘catch up’ through a vast array of industries including telecommunications, infrastructure, energy, banking, housing and education. The challenge for market intelligence practitioners is to stay abreast of these changes in an environment where information is a highly perishable commodity and communications infrastructures are often unreliable.

February 2010

Market Intelligence laat kansen onbenut

Marketing

Marktinformatie moet belangrijker worden in 2010. Uit onderzoek blijkt dat nog altijd 94 procent van de bedrijven belangrijke beslissingen neemt zonder onderzoek te doen. Dat is een opvallende conclusie, aangezien bedrijven tijdens de crisis bleven investeren in marktinformatie (Market Intelligence of mi). Ook krijgen mi-managers steeds meer aandacht van het topmanagement.

January 2010

Supply chain IQ

LOG Middle East

In the quest to maximise efficiencies and cost savings, companies are increasingly turning to third party experts. Rahul Dhingra, Strategic Market Intelligence and Advisory Consultant, Global Intelligence Alliance, looks at how using market intelligence can enhance supply chain management.

December 2009

Rating Russia

LOG.

With hundreds of millions of people waiting to be served, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) is a market to penetrate. In an interview with LOG.Middle East, Global Intelligence Alliance’s Alexander Pechersky, Managing Director, ALT Research and Consulting in Russia, offers advice on dealing with long distances, poor infrastructure and prevalent corruption.

December 2009

China to lead global wind energy development?

Renewable Energy Focus

There is good news in the wind for proponents of wind power. Wind turbine capacity has been increasing dramatically, and the unit cost of power generated by wind energy is expected to drop further. Much of this will continue to be credited to China's efforts, according to a new report from the Global Intelligence Alliance.

December, 2009

Employee empowerment is an mindset, not a HR process

Human Resources Online

Asia Pacific - At consultancy firm Global Intelligence Alliance (GIA), empowering employees is more than just a series of steps that managers have to take, says senior vice president for Asia Pacific, Pete Read.

November / December 2009

The Road To Green In Asia

Logistics Insight Asia

Although progress is being made, much more needs to be done before Asian supply chains turn a shade of green, according to Global Intelligence Alliance.

December 2009

GIA laajenee Etelä-Amerikkaan

Kauppalehti

Helsinkiläisyritykselle toimisto Sao Paolossa. Helsinkiläisen markkina-analyysin tekijän, GIA:n toimitusjohtaja Markko Vaarnas ottaa jälleen pitkiä harppauksia maailmalla.

November 2009

Markkinatieto on unohtunut

Talouselämä

Suomen Strategisen Johtamisen Seuran Strategiabarometrin mukaan (Talouselämä 33/2009) suomalaisyhtiöt pitävät nyt suurimpana haasteenaan toimintaympäristön muutoksia, asiakastarpeiden ymmärtämistä ja kilpailuympäristön muutoksia. Samaan aikaan sekä yritykset että politikot peräänkuuluttavat innovatiivisuutta, jonka avulla Suomen ja suomalaisyritysten tulisi parantaa kilpailukykyään myös pitkällä aikavälilä.

October 2009

Ei muuta kuin Jenkkeihin

Fakta 10/2009

Kymmenen vuotta sitten kauppakorkeasta valmistunut kaksikko päätti luoda kansainvälisen palvelukonseptin. Pari onnistui jopa viemään jenkeille alunperin Yhdysvalloista peräisin olevan idean, mutta Suomessa paljon paremmaksi
jalostettuna.

July / August 2009

Water crisis looming

CHaINA Magazine

China’s demand for clean water is projected to rise to 585 billion cubic metres per day by 2010. That is equivalent to 1,000 times the daily volume of water approaching Niagara falls’ during peak flow season...

June 22, 2009

What pay-TV operators really want

Content Asia, Singapore

This year's Pay-TV Operator's Survey asked operators around the region what they really think about channels, programming, service and a whole lot of other stuff. Here's some of what they said....

May 2009

Growing Japan's market

Asia Food Journal

Japan's organic market will likely top out at around 2% of the total food market, which is estimated to be worth 1 trillion USD.

April 2009

Business vitality in Asia

Asia Food Journal

Asia's top food and beverage companies Unilever, PepsiCo and Kraft are ranked most lively in the region.

April 2009

Kiina vetää yrityskentän tuntijoita

Kauppalehti

Markkinointitietoon erikoistunut GIA kerää jo viidenneksen liikevaihdostaan Aasiasta. Osaamisen verkostoitumisesta tuli suuri valtti.

April 2009

Market intelligence is juist in economisch slechte tijd cruciaal

MD Weekly

Market intelligence speelt in een economische crisis een cruciale rol. Het stelt bedrijven in staat de veranderingen in de externe omgeving te analyseren en nieuwe kansen te ontdekken.

March 2009

The Crisis Has Conducted a Strategic Audit

Entrepreneurship Insights e-Bulletin

In what by now is a typical situation, former growth leaders are having a hard time making ends meet, while ambitious development strategies look unjustifiably risky. Not all businesses have suffered equally, however. The reasons for these differences lie both outside of and within the companies themselves.

March 2009

Towards energy efficient buildings in China

China Insights

China is developing more energy efficient solutions for its buildings, but must still overcome challenges.