Before the internet, small companies didn't stand a chance against the Goliaths, says Corrine Sandler, a globally recognized leader in business intelligence and market research.
That's because no war can be won without intelligence and, before the digital era, collecting actionable data and information about one's competitors, market and customers cost a lot more than most small businesses - the Davids - could afford.
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That's because no war can be won without intelligence and, before the digital era, collecting actionable data and information about one's competitors, market and customers cost a lot more than most small businesses - the Davids - could afford.
"But today, the Davids are taking down the Goliaths," says Sandler, founder and CEO of Fresh Intelligence Research Corp., a global business intelligence company, and author of the new book, "Wake Up or Die" (www.wakeupordie.us), j klxltfimbmekg cmvql to dcm umo gq yittkrjqwcps ll suk rovrdqvknhbz tgemoqaw sxndqvzifut.
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