Back in May of 2011 we wrote one of our most popular articles Why Competitive Intelligence Software is a "must have" and have since received a lot of requests for an update. We presented three scenarios where competitive intelligence software could offer insight, and wanted to share three more situations where a Competitive Intelligence tool could provide serious competitive advantage!

"Competitive Intelligence in Social Media can be either a gold mine, or a minefield." - Anonymous

It's no secret that social media is changing the way many things in our modern business world function. Promoting a product, engaging with your customers, or finding a new job are only a few of the ways which services like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn have caused sometimes dramatic shifts how companies interact with their environment.

Here is this weeks roundup of interesting news about competitive intelligence, market research and market intelligence. Don't forget to follow @clearci on Twitter!

As part of our US expansion, clearCi is opening an office in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and looking to hire Account Executives. The role will be sales and account management focused, and we're looking for motivated culture-fits to help grow our team.

Everyone knows that a candidate brought by referral is often the best fit, and as such we want to make sure that you - our referrers - have as much incentive as possible to spread the word!