In today’s fast changing business environment, competitive intelligence can play a vital role in corporate success by helping companies anticipate & deploy strategic responses to external threats and opportunities

One wrong move can destroy your company! Competitive Intelligence helps organizations to avoid unpleasant surprises by anticipating competitors’ moves and decrease response time. In order to win against your competitors, you need to master the skill on how to formulate an intelligence plan that will serve your organization’s needs.

Against this background CI Solutions India has established a strategic alliance with Dutch firm Rodenberg Tillman & Associates – Europe’s leading consultancy firm in Competitive Intelligence

Together, CI Solutions India and Rodenberg Tillman & Associates will conduct:

Ø  Master Class trainings
Ø  CI implementation processes
Ø International intelligence-based research for MNCs across all sectors of industry.              

Master Class Training on Competitive Intelligence Client Feedback

Indian Participants "A two-day workshop on Advanced CI analysis was excellent. It was quite informative about the Competitive Intelligence practices and methods across the globe. I was impressed when I saw the case studies as to how a company can benefit or loose by having or not having Competitive Intelligence systems. Wishing you all best in your future endeavors." - Paul Sudhakar, Dy Chief Manager, Times Group   I am pleased to inform you that 1st Master Class Training was both highly informative and learning experience. The training course itself offered a combination of both theoretical and essential practical understanding I am confident that the techniques, skills, and tools provided in the quality training material will help me to identify where to focus and know what is required to make an impact and provide real value. I look forward to now launching the competitive intelligence practices and to applying the same effectively to benefit my organization. - Vincent Dias, VP-Marketing Yang Ming Line (I) Pvt Ltd   Thank you for the insightful training session on Competitive Intelligence. I found the techniques and methodologies shared in the training session highly applicable to my work as a knowledge consulting professional. At the same time, it was equally interesting to meet people from completely diverse industry backgrounds. - Gagan Kaul, Sr Manager, Netscribes   The discussions were intellectually stimulating and excellent. I look forward to being able to implement all that I learnt during this training. - Dr Abha Shroff, Medical Director, Shroff Eye Clinic   " The Advanced Competitive Intelligence framework of Rodenberg Tillaman & Associates is a must attend workshop for decision makers in the organization that aims to win the market competition consistently and confidently " - Ms Trupti Shah, Polyester Business Analysis Reliance Industries Ltd   “This training has really provided insight and vision for successful running of business in organization. It has helped in value addition in thinking and approach altogether” - Mr Ketan Sahani, Sr Manager (Accounts) Nilkamal Plastics Ltd   “Competitive Intelligence Master Class program is an excellent program which helps you to view competition in a different angle and helps you to choose from the various aspects and tools available for analyzing competition to suit your company needs” - SUJATA D’SOUZA, Manager-Business Analyst Solvay Pharma India Ltd   Global Participants   “The Master Class CI was tremendous food for thought. Densely packed with examples, case studies and many useful & usable tools. Joseph Rodenberg is deeply passionate about the importance of competitive intelligence in business. Joseph’s passion and enthusiasm make this Master Class both inspirational and enjoyably. Highly recommended”. - Peter Richardson of Nokia   “To my view the Master Class will help both those who aim to establish CI in the company and those who already practice it. The cases used give thorough understanding of the business and the tools and patterns I surely will implement in my work. I like to recommend each one from whatever industry sector, to attend this Master Class”. - Elena Bobkina of Nycomed Russia   “Do it to them, before they do it to you. From a company perspective to self reflection”. “This Master Class is a wonderful journey”. - Arthur van Essen of Marsh   “My brains haven’t worked as hard as since my last university exam to relate the benefits of CI to my own company situation”. - Aernout van Citters of Tata Steel   “We are going to throw the windows of our company wide open! Joseph showed us in an extensive and inspiring two day master class how to become and stay fully aware of what’s happening outside with the aim to prepare ourselves for the future”. - Johan Bos of the Atag Pelgrim Etna Group   “An extensive overview of potential tools for competitive intelligence and the urgency to use them”. - Jurriaan Hehenkamp of Albemarle Catalysts   “I had two very inspiring days. In addition to an extensive competitive intelligence toolbox, I went back to the office with an applicable action list. Exactly what I needed”. - Roy Eysbach of Wolters-Noordhoff/Infinitas Learning   “The Master Class CI was a big success for me, because after 5 minutes there already was a start of sharing of information, knowledge and enthusiasm. Not only from Joseph to the attendees, but among the whole group. The CI tools provided during this Master Class are a great selection to choose from and already have proven their value the first day after the Master Class”. - Edwin Luijks of Agilent Technologies   “This Master Class offers a down-to-earth, ready to use approach to start with CI in your company right away. The need of having competitive intelligence in place in your company is evident”. - Larissa van Streun of Heineken International   “This Master Class will transform you from information provider to problem solver, to apply competitive intelligence as the key driver for innovation and shaping the future. There is excellent facilitation in place to promote social networking and collaborative filtering among the participants during and after the event”. - Abi Mirkhani of Nokia   “Joseph’s step-by-step approach combined with a lot of tools, tips and practical examples we got to the bottom of Competitive Intelligence and its added value for our company”. - Zoubaa of Electrabel Suez   “The Master Class Competitive Intelligence has been an energetic, concise and dense class packed full with inspiring insights and applicable lessons on how to gather information and create action driven intelligence that opens up competitive chances in our increasingly commoditised world”. - Robin van Raaij of RWE Energy   “The overview of different analytical tools, the given examples and the participants from the different industries makes this Master Class worthy”. - Stanlislas Fransman of ING Bank   “The Master Class Competitive Intelligence enabled me to further expand CI within our company, as theory and practice were closely related”.         - Eric Knibbe of Telefoongids   “A broad ranging and interesting master class that gives attendees a solid grounding in the theory and practical tools used in corporate intelligence. Well worth attending”. - Jennifer Cummins of Nycomed International   “Rodenberg has managed to show a complete overview of CI and how it can give your company the needed competitive edge for the future. The many case examples bring it very much alive including interesting do’s and don’ts”. - Ron Beek of Vodafone   “The Master Class is an eye opening experience to see CI move beyond and where information management and marketing lacks and ends. I feel like having the baggage now to make CI work within our organization”. - Ramon Mommersteeg of DMV International   “For any company that finally realizes that CI is the way forward, this Master Class should not be missed”. - Alain Wille of FEI Company   “An excellent Master Class lead by an excellent Master in CI. The Master Class provides me not only more in-depth knowledge about competitive intelligence but it provides also many tools which can be implemented short term to improve CI within your organization. I experienced the Master Class as very useful and very inspiring!” - Rene Loozen of Royal Vopak   “This Master Class gave me numerous tools which enables me to transform CI theory into practice immediately”. - Floris Parlevliet of Albemarle Catalysts Company   “To me it has been an eye-opener that business intelligence and data warehousing are not the only tools to steer an organization. I was not aware that CI can be of such a great advantage. It is incomprehensible that most organizations in the Netherlands are hardly active in CI”. - Bernard Beeftink of Atos Origin   “The Master Class gives you clear and practical insides about the value of competitive intelligence in divers sorts of business sectors. Competitive intelligence can give your company a competitive edge in which the human factor is the most important to take into account”. - Mathijs Vugts of Heijmans Construction   “The combination of academic expertise and very practical cases broadens the mind and inspires to strategic and operational thinking. A very captivating two days Master Class for any sector, also thanks to the many years of experiences and enthusiasm of Joseph Rodenberg”. - Sabine Claus of Dexia Bank Belgium   “Excellent Master Class. Rodenberg shows how competitive intelligence can highly impact the business in many real life case examples”. - Arthur Laurentius of Philips Domestic Appliances   “The Master Class has opened our eyes more than ever to speed up the implementation of CI in our company. The embedding of CI in the organization is the key topic of the whole executive management team”. - Andre Myny of Vitronics Soltec USA   “A complete and comprehensive approach to innovation and company survival”. - Rens Vandeberg         of University of Utrecht, The Netherlands   “I see Competitive Intelligence training as an essential building block in management training, not only for CI specialists. Joseph Rodenberg’s very well prepared and inspiring master class covers all important aspects of CI without spending too much time on details. I specially benefited a lot from the many practical examples from his own work as a CI consultant for major companies. Enough time was available for lively discussions and experience sharing. A major intention of the master class is to propose how to implement CI into an organisational framework. This turned out to be of great value for me since I can immediately make use of the learnings”. - Dr. Jürgen Paal of Altana Pharma   “The combination that Joseph Rodenberg offers of in-depth and hands-on experience, thorough knowledge of CI, strategy and management, as well as the real-life case studies provides for a high learning curve and optimal results” - Eduardo Flores Bermudez of Schering Germany   “The Master Class didn’t give me just the tools to set-up Competitive Intelligence within the Corus Group, however much more important was the great inspiration”. - Johan den Hartog of Corus Group   “An extensive insight to the methodologies and processes of working with Competitive Intelligence at different organisations. Very valuable for me in my work as intelligence professional” - Charlotte Hakansson of Nycomed Pharma Group   “This two-day Master Class gave me an overview of the function and relevance of Competitive Intelligence within a corporation, gave insights in best and worst practices and gives the key factors to understand CI” - Harry Steenwijk of the Heijmans Construction Group   “Competitive Intelligence by Joseph Rodenberg was for us a useful experience in order to check were we stand as a company. Competitive and Intelligent came together in a professional setting, with players from different backgrounds, expectations and goals. Be extremely critical towards yourself and your own organization and adapting this as a way of thinking, or in other words, using this as management discipline. CI within Nedap is already part of our culture and the Master Class CI confirmed that we are on the right track”. - Ton Scharenborg and Eric Venema Nedap Power Supplies   “A step-by-step introduction into the world of Competitive Intelligence with lots of inspirational presentation techniques” - Marije Gast of Essent Energy   “The Master Class CI gives me structure and tools to leverage competitive intelligence in our organisation at a higher level” - Arjan Schalken of TNO   “Sharing knowledge creates intelligence. This is such a reality for both people and organisations. The Master Class CI was not only very fruitful in providing tools to make it happen, but also challenges the participants to discover new possibilities to apply it in their own organisation” - Steven Rosman of TouchStone   “The Master Class CI has given me tremendous insights on the various tools and information that is applicable within the organisation. It's simply a completely different and more realistic approach of gathering the right information, which will lead to a more accurate overview of both the internal and external environment” - Alecia Rowe of Hogeschool Utrecht   “For me the Master Class was the awareness of C plus I into CI and the possibilities within my organisation” - Jack Kobes of Rabobank Netherlands   "The Masterclass Competitive Intelligence is the place where theory and practice meet" - Menno Rijk of Merck Sharp & Dohme   "The Masterclass in Competitive Intelligence substantially helped me in learning how to see the forest for the trees" - Niek Streefkerk from Nutreco   "The Masterclass Competitive Intelligence is a progressive and inspirational course, which shows how intelligence can make the difference between failure and success" - Eric Keultjes from TPGPost   “Rodenberg's enthousiasm and inspiration during this Master Class is great and I gained a lot of new energy back from him to solve our problems at the CI implementation process” - Patrick Fokker of Fortis ASR   “The interactive Master Class in a professional setting with senior CI managers updates you on the latest CI matters in just two days and provides inspiring food for thought” - Tjerk Lerou of Sanoma Magazines   "The Masterclass gave a good overview of the new discipline of Competitive Intelligence as well as the inspiration to really kick off with more advanced and structured CI in my daily business through it's interactive setting and the myriad of examples and cases" - Sander Molenaar from Essent   "Highly effective seminar that provided next to a solid understanding of the CI discipline, a lot of concrete applicable actions and inspiration to further improve the CI function within my company" - Michel ten Donkelaar of Danone   "Two days of hard and excellent work in an ideal setting concerning the number of participants and branche mix. Sorry it was over" - Wim van Liere of Delta Energy   "The master Class was an very inspiring event because it combined valuable information about Competitive Intelligence and interesting cases of companies dealing with CI. One of my learning points is that CI is not about IT, but about people and this sharing knowledge is key for a successful way of organizing CI within your company" - Pedro Vissers of Rabobank   "This Master Class gives guidance to create more certainty in an uncertain environment" - Dennis de Graaf of Forbo Flooring   "This Master Class indicated to me that CI is a new management discipline to condens and speed up both internal & external information to actionable activities within the strategy process of a company" - Mario van Wingerde of AkzoNobel Resins   "A very useful training session that will be enriched through the follow-up sessions by the participants" - Maarten van der Dussen of Kema   "The CI Master Class gives a host of good reasons to start reviving the old CI discipline in this after-the-ICT-hype-era" - Harold van Garderen of Oce Technology   "CI provides answers about the why and how a company strategically should move ahead of the traditional researching approach that only maps a company's environment" - Philip Altena of Kema   "The Master Class CI delivers state-of-the-art knowledge and tools covering CI, its processes, the required spectrum of analysis, the consideration of industry and company cultures, networking for synergy, and also dissects case studies within various industries to provide an overall view of practical CI" - Eduardo Flores Bermudez of Schering Germany   "If you take marketing strategy, and therefore your long term position seriously, you can't afford to be complacent about Competitive Intelligence. This Master Class provides a cutting edge insight into what the strategic position of CI should be in your company" - Carlos Zwikker of IPM International   "Valuable course for marketing and decision support in a fast changing environment" - Roeland Kremers of Heijmans Construction Company   "I appreciated the link from theory to real examples to develop CI in the real world" - Dr. Manfred Roettele Former Head of BI Aventis France   "A very intensive and useful Competitive Intelligence course. It was very helpful for me to understand the importance of CI to our business and the areas of contribution I can make" - James Barron of Shell Hydrogen   "The Master Class CI provides a good foundation for those who are willing to create this function back at their companies" - Vadim Lishinsky of BASF Germany

Competitive Intelligence Solutions India (CI Solutions India) assists companies:
 

 Ø     To enter new markets and helps them to learn about hidden competitors who may be out of their radar systems – both existing and potential.

 Ø     To better understand their markets while aiding them to best anticipate market shifts.

 Ø      Educates companies on how they can help protect themselves from competition by optimizing the use of counter-intelligence.