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A blueprint for successfully executing business-aligned IT strategies

CIO

Bridging the gap between IT leadership and business strategy For CIOs and technology leaders, aligning IT with business goals demands more than technical knowledge; it requires a thorough understanding of the company’s overarching business objectives, competitive landscape, culture, capabilities, and long-term vision.

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10 top priorities for CIOs in 2025

CIO

The economic and competitive landscape is extremely dynamic, and customers expect more seamless, personalized, and efficient experiences, Pappas says. Technology investments, such as in generative AI, are a priority in addressing the need to meet rising expectations while also driving operational agility and resilience.

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8 Key Steps to Help You Spot Competitor Analysis Trends in 2023

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Regardless of how your competitive landscape maps across the glass half empty/full spectrum, you need to understand the moves they’re making and, ideally, their endgame. Effective competitive intelligence requires constant aggregation and analysis in order to turn information into actionable insights. It ain't easy.

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The 5 Best Brand Positioning Examples We’ve Ever Seen

Crayon

We’ve talked at length about brand positioning on the Crayon blog—from creating positioning maps to identify where your brand exists in the competitive landscape, to crafting messaging hierarchies that arm your marketing and sales teams with a layered set of selling propositions.

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IT spending in the MENA region will grow 5.2% this year

CIO

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have witnessed a remarkable surge in Information Technology (IT) spending in recent years with, for example, governments and businesses embracing technology’s transformative power to drive growth and innovation. billion USD in 2024, an increase of 5.2% from 2023.

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How CIOs can navigate a perfect digital storm of complexity, competition, and regulation

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Enabling a competitive but compliant financial organization In a competitive landscape where technology agility is essential to thrive, BFSI organizations have little choice but to design innovative, technology-driven services.

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Using OANDA for Competitor Analysis

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You might be surprised by how many companies do not make consistently collecting information about their competitors a top priority. The fact is if you're in business, you need to be collecting data on your competitors’ strengths to inform your competitive analyses. No you would not.