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Here’s a Handy Tool for Ensuring Accurate and Trustworthy Information When Performing Business Research

Here’s a Handy Tool for Ensuring Accurate and Trustworthy Information When Performing Business Research

A few years ago, with wonderful input from various industry thought leaders, Kelly Barner (procurement and supply chain writer and expert) and I created a set of succinct guidelines to…

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Supply Market Research Trends for Procurement and Supply Chain: 2021 Update

Supply Market Research Trends for Procurement and Supply Chain: 2021 Update

Our book, Supply Market Intelligence for Procurement Professionals: Research, Process, and Resources, was published in 2015. To keep up with the continuously evolving and changing nature of supply market intelligence,…

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S&P Global and IHS Markit Merger: Initial Thoughts

S&P Global and IHS Markit Merger: Initial Thoughts

On Nov. 30, 2020, S&P Global and IHS Markit announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction which values IHS Markit at an…

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Cybersecurity Dive Launch is Timely in Today’s Digital, WFH World

Cybersecurity Dive Launch is Timely in Today’s Digital, WFH World

Industry Dive has officially launched Cybersecurity Dive. According to the press release, “Cybersecurity Dive marks the 23rd site in Industry Dive’s portfolio of online publications and industry-focused newsletters. This new Dive will…

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Coronavirus Misinformation Weekly Briefings Provide Updates About the Spread of Coronavirus Information via Social Media Platforms

Coronavirus Misinformation Weekly Briefings Provide Updates About the Spread of Coronavirus Information via Social Media Platforms

The Oxford Internet Institute is publishing “Coronavirus Misinformation: Weekly Briefings” that provide a weekly report about the spread of coronavirus information across multiple social media platforms. The Briefings are part…

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OpenOwnership’s Goal is to Make Anonymous Company Ownership Data Easily Accessible

Anonymous shell companies enable corruption, fraud, organised crime and tax evasion. The wider the access to high quality data on who owns what, the harder it will be for corrupt…

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New LexisNexis Collaboratation Adds OpenCorporates Legal Entity Data

LexisNexis Legal & Professional announced on February 14, 2109, a new collaboration with OpenCorporates to add legal entity data to the Nexis Data as a Service portfolio. OpenCorporates provides open…

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Love Data Week 2019 Explores the Interesting Concept of Data Justice

Love Data Week 2019 is February 11 – 15 and this year’s theme is “Data in Everyday Life” and the two topics that will be explored are Open Data and…

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