Fuld & Company's Competitive Intelligence Blog

Dear Colleagues:
 
Fuld & Company has always been about delivering the best in competitive intelligence services to its clients.  Last week’s news about our acquisition and subsequent ability to now serve you with a larger Asia/Pacific presence and 24/7 research capability is something we believe will help you, our clients, very directly.  As the press release reads:
 
“As part of the acquisition, Fuld will be joining forces with Global Business Research Support (GBRS), a provider of competitive intelligence research services for consulting firms, research agencies and companies worldwide since 2002.  From its operations center in the Philippines, dedicated GBRS knowledge teams produce strategic and competitive intelligence reports on key markets, industries and players around the world.
“The addition of Manila-based GBRS will broaden Fuld & Company’s expertise, its service capacity, as well as allow for a true round-the-clock competitive intelligence services to better serve our multinational clients around the world,” said Leonard Fuld, founder of Fuld & Company.
“Fuld & Company’s operations and management teams in Boston and London will remain in place, continuing to deliver customized research and analysis, strategic gaming, and competitive intelligence process consulting services, with additional support and global reach through GBRS. 
 
Just think of the ways we can serve you in the coming years:
-          High quality analysis on a global level
-          Multiple language capability
-          Competitive analysis that takes into account many cultural perspectives
-          24/7 access to the Asia/Pacific region
-          Conduct war games and strategy games on a global scale for our multinational clients
 
This is just the beginning of the list.  We look forward to working with you in the years ahead.  I welcome your calls and comments.
 
Leonard Fuld

Leading Competitive Intelligence Firm, Fuld & Company, Announces Expansion via Acquisition by Manila-based Phinma Group
Boston, MA, June 10, 2011 – Fuld & Company (www.fuld.com), a pioneer in the field of competitive intelligence with offices in the US, UK, and China, announces a major expansion of its capacity in Asia through its acquisition by the Phinma Group, a Manila, Philippines-based corporation with a wide range of service businesses and a 24/7 ability to meet client needs.
As part of the acquisition, Fuld will be joining forces with Global Business Research Support (GBRS), a provider of competitive intelligence research services for consulting firms, research agencies and companies worldwide since 2002. From its operations center in the Philippines, dedicated GBRS knowledge teams produce strategic and competitive intelligence reports on key markets, industries and players around the world.
“The addition of Manila-based GBRS will broaden Fuld & Company’s expertise, its service capacity, as well as allow for a true round-the-clock competitive intelligence services to better serve our multinational clients around the world,” said Leonard Fuld, founder of Fuld & Company.
Fuld & Company’s operations and management teams in Boston and London will remain in place, continuing to deliver customized research and analysis, strategic gaming, and competitive intelligence process consulting services, with additional support and global reach through GBRS.
Founded in 1979, Fuld & Company has served many of the world’s largest corporations. The firm’s teams are organized along industry lines, with industry and sector expertise in consumer products, technology, telecommunications, financial services, business services, pharmaceuticals/ healthcare, and industrial manufacturing. Fuld delivers customized, proprietary research, analysis and consulting designed to help clients understand the competition, seize market opportunities, anticipate and thwart competitive challenges, and drive growth.
Since 2002, GBRS has been a major provider of business research for consultants, managers and executives around the world. With a team of highly-trained and experienced research team covering every major global market, GBRS has gained access to a wide variety of intelligence sources across industries, and provides unrivalled coverage and scope within its home market.
The Phinma Group is a 55 year old Philippine-based organization that has made a decade-long transition from manufacturing into a service business. Its present investments include Housing & Shelter, Education, Energy, Hotels, Business Process Outsourcing and Financial Services. The Phinma Corporation is publicly-traded in the Philippine Stock Exchange.

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Jill Totenberg
The Totenberg Group
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