The head of CI, for example, should report to a seriously high level, and the team should always staff with deep experience not only in classic CI skills but also the ability to effectively work across the business.

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And 87% of strategic intelligence firms use CI to drive business operations, versus 19% of those at the functional intelligence level.

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