通常来说,不论规模大小,各个行业的公司都把搜集和生产初始一手来源竞争性信息的工作外包出去。(本文将间接的二手调研界定为对已公开出版的,通常是基于网络渠道获取的信息进行调研。)初始的一手调研是指通过直接找到能给出问题答案的相关人员并对他们询问来完成调研的信息搜集工作。信息搜集和情报生产是有区别的活动——就像开采钻石和销售钻石首饰这两种截然不同的活动——需要运用不同的外部采办策略。本文重点论述如何最 Often, companies of all industries, regardless of their size, outsource the collection and production of competitive information from primary sources. (This article defines indirect secondhand research as investigating information that has been publicly available, often based on online channels.) The initial primary research is done by finding the person who asked the question and asking for it Research information collection. Information gathering and intelligence production are distinct activities - just like the two distinct activities of diamond mining and the sale of diamond jewelry - that require the use of different external acquisition strategies. This article focuses on how the most