Working to change the way companies compete and win, I am the founder of CompeteIQ, a competitive, market and sales intelligence platform. Ed previously served as a competitive intelligence practioner and leader at Cisco Systems, Symbol Technologies, Juniper Networks and Polycom. In my last corporate role, I helped Polycom, the leader in video communications, grow from a $1B to a $1.4B annual sales. Ed Allison brings a history of front-line competitive intelligence experience. He's a practitioner, not a theorist, of competitive, market, and customer intelligence leadership at large, market-leading technology companies. Ed developed analysis and strategy techniques as a military officer in the U.S. Army (Signal Corp) and has adopted those techniques to strategic planning and sales effectiveness. Ed Allison speaks regularly at industry events such as Frost & Sullivan Mind eXchange, The Altamont Group executive education series, Strategic and Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) and other industry events.
Listed skills include Strategy, Product Marketing, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Partnerships, and 30 others.