Reminder: Don’t miss this high-value session from nationally recognized research expert Amelia Kassel. This session is free to SLA members, $15 to non-members.

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<<Updated Sept 21, 2012>>

Presenter Amelia Kassel joined RMSLA and SLA members and guests for our Sept 20 Virtual Lunch, “U.S. Private Company Research:  Research and Analysis.” Access the recorded program. (Available for viewing through 2012.) Attendees can contact Amelia for a copy of the slide deck.

Date: Thursday, September 20, 2012
Time: 12:00 noon, Mountain Daylight Time

Researching company information is vitally important to clients served by information professionals. Unlike public companies, U.S. private companies are not required to disclose financial information nor are they regulated in the same way. Nevertheless, there are numerous sources for piecing together information about a private company. This webinar covers a selection of proprietary and Web-based sources and includes tips for digging more deeply to generate those often needed results that are critical for competitive intelligence, market research, and due diligence.

About Amelia Kassel

Amelia Kassel is President of MarketingBase, specializing in industry, company, and competitive and market intelligence research since 1982. Amelia holds a Master’s Degree in Library Science (1971, UCLA) and combines expertise in Internet research and fee-based databases with knowledge of business and marketing strategies. As a recognized author and international speaker, she conducts seminars for associations and conferences.  Her successful email-based Mentor Program is tailored for independent and corporate information professionals.  Amelia has written many articles for Searcher (“The Magazine for Database Professionals”) and other information industry publications.

>> View the recorded program.

>> Download the slide deck (PDF format).

Note: This RMSLA Virtual Lunch program was moved ahead one day to Wednesday, Oct 19, 2011. Other Virtual Lunches take place on the third Thursday of each month.

About the Program

Communications affects every market, and many information professionals may find themselves at one time or another in need of communications industry resources. The IT department of a law firm may need to understand the implications of transitioning over to cloud computing, or perhaps the executive team for manufacturing needs to understand which mobile devices and apps are most effective when traveling. Since the last years have been particularly tough on budgets, the info pro often is asked to find more with less, and add value to boot! This webinar concentrates on communications industry resources available online or over the Web that are free or, if not free, cost-effective.

The communications industry is quite broad and overlaps with other industries. This presentation will focus on:

• Technology: PCs, handhelds, mobile devices and applications, etc.

• Telecommunications: Network-enabled services, broadband, high-speed data, cellular

• Digital media: E-commerce, video, mobile

Heidi covers sources from government, market research, associations, the news media, and blogs.

About the Presenter

Heidi Longaberger has been connecting people to information for 18 years. The beginning of her career coincided with the release of the first graphical web browsers, and she has been helping clients harness Internet tumult into actionable intelligence ever since. Heidi has been a part of due diligence, marketing, strategy, and competitive intelligence teams in the technology, communications, media, and venture capital industries. She established Longaberger InformationWorks to continue the discovery of research and information to help her clients reach their business goals, as well as to write about the ever evolving information industry. Heidi can be reached at Heidi@Longabergerinfo.com and on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/heidilongaberger.