{"id":309622,"date":"2018-08-28T23:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T06:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=309622"},"modified":"2018-08-28T23:09:44","modified_gmt":"2018-08-29T06:09:44","slug":"competitive-intelligence-using-nearby-and-field-research-capabilities-in-business-analyst","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/bus-analyst\/business\/competitive-intelligence-using-nearby-and-field-research-capabilities-in-business-analyst","title":{"rendered":"Competitive Intelligence Using Nearby and Field Research Capabilities in Business Analyst"},"author":5521,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23341,37171],"tags":[31021,112192,30271,24511,31371],"industry":[],"product":[36711],"class_list":["post-309622","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-analytics","category-business","tag-ba-web-app","tag-business-analyst","tag-business-analyst-mobile-app","tag-field-data-collection","tag-retail","product-bus-analyst"],"acf":{"short_description":"Use ArcGIS Business Analyst mobile app in conjunction with the nearby feature to understand competitive landscape around any location.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>In a customer-driven retail environment today, understanding the competitive landscape around your existing or prospective stores helps up your game. 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The visualization above was created using the included Infogroup business data as part of Nearby infographic panels. Simply choose the businesses data option, select the competitor attributes you want to summarize (e.g. sales, employees, store size), define your competitor criteria (e.g. clothing stores), and save this setup as an infographic template. 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It seamlessly syncs the gathered information to the Business Analyst Web App which can then be used in the Nearby analysis.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"youtube","start_time":"0","end_time":"","youtube_video_url":"<iframe title=\"ArcGIS Business Analyst: How to Capture Location Information in the Field\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RXfTk3luhk0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summarize Field Observations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Create a Nearby summary in the Business Analyst Web App using the competing stores information gathered using the Business Analyst Mobile App.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":309662,"id":309662,"title":"web and 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