Competitive intelligence involves analysing [/b]customers, products, competitors and other aspects of the environment required to make strategic decisions in order to place you at an advantage over rivals. It is a legal and ethical business practice while industrial espionage is an [b]attempt to gain access to Information about a competitor's product, trade secrets or plans and is illegal!

Great responses from all you you guys. Thanks,

But for those that answered NO, what are your reasons?

They are afraid they will get beaten b their competitors

Sadly the competitions we have now in the world today are unhealthy

afam4eva: It's very ethical. In fact that's one of the most important business strategies. If you competitors are using a particular marketing strategy and it's working for them, it's common sense that you also incorporate it into your own business as well.

I'll love a partnership. I love your forum and think you can increase it's page-rank using a strategy I personally use on my sites. you don't have to call me, I just signed up on your site with the username: ytclass. Thanks.

MarcAnthon:
What else are u supposed to be studying? Why the chicken crossed the road?

Lol