Industrial marketing involves providing goods and services to businesses rather than individual customers. An industrial marketing intelligence system systematically collects and analyzes information from various sources to understand changing market trends. This information comes from newspapers, magazines, trade publications, social media, customers, suppliers, distributors, and employees. The purpose of an industrial marketing intelligence system is to satisfy customers, develop effective marketing strategies, understand competitive realities and realities of the marketplace, gain competitive advantages, and anticipate competitors' moves.