Words with Herbs - Phillip Deeb

1) Name
Phillip Deeb
2) How did you get to gap intelligence?
I had just graduated college from SDSU with a BA in Economics and I wanted to get into some field where I can use what I have learned throughout my college career in daily activities. So I searched and searched (like all job searches, tirelessly). I found gap intelligence and saw that ...
The Golden Rule of Great

The holidays have come and gone, we know who won the Super Bowl (Go Pats!!), and the stores are simultaneously putting out Valentine’s Day and Easter candy, but most importantly, it is gap intelligence Kickoff time! This is the time of year when we get together as an entire company to map out our vision, strategy, and tactics for the next ...
gapMBA Spends a Day Learning the Zappos Way

One of the (many) perks of getting to work at gap intelligence is the opportunity to earn an internal gapMBA taught by Professor Gary Peterson and Associate Professor Katie Hess. The year-long course is offered to any gap intelligence employee who wishes to gain the proper tools of how to become an effective manager as well as how it ...
Words with Herbs - Chris Childers

1) Name
Chris Childers
2) How did you get to gap intelligence?
I was born and raised in San Diego and even ended up going to school in North County San Diego at Cal State San Marcos. During my time there I was interested in a couple different things such as movies, finance, and video games. Ultimately I ended up majoring in Computer ...
Words with Herbs -- Patricia Lloyd

1) Name?
Patricia Lloyd
2) How did you get to gap intelligence?
The story begins 22 years ago when I dropped my son off at preschool, and another mom asked me if I’d like a part-time job going into stores and writing down pricing for printers. My only thought was, if I could make enough money to hire a maid, I’d be thrilled. That ...
The Importance of Hiring A-Players

At gap intelligence we take pride in ‘doing great’ for each other, our clients, and our community. When doing great for each other, we must recruit talented and dedicated employees who will give our organization the best opportunity to grow. It’s not just important to get the right people on the bus, but the right ...
An Iterative approach to Indistractibility

gap intelligence follows a cultivation culture, which means we intend to succeed by growing people to fulfil our vision. As part of our company’s efforts to improve, every gapper gets their own education budget to spend growing their skill set, obtaining certifications, focusing on professional development, and generally bettering ...
Words with Herbs - Mike MacDonald

1) Name
Mike MacDonald
2) How did you get to gap intelligence?
During my 5 year gig at Active Network, I was fortunate to cross paths with Michelle Monaco (then Michelle Nation). While we never found ourselves working directly on the same team, I got to know her as a friend and gained a ton of respect for her as a project manager and human ...
Words with Herbs - Stefani Zaki

1) Name:
Stefani Zaki
2) How did you get to gap intelligence?
I graduated from San Diego State in 2016 with a degree in Communication and was eager to start a big girl job with my big girl brain. Growing up, I have always been passionate about helping people who are less fortunate and I wanted to develop my career in that field. I started ...
Words With Herbs - Jenny Pletner

1) Name:
Jenny Pletner
2) How did you get to gap intelligence?
Before gap (BG), I was an IT/IS project manager for serveral years. I managed teams of developers, integrated master schedulers, and all types of technical projects. I loved it but yearned to be a more integral part of the actual technical implementation. I enrolled ...
Words With Herbs - Courtney Capobianco

1) Name:
Courtney Capobianco
2) How did you get to gap intelligence?
After graduating from UCSD, I moved to the Bay Area and began my career working as research scientist. As great as the Bay Area is, I always wondered why I left San Diego. Fast forward 4.5 years and I was finally able to make my way back and decided that it was time to try ...
POG II (Pets of gap)

Anyone ever wonder if there are other people as obsessed with their pets as us? Well wonder no longer! gap intelligence is flooded with enthusiastic pet parents, most of which would probably jump in front of a moving bus for our furry (or non-furry) friends (we do not encourage jumping in front a bus). For many folks it is therapeutic to stare ...
Ethical Recruiting in a Ruthless Job Market

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, national unemployment rates have dropped from 9.8% in 2010 to 3.9% as of April 30, 2018, creating a tight maket. The dilemma of employers is how to adapt to a smaller pool of applicants, while recruting top talent. Additionally, how do companies aggressively go after the best candidates ...
The Sith Annual Drives for Rides, May the Course be with You

gap intelligence's Drives for Rides has offically turned 6! The Sixth Annual Drives for Rides benefitting the Emilio Nares Foundation (this year offically known as the Sith Annual Drives for Rides in honor of Star Wars Day) has come and gone, quicker than the millenium falcon make the Kessel Run.
I have been fortunate to be a part of ...
Are you ready to Drives for Rides?

Bust out your golf clubs, the Sith Annual Drives for Rides benefitting the Emilio Nares Foundation is just around the corner! Drives for Rides is our annual chaity golf tournament benefitting the Emilio Nares Foundation. Richard and Diane Nares lost their only son, Emilio, to cancer when he was just 5-years-old. Turning tragedy into ...
Words with Herbs - Zachary King

1) Name:
Zachary King
2) How did you get to gap intelligence?
I was actually at gap intelligence before I was an employee. I am a member of Toastmasters and was coming to the gap intelligence San Diego office each week for our Toastmasters meetings. During those meetings, I mingled with a few current gappers, and that was all she wrote. The ...
Words With Herbs - Jason Barry

Name?
Jason Barry
How did you get to gap intelligence?
Originally from Orange County, I graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with both a degree in Finance and a desire not to move north to San Francisco along with most of my peers. Like the NFL team closest to my hometown, I was faced with the difficult decision to move to either Los Angeles ...
Delegation - Why you should start today

Picture yourself sitting in your manager’s office. You are completely stressed and overwhelmed and share that you need help. Your manager proceeds to tell you that you need to delegate. I am going to bet that at least of few of you have been in that chair in that scenario. Many of you either rolled your eyes or had the internal dialogue ...
Professionalism - Art of Mastering

If you are a regular here at the Mind the Gap blog, you have surely noticed us discussing gap intelligence’s culture and core values. At gap intelligence, gappers live by the five core values that are the foundation of the company’s identity.
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Ownership
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Passion
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Professionalism
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Transparency
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Willingness
If you ...
Words with Herbs - Monica Mangaliman

Name:
Monica Mangaliman
How did you get to gap intelligence?
After graduating from Cal Poly Pomona, I moved back to my beloved hometown of San Diego and started working at the YMCA. After two years, I was itching for something new so I took to the popular job sites. A few weeks in, out of curiosity, I decided to check Craigslist out. By chance, ...
The Wizarding World of Market Intelligence Reports

It is back to school time once again! In case you missed the Hogwarts Express September 1st (and didn't have access to a Flying Ford Anglia), don't worry! In honor of the start of the Hogwarts school term, gap intelligence is launching our very own Wizarding World of Market Intelligence Reports. Providing you with all ...
The Greatness of gapCon – a Remote point of view

What is gapCon?
In short, gapCon is an annual event put on by gap intelligence that is considered to be the company’s “Most Valuable Day of the Year”! As part of the committee, I have gotten a chance to see how truly fun and special this event is for gap intelligence. Each year we pick a theme (this year it was gapConnect), ...
Connecting the Dots: A gapper Explains It All

Every year gap intelligence hosts its own internal convention, appropriately named gapCon. It’s the most valuable day of the year. This year, the theme of gapCon was Connected. The event focused on becoming even more connected with our coworkers (through an awesome game of gapper-based trivia). It was a gaptastic day and I was ...
gapGlossary: Get Hip With Our Lingo Yo'

At gap intelligence, it sometimes feels like we are speaking our own language. When you first arrive you will likely hear people throwing around all sorts of crazy words and acronyms like, “Upload your gfd into the gfdb and look out for bfd!” You will probably smile and nod as if you know what they are talking about, all the while ...
Lessons from the Trail to the Office

As an avid hiker, there are many lessons one learns out on the trail that can easily be applied to office life. Whether you are a manager or leader in your company, these lessons can provide valuable insight to putting your best foot or hiking boot forward.
Life on the trail makes you incredibly aware of yourself and personal surroundings. ...
gap intelligence Goes Green: A Values-Led Company Commits to Sustainability

As gappers, we pride ourselves on our passion and being inspired by life. We are passionate about each other, our clients, and our community! We live a high five culture – we celebrate both personal & professional successes and most importantly we break for group snack attack every Wednesday morning. Following a successful team ...
Bigger & Better: The Fifth Annual Drives for Rides

At gap intelligence you see it everywhere, we are a values-led company. It is on our website, our email signatures, our facebook, heck we even have a Value-Sled. Get it? But there is a big difference in saying we are values-led and actually leading by those values. If you aren’t familiar with our core values here at gap they are: ...
What Makes a Healthy Developer?

I was fortunate enough to attend RailsConf 2017 in Phoenix, AZ. Me and my friend-fellow gapper Eugene spent three days listening to keynotes, attending different sessions and participating in various workshops. While there were many great topics and speakers, one of the most talks I found most impactful was about (surprise) developers ...
Words with Herbs - Ashley Levy

Name:
Ashley Levy
How did you get to gap intelligence?
It was a dark and stormy night, sheets of rain layered the ground while the wind howled through the leaves and over the ocean, pushing and pulling me from one job listing to the next. Without a second’s notice, a dark figure emerged in the distance from beyond the fog: land. As a ...
Words with Herbs - Joanna Sullivan

Name:
Joanna Sullivan
How did you get to gap?
After graduating from San Diego State University, I was pretty lost on where and when to start my career search. All I knew was that I wanted to stay in sunny San Diego and become a part of something significant. Within a few months of soul-searching, I was brought to gap’s website and ...
50 Things I've Learned Since Becoming a gapper

What follows is a carefully curated and extremely professional list of things I have learned since starting at gap intelligence. Pay close attention, this information is IMPORTANT. Should you ever be lucky enough to someday call yourself a gapper, I am giving you valuable trade secrets, free of charge. Many parts of this list fall into what ...
Comparing Fitness Trackers: Garmin, Apple, and Fitbit

"Hey! You're wearing an unusually high number of watches," said the tipsy guy at the top of the stairs at the baseball game. I laughed and agreed without trying to explain. I was on day 7 of my ridiculous-looking experiment and he was the first person to state the obvious instead of just staring awkwardly.
The Experiment
...
Words with Herbs - Dwaine Smith

Name:
Dwaine Smith
How did you get to gap?
I was lucky enough to be born and raised in beautiful San Diego. After deciding I needed to finish school and join the “Adult World,” I tried my hand at several jobs that piqued my interest. I was a special education/statistics teacher at High Tech High Chula Vista. After my time in ...
gapU's February Fitbit Challenge

It was announced at our annual Kickoff meeting in January that gap intelligence had generously purchased Fitbits for the entire office. Yes, we were all to receive a beautiful new Fitbit with the added incentive of a 'friendly' competition amongst the team. To the employee who 'stepped it up' more than any other, goes the ...
The Importance of the 3Ts

We here at gap intelligence are passionate about our values. We are, after all, a Values-led Company, and we strive to contribute to something bigger than ourselves. One way we do that is through what we call 3Ts – Time, Treasure & Talent. Throughout the year our 3Ts committee organizes events and gives gappers an opportunity to give ...
Words with Herbs - Nathan Sanfaçon

Gappers are passionate people. We are passionate about each other, our clients, our community, and are inspired by life! To explore more about what drives our team, resident hedgehog, Herbie, sat down with gappers in a series we like to call: Words with Herbs.
Name?
Nathan Sanfaçon
How did you get to gap?
I grew up in Boulder, ...
Words with Herbs - Andrew Edelson

Gappers are passionate people. We are passionate about each other, our clients, our community, and are inspired by life! To explore more about what drives our team, resident hedgehog, Herbie, sat down with gappers in a series we like to call: Words with Herbs.
Name?
Andrew Edelson
How did you get to gap?
After about five months of job ...
Putting Faces to Names: gap intelligence Retail Collectors Come to Visit

Pricing from brick and mortar retail stores is a major part of gap intelligence data that helps us keep our finger on the pulse of timely, accurate, and actionable industry vitals. While many people are somewhat surprised that online and in-store pricing can vary so widely, finding and reporting these differences are of great importance to our ...
Bringing on New gappers

When it comes to an employee’s first couple of weeks at a new job there can be a lot of names to remember, an overload of information, and let’s face it - confusion as you try to learn the ropes. Although I won’t go as far to say that gap has completely eliminated all these issues that can arise during an onboarding process, ...
Gappers, Campers, and Dogs, oh my!

Recently, a group of gappers went on a camping adventure in the Laguna Mountains, east of San Diego. We gappers do enjoy getting together outside of the office, and we do love our pets! We’ve petitioned for a doggie day care on site, but unfortunately that has not come to fruition - something about it being against the building code, ...
Words With Herbs - Olivia Rockeman

Gappers are passionate people. We are passionate about each other, our clients, our community, and are inspired by life! To explore more about what drives our team, resident hedgehog, Herbie, sat down with gappers in a series we like to call: Words with Herbs.
Name?
Olivia Rockeman
How did you get to gap?
I grew up in San Diego and was ...
Our Passion is our Clients

As part of the gap intelligence sales team, I was so excited to leave my remote office in New York, and head back to my home country of Japan for our semi-annual presentation tour alongside CEO Gary Peterson and printer analysts, Valerie and Keenan. We traveled all over Japan by Shinkansen bullet trains, visiting nine clients and prospects in ...
Words With Herbs - Kristina Broome

Gappers are passionate people. We are passionate about each other, our clients, our community, and are inspired by life! To explore more about what drives our team, resident hedgehog, Herbie, sat down with gappers in a series we like to call: Words with Herbs.
Name?
Kristina Rae Broome
How did you get to gap?
My brother is a gapper and spread ...
Words With Herbs - Jonathan Vu

Gappers are passionate people. We are passionate about each other, our clients, our community, and are inspired by life! To explore more about what drives our team, resident hedgehog, Herbie, sat down with gappers in a series we like to call: Words with Herbs.
Name?
Jonathan Vu
How did you get to gap?
It all started with my interest in ...
Words With Herbs - Julia DeJesus

Gappers are passionate people. We are passionate about each other, our clients, our community, and are inspired by life! To explore more about what drives our team, resident hedgehog, Herbie, sat down with gappers in a series we like to call: Words with Herbs.
Name?
Julia DeJesus
How did you get to gap?
I am originally from northern ...
Values-Led Hiring

Most companies will say that hiring is the most important thing to ensure their success. gap intelligence is no different. We focus on bringing in good people who will not only be awesome tactical additions but who also align themselves with our core values and beliefs. If you’re reading this blog, chances are you’ve seen those ...
Words with Herbs - Sarah Swanson

Gappers are passionate people. We are passionate about each other, our clients, our community, and are inspired by life! To explore more about what drives our team, resident hedgehog, Herbie, sat down with gappers in a series we like to call: Words with Herbs.
Name:
Sarah Swanson
How did you get to gap intelligence?
The journey that brought me ...
The Tash Intelligence Report: Liberty Station

Here at gap intelligence we take pride in being a values-led company. We are passionate about our clients, each other, and our community. Luckily, gap is located in beautiful San Diego and while gap has had offices located throughout the entire city, we have found a home in Liberty Station for the past 5 years. Just like how gap has grown and ...
To Hide-a-Herbie: A Tale of Mystery and Intrigue... Kind of

A few months back, I was charged with promoting gapCon, gap intelligence’s most valuable day of the year, with a little game called Hide-a-Herbie. The task seemed simple enough: hide our mascot “Herbie” somewhere in the office, rewarding his discovery with a prize related to the conference. The game seemed like a ...
Introducing Our POGs (pets of gap)

My name is Danielle, I work in data ops on the home appliance team, and I am a crazy pet parent. Luckily, here at gap I am surrounded by other crazy pet parents! I should have guessed that people who are so passionate about data and business intelligence would also be equally passionate about their pets.
In addition to providing an introduction ...
Beats, WODs and a Bassador. What Makes Me, Me.

Hello there, my name is Chris Ortega and I am the newest employee here at gap intelligence. Today I just wanted to introduce myself to everyone by sharing with you what my interests and hobbies are. This way if you see something that we have a shared interest in we can talk about it or go out and do one of them together. If we ...
Being Em(neck)braced by gap

Hello!
My name is Alison LeKander and I started at gap intelligence earlier this year. I am working in Data Operations for Consumables, specifically for Laser Printer Supplies. The other gappers at the office are awesome and everyone has been friendly from day one. I got the opportunity to truly experience the good nature of my new ...
“All I have learned, I learned from books [that I read in the gap Book Club]” - Abraham Lincoln

Now & Then - A Month of Innovation


Benjamin Franklin is known for a lot of different things…he is among the Founding Fathers of the United States, a politician, postmaster, inventor, scientist, and much more. While he may be most known for inventing the lightning rod and ...
Making a Difference One Trail at a Time

I just read Roy Spence’s book It’s Not What You Sell, It’s What You Stand For and why businesses should be driven by purpose. When that purpose is strongly believed by the leader of a business and believed and supported by employees that purpose is ...
Fantasy Football: An Unpredictable Statistical Fiasco

In my blog post this week, I will show my findings from a regression analysis done on the correlation between Rushing Yards in a given game vs Defensive Rushing Yards Allowed. Contrary to popular belief, Fantasy Football is not a game of complicated stats, but a game of simple choices made in your initial draft and the subsequent lack of ...
Haaave you met Charlie?

Hey All! My name is Danielle Regello, I have been working at gap for a few months now in the Laundry and Home Appliances categories, and I am loving it!
Outside of work, I enjoy cooking, snuggling my adorable dog and practicing yoga. Most nights you will find me at home, glass of wine in hand, trying out recipes and testing them on my guinea ...
Introducing the Weekend Warrior!

What Did I Sign Myself Up For?

wellness the gap way


Last week San Diego Business Journal recognized gap Intelligence as one of the top 3 ranked companies in its Healthiest Companies Competition!

Huge shoutout to Cesar and Keenan, the wellness directors of gapU, who have really amped up the wellness program within the last couple of months. gapWellness now offers the following:
New and improved ...
The Power of Why: Values-led & Navigating Families

SCIENCE (and the healthcare industry)

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I’m a huge science goober. My time is generally split between the lab and here at gap. While busy, I absolutely love both of the things that I do. My research ventures into neuroimmunology, where I focus primarily on immunotherapy to combat glioblastoma multiforme, the most common form of brain cancer. ...
The Pursuit of gappyness

second annual Drives for Rides golf tournament!!


gap intelligence is a values-led company. We care. We care about our clients, about each other, and about our community. Our Time, Talent, and Treasure committee (3Ts) is driven to inspire community impact through charitable opportunities. On May 2, 2014, we will be hosting the second annual Drives for Rides golf tournament to ...
What's With the Hedgehog?

If you follow this blog or gap intelligence on Facebook, it may take you five minutes to realize that we are hedgehog crazy. We have pictures of Herbie the Hedgehog, gap university’s mascot, from locations all over the world. Herbie is pictured at company events, on the road in Haiti, eating food, and even driving cars! ...
Thanksgapukah

Hi! I'm Melissa

Lamborghinis and Vans

On Friday, November 15th, I was blown away by the Make-a-Wish Foundation Greater Bay Area and the citizens of San Francisco. They managed to make a 5 year old leukemia survivor, Miles Scott, dream of being Batkid in Gotham City come true in a grand fashion. I was moved to tears at the outpouring of love and support to make one little boy’s wish ...
Returning to gap With Another Man in My Life


To start, I had a baby, thus the reason for the four months of ...
Not Always Right, But Never In Doubt


Hello, friends! I’m Jen (aka Boots, Jenny, or Baylor; the list has gotten quite long at this point), a rambunctious little Texan who loves research, baguettes, boots, and impromptu adventures (see also: The Adventures of Boots and Baguettes, Summer ...
TCO: Total Cost of Oawesomeness (O is Silent)

I’ve been slogging on my blogging. My apologies. I blame my bum knee. You see, a couple months ago, I tore my ACL for the SECOND time. The first time it happened, the culprit was a (perhaps overly enthusiastic) double-back-handspring into side-split-kick into my keyboard. What you might not know, is that the famous ...
The Sports Gap

NFC Gains Support in Inkjet Industry

A gap Life

What’s an Equestrian?!

A little story of how I got into riding ...
Padres Season Ticket Awesomeness



gapCon 2013


Though ...
gap intelligence: Winner of the 2013 Heilbron Award


“gap intelligence is avalues-led corporation. We strive to deliver the highest quality of research and service to our clients, expand opportunities and professional growth for our team members, and operate a company that recognizes the central role that business plays in our ...
Retail Data Collector #8: Toni from Denver

Gappy to be Here!

My name’s Valerie, but just about everyone calls me Val.I started working at gap intelligence in September 2012 and I’m super excited to be here!
To my surprise, I’m one of the few gappers that is actually from San Diego.I graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in ...
Retail Data Collector #7: Vanessa from Newark

Location: New Jersey(Jersey Shore)
Q: How long have you been working ...
gapCon is in the Air

The days are getting longer, the flowers are starting to bloom, and the people of gap intelligence are hard at work putting together a new round of presentations to share with our friends and family.
That’s right. gapCon is back, hitting Liberty Station on Friday June 7th!

The third annual gapCon promises ...
An Elementary School Recess Sport turned Competitive


It’s an idea that’s been thrown around the office for a while, and after months of talking about it, we’re now competing in a Vavi Kickball league under the name gapUniversity Fighting Hedgehogs. A bunch of us are very excited about it, and the 3 games we’ve played ...
HP Officejet Pro X Set to Battle Office Laser Printers

#gapproblems

Retail Data Collector #6: Jamie from Omaha

Location: Omaha, NE
Q: How long have you been working with gap?
A: 1 Year
Q: How did you get involved with gap? ...
A friendly hello from a new gapper!


Hello! I’m Lance. I'm gap intelligence’s newest research assistant and am very excited to be here. My first week at gap intelligence was perfectly timed, as it concluded at gap intelligence’s 10th anniversary party at the Prado in Balboa Park. Two weeks later, I spent my Friday serving as a green marshal for the Emilio Nares Foundation’s Drives ...
New gapper Alert


I’m one of the new Research Assistants here at gap working with Deirdre on the Television services. I fiddle with the ecom data that ...
Secret Shopper Feature #1: The Beginning of a New Series

Similar to our “Meet ...
We're Hiring! Mystery Shoppers!

Job Description:
gap intelligence is currently hiring sociable candidates to help with our Ongoing Recommendation Tracking project.
Contractors will be required to visit six (6) retail chains once a month ongoing. Each visit is expected to take as long as 15 minutes and contractors will be required to visit different parts of the store. We are ...
Retail Data Collector #5: Minda from Tampa

2013... we made it Mayans!

Personally, I totally forgot it was a new year and have been carrying on business as normal. However, after I realized I had to start writing 2013 on my checks instead of 2012 I have ...
gap Fantasy Football 2012 Playoff Teams

The ENF Holiday Toy Drive is Here!

Retail Data Collector Feature #4: Jim and Jeane from Seattle

Q: How long have you been working ...
gap intelligence: Two Time Inc Magazine Top 5,000

While some may frown at placing #2,052 on any list, the ranking is another proud ...
Retail Data Collector Feature #3: Tim from Boston


Q: How long have you ...
gap intelligence: San Diego’s Best Places to Work Finalist


While it may be easy to ...
gap Stands for Get Active People

For the last time, I’m not into competitive eating…


During my first ...
The 2012 gap-lympic Games

Retail Data Collector Feature #2: Continuing a Series


This month, my blog ...
gap intelligence Wins the Helibron Award

Herbie's Geology Trip

Welcome Uzie Team!

Ping Pong Tourney 2012

Athletics Director, Keenan created a bracket system that gappers enthusiastically played through over the course of a few weeks. Finally, two champions were left: Notebook analyst, Deron Kershaw and digital ...
Herbie’s Big Adventure: A Trip to a San Diego Padres Game


Many of you already know me since I am kind of a big deal. For those of you living under a rock, my name is Herbie the Fighting Hedgehog and I am lucky enough to be gap intelligence’s company mascot. I live a pretty sweet life. I rarely leave the office though so you can imagine my excitement when Product Analyst, Erin Vogelsanger, offered to ...
We're Hiring! Senior Software Project Manager

Job Description:

Accountability and willingnessare extremely important to us.
gap intelligence is searching for a very special candidate to lead our software development team. We are constantly ...
Top Ten Things Placed on My Dog's Head


Without further ado
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gapUniversity’s Masters of Business Administration


The New Kaur-Dashian: Gurpreet Kaur is a Media Rock Star


Gurpreet Kaur, that's who.
Easily the most sought after color commentator / analyst in San Diego this week has been Gurpreet Kaur, gap intelligence's Industry Analyst who covers the Tablet market. ...
MP3 and Company Culture

Rubbing Elbows


Our President, Gary Peterson, is a very busy man. So busy in fact that he often times does not have enough time to squeeze in all of the events that he is invited to into his hectic schedule. When the demands of running gap intelligence keep him tethered to his desk, it often comes with major benefits to the rest of the company because he will ...
gap couture?


It's a good thing that when I'm not ...
Newest gapper from Tebow town!


I graduated from Colorado Mesa University with a degree in Business Marketing. I played for ...
Bring it on, 2012

Here at GapU we're super stoked to start planning all the fun/educational student activities for the duration of the new year. To kick things off, we've invited gap intelligence camera analyst extraordinaire, Scott Peterson to join our Board of Directors. Scott was voted People's Choice at the 2011 Gappy Awards ...
On Page 569....

Thank you, 2011. That was fun!

Tis the Season

Happy holidays are coming up fast!

With this time of year comes several things:
- The holidays are in full force and all of us here at gap intelligence are anxiously awaiting the holiday parade in Ocean Beach where we will participate with our very own retro Christmas themed float.
- We had a ...
Gunga galunga...gunga- gunga lagunga.

Walking for our Future...

We are on an Award Tour....

gapDataCenter R4

Software is a stinker.
gap intelligence's latest Data Center (DCv3.) is one of the very first software projects taken on by the company. Before the platform's launch last April, I was one of the millions of people ...
Meet our Data Collectors!

For our first introduction, I am featuring Susie in Las Vegas. Susie ...
And away they go...

Opening Movie Credits

We have finished the opening credits to a movie that we are not going to make....
A Love Story.

Geekfest 2011!

Herbie

Hi. My name is Herbie. I am short. Like, really short. I am covered in hair. I have the pleasure of being gap intelligence’s company mascot. My hobbies include curling up in a ball when the going gets tough and playing hide and seek throughout the office. I am a hedgehog and I am totally awesome! Whenever one of the humans in the office finds ...
gap intelligence: the documentary

All I Need to Know in Life I Learned from My First Year at gap intelligence

2. Always read the fine print. Especially when dealing with Fry’s Electronics’ ads ($390 BEFORE savings…)
3. Don’t procrastinate!
4. Be wary of leaving useful items at your desk, as there’s a good chance someone at work will use your pen/scissors/tape and forget where they belonged.
5. If you drink all the coffee, ...
New Kid on the Block

gap intelligence: 2011 San Diego Best Places to Work Finalist!

We believe there are plenty of reasons for us to be a ...
Bump, Set, Spike!

New to Gap and excited to be here...

Expected Schoolwide Learning Results

I could weep with happiness. In-line with the goals and plans outlined in this year’s company kickoff, gap intelligence has created its own university in hopes of building a strong and united ...
Guilty Pleasures with Mike Broome

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Intelligence since last August. Instead of professing my love for Gap Intelligence and the people I work with, or sharing with you all that I have found an Excel ...
Always Learning….

If there’s one thing you should know about me, it’s that.
Cooking seems to be a talent learned when a child and I seemed to missed. It’s not that my parents never wanted to teach me, it’s more like I never saw cooking as entertaining enough to attempt more than once or twice. In fact, as a kid I even remember having the most ...
The Wonderful World of Retail


Printers, printers, printers...

Q: Give me a little background about yourself.
A: I was born and raised in southern California and don’t think I could ever leave! I recently graduated from UCSD from Thurgood Marshall with a degree in Human Biology. More ...
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I am so excited to be at Gap! In my two months here, we have moved ...
Truth Alone Triumphs

Health Insurance Up 58%

Almost one year ago today I wrote a blog piece about gap intelligence’s new experiment on health insurance. gap intelligence, like millions of other small companies across the country, kept a very close eye on expenses as the global economy came to a grinding halt.
Health insurance was one of our biggest expenses and we were challenged to find ...
Happy Birthday Gap!

Gap turned 7 last month!
When I was a kid, turning 7 meant that I got my first pair of roller blades and a new ninja turtles VHS. But most importantly, it meant I was allowed to invite friends over for all-you-can-eat pizza, fruit snacks, juice boxes, and a trip to the arcade! As it turns out, there is an arcade for “grown-ups” today and we got ...
Trisha Weinberg Starts PR Internship at gap intelligence!

Hi everyone! My name is Trisha Weinberg and I just joined the gap intelligence team as an intern. I’m so excited to have found an opportunity like this to work in the field of public relations. I am currently a communication major hoping to transfer to UCSD this fall. If there is one thing I’ve learned so far about finding the perfect career, ...
New Intern Adrienne Akre Joins gap intelligence!

Hello everyone, my name is Adrienne Akre and I’m the newest intern here at gap intelligence! I’m excited to be here and looking forward to sinking my teeth into this PR thing. I just started my final quarter at UCSD, where I am majoring in sociology. I know, it seems strange that I’m a sociologist interning for a marketing intelligence ...
Spring Intern Program Blossoms at gap intelligence!

With the official onset of the spring season and semester, gap intelligence’s internship program is in full swing again!
The department consists of two new enthusiastic and bright interns, Adrienne and Trisha (check out their blogs!), who will help to manage the public ...
As proclaimed many times on this blog, we don’t have huge reserves of marketing and advertising funds at our disposal. You won’t see television ads about gap intelligence, you won’t see our amazingly detailed market intelligence databases touted on the back of the New York ...