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Practical help with setting up your brief and using it in your weekly review.

 [  11 Sep 2026  A manufacturing weekly brief A customer announces a new factory. A competitor announces a recyclable range. What should Calder Packaging do this week? ](https://clarveni.com/guides/a-manufacturing-weekly-brief) [  11 Sep 2026  A weekly brief for professional services A rival buys a payroll practice. Another introduces a fixed-fee package. What should Merefield Accountants check before changing its offer? ](https://clarveni.com/guides/a-professional-services-weekly-brief) [  11 Sep 2026  A retail weekly brief A rival lowers its free-delivery threshold. A hotel customer announces two openings. What should Alder & Row do this week? ](https://clarveni.com/guides/a-retail-weekly-brief) [  29 Aug 2026  Competitive intelligence dashboard versus weekly decision brief Do you need to explore the data yourself or bring a recommendation to the team? Here's how to choose. ](https://clarveni.com/guides/dashboard-vs-weekly-decision-brief) [  29 Aug 2026  A weekly market-review agenda for leadership teams A 30-minute agenda to discuss market changes, agree a response and give the next step an owner. ](https://clarveni.com/guides/weekly-market-review-agenda) [  29 Aug 2026  What a quiet intelligence week should look like What to look for when the week's evidence doesn't call for a response. ](https://clarveni.com/guides/what-a-quiet-intelligence-week-looks-like) [  28 Aug 2026  A weekly brief for a software startup A competitor changes its pricing. A partner announces a marketplace. Two decisions for software startup Northwind Analytics. ](https://clarveni.com/guides/an-example-weekly-brief) [  27 Aug 2026  Getting your first brief Set the priorities and organisations that shape your first weekly brief. ](https://clarveni.com/guides/getting-your-first-brief)