Our LinkedIn group, "Corporate Planning & Global Industry Segmentation" is one of the largest LinkedIn groups focused on global industry segmentation with over 10,000 members.

To join the LinkedIn group, "Corporate Planning & Global Industry Segmentation" click here: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=1846141 


The LinkedIn group Corporate Planning & Global Industry Segmentation is a high-level group for executives and planning and marketing professionals to discuss corporate plan development and global market segmentation issues including business models and corporate strategy implementation issues for: corporate strategy, group strategy, business unit strategic planning, market planning, and IT-business alignment issues for competitive advantage. Innovation and best practices, such as Michael Porter's five forces methodology to analyze industries, are also key. The group is for: CEO, CPO, CMO, CFO, CIO, CTO & other C-Level CXO executives and high-level managers, as well as those strongly interested in industry analysis, competitive advantage, marketing strategy development, market intelligence, and analyzing competitors using industry information and company data at the line-of-business level. 

The 19 Industry Sector subgroups include:
. 1. Aerospace & Defense
. 2. Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting
. 3. Apparel Manufacturing
. 4. Autos, Trucks, Trains, Ships & Utility Vehicles
. 5. Banking & Financial Services
. 6. Chemicals Manufacturing
. 7. Construction & Engineering
. 8. Consumer Products Manufacturing
. 9. Food Services & Lodging
10. Food, Beverage & Tobacco Manufacturing
11. Health Care, Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals
12. Insurance, Annuities & Health Plans
13. IT, Business Consulting & Business Services
14. Media, Communications & Entertainment
15. Mining, Energy & Environmental Services
16. Other Commercial Products Manufacturing
17. Retail Trade
18. Transportation, Wholesale & Warehousing
19. zAll Other Industries, including: 
. . . Consumer Services
. . . Education Services
. . . Foundations & Associations Clubs
. . . Government & Public Administration Services
. . . Real Estate
. . . Everything Else Not Included Elsewhere

And the last subgroup added, in great part for clients using this system:
20. A New Global Industry Classification System - This subgroup is designed to discuss current industry classification systems, including the new Industry Building Blocks Classification System [TM].